diff --git a/library/Zend/Locale/Data.php b/library/Zend/Locale/Data.php
index 8ba2a21f9e..395f5d5013 100644
--- a/library/Zend/Locale/Data.php
+++ b/library/Zend/Locale/Data.php
@@ -241,6 +241,14 @@ private static function _getFile($locale, $path, $attribute = false, $value = fa
         // 3. -> zh
         // 4. -> root
         if (($locale != 'root') && ($result)) {
+            // Search for parent locale
+            if (false !== strpos($locale, '_')) {
+                $parentLocale = self::getContent($locale, 'parentlocale');
+                if ($parentLocale) {
+                    $temp = self::_getFile($parentLocale, $path, $attribute, $value, $temp);
+                }
+            }
+
             $locale = substr($locale, 0, -strlen(strrchr($locale, '_')));
             if (!empty($locale)) {
                 $temp = self::_getFile($locale, $path, $attribute, $value, $temp);
diff --git a/tests/Zend/Locale/DataTest.php b/tests/Zend/Locale/DataTest.php
index f00497d929..0272030147 100644
--- a/tests/Zend/Locale/DataTest.php
+++ b/tests/Zend/Locale/DataTest.php
@@ -7277,4 +7277,13 @@ public function testGetParentLocale()
         $result = Zend_Locale_Data::getContent('de_DE', 'parentlocale');
         $this->assertFalse($result);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @group GH-516
+     */
+    public function testLocaleWhichHasParentLocale()
+    {
+        $result = Zend_Locale_Data::getContent('en_HK', 'nametocurrency', 'XAF');
+        $this->assertEquals('Central African CFA Franc', $result);
+    }
 }