diff --git a/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-indic.cc b/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-indic.cc
index 2d8e13e5a..17cca3318 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-indic.cc
+++ b/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-indic.cc
@@ -304,6 +304,12 @@ set_indic_properties (hb_glyph_info_t &info, hb_ot_map_t *map, hb_font_t *font)
 
   if (unlikely (u == 0x0B01)) pos = POS_BEFORE_SUB; /* Oriya Bindu is BeforeSub in the spec. */
 
+  if (u == 0x17CE) /* U+17CE is not in Indic files.  Likes to be treated like Top Matra */
+  {
+    cat = OT_M;
+    pos = POS_AFTER_SUB;
+  }
+
 
   info.indic_category() = cat;
   info.indic_position() = pos;
diff --git a/test/shaping/texts/in-tree/shaper-indic/south-east-asian/script-khmer/misc/misc.txt b/test/shaping/texts/in-tree/shaper-indic/south-east-asian/script-khmer/misc/misc.txt
index 46a80730e..317a79cf6 100644
--- a/test/shaping/texts/in-tree/shaper-indic/south-east-asian/script-khmer/misc/misc.txt
+++ b/test/shaping/texts/in-tree/shaper-indic/south-east-asian/script-khmer/misc/misc.txt
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@
 ម៉្លេះ
 ម‌៉្លេះ
 ប៊័
+នែ៎