diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes.js b/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes.js
index 3a412bb233..c2c22cc5a6 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes.js
@@ -490,9 +490,18 @@ OpenLayers.Bounds.prototype = {
         if (inclusive == null) {
             inclusive = true;
         }
+        var inBottom = (bounds.bottom == this.bottom && bounds.top == this.top) ?
+                    true : (bounds.bottom > this.bottom) && (bounds.bottom < this.top); 
+        var inTop = (bounds.bottom == this.bottom && bounds.top == this.top) ?
+                    true : (bounds.top > this.bottom) && (bounds.top < this.top); 
+        var inRight = (bounds.right == this.right && bounds.left == this.left) ?
+                    true : (bounds.right > this.left) && (bounds.right < this.right); 
+        var inLeft = (bounds.right == this.right && bounds.left == this.left) ?
+                    true : (bounds.left > this.left) && (bounds.left < this.right); 
 
         return (this.containsBounds(bounds, true, inclusive) ||
-                bounds.containsBounds(this, true, inclusive));
+                bounds.containsBounds(this, true, inclusive) ||
+                (inTop || inBottom ) && (inLeft || inRight ));
     },
     
     /**
@@ -535,7 +544,7 @@ OpenLayers.Bounds.prototype = {
             inBottom = (bounds.bottom > this.bottom) && (bounds.bottom < this.top);
         }
         
-        return (partial) ? (inTop || inBottom) && (inLeft || inRight )
+        return (partial) ? (inTop || inBottom ) && (inLeft || inRight ) 
                          : (inTop && inLeft && inBottom && inRight);
     },
 
diff --git a/tests/test_Bounds.html b/tests/test_Bounds.html
index 9ada4d4a74..77d20b4fb6 100644
--- a/tests/test_Bounds.html
+++ b/tests/test_Bounds.html
@@ -108,15 +108,17 @@
      }
 
      function test_08a_Bounds_intersectsBounds(t) {
-         t.plan( 15 );
+         t.plan( 16 );
 
         var aBounds = new OpenLayers.Bounds(-180, -90, 180, 90);
 
         //inside
         var bBounds = new OpenLayers.Bounds(-20, -10, 20, 10);
+        var cBounds = new OpenLayers.Bounds(-181,-90,180,90);
         t.eq( aBounds.intersectsBounds(bBounds),        true, "(" + aBounds.toBBOX() + ") correctly intersects (" + bBounds.toBBOX() + ")" );
         t.eq( aBounds.intersectsBounds(bBounds, true),  true, "(" + aBounds.toBBOX() + ") correctly intersects (" + bBounds.toBBOX() + "), inclusive is true" );
         t.eq( aBounds.intersectsBounds(bBounds, false), true, "(" + aBounds.toBBOX() + ") correctly intersects (" + bBounds.toBBOX() + "), inclusive is false" );
+        t.eq( cBounds.intersectsBounds(aBounds, false), true, "cBounds with aBounds adjusted one degree left passes intersect bounds. (3 sides match, 1 side different)." );
 
         //outside
         bBounds = new OpenLayers.Bounds(-181, -91, 181, 91);