diff --git a/gpx-rs/engine/data/self_closing_points.gpx b/gpx-rs/engine/data/self_closing_points.gpx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b119cd85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gpx-rs/engine/data/self_closing_points.gpx
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<gpx version="1.1" creator="gpx.studio" xmlns="http://www.topografix.com/GPX/1/1"
+     xmlns:ext="https://example.com/ext/0.1">
+    <metadata>
+        <name>self closing points</name>
+        <desc>Points without children are self-closing elements.</desc>
+        <extensions>
+            <ext:version>2.0</ext:version>
+            <ext:paths/>
+        </extensions>
+    </metadata>
+    <wpt lat="50.0" lon="4.0"/>
+    <wpt lat="50.1" lon="4.1"><name>with children</name></wpt>
+    <wpt lat="50.2" lon="4.2"/>
+    <trk>
+        <name>track</name>
+        <trkseg>
+            <trkpt lat="50.00" lon="4.00"/>
+            <trkpt lat="50.01" lon="4.01"><ele>12.5</ele></trkpt>
+            <trkpt lat="50.02" lon="4.02"/>
+        </trkseg>
+        <trkseg>
+            <trkpt lat="51.00" lon="5.00"/>
+        </trkseg>
+    </trk>
+</gpx>
diff --git a/gpx-rs/engine/src/core/io/parse.rs b/gpx-rs/engine/src/core/io/parse.rs
index 2e0871ece..4650c3738 100644
--- a/gpx-rs/engine/src/core/io/parse.rs
+++ b/gpx-rs/engine/src/core/io/parse.rs
@@ -114,6 +114,30 @@ pub fn parse(data: &[u8], categories: &mut TrackpointCategories) -> Result<File,
                 e if e.ends_with("width") => stack.push(GPXElement::Width),
                 _ => (),
             },
+            // Self-closing points (`<trkpt lat=".." lon=".."/>`), which have no children
+            Ok(Event::Empty(e)) => match e.name().as_ref() {
+                "trkpt" => {
+                    if let Some(GPXElement::Segment(trkseg)) = stack.last_mut() {
+                        trkpt_chunk.trkpt.push(Trackpoint {
+                            coordinates: parse_coordinates(e.attributes()),
+                            ..Default::default()
+                        });
+                        if trkpt_chunk.is_full() {
+                            trkseg.push(std::mem::take(&mut trkpt_chunk));
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                "wpt" => {
+                    wpt_chunk.wpt.push(Waypoint {
+                        coordinates: parse_coordinates(e.attributes()),
+                        ..Default::default()
+                    });
+                    if wpt_chunk.is_full() {
+                        gpx.wpt.push(Rc::new(std::mem::take(&mut wpt_chunk)));
+                    }
+                }
+                _ => (),
+            },
             Ok(Event::End(e)) => match e.name().as_ref() {
                 "gpx" => {
                     if !wpt_chunk.wpt.is_empty() {
@@ -363,6 +387,30 @@ mod tests {
         .unwrap()
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_self_closing_points() {
+        let gpx = parse_data("self_closing_points");
+
+        assert_eq!(gpx.info.name, "self closing points");
+        let wpt: Vec<_> = gpx.wpt.iter().flat_map(|chunk| &chunk.wpt).collect();
+        assert_eq!(wpt.len(), 3);
+        assert_eq!(wpt[0].coordinates.lat, 50.0);
+        assert_eq!(wpt[0].name, None);
+        assert_eq!(wpt[1].name.as_deref(), Some("with children"));
+        assert_eq!(wpt[2].coordinates.lng, 4.2);
+
+        assert_eq!(gpx.trk.len(), 1);
+        let trk = &gpx.trk[0];
+        assert_eq!(trk.trkseg.len(), 2);
+        let seg = &trk.trkseg[0];
+        assert_eq!(seg.len(), 3);
+        assert_eq!(seg[0].coordinates.lat, 50.0);
+        assert_eq!(seg[0].ele, 0.0);
+        assert_eq!(seg[1].ele, 12.5);
+        assert_eq!(seg[2].coordinates.lng, 4.02);
+        assert_eq!(trk.trkseg[1].len(), 1);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_parse_simple() {
         let gpx = parse_data("simple");