diff --git a/libs/evoral/src/LibSMF.cpp b/libs/evoral/src/LibSMF.cpp
index 832d5f3225..2aa64b27d6 100644
--- a/libs/evoral/src/LibSMF.cpp
+++ b/libs/evoral/src/LibSMF.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@ LibSMF<Time>::open(const std::string& path) THROW_FILE_ERROR
 		smf_delete(_smf);
 	}
 	
-	_smf = smf_load(path.c_str());
+	_path = path;
+	assert(_path != "");
+	
+	_smf = smf_load(_path.c_str());
 	if (!_smf) {
 		_smf = smf_new();
 		if (smf_set_ppqn(_smf, _ppqn) != 0) {
@@ -62,6 +65,11 @@ LibSMF<Time>::open(const std::string& path) THROW_FILE_ERROR
 		if(_smf == NULL) {
 			return -1;
 		}
+		
+		_smf_track = smf_track_new();
+		assert(_smf_track);
+
+		smf_add_track(_smf, _smf_track);
 	}
 		
 	_smf_track = smf_get_track_by_number(_smf, 1);
@@ -78,7 +86,6 @@ template<typename Time>
 void
 LibSMF<Time>::close() THROW_FILE_ERROR
 {
-	assert(false);
 	if (_smf) {
 		if (smf_save(_smf, _path.c_str()) != 0) {
 			throw typename MIDIFile<Time>::FileError();
diff --git a/libs/evoral/test/SMFTest.cpp b/libs/evoral/test/SMFTest.cpp
index fcfa6ef1dd..f401ea1abd 100644
--- a/libs/evoral/test/SMFTest.cpp
+++ b/libs/evoral/test/SMFTest.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,16 @@ using namespace std;
 
 CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE_REGISTRATION( SMFTest );
 
+void
+SMFTest::createNewFileTest ()
+{
+	TestSMF<Time> smf;
+	smf.open("NewFile.mid");
+	smf.close();
+	CPPUNIT_ASSERT(access(smf.path().c_str(), R_OK) == 0);
+	unlink(smf.path().c_str());
+}
+
 void
 SMFTest::takeFiveTest ()
 {
diff --git a/libs/evoral/test/SMFTest.hpp b/libs/evoral/test/SMFTest.hpp
index 9787af8fc1..e4d390a07f 100644
--- a/libs/evoral/test/SMFTest.hpp
+++ b/libs/evoral/test/SMFTest.hpp
@@ -14,18 +14,31 @@ using namespace Evoral;
 template<typename Time>
 class TestSMF : public LibSMF<Time> {
 public:
+	std::string path() const { return _path; }
+	
 	int open(const std::string& path) THROW_FILE_ERROR {
+		_path = path;
 		return LibSMF<Time>::open(path);
 	}
 	
+	void close() THROW_FILE_ERROR {
+		return LibSMF<Time>::close();
+	}
+	
 	int read_event(uint32_t* delta_t, uint32_t* size, uint8_t** buf) const {
 		return LibSMF<Time>::read_event(delta_t, size, buf);
 	}
+
+private:
+	
+	std::string  _path;
+	
 };
 
 class SMFTest : public CppUnit::TestFixture
 {
     CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE (SMFTest);
+    CPPUNIT_TEST (createNewFileTest);
     CPPUNIT_TEST (takeFiveTest);
     CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE_END ();
 
@@ -45,6 +58,7 @@ class SMFTest : public CppUnit::TestFixture
         	delete type_map;
         }
 
+        void createNewFileTest(void);
         void takeFiveTest (void);
 
     private: