diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue453-2/query-issue453-2.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue453-2/query-issue453-2.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6fcce66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue453-2/query-issue453-2.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue453
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=453
+ * Expected Res : SUCCESS
+ * Date         : 18th May 2013
+ */
+
+drop dataverse test if exists;
+create dataverse test;
+use dataverse test;
+
+create type TypeOpen as open {
+    id : int32,
+    int_m : int32,
+    int_o : int32?,
+    string_m : string,
+    string_o : string?
+};
+
+create dataset DataOpen(TypeOpen) primary key id;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue453-2/query-issue453-2.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue453-2/query-issue453-2.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2682e84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue453-2/query-issue453-2.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue453
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=453
+ * Expected Res : SUCCESS
+ * Date         : 18th May 2013
+ */
+
+use dataverse test;
+
+insert into dataset DataOpen(
+      for $arr at $pos in (
+          for $i1 in [1, 2]
+          for $i2 in [1, null]
+          for $s1 in ["a", "b"]
+          for $s2 in ["a", null]
+          return
+            [ $i1, $i2, $s1, $s2]
+        )
+      return
+          {
+            "id" : $pos,
+            "int_m" : $arr[0], 
+            "int_o" : $arr[1],
+            "string_m" : $arr[2],
+            "string_o" : $arr[3]
+          }
+      )
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue453-2/query-issue453-2.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue453-2/query-issue453-2.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1381365
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue453-2/query-issue453-2.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue453
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=453
+ * Expected Res : SUCCESS
+ * Date         : 18th May 2013
+ */
+
+use dataverse test;
+
+for $d in dataset DataOpen
+order by $d.id
+return $d
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue453/query-issue453.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue453/query-issue453.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6fcce66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue453/query-issue453.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue453
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=453
+ * Expected Res : SUCCESS
+ * Date         : 18th May 2013
+ */
+
+drop dataverse test if exists;
+create dataverse test;
+use dataverse test;
+
+create type TypeOpen as open {
+    id : int32,
+    int_m : int32,
+    int_o : int32?,
+    string_m : string,
+    string_o : string?
+};
+
+create dataset DataOpen(TypeOpen) primary key id;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue453/query-issue453.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue453/query-issue453.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3346f52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue453/query-issue453.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue453
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=453
+ * Expected Res : SUCCESS
+ * Date         : 18th May 2013
+ */
+
+use dataverse test;
+
+insert into dataset DataOpen(
+      for $o in {{
+          { "id": 0, "int_m": 1, "int_o": 1, "string_m": "a", "string_o": "a" },
+          { "id": 1, "int_m": 1, "int_o": 1, "string_m": "a", "string_o": null }
+        }}
+      return $o
+)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue453/query-issue453.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue453/query-issue453.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1381365
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue453/query-issue453.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue453
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=453
+ * Expected Res : SUCCESS
+ * Date         : 18th May 2013
+ */
+
+use dataverse test;
+
+for $d in dataset DataOpen
+order by $d.id
+return $d
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue453-2/query-issue453-2.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue453-2/query-issue453-2.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b573845
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue453-2/query-issue453-2.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{ "id": 0, "int_m": 1, "int_o": 1, "string_m": "a", "string_o": "a" }
+{ "id": 1, "int_m": 1, "int_o": 1, "string_m": "a", "string_o": null }
+{ "id": 2, "int_m": 1, "int_o": 1, "string_m": "b", "string_o": "a" }
+{ "id": 3, "int_m": 1, "int_o": 1, "string_m": "b", "string_o": null }
+{ "id": 4, "int_m": 1, "int_o": null, "string_m": "a", "string_o": "a" }
+{ "id": 5, "int_m": 1, "int_o": null, "string_m": "a", "string_o": null }
+{ "id": 6, "int_m": 1, "int_o": null, "string_m": "b", "string_o": "a" }
+{ "id": 7, "int_m": 1, "int_o": null, "string_m": "b", "string_o": null }
+{ "id": 8, "int_m": 2, "int_o": 1, "string_m": "a", "string_o": "a" }
+{ "id": 9, "int_m": 2, "int_o": 1, "string_m": "a", "string_o": null }
+{ "id": 10, "int_m": 2, "int_o": 1, "string_m": "b", "string_o": "a" }
+{ "id": 11, "int_m": 2, "int_o": 1, "string_m": "b", "string_o": null }
+{ "id": 12, "int_m": 2, "int_o": null, "string_m": "a", "string_o": "a" }
+{ "id": 13, "int_m": 2, "int_o": null, "string_m": "a", "string_o": null }
+{ "id": 14, "int_m": 2, "int_o": null, "string_m": "b", "string_o": "a" }
+{ "id": 15, "int_m": 2, "int_o": null, "string_m": "b", "string_o": null }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue453/query-issue453.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue453/query-issue453.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c076685
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue453/query-issue453.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+{ "id": 0, "int_m": 1, "int_o": 1, "string_m": "a", "string_o": "a" }
+{ "id": 1, "int_m": 1, "int_o": 1, "string_m": "a", "string_o": null }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite.xml b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite.xml
index 976f071..ff3126a 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite.xml
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite.xml
@@ -2730,6 +2730,16 @@
         <expected-error>edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException</expected-error>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="open-closed">
+      <compilation-unit name="query-issue453">
+	<output-dir compare="Text">query-issue453</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="open-closed">
+      <compilation-unit name="query-issue453-2">
+	<output-dir compare="Text">query-issue453-2</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
   </test-group>
   <test-group name="quantifiers">
     <test-case FilePath="quantifiers">