diff --git a/modules/core/test/test_mat.cpp b/modules/core/test/test_mat.cpp
index 7f2451e842..9ec196ba66 100644
--- a/modules/core/test/test_mat.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/test/test_mat.cpp
@@ -1725,4 +1725,12 @@ TEST(Core_Mat_array, SplitMerge)
         EXPECT_EQ(0, countNonZero(diff));
     }
 }
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif
+
+TEST(Mat, regression_8680)
+{
+   Mat_<Point2i> mat(3,1);
+   ASSERT_EQ(mat.channels(), 2);
+   mat.release();
+   ASSERT_EQ(mat.channels(), 2);
+}