diff --git a/src/ShapeFix/ShapeFix_Face.cxx b/src/ShapeFix/ShapeFix_Face.cxx
index 9ebadf5504..c29d76170d 100644
--- a/src/ShapeFix/ShapeFix_Face.cxx
+++ b/src/ShapeFix/ShapeFix_Face.cxx
@@ -1707,6 +1707,11 @@ Standard_Boolean ShapeFix_Face::FixMissingSeam()
     else if ( wire.IsSame ( w2 ) ) wire = w21;
     else
     {
+      Handle(ShapeAnalysis_Wire) anAnalyzer = new ShapeAnalysis_Wire(wire, myFace, Precision());
+      //To avoid addition of holes with null area (OCCT issue 0030250)
+      if (anAnalyzer->CheckSmallArea(wire))
+        continue;
+     
       // other wires (not boundary) are considered as holes; make sure to have them oriented accordingly
       TopoDS_Shape curface = tmpF.EmptyCopied();
       B.Add(curface,wire);