diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/converters/PointConverter.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/converters/PointConverter.java
index 29c0c10ff..50d0c5636 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/converters/PointConverter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/converters/PointConverter.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ protected <T> T convertToType(final Class<T> type, final Object value) throws Th
             }
 
             final String coordinates = stringValue.substring(1, lastCharIndex);
-            final String[] xy = POINT_SPLIT.split(coordinates);
+            final String[] xy = POINT_SPLIT.split(coordinates, -1);
 
             if (xy.length != 2) {
                 throw new IllegalArgumentException("Point must have an x coordinate, and y coordinate only, expecting the following format: (40, 200)");
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/converters/PointConverterTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/converters/PointConverterTest.java
index d5d33a68c..9904ebc56 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/converters/PointConverterTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/converters/PointConverterTest.java
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@
 package org.apache.commons.beanutils2.converters;
 
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
 
 import java.awt.Point;
 
+import org.apache.commons.beanutils2.ConversionException;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
@@ -53,4 +55,10 @@ void testConvertingPoint() {
         final Point actual = converter.convert(Point.class, "(100, 200)");
         assertEquals(expected, actual);
     }
+
+    @Test
+    void testTrailingSeparatorRejected() {
+        assertThrows(ConversionException.class, () -> converter.convert(Point.class, "(100,200,)"));
+        assertThrows(ConversionException.class, () -> converter.convert(Point.class, "(100,200,,)"));
+    }
 }