diff --git a/modules/util/units.js b/modules/util/units.js
index 7b1f21599..7178fd5b6 100644
--- a/modules/util/units.js
+++ b/modules/util/units.js
@@ -214,6 +214,14 @@ export function dmsMatcher(q, _localeCode = undefined) {
                 return [isNegLat, isNegLng];
             }
         },
+        // D/D ex: 46.112785/72.921033
+        {
+            condition: /^\s*(-?\d+\.?\d*)\s*\/\s*(-?\d+\.?\d*)\s*$/,
+            parser: function(q) {
+                const match = this.condition.exec(q);
+                return [+match[1], +match[2]];
+            }
+        },
         // zoom/x/y ex: 2/1.23/34.44
         {
             condition: /^\s*(\d+\.?\d*)\s*\/\s*(-?\d+\.?\d*)\s*\/\s*(-?\d+\.?\d*)\s*$/,
diff --git a/test/spec/util/units.js b/test/spec/util/units.js
index a2feaea7b..0eec3e963 100644
--- a/test/spec/util/units.js
+++ b/test/spec/util/units.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ describe('iD.units', function() {
             expect(result[2]).to.eql(2);
         });
         it('parses x/y coordinate', () => {
-            var result = iD.dmsMatcher('-1.23/34.44');
+            var result = iD.dmsMatcher('-1.23/34.44', 'de');
             expect(result[0]).to.be.closeTo(-1.23, 0.00001);
             expect(result[1]).to.be.closeTo(34.44, 0.00001);
         });