diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a3127866..1aff50eb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 1.9.14
+
+* Clean up polygons after coalescing, if necessary
+
 ## 1.9.13
 
 * Don't trust the OS so much about how many files can be open
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1a1d7954..60a4e122 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -111,7 +111,9 @@ resolution is obtained than by using a smaller _maxzoom_ or _detail_.
 
 ### Doing more
 
- * -ac or --coalesce: Coalesce adjacent line and polygon features that have the same properties
+ * -ac or --coalesce: Coalesce adjacent line and polygon features that have the same properties.
+   Note that when overlapping polygons are coalesced, the overlapping region is treated as a hole,
+   which may not be what you want.
  * -ar or --reverse: Try reversing the directions of lines to make them coalesce and compress better
  * -ao or --reorder: Reorder features to put ones with the same properties in sequence, to try to get them to coalesce
  * -al or --drop-lines: Let "dot" dropping at lower zooms apply to lines too
diff --git a/man/tippecanoe.1 b/man/tippecanoe.1
index 793e4900..8f54e9da 100644
--- a/man/tippecanoe.1
+++ b/man/tippecanoe.1
@@ -134,7 +134,9 @@ compensate for the larger marker, or \-rf\fInumber\fP to allow at most \fInumber
 .SS Doing more
 .RS
 .IP \(bu 2
-\-ac or \-\-coalesce: Coalesce adjacent line and polygon features that have the same properties
+\-ac or \-\-coalesce: Coalesce adjacent line and polygon features that have the same properties.
+Note that when overlapping polygons are coalesced, the overlapping region is treated as a hole,
+which may not be what you want.
 .IP \(bu 2
 \-ar or \-\-reverse: Try reversing the directions of lines to make them coalesce and compress better
 .IP \(bu 2
diff --git a/tests/overlap/in.json b/tests/overlap/in.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..087e54c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/overlap/in.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"type":"FeatureCollection","features":[{"type":"Feature","properties":{},"geometry":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-81,63],[-113,53],[-135,29],[-118,-9],[-75,-31],[-17,-22],[-5,8],[-10,50],[-28,59],[-81,63]]]}},{"type":"Feature","properties":{},"geometry":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-93,75],[-113,69],[-117,60],[-103,39],[-71,29],[-37,34],[-3,61],[-33,79],[-74,79],[-93,75]]]}}]}
diff --git a/tests/overlap/out/-z0.json b/tests/overlap/out/-z0.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7e26c86b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/overlap/out/-z0.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{ "type": "FeatureCollection", "properties": {
+"bounds": "-135.000000,-31.000000,-3.000000,79.000000",
+"center": "-3.000000,0.000000,0",
+"description": "tests/overlap/out/-z0.json.check.mbtiles",
+"format": "pbf",
+"json": "{\"vector_layers\": [ { \"id\": \"in\", \"description\": \"\", \"minzoom\": 0, \"maxzoom\": 0, \"fields\": {} } ] }",
+"maxzoom": "0",
+"minzoom": "0",
+"name": "tests/overlap/out/-z0.json.check.mbtiles",
+"type": "overlay",
+"version": "2"
+}, "features": [
+{ "type": "FeatureCollection", "properties": { "zoom": 0, "x": 0, "y": 0 }, "features": [
+{ "type": "FeatureCollection", "properties": { "layer": "in" }, "features": [
+{ "type": "Feature", "properties": {  }, "geometry": { "type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [ [ [ -3.076172, 61.015725 ], [ -37.001953, 34.016242 ], [ -71.015625, 29.075375 ], [ -103.007812, 39.027719 ], [ -117.070312, 60.020952 ], [ -113.027344, 69.005675 ], [ -93.076172, 75.004940 ], [ -74.003906, 79.004962 ], [ -33.046875, 79.004962 ], [ -3.076172, 61.015725 ] ] ] } }
+,
+{ "type": "Feature", "properties": {  }, "geometry": { "type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [ [ [ -28.037109, 59.040555 ], [ -10.019531, 50.007739 ], [ -5.009766, 8.059230 ], [ -17.050781, -21.943046 ], [ -75.058594, -30.977609 ], [ -118.037109, -8.928487 ], [ -135.000000, 29.075375 ], [ -113.027344, 53.014783 ], [ -81.035156, 63.035039 ], [ -28.037109, 59.040555 ] ] ] } }
+] }
+] }
+] }
diff --git a/tests/overlap/out/-z0_--coalesce.json b/tests/overlap/out/-z0_--coalesce.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7705b202
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/overlap/out/-z0_--coalesce.json
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{ "type": "FeatureCollection", "properties": {
+"bounds": "-135.000000,-31.000000,-3.000000,79.000000",
+"center": "-3.000000,0.000000,0",
+"description": "tests/overlap/out/-z0_--coalesce.json.check.mbtiles",
+"format": "pbf",
+"json": "{\"vector_layers\": [ { \"id\": \"in\", \"description\": \"\", \"minzoom\": 0, \"maxzoom\": 0, \"fields\": {} } ] }",
+"maxzoom": "0",
+"minzoom": "0",
+"name": "tests/overlap/out/-z0_--coalesce.json.check.mbtiles",
+"type": "overlay",
+"version": "2"
+}, "features": [
+{ "type": "FeatureCollection", "properties": { "zoom": 0, "x": 0, "y": 0 }, "features": [
+{ "type": "FeatureCollection", "properties": { "layer": "in" }, "features": [
+{ "type": "Feature", "properties": {  }, "geometry": { "type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [ [ [ -3.076172, 61.015725 ], [ -15.380859, 52.908902 ], [ -10.019531, 50.007739 ], [ -5.009766, 8.059230 ], [ -17.050781, -21.943046 ], [ -75.058594, -30.977609 ], [ -118.037109, -8.928487 ], [ -135.000000, 29.075375 ], [ -113.027344, 53.014783 ], [ -111.884766, 53.383328 ], [ -117.070312, 60.020952 ], [ -113.027344, 69.005675 ], [ -93.076172, 75.004940 ], [ -74.003906, 79.004962 ], [ -33.046875, 79.004962 ], [ -3.076172, 61.015725 ] ], [ [ -111.884766, 53.383328 ], [ -103.007812, 39.027719 ], [ -71.015625, 29.075375 ], [ -37.001953, 34.016242 ], [ -15.380859, 52.908902 ], [ -28.037109, 59.040555 ], [ -81.035156, 63.035039 ], [ -111.884766, 53.383328 ] ] ] } }
+] }
+] }
+] }
diff --git a/tile.cc b/tile.cc
index 2db32019..c0bb0315 100644
--- a/tile.cc
+++ b/tile.cc
@@ -538,7 +538,6 @@ void *partial_feature_worker(void *v) {
 			// Give Clipper a chance to try to fix it.
 			for (size_t i = 0; i < geoms.size(); i++) {
 				geoms[i] = clean_or_clip_poly(geoms[i], 0, 0, 0, false);
-				geoms[i] = close_poly(geoms[i]);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -950,6 +949,14 @@ long long write_tile(FILE *geoms, long long *geompos_in, char *metabase, char *s
 					features[j][x].geom = simplify_lines(features[j][x].geom, 32, 0);
 				}
 
+				if (features[j][x].type == VT_POLYGON) {
+					if (features[j][x].coalesced) {
+						features[j][x].geom = clean_or_clip_poly(features[j][x].geom, 0, 0, 0, false);
+					}
+
+					features[j][x].geom = close_poly(features[j][x].geom);
+				}
+
 				if (features[j][x].geom.size() > 0) {
 					out.push_back(features[j][x]);
 				}
diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index 06899da3..665a2632 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define VERSION "tippecanoe v1.9.13\n"
+#define VERSION "tippecanoe v1.9.14\n"