diff --git a/interfaces/cython/cantera/ck2cti.py b/interfaces/cython/cantera/ck2cti.py
index d0c857f4c..b22df84da 100644
--- a/interfaces/cython/cantera/ck2cti.py
+++ b/interfaces/cython/cantera/ck2cti.py
@@ -2093,7 +2093,7 @@ class Parser(object):
             for s in surf.speciesList:
                 lines.append(s.to_cti())
 
-        if self.reactions:
+        if self.reactions or any(surf.reactions for surf in self.surfaces):
             # Write the reactions
             lines.append(delimiterLine)
             lines.append('# Reaction data')
@@ -2233,8 +2233,9 @@ duplicate transport data) to be ignored.
         # Write output file
         surface_names = self.writeCTI(name=phaseName, outName=outName)
         if not quiet:
+            nReactions = len(self.reactions) + sum(len(surf.reactions) for surf in self.surfaces)
             print('Wrote CTI mechanism file to {0!r}.'.format(outName))
-            print('Mechanism contains {0} species and {1} reactions.'.format(len(self.speciesList), len(self.reactions)))
+            print('Mechanism contains {0} species and {1} reactions.'.format(len(self.speciesList), nReactions))
         return surface_names
 
 
diff --git a/interfaces/cython/cantera/test/test_convert.py b/interfaces/cython/cantera/test/test_convert.py
index 934545a94..359aefc1e 100644
--- a/interfaces/cython/cantera/test/test_convert.py
+++ b/interfaces/cython/cantera/test/test_convert.py
@@ -444,6 +444,17 @@ class chemkinConverterTest(utilities.CanteraTest):
         self.assertEqual(covdeps['OH_Pt'][1], 1.0)
         self.assertNear(covdeps['H_Pt'][2], -6e6) # 6000 J/gmol = 6e6 J/kmol
 
+    def test_surface_mech2(self):
+        convertMech(pjoin(self.test_data_dir, 'surface1-gas-noreac.inp'),
+                    surfaceFile=pjoin(self.test_data_dir, 'surface1.inp'),
+                    outName=pjoin(self.test_work_dir, 'surface1-nogasreac.cti'), quiet=True)
+
+        gas = ct.Solution('surface1-nogasreac.cti', 'gas')
+        surf = ct.Interface('surface1-nogasreac.cti', 'PT_SURFACE', [gas])
+
+        self.assertEqual(gas.n_reactions, 0)
+        self.assertEqual(surf.n_reactions, 15)
+
 
 class CtmlConverterTest(utilities.CanteraTest):
     def test_sofc(self):
diff --git a/test/data/surface1-gas-noreac.inp b/test/data/surface1-gas-noreac.inp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7f09b3671
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/surface1-gas-noreac.inp
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+ELEMENTS H O PT END
+
+SPECIES
+  H H2 H2O H2O2 HO2 O O2 OH
+END
+
+THERMO
+  300.0  1000.0   3500.0
+H                 120186H   1               G  0300.00   5000.00  1000.00      1
+ 0.02500000E+02 0.00000000E+00 0.00000000E+00 0.00000000E+00 0.00000000E+00    2
+ 0.02547162E+06-0.04601176E+01 0.02500000E+02 0.00000000E+00 0.00000000E+00    3
+ 0.00000000E+00 0.00000000E+00 0.02547162E+06-0.04601176E+01                   4
+H2                121286H   2               G  0300.00   5000.00  1000.00      1
+ 0.02991423E+02 0.07000644E-02-0.05633828E-06-0.09231578E-10 0.15827519E-14    2
+-0.08350340E+04-0.13551101E+01 0.03298124E+02 0.08249441E-02-0.08143015E-05    3
+-0.09475434E-09 0.04134872E-11-0.10125209E+04-0.03294094E+02                   4
+H2O                20387H   2O   1          G  0300.00   5000.00  1000.00      1
+ 0.02672145E+02 0.03056293E-01-0.08730260E-05 0.12009964E-09-0.06391618E-13    2
+-0.02989921E+06 0.06862817E+02 0.03386842E+02 0.03474982E-01-0.06354696E-04    3
+ 0.06968581E-07-0.02506588E-10-0.03020811E+06 0.02590232E+02                   4
+H2O2              120186H   2O   2          G  0300.00   5000.00  1000.00      1
+ 0.04573167E+02 0.04336136E-01-0.14746888E-05 0.02348903E-08-0.14316536E-13    2
+-0.01800696E+06 0.05011369E+01 0.03388753E+02 0.06569226E-01-0.14850125E-06    3
+-0.04625805E-07 0.02471514E-10-0.01766314E+06 0.06785363E+02                   4
+HO2                20387H   1O   2          G  0300.00   5000.00  1000.00      1
+ 0.04072191E+02 0.02131296E-01-0.05308145E-05 0.06112269E-09-0.02841164E-13    2
+-0.15797270E+03 0.03476029E+02 0.02979963E+02 0.04996697E-01-0.03790997E-04    3
+ 0.02354192E-07-0.08089024E-11 0.01762273E+04 0.09222724E+02                   4
+O                 120186O   1               G  0300.00   5000.00  1000.00      1
+ 0.02542059E+02-0.02755061E-03-0.03102803E-07 0.04551067E-10-0.04368051E-14    2
+ 0.02923080E+06 0.04920308E+02 0.02946428E+02-0.16381665E-02 0.02421031E-04    3
+-0.16028431E-08 0.03890696E-11 0.02914764E+06 0.02963995E+02                   4
+O2                121386O   2               G  0300.00   5000.00  1000.00      1
+ 0.03697578E+02 0.06135197E-02-0.12588420E-06 0.01775281E-09-0.11364354E-14    2
+-0.12339301E+04 0.03189165E+02 0.03212936E+02 0.11274864E-02-0.05756150E-05    3
+ 0.13138773E-08-0.08768554E-11-0.10052490E+04 0.06034737E+02                   4
+OH                121286O   1H   1          G  0300.00   5000.00  1000.00      1
+ 0.02882730E+02 0.10139743E-02-0.02276877E-05 0.02174683E-09-0.05126305E-14    2
+ 0.03886888E+05 0.05595712E+02 0.03637266E+02 0.01850910E-02-0.16761646E-05    3
+ 0.02387202E-07-0.08431442E-11 0.03606781E+05 0.13588605E+01                   4
+END