diff --git a/src/main/java/spoon/support/reflect/declaration/CtTypeImpl.java b/src/main/java/spoon/support/reflect/declaration/CtTypeImpl.java
index c810b446498..d997691a8c3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/spoon/support/reflect/declaration/CtTypeImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/spoon/support/reflect/declaration/CtTypeImpl.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import spoon.reflect.code.CtBlock;
 import spoon.reflect.declaration.CtAnnotation;
 import spoon.reflect.declaration.CtAnnotationType;
+import spoon.reflect.declaration.CtCompilationUnit;
 import spoon.reflect.declaration.CtConstructor;
 import spoon.reflect.declaration.CtExecutable;
 import spoon.reflect.declaration.CtField;
@@ -991,8 +992,8 @@ public boolean isArray() {
 	@Override
 	public String toStringWithImports() {
 		DefaultJavaPrettyPrinter printer = (DefaultJavaPrettyPrinter) getFactory().getEnvironment().createPrettyPrinter();
-		//this call applies print validators, which modifies model before printing
-		//and then it prints everything including package and potentially imports
-		return printer.printCompilationUnit(this.getPosition().getCompilationUnit());
+		CtCompilationUnit cu = getFactory().createCompilationUnit();
+		cu.addDeclaredType(this);
+		return printer.printCompilationUnit(cu);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/spoon/test/ctClass/CtClassTest.java b/src/test/java/spoon/test/ctClass/CtClassTest.java
index e04cd65e7c1..43fcfdb4d21 100644
--- a/src/test/java/spoon/test/ctClass/CtClassTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/spoon/test/ctClass/CtClassTest.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 import static spoon.testing.utils.ModelUtils.buildClass;
 import static spoon.testing.utils.ModelUtils.canBeBuilt;
 
+import java.io.File;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -261,6 +262,11 @@ public void toStringWithImports() {
 				"        }" + newLine +
 				"    }.compare(1, 2);" + newLine +
 				"}", aClass2.toStringWithImports());
+
+		// contract: toStringWithImports works with a new class with no position
+		assertEquals("package foo;" + newLine +
+				"import java.io.File;" + newLine +
+				"class Bar extends File {}", launcher2.getFactory().createClass("foo.Bar").setSuperclass(launcher2.getFactory().Type().get(File.class).getReference()).toStringWithImports());
 	}
 
 	@Test