diff --git a/tools/grib_get_data.c b/tools/grib_get_data.c
index 720af871f..c1d137fd9 100644
--- a/tools/grib_get_data.c
+++ b/tools/grib_get_data.c
@@ -70,10 +70,23 @@ int grib_tool_new_file_action(grib_runtime_options* options,grib_tools_file* fil
     return 0;
 }
 
+/* Return 1 if the GRIB message has missing values encoded in data section and not in bitmap */
+/* e.g. grid_complex_spatial_differencing with missingValueManagementUsed enabled */
+static int hasMissingValuesButNoBitmap(grib_handle* h)
+{
+    long missingValueManagementUsed = 0;
+    int err = grib_get_long(h, "missingValueManagementUsed", &missingValueManagementUsed);
+    if (!err) {
+        /* Key exists */
+        return (missingValueManagementUsed!=0);
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
 int grib_tool_new_handle_action(grib_runtime_options* options, grib_handle* h)
 {
     int err=0;
 
+    double missingValue = 9999;
     int skip_missing=1;
     char *missing_string=NULL;
     int i=0;
@@ -89,6 +102,30 @@ int grib_tool_new_handle_action(grib_runtime_options* options, grib_handle* h)
     double *data_values=0,*lats=0,*lons=0;
     int n = 0;
     size_t size=0;
+    /* Cater for GRIBs which have missing values but no bitmap! */
+    /* e.g. grid_complex_spatial_differencing with 'missingValueManagementUsed' enabled */
+    const int missingValuesButNoBitmap = hasMissingValuesButNoBitmap(h);
+
+    if (grib_options_on("m:")) {
+        /* User wants to see missing values */
+        char* theEnd = NULL;
+        double mval=0;
+        char* kmiss=grib_options_get_option("m:");
+        char* p = kmiss;
+        skip_missing=0;
+        while (*p != ':' && *p != '\0') p++;
+        if (*p == ':' && *(p+1) != '\0') {
+            *p='\0';
+            missing_string=strdup(p+1);
+        } else {
+            missing_string=strdup(kmiss);
+        }
+        mval=strtod(kmiss, &theEnd);
+        if (kmiss != theEnd && *theEnd == '\0')
+            missingValue = mval;
+        grib_set_double(h,"missingValue",missingValue);
+        /*missing_string=grib_options_get_option("m:");*/
+    }
 
     if (grib_options_on("F:"))
         format=grib_options_get_option("F:");
@@ -142,13 +179,6 @@ int grib_tool_new_handle_action(grib_runtime_options* options, grib_handle* h)
         GRIB_CHECK(grib_get_long_array(h,"bitmap",bitmap,&bmp_len),0);
     }
 
-    skip_missing=1;
-    if (grib_options_on("m:")) {
-        /* User wants to see missing values */
-        skip_missing=0;
-        missing_string=grib_options_get_option("m:");
-    }
-
     if (iter)
         fprintf(dump_file,"Latitude, Longitude, ");
 
@@ -166,7 +196,10 @@ int grib_tool_new_handle_action(grib_runtime_options* options, grib_handle* h)
     if (skip_missing==0){
         /* Show missing values in data */
         for (i=0;i<numberOfPoints;i++) {
-            const int is_missing_val = (bitmapPresent && bitmap[i] == 0);
+            int is_missing_val = (bitmapPresent && bitmap[i] == 0);
+            if (!bitmapPresent && missingValuesButNoBitmap) {
+                is_missing_val = (data_values[i] == missingValue);
+            }
             if (iter) fprintf(dump_file,"%9.3f%9.3f ",lats[i],lons[i]);
 
             if (is_missing_val)
@@ -183,7 +216,10 @@ int grib_tool_new_handle_action(grib_runtime_options* options, grib_handle* h)
     } else if ( skip_missing==1 ){
         /* Skip the missing values in data */
         for (i=0;i<numberOfPoints;i++) {
-            const int is_missing_val = (bitmapPresent && bitmap[i] == 0);
+            int is_missing_val = (bitmapPresent && bitmap[i] == 0);
+            if (!bitmapPresent && missingValuesButNoBitmap) {
+                is_missing_val = (data_values[i] == missingValue);
+            }
             if (!is_missing_val){
                 if (iter) fprintf(dump_file,"%9.3f%9.3f ",lats[i],lons[i]);
                 fprintf(dump_file,format,data_values[i]);