diff --git a/cf/regrid/regrid.py b/cf/regrid/regrid.py
index 952d338822..6861e9e340 100644
--- a/cf/regrid/regrid.py
+++ b/cf/regrid/regrid.py
@@ -988,14 +988,14 @@ def Cartesian_coords_to_domain(dst, dst_z=None, domain_class=None):
 
     if dst_z is not None:
         # Check that there are vertical coordinates, and replace
-        # 'dst_z' with its construct identifier.
+        # 'dst_z' with the identifier of its domain axis construct.
         z_key = d.coordinate(dst_z, key=True, default=None)
         if z_key is None:
             raise ValueError(
                 f"Could not find destination {dst_z!r} vertical coordinates"
             )
 
-        dst_z = z_key
+        dst_z = d.get_data_axes(z_key)[0]
 
     return d, axis_keys, dst_z
 
@@ -2112,7 +2112,6 @@ def create_esmpy_grid(grid, mask=None):
             #       masked/unmasked elements.
             grid_mask[...] = np.invert(mask).astype("int32")
 
-    #    print(esmpy_grid)
     return esmpy_grid
 
 
diff --git a/cf/test/test_regrid.py b/cf/test/test_regrid.py
index fc429f2483..e3cfaa9b8f 100644
--- a/cf/test/test_regrid.py
+++ b/cf/test/test_regrid.py
@@ -157,6 +157,10 @@ class RegridTest(unittest.TestCase):
     dst = dst_src[0]
     src = dst_src[1]
 
+    filename_xyz = os.path.join(
+        os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), "regrid_xyz.nc"
+    )
+
     @unittest.skipUnless(esmpy_imported, "Requires esmpy/ESMF package.")
     def test_Field_regrid_2d_field(self):
         """2-d regridding with Field destination grid."""
@@ -735,6 +739,17 @@ def test_Field_regridc_1d_field(self):
             with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
                 src.regridc(dst, method=method, axes=axes)
 
+    @unittest.skipUnless(esmpy_imported, "Requires esmpy/ESMF package.")
+    def test_Field_regridc_1d_coordinates_z(self):
+        """1-d Z Cartesian regridding with coordinates destination grid."""
+        src = cf.read(self.filename_xyz)[0]
+        dst = cf.DimensionCoordinate(
+            data=cf.Data([800, 705, 632, 510, 320.0], "hPa")
+        )
+        d = src.regridc([dst], method="linear", axes="Z", z="Z", ln_z=True)
+        z = d.dimension_coordinate("Z")
+        self.assertTrue(z.data.equals(dst.data))
+
     @unittest.skipUnless(esmpy_imported, "Requires esmpy/ESMF package.")
     def test_Field_regrid_chunks(self):
         """Regridding of chunked axes"""