3 files changed, 11 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/src/display/drawing-text.cpp b/src/display/drawing-text.cpp
index a3ca7173a..f0d83abfd 100644
--- a/src/display/drawing-text.cpp
+++ b/src/display/drawing-text.cpp
@@ -100,14 +100,16 @@ unsigned DrawingGlyphs::_updateItem(Geom::IntRect const &/*area*/, UpdateContext
     above and below the max/min y positions of the letters to place the text decorations.*/
 
     Geom::Rect b;
-    if(_drawable){
-       Geom::OptRect tiltb = bounds_exact(*_font->PathVector(_glyph));
-       Geom::Rect bigbox(Geom::Point(tiltb->left(),-_dsc*scale_bigbox*1.1),Geom::Point(tiltb->right(),_asc*scale_bigbox*1.1));
-       b = bigbox * ctx.ctm;
+    if (_drawable) {
+        Geom::OptRect tiltb = bounds_exact(*_font->PathVector(_glyph));
+        if (tiltb) {
+            Geom::Rect bigbox(Geom::Point(tiltb->left(),-_dsc*scale_bigbox*1.1),Geom::Point(tiltb->right(),_asc*scale_bigbox*1.1));
+            b = bigbox * ctx.ctm;
+        }
     }
-    else { // Fallback, spaces mostly
-       Geom::Rect bigbox(Geom::Point(0.0, -_dsc*scale_bigbox*1.1),Geom::Point(_width*scale_bigbox, _asc*scale_bigbox*1.1));
-       b = bigbox * ctx.ctm;
+    if (b.hasZeroArea()) { // Fallback, spaces mostly
+        Geom::Rect bigbox(Geom::Point(0.0, -_dsc*scale_bigbox*1.1),Geom::Point(_width*scale_bigbox, _asc*scale_bigbox*1.1));
+        b = bigbox * ctx.ctm;
     }
 
     /*
diff --git a/src/display/sp-canvas-item.h b/src/display/sp-canvas-item.h
index 66cd03dd9..00edb4dee 100644
--- a/src/display/sp-canvas-item.h
+++ b/src/display/sp-canvas-item.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ struct SPCanvasItem {
     Geom::Rect bounds;
     Geom::Affine xform;
 
+    int ctrlResize;
     Inkscape::ControlType ctrlType;
     Inkscape::ControlFlags ctrlFlags;
 
diff --git a/src/display/sp-canvas.cpp b/src/display/sp-canvas.cpp
index d17271752..81ea7d142 100644
--- a/src/display/sp-canvas.cpp
+++ b/src/display/sp-canvas.cpp
@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@ static void
 sp_canvas_item_init(SPCanvasItem *item)
 {
     item->xform = Geom::Affine(Geom::identity());
+    item->ctrlResize = 0;
     item->ctrlType = Inkscape::CTRL_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
     item->ctrlFlags = Inkscape::CTRL_FLAG_NORMAL;