diff --git a/splash/Splash.cc b/splash/Splash.cc
index 34bea6a..1f100fe 100644
--- a/splash/Splash.cc
+++ b/splash/Splash.cc
@@ -2360,6 +2360,31 @@ SplashError Splash::fill(SplashPath *path, GBool eo) {
   return fillWithPattern(path, eo, state->fillPattern, state->fillAlpha);
 }
 
+inline void Splash::getBBoxFP(SplashPath *path, SplashCoord *xMinA, SplashCoord *yMinA,
+				   SplashCoord *xMaxA, SplashCoord *yMaxA) {
+  SplashCoord xMinFP, yMinFP, xMaxFP, yMaxFP, tx, ty;
+
+  // make compiler happy:
+  xMinFP = xMaxFP = yMinFP = yMaxFP = 0;
+  for (int i = 0; i < path->length; ++i) {
+    transform(state->matrix, path->pts[i].x, path->pts[i].y, &tx, &ty);
+    if (i == 0) {
+      xMinFP = xMaxFP = tx;
+      yMinFP = yMaxFP = ty;
+    } else {
+      if (tx < xMinFP) xMinFP = tx;
+      if (tx > xMaxFP) xMaxFP = tx;
+      if (ty < yMinFP) yMinFP = ty;
+      if (ty > yMaxFP) yMaxFP = ty;
+    }
+  }
+
+  *xMinA = xMinFP;
+  *yMinA = yMinFP;
+  *xMaxA = xMaxFP;
+  *yMaxA = yMaxFP;
+}
+
 SplashError Splash::fillWithPattern(SplashPath *path, GBool eo,
 				    SplashPattern *pattern,
 				    SplashCoord alpha) {
@@ -2439,6 +2464,16 @@ SplashError Splash::fillWithPattern(SplashPath *path, GBool eo,
     scanner->getBBox(&xMinI, &yMinI, &xMaxI, &yMaxI);
   }
 
+  if (eo && (yMinI == yMaxI || xMinI == xMaxI) && thinLineMode != splashThinLineDefault) {
+    SplashCoord delta, xMinFP, yMinFP, xMaxFP, yMaxFP;
+    getBBoxFP(path, &xMinFP, &yMinFP, &xMaxFP, &yMaxFP);
+    delta = (yMinI == yMaxI) ? yMaxFP - yMinFP : xMaxFP - xMinFP;
+    if (delta < 0.2) {
+      opClipRes = splashClipAllOutside;
+      return splashOk;
+    }
+  }
+
   // check clipping
   if ((clipRes = state->clip->testRect(xMinI, yMinI, xMaxI, yMaxI))
       != splashClipAllOutside) {
diff --git a/splash/Splash.h b/splash/Splash.h
index 49bad83..8bcd1db 100644
--- a/splash/Splash.h
+++ b/splash/Splash.h
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ private:
 		    SplashCoord *matrix, SplashCoord flatness2,
 		    SplashPath *fPath);
   SplashPath *makeDashedPath(SplashPath *xPath);
+  void getBBoxFP(SplashPath *path, SplashCoord *xMinA, SplashCoord *yMinA, SplashCoord *xMaxA, SplashCoord *yMaxA);
   SplashError fillWithPattern(SplashPath *path, GBool eo,
 			      SplashPattern *pattern, SplashCoord alpha);
   GBool pathAllOutside(SplashPath *path);