diff --git a/core/src/main/java/edu/umd/cs/piccolo/util/PBounds.java b/core/src/main/java/edu/umd/cs/piccolo/util/PBounds.java
index 32491f0..f60c8f7 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/edu/umd/cs/piccolo/util/PBounds.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/edu/umd/cs/piccolo/util/PBounds.java
@@ -233,10 +233,7 @@
      * @param bounds bounds being added
      */
     public void add(final PBounds bounds) {
-        if (bounds.isEmpty) {
-            return;
-        }
-        else if (isEmpty) {
+        if (isEmpty) {
             x = bounds.x;
             y = bounds.y;
             width = bounds.width;
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/edu/umd/cs/piccolo/util/PBoundsTest.java b/core/src/test/java/edu/umd/cs/piccolo/util/PBoundsTest.java
index 10a5126..aa16518 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/edu/umd/cs/piccolo/util/PBoundsTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/edu/umd/cs/piccolo/util/PBoundsTest.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 import java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D;
 
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
+import edu.umd.cs.piccolo.PNode;
 import edu.umd.cs.piccolo.PiccoloAsserts;
 
 /**
@@ -80,4 +81,11 @@
         b.add(0, 0);
         PiccoloAsserts.assertEquals(new PDimension(10, 10), b.getSize(), 0.00001);
     }
+
+    public void testWhenBoundsHas0HeightFullBoundsIsCorrectlyReturned() {
+        final PNode node = new PNode();
+        final PBounds testBounds = new PBounds(10, 10, 10, 0);
+        node.setBounds(testBounds);
+        assertEquals(testBounds, node.getFullBounds());
+    }
 }