diff --git a/src/core/settings.js b/src/core/settings.js
index d75b058..9fa4f8f 100644
--- a/src/core/settings.js
+++ b/src/core/settings.js
@@ -214,9 +214,19 @@
      *
      * @static
      * @constant
-     * @memberof PIXI
+     * @memberof PIXI.settings
      * @type {boolean}
      */
     CAN_UPLOAD_SAME_BUFFER: canUploadSameBuffer(),
 
+    /**
+     * Default Mesh `canvasPadding`.
+     *
+     * @see PIXI.mesh.Mesh#canvasPadding
+     * @static
+     * @constant
+     * @memberof PIXI.settings
+     * @type {number}
+     */
+    MESH_CANVAS_PADDING: 0,
 };

diff --git a/src/core/settings.js b/src/core/settings.js
index d75b058..9fa4f8f 100644
--- a/src/core/settings.js
+++ b/src/core/settings.js
@@ -214,9 +214,19 @@
      *
      * @static
      * @constant
-     * @memberof PIXI
+     * @memberof PIXI.settings
      * @type {boolean}
      */
     CAN_UPLOAD_SAME_BUFFER: canUploadSameBuffer(),
 
+    /**
+     * Default Mesh `canvasPadding`.
+     *
+     * @see PIXI.mesh.Mesh#canvasPadding
+     * @static
+     * @constant
+     * @memberof PIXI.settings
+     * @type {number}
+     */
+    MESH_CANVAS_PADDING: 0,
 };
diff --git a/src/mesh/Mesh.js b/src/mesh/Mesh.js
index 7006a3e..25659cf 100644
--- a/src/mesh/Mesh.js
+++ b/src/mesh/Mesh.js
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
          *
          * @member {number}
          */
-        this.canvasPadding = 0;
+        this.canvasPadding = core.settings.MESH_CANVAS_PADDING;
 
         /**
          * The way the Mesh should be drawn, can be any of the {@link PIXI.mesh.Mesh.DRAW_MODES} consts

diff --git a/src/core/settings.js b/src/core/settings.js
index d75b058..9fa4f8f 100644
--- a/src/core/settings.js
+++ b/src/core/settings.js
@@ -214,9 +214,19 @@
      *
      * @static
      * @constant
-     * @memberof PIXI
+     * @memberof PIXI.settings
      * @type {boolean}
      */
     CAN_UPLOAD_SAME_BUFFER: canUploadSameBuffer(),
 
+    /**
+     * Default Mesh `canvasPadding`.
+     *
+     * @see PIXI.mesh.Mesh#canvasPadding
+     * @static
+     * @constant
+     * @memberof PIXI.settings
+     * @type {number}
+     */
+    MESH_CANVAS_PADDING: 0,
 };
diff --git a/src/mesh/Mesh.js b/src/mesh/Mesh.js
index 7006a3e..25659cf 100644
--- a/src/mesh/Mesh.js
+++ b/src/mesh/Mesh.js
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
          *
          * @member {number}
          */
-        this.canvasPadding = 0;
+        this.canvasPadding = core.settings.MESH_CANVAS_PADDING;
 
         /**
          * The way the Mesh should be drawn, can be any of the {@link PIXI.mesh.Mesh.DRAW_MODES} consts
diff --git a/src/mesh/canvas/CanvasMeshRenderer.js b/src/mesh/canvas/CanvasMeshRenderer.js
index fb9a700..6b65d4e 100644
--- a/src/mesh/canvas/CanvasMeshRenderer.js
+++ b/src/mesh/canvas/CanvasMeshRenderer.js
@@ -171,10 +171,12 @@
         let y1 = vertices[index1 + 1];
         let y2 = vertices[index2 + 1];
 
-        if (mesh.canvasPadding > 0)
+        const canvasPadding = mesh.canvasPadding / this.renderer.resolution;
+
+        if (canvasPadding > 0)
         {
-            const paddingX = mesh.canvasPadding / mesh.worldTransform.a;
-            const paddingY = mesh.canvasPadding / mesh.worldTransform.d;
+            const paddingX = canvasPadding / Math.abs(mesh.worldTransform.a);
+            const paddingY = canvasPadding / Math.abs(mesh.worldTransform.d);
             const centerX = (x0 + x1 + x2) / 3;
             const centerY = (y0 + y1 + y2) / 3;