diff --git a/src/pixi/primitives/Graphics.js b/src/pixi/primitives/Graphics.js
index 6dbf644..0e57832 100644
--- a/src/pixi/primitives/Graphics.js
+++ b/src/pixi/primitives/Graphics.js
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@
      */
     this.boundsPadding = 0;
 
+    this._localBounds = new PIXI.Rectangle(0,0,1,1);
+
     /**
      * Used to detect if the graphics object has changed. If this is set to true then the graphics object will be recalculated.
      * 
@@ -804,13 +806,13 @@
 
     if(this.dirty)
     {
-        this.updateBounds();
+        this.updateLocalBounds();
         this.webGLDirty = true;
         this.cachedSpriteDirty = true;
         this.dirty = false;
     }
 
-    var bounds = this._bounds;
+    var bounds = this._localBounds;
 
     var w0 = bounds.x;
     var w1 = bounds.width + bounds.x;
@@ -861,21 +863,21 @@
     maxY = y3 > maxY ? y3 : maxY;
     maxY = y4 > maxY ? y4 : maxY;
 
-    bounds.x = minX;
-    bounds.width = maxX - minX;
+    this._bounds.x = minX;
+    this._bounds.width = maxX - minX;
 
-    bounds.y = minY;
-    bounds.height = maxY - minY;
+    this._bounds.y = minY;
+    this._bounds.height = maxY - minY;
 
-    return bounds;
+    return  this._bounds;
 };
 
 /**
  * Update the bounds of the object
  *
- * @method updateBounds
+ * @method updateLocalBounds
  */
-PIXI.Graphics.prototype.updateBounds = function()
+PIXI.Graphics.prototype.updateLocalBounds = function()
 {
     var minX = Infinity;
     var maxX = -Infinity;
@@ -961,13 +963,12 @@
     }
 
     var padding = this.boundsPadding;
-    var bounds = this._bounds;
     
-    bounds.x = minX - padding;
-    bounds.width = (maxX - minX) + padding * 2;
+    this._localBounds.x = minX - padding;
+    this._localBounds.width = (maxX - minX) + padding * 2;
 
-    bounds.y = minY - padding;
-    bounds.height = (maxY - minY) + padding * 2;
+    this._localBounds.y = minY - padding;
+    this._localBounds.height = (maxY - minY) + padding * 2;
 };
 
 /**