diff --git a/src/core/display/Container.js b/src/core/display/Container.js
index df4d0f6..bee05d5 100644
--- a/src/core/display/Container.js
+++ b/src/core/display/Container.js
@@ -399,6 +399,8 @@
     return this._currentBounds;
 };
 
+Container.prototype.containerGetBounds = Container.prototype.getBounds;
+
 /**
  * Retrieves the non-global local bounds of the Container as a rectangle.
  * The calculation takes all visible children into consideration.

diff --git a/src/core/display/Container.js b/src/core/display/Container.js
index df4d0f6..bee05d5 100644
--- a/src/core/display/Container.js
+++ b/src/core/display/Container.js
@@ -399,6 +399,8 @@
     return this._currentBounds;
 };
 
+Container.prototype.containerGetBounds = Container.prototype.getBounds;
+
 /**
  * Retrieves the non-global local bounds of the Container as a rectangle.
  * The calculation takes all visible children into consideration.
diff --git a/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js b/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js
index eee00ae..3463f48 100644
--- a/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js
+++ b/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@
             minY,
             maxY;
 
+
         if (b === 0 && c === 0)
         {
             // scale may be negative!
@@ -292,6 +293,23 @@
             maxY = y4 > maxY ? y4 : maxY;
         }
 
+        // check for children
+        if(this.children.length)
+        {
+            var childBounds = this.containerGetBounds();
+
+            w0 = childBounds.x;
+            w1 = childBounds.x + childBounds.width;
+            h0 = childBounds.y;
+            h1 = childBounds.y + childBounds.height;
+
+            minX = (minX < w0) ? minX : w0;
+            minY = (minY < h0) ? minY : h0;
+
+            maxX = (maxX > w1) ? maxX : w1;
+            maxY = (maxY > h1) ? maxY : h1;
+        }
+
         var bounds = this._bounds;
 
         bounds.x = minX;