diff --git a/src/core/text/Text.js b/src/core/text/Text.js
index e4c603c..314b0b4 100644
--- a/src/core/text/Text.js
+++ b/src/core/text/Text.js
@@ -319,9 +319,12 @@
         {
             const trimmed = trimCanvas(canvas);
 
-            canvas.width = trimmed.width;
-            canvas.height = trimmed.height;
-            this.context.putImageData(trimmed.data, 0, 0);
+            if (trimmed.data)
+            {
+                canvas.width = trimmed.width;
+                canvas.height = trimmed.height;
+                this.context.putImageData(trimmed.data, 0, 0);
+            }
         }
 
         const texture = this._texture;

diff --git a/src/core/text/Text.js b/src/core/text/Text.js
index e4c603c..314b0b4 100644
--- a/src/core/text/Text.js
+++ b/src/core/text/Text.js
@@ -319,9 +319,12 @@
         {
             const trimmed = trimCanvas(canvas);
 
-            canvas.width = trimmed.width;
-            canvas.height = trimmed.height;
-            this.context.putImageData(trimmed.data, 0, 0);
+            if (trimmed.data)
+            {
+                canvas.width = trimmed.width;
+                canvas.height = trimmed.height;
+                this.context.putImageData(trimmed.data, 0, 0);
+            }
         }
 
         const texture = this._texture;
diff --git a/src/core/utils/trimCanvas.js b/src/core/utils/trimCanvas.js
index 5af6de0..596b17e 100644
--- a/src/core/utils/trimCanvas.js
+++ b/src/core/utils/trimCanvas.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
         right: null,
         bottom: null,
     };
+    let data = null;
     let i;
     let x;
     let y;
@@ -70,10 +71,12 @@
         }
     }
 
-    width = bound.right - bound.left;
-    height = bound.bottom - bound.top + 1;
-
-    const data = context.getImageData(bound.left, bound.top, width, height);
+    if (bound.top !== null)
+    {
+        width = bound.right - bound.left;
+        height = bound.bottom - bound.top + 1;
+        data = context.getImageData(bound.left, bound.top, width, height);
+    }
 
     return {
         height,

diff --git a/src/core/text/Text.js b/src/core/text/Text.js
index e4c603c..314b0b4 100644
--- a/src/core/text/Text.js
+++ b/src/core/text/Text.js
@@ -319,9 +319,12 @@
         {
             const trimmed = trimCanvas(canvas);
 
-            canvas.width = trimmed.width;
-            canvas.height = trimmed.height;
-            this.context.putImageData(trimmed.data, 0, 0);
+            if (trimmed.data)
+            {
+                canvas.width = trimmed.width;
+                canvas.height = trimmed.height;
+                this.context.putImageData(trimmed.data, 0, 0);
+            }
         }
 
         const texture = this._texture;
diff --git a/src/core/utils/trimCanvas.js b/src/core/utils/trimCanvas.js
index 5af6de0..596b17e 100644
--- a/src/core/utils/trimCanvas.js
+++ b/src/core/utils/trimCanvas.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
         right: null,
         bottom: null,
     };
+    let data = null;
     let i;
     let x;
     let y;
@@ -70,10 +71,12 @@
         }
     }
 
-    width = bound.right - bound.left;
-    height = bound.bottom - bound.top + 1;
-
-    const data = context.getImageData(bound.left, bound.top, width, height);
+    if (bound.top !== null)
+    {
+        width = bound.right - bound.left;
+        height = bound.bottom - bound.top + 1;
+        data = context.getImageData(bound.left, bound.top, width, height);
+    }
 
     return {
         height,
diff --git a/test/core/Text.js b/test/core/Text.js
index 07b47fe..cf909ab 100644
--- a/test/core/Text.js
+++ b/test/core/Text.js
@@ -109,6 +109,13 @@
             expect(text.text).to.equal(' ');
         });
 
+        it('should trim an empty string', function ()
+        {
+            const text = new PIXI.Text('', { trim: true });
+
+            expect(text.text).to.equal(' ');
+        });
+
         it('should prevent setting \'\'', function ()
         {
             const text = new PIXI.Text('');