diff --git a/src/core/text/Text.js b/src/core/text/Text.js
index 3bc6327..187240c 100644
--- a/src/core/text/Text.js
+++ b/src/core/text/Text.js
@@ -386,6 +386,19 @@
     // letterSpacing of 0 means normal
     var letterSpacing = style.letterSpacing;
 
+    if (letterSpacing === 0)
+    {
+        if (isStroke)
+        {
+            this.context.strokeText(text, x, y);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            this.context.fillText(text, x, y);
+        }
+        return;
+    }
+
     var characters = String.prototype.split.call(text, ''),
         index = 0,
         current,