diff --git a/src/pixi/geom/Polygon.js b/src/pixi/geom/Polygon.js
index 3271fde..d47c8a8 100644
--- a/src/pixi/geom/Polygon.js
+++ b/src/pixi/geom/Polygon.js
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@
  */
 PIXI.Polygon.prototype.contains = function(x, y)
 {
+    var inside = false;
+
     // use some raycasting to test hits
     // https://github.com/substack/point-in-polygon/blob/master/index.js
     var length = this.points.length / 2;
@@ -64,10 +66,10 @@
             xj = this.points[j * 2], yj = this.points[j * 2 + 1],
             intersect = ((yi > y) !== (yj > y)) && (x < (xj - xi) * (y - yi) / (yj - yi) + xi);
 
-        if(intersect) return true;
+        if(intersect) inside = !inside;
     }
 
-    return false;
+    return inside;
 };
 
 // constructor