diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WFS.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WFS.js
index 1ba635f970..ed449175e1 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WFS.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WFS.js
@@ -194,7 +194,8 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.WFS = OpenLayers.Class(
         var outOfBounds = (!firstRendering &&
                            !this.tile.bounds.containsBounds(bounds));
 
-        if ( zoomChanged || firstRendering || (!dragging && outOfBounds) ) {
+        if ( (zoomChanged || firstRendering || (!dragging && outOfBounds))
+             && this.inRange) {
             //determine new tile bounds
             var center = bounds.getCenterLonLat();
             var tileWidth = bounds.getWidth() * this.ratio;