diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Point.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Point.js
index f428a3a2b2..c31b587980 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Point.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Point.js
@@ -87,7 +87,14 @@ OpenLayers.Handler.Point = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Handler, {
         }
         // create temporary vector layer for rendering geometry sketch
         // TBD: this could be moved to initialize/destroy - setting visibility here
-        var options = {displayInLayerSwitcher: false};
+        var options = {
+            displayInLayerSwitcher: false,
+            // indicate that the temp vector layer will never be out of range
+            // without this, resolution properties must be specified at the
+            // map-level for this temporary layer to init its resolutions
+            // correctly
+            calculateInRange: function() { return true; }
+        };
         this.layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.Vector(this.CLASS_NAME, options);
         this.map.addLayer(this.layer);
         return true;
diff --git a/tests/manual/draw-feature.html b/tests/manual/draw-feature.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8872b631ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/manual/draw-feature.html
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
+  <head>
+    <title>Draw Feature Acceptance Test</title>
+    <style type="text/css">
+    
+        body {
+            font-size: 0.8em;
+        }
+        p {
+            padding-top: 1em;
+        }
+        
+        .map {
+            margin: 1em;
+            float: left;
+            width: 256px;
+            height: 256px;
+        }
+
+    </style>
+
+    <script src="../../lib/OpenLayers.js"></script>
+    <script type="text/javascript">
+ 
+        var map1, map2;
+
+        function init(){
+            var wms, vector, ctrl;
+            var goodMaxRes = OpenLayers.Map.prototype.maxResolution;
+            var badMaxRes = 0.00000001;
+
+            map1 = new OpenLayers.Map('map1');
+            wms = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS( "OpenLayers WMS",
+                "http://labs.metacarta.com/wms/vmap0?", {layers: 'basic'});
+            vector = new OpenLayers.Layer.Vector("vector1");
+            map1.addLayers([wms, vector]);
+            ctrl = new OpenLayers.Control.DrawFeature(vector,
+                OpenLayers.Handler.Path);
+            map1.addControl(ctrl);
+            ctrl.activate();
+ 
+            map2 = new OpenLayers.Map('map2',
+                {maxResolution: badMaxRes});
+            wms = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS( "OpenLayers WMS",
+                "http://labs.metacarta.com/wms/vmap0?", {layers: 'basic'},
+                {maxResolution: goodMaxRes});
+            vector = new OpenLayers.Layer.Vector("vector2",
+                {maxResolution: goodMaxRes});
+            map2.addLayers([wms, vector]);
+            ctrl = new OpenLayers.Control.DrawFeature(vector,
+                OpenLayers.Handler.Path);
+            map2.addControl(ctrl);
+            ctrl.activate();
+
+            map1.setCenter(new OpenLayers.LonLat(0, 0), 3);
+            map2.setCenter(new OpenLayers.LonLat(0, 0), 3);
+        }
+
+    </script>
+  </head>
+  <body onload="init()">
+    <div id="map1" class="map"></div>
+    <p><b>Resolution properties set at the map level.</b></p>
+    <p>Points should draw as you draw lines. Click to start
+    drawing and double-click to draw the last point.</p>
+    <br style="clear: both;" />
+
+    <div id="map2" class="map"></div>
+    <p><b>Resolution properties set at the layer level.</b></p>
+    <p>Points should draw as you draw lines. Click to start
+    drawing and double-click to draw the last point.</p>
+  </body>
+</html>
