diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer.js
index 66deac36da..6e823feb1e 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer.js
@@ -165,10 +165,13 @@ OpenLayers.Renderer = OpenLayers.Class({
             style = feature.style;
         }
         if (feature.geometry) {
-            if (!feature.geometry.getBounds().intersectsBounds(this.extent)) {
-                style = {display: "none"};
+            var bounds = feature.geometry.getBounds();
+            if(bounds) {
+                if (!bounds.intersectsBounds(this.extent)) {
+                    style = {display: "none"};
+                }
+                return this.drawGeometry(feature.geometry, style, feature.id);
             }
-            return this.drawGeometry(feature.geometry, style, feature.id);
         }
     },