diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/IntermediateCanvas.js b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/IntermediateCanvas.js
index bdbaa82888..dd4149c7af 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/IntermediateCanvas.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/IntermediateCanvas.js
@@ -63,8 +63,10 @@ class IntermediateCanvasRenderer extends CanvasLayerRenderer {
       const dy = imageTransform[5];
       const dw = image.width * imageTransform[0];
       const dh = image.height * imageTransform[3];
-      context.drawImage(image, 0, 0, +image.width, +image.height,
-        Math.round(dx), Math.round(dy), Math.round(dw), Math.round(dh));
+      if (dw >= 0.5 && dh >= 0.5) {
+        context.drawImage(image, 0, 0, +image.width, +image.height,
+          Math.round(dx), Math.round(dy), Math.round(dw), Math.round(dh));
+      }
       context.globalAlpha = alpha;
 
       if (clipped) {
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/renderer/canvas/intermediatecanvas.test.js b/test/spec/ol/renderer/canvas/intermediatecanvas.test.js
index a4496cff34..37966bac88 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/renderer/canvas/intermediatecanvas.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/renderer/canvas/intermediatecanvas.test.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {create as createTransform} from '../../../../../src/ol/transform.js';
+import {create as createTransform, scale} from '../../../../../src/ol/transform.js';
 import ImageLayer from '../../../../../src/ol/layer/Image.js';
 import MapRenderer from '../../../../../src/ol/renderer/Map.js';
 import IntermediateCanvasRenderer from '../../../../../src/ol/renderer/canvas/IntermediateCanvas.js';
@@ -94,6 +94,17 @@ describe('ol.renderer.canvas.IntermediateCanvas', function() {
       expect(context.restore.callCount).to.be(0);
     });
 
+    it('does not draw image with width or height < 0.5', function() {
+      frameState.extent = [10, 20, 30, 40];
+      renderer.getImageTransform = function() {
+        return scale(createTransform(), 0.1, 0.1);
+      };
+
+      renderer.composeFrame(frameState, layerState, context);
+
+      expect(context.drawImage.notCalled).to.be(true);
+    });
+
   });
 
 });