diff --git a/voxygen/src/ui/ice/renderer/mod.rs b/voxygen/src/ui/ice/renderer/mod.rs
index aaa7d0cf98..83eb8f1320 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/ui/ice/renderer/mod.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/ui/ice/renderer/mod.rs
@@ -708,10 +708,17 @@ impl IcedRenderer {
                     }
                     .intersection(self.window_scissor);
 
-                    if intersection.is_valid() {
+                    if intersection.is_valid() && intersection.size().map(|s| s > 0).reduce_and() {
                         intersection
                     } else {
-                        Aabr::new_empty(Vec2::zero())
+                        // Create a aabr with width 1 and height 1, technically
+                        // it would be more correct to do it with 0,0 but that's
+                        // a validation error in wgpu so enjoy your funky pixel
+                        // in the top left of your screen
+                        Aabr {
+                            min: Vec2::zero(),
+                            max: Vec2::one(),
+                        }
                     }
                 };
                 // Not expecting this case: new_scissor == current_scissor
diff --git a/voxygen/src/ui/mod.rs b/voxygen/src/ui/mod.rs
index 415a83be6f..603cd80eb8 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/ui/mod.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/ui/mod.rs
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ impl Ui {
     pub fn handle_event(&mut self, event: Event) {
         match event.0 {
             Input::Resize(w, h) => {
-                if w > 1.0 && h > 1.0 {
+                if w > 0.0 && h > 0.0 {
                     self.window_resized = Some(Vec2::new(w, h))
                 }
             },
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ impl Ui {
                 }
                 .intersection(window_scissor);
 
-                if intersection.is_valid() {
+                if intersection.is_valid() && intersection.size().map(|s| s > 0).reduce_and() {
                     intersection
                 } else {
                     // TODO: What should we return here