diff --git a/src/highlight/__tests__/highlightUtil-test.ts b/src/highlight/__tests__/highlightUtil-test.ts
index 21acfb5a1..575065514 100644
--- a/src/highlight/__tests__/highlightUtil-test.ts
+++ b/src/highlight/__tests__/highlightUtil-test.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,20 @@ const shape4: Shape = {
     y: -4,
 };
 
+const noWidthShape: Shape = {
+    height: 10,
+    width: 0,
+    x: 10,
+    y: 10,
+};
+
+const noHeightShape: Shape = {
+    height: 0,
+    width: 10,
+    x: 10,
+    y: 10,
+};
+
 describe('highlightUtil', () => {
     describe('getBoundingRect()', () => {
         test('should be the same rect for a single shape', () => {
@@ -59,6 +73,15 @@ describe('highlightUtil', () => {
                 y: -4,
             });
         });
+
+        test('should get the bounding rect for multiple shapes, excluding 0 width and height values', () => {
+            expect(getBoundingRect([shape3, shape4, noWidthShape, noHeightShape])).toEqual({
+                height: 3,
+                width: 4,
+                x: -2,
+                y: -4,
+            });
+        });
     });
 
     describe('centerHighlight()', () => {
diff --git a/src/highlight/highlightUtil.ts b/src/highlight/highlightUtil.ts
index d6f59cb89..11f92aea2 100644
--- a/src/highlight/highlightUtil.ts
+++ b/src/highlight/highlightUtil.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ export const getBoundingRect = (shapes: Shape[]): Shape => {
         const x2 = x + width;
         const y2 = y + height;
 
+        // Ignore empty rects with a width or height of 0
+        if (width === 0 || height === 0) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (x < minX) {
             minX = x;
         }