diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/formeditoritem.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/formeditoritem.cpp
index bc687ac3a21..946b96c0898 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/formeditoritem.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/formeditoritem.cpp
@@ -239,6 +239,9 @@ void FormEditorItem::paintBoundingRect(QPainter *painter) const
         || (QGraphicsItem::parentItem() == scene()->formLayerItem() && qFuzzyIsNull(m_borderWidth)))
           return;
 
+     if (boundingRect().width() < 8 || boundingRect().height() < 8)
+         return;
+
     QPen pen;
     pen.setJoinStyle(Qt::MiterJoin);
     pen.setStyle(Qt::DotLine);