diff --git a/React/Views/RCTView.m b/React/Views/RCTView.m
index 41d780c3086d8f..86139ef8b97a99 100644
--- a/React/Views/RCTView.m
+++ b/React/Views/RCTView.m
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ - (UIView *)react_findClipView
     if (testView.clipsToBounds) {
       if (clipView) {
         CGRect testRect = [clipView convertRect:clipRect toView:testView];
-        if (!CGRectContainsRect(testView.bounds, testRect)) {
+        if (!CGRectContainsRect(testView.bounds, testRect) && !CGRectIsEmpty(CGRectIntersection(testView.bounds, testRect))) {
           clipView = testView;
           clipRect = CGRectIntersection(testView.bounds, testRect);
         }