diff --git a/src/shapes/rect.class.js b/src/shapes/rect.class.js
index d051c89d1a8..c4550cee02e 100644
--- a/src/shapes/rect.class.js
+++ b/src/shapes/rect.class.js
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@
 
     parsedAttributes.left = parsedAttributes.left || 0;
     parsedAttributes.top  = parsedAttributes.top  || 0;
+    parsedAttributes.height  = parsedAttributes.height || 0;
+    parsedAttributes.width  = parsedAttributes.width || 0;
     var rect = new fabric.Rect(extend((options ? fabric.util.object.clone(options) : { }), parsedAttributes));
     rect.visible = rect.visible && rect.width > 0 && rect.height > 0;
     callback(rect);