diff --git a/sdk/lib/framework/rendering/box.dart b/sdk/lib/framework/rendering/box.dart
index 100219477b9..f6bb40bf048 100644
--- a/sdk/lib/framework/rendering/box.dart
+++ b/sdk/lib/framework/rendering/box.dart
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ class BoxConstraints {
     double horizontal = edges.left + edges.right;
     double vertical = edges.top + edges.bottom;
     return new BoxConstraints(
-      minWidth: math.min(0.0, minWidth - horizontal),
+      minWidth: math.max(0.0, minWidth - horizontal),
       maxWidth: maxWidth - horizontal,
-      minHeight: math.min(0.0, minHeight - vertical),
+      minHeight: math.max(0.0, minHeight - vertical),
       maxHeight: maxHeight - vertical
     );
   }
diff --git a/tests/raw/padding_deflate-expected.txt b/tests/raw/padding_deflate-expected.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a6444cb469e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/raw/padding_deflate-expected.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+CONSOLE: unittest-suite-wait-for-done
+CONSOLE: TestView enabled
+CONSOLE: PASS: should not have a 0 sized colored Box
+CONSOLE: 
+CONSOLE: All 1 tests passed.
+CONSOLE: unittest-suite-success
+DONE
diff --git a/tests/raw/padding_deflate.dart b/tests/raw/padding_deflate.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ffda37cfaba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/raw/padding_deflate.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// Copyright 2015 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+import 'dart:sky' as sky;
+import '../resources/third_party/unittest/unittest.dart';
+import '../resources/unit.dart';
+import '../resources/display_list.dart';
+import 'package:sky/framework/rendering/box.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  initUnit();
+
+  test("should not have a 0 sized colored Box", () {
+    var coloredBox = new RenderDecoratedBox();
+    var paddingBox = new RenderPadding(padding: const EdgeDims.all(10.0),
+        child: coloredBox);
+    RenderBox root = new RenderDecoratedBox(
+      child: paddingBox
+    );
+    TestView renderView = new TestView(child: root);
+    renderView.layout(new ViewConstraints(width: sky.view.width, height: sky.view.height));
+    expect(coloredBox.size.width, equals(sky.view.width - 20));
+    expect(coloredBox.size.height, equals(sky.view.height - 20));
+  });
+}