diff --git a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/Mesh.java b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/Mesh.java
index 1f2c03d3c..7076b7fdc 100644
--- a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/Mesh.java
+++ b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/scene/Mesh.java
@@ -896,6 +896,10 @@ public class Mesh implements Savable, Cloneable {
                            BoundingVolume worldBound,
                            CollisionResults results){
 
+        if (getVertexCount() == 0) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+        
         if (collisionTree == null){
             createCollisionData();
         }