diff -r 1228c1be380f modules/graphics/src/main/java/com/sun/javafx/font/directwrite/DWGlyph.java
--- a/modules/graphics/src/main/java/com/sun/javafx/font/directwrite/DWGlyph.java	Mon Sep 16 18:40:30 2013 +0200
+++ b/modules/graphics/src/main/java/com/sun/javafx/font/directwrite/DWGlyph.java	Tue Sep 17 09:06:37 2013 -0700
@@ -97,13 +97,15 @@
         int textureType = OS.DWRITE_TEXTURE_CLEARTYPE_3x1;
         IDWriteGlyphRunAnalysis runAnalysis = createAnalysis(0, 0);
         rect = runAnalysis.GetAlphaTextureBounds(textureType);
-        if ((rect.right - rect.left == 0) ||
-             (rect.bottom - rect.top == 0)) {
+        if (rect == null || rect.right - rect.left == 0 || rect.bottom - rect.top == 0) {
             /* Check for both texture types due to some limitations with
              * IDWriteGlyphRunAnalysis. See RT-31587.
              */
             rect = runAnalysis.GetAlphaTextureBounds(OS.DWRITE_TEXTURE_ALIASED_1x1);
         }
+        if (rect == null) {
+            rect = new RECT();
+        }
         runAnalysis.Release();
     }