diff -r a3783295a258 modules/graphics/src/main/java/javafx/scene/Parent.java
--- a/modules/graphics/src/main/java/javafx/scene/Parent.java	Fri Aug 29 09:48:22 2014 +0200
+++ b/modules/graphics/src/main/java/javafx/scene/Parent.java	Mon Sep 01 09:06:33 2014 +0200
@@ -1404,7 +1404,9 @@
             for (int i=0, max=children.size(); i<max; i++) {
                 final Node node = children.get(i);
                 if (node.isVisible()) {
+                    currentlyProcessedChild = node;
                     bounds = node.getTransformedBounds(bounds, tx);
+                    currentlyProcessedChild = null;
                     // if the bounds of the child are invalid, we don't want
                     // to use those in the remaining computations.
                     if (bounds.isEmpty()) continue;
@@ -1511,10 +1513,12 @@
             Node node = children.get(0);
             node.boundsChanged = false;
             if (node.isVisible()) {
+                currentlyProcessedChild = node;
                 cachedBounds = node.getTransformedBounds(
                                         cachedBounds,
                                         BaseTransform.IDENTITY_TRANSFORM);
                 top = left = bottom = right = near = far = node;
+                currentlyProcessedChild = null;
             } else {
                 cachedBounds.makeEmpty();
                 // no need to null edge nodes here, it was done in childExcluded
@@ -1585,8 +1589,10 @@
                 // assert node.isVisible();
                 node.boundsChanged = false;
                 --remainingDirtyNodes;
+                currentlyProcessedChild = node;
                 tmp = node.getTransformedBounds(
                                tmp, BaseTransform.IDENTITY_TRANSFORM);
+                currentlyProcessedChild = null;
                 if (!tmp.isEmpty()) {
                     float tmpx = tmp.getMinX();
                     float tmpy = tmp.getMinY();
@@ -1712,11 +1718,16 @@
         super.updateBounds();
     }
 
+    private Node currentlyProcessedChild;
+
     /**
      * Called by Node whenever its bounds have changed.
      */
     void childBoundsChanged(Node node) {
         // assert node.isVisible();
+        if (node == currentlyProcessedChild) {
+            return;
+        }
 
         cachedBoundsInvalid = true;