diff --git a/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_CoreGraphicsContext_mac.mm b/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_CoreGraphicsContext_mac.mm
index 1caaf7e7b2..aa18f90ac1 100644
--- a/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_CoreGraphicsContext_mac.mm
+++ b/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_CoreGraphicsContext_mac.mm
@@ -867,6 +867,10 @@ void CoreGraphicsContext::drawGlyphs (Span<const uint16_t> glyphs,
         Path p;
         auto& f = state->font;
         f.getTypefacePtr()->getOutlineForGlyph (f.getMetricsKind(), glyph, p);
+
+        if (p.isEmpty())
+            continue;
+
         const auto scale = f.getHeight();
         fillPath (p, AffineTransform::scale (scale * f.getHorizontalScale(), scale).translated (positions[index]).followedBy (transform));
     }