1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/sway/sway_text_node.c b/sway/sway_text_node.c
index 5eba53ba..4b7ee999 100644
--- a/sway/sway_text_node.c
+++ b/sway/sway_text_node.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ struct text_buffer {
 
 static int get_text_width(struct sway_text_node *props) {
         int width = props->width;
-        if (props->max_width) {
+        if (props->max_width >= 0) {
                 width = MIN(width, props->max_width);
         }
         return MAX(width, 0);
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ static void render_backing_buffer(struct text_buffer *buffer) {
                 return;
         }
 
+        if (buffer->props.max_width == 0) {
+                wlr_scene_buffer_set_buffer(buffer->buffer_node, NULL);
+                return;
+        }
+
         float scale = buffer->scale;
         int width = ceil(buffer->props.width * scale);
         int height = ceil(buffer->props.height * scale);
@@ -236,6 +241,7 @@ struct sway_text_node *sway_text_node_create(struct wlr_scene_tree *parent,
 
         buffer->buffer_node = node;
         buffer->props.node = &node->node;
+        buffer->props.max_width = -1;
         buffer->text = strdup(text);
         if (!buffer->text) {
                 free(buffer);