diff --git a/src/style/Style.js b/src/style/Style.js
index b863e3bb..1668bb5f 100644
--- a/src/style/Style.js
+++ b/src/style/Style.js
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ var Style = Base.extend({
 					var children = this._getChildren();
 					// Clone color objects since they reference their owner
 					value = isColor ? Color.read(arguments, 0, 0, true) : value;
-					if (children) {
+					if (children && children.length > 0) {
 						for (var i = 0, l = children.length; i < l; i++)
 							children[i][styleKey][set](value);
 					} else {
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ var Style = Base.extend({
 						style;
 					// If this item has children, walk through all of them and
 					// see if they all have the same style.
-					if (!children)
+					if (!children || children.length === 0)
 						return this['_' + key];
 					for (var i = 0, l = children.length; i < l; i++) {
 						var childStyle = children[i][styleKey][get]();