diff --git a/src/item/Item.js b/src/item/Item.js
index 508caaf1..8ae693bb 100644
--- a/src/item/Item.js
+++ b/src/item/Item.js
@@ -1049,13 +1049,15 @@ function(name) {
 	 */
 	hitTest: function(point, options) {
 		options = HitResult.getOptions(point, options);
-		point = options.point = this._matrix._inverseTransform(options.point);
 		// Check if the point is withing roughBounds + tolerance, but only if
 		// this item does not have children, since we'd have to travel up the
 		// chain already to determine the rough bounds.
 		if (!this._children && !this.getRoughBounds()
-				.expand(options.tolerance)._containsPoint(point))
+				.expand(options.tolerance)._containsPoint(options.point))
 			return null;
+		// Transform point to local coordinates but use untransformed point
+		// for bounds check above.
+		point = options.point = this._matrix._inverseTransform(options.point);
 		if ((options.center || options.bounds) &&
 				// Ignore top level layers:
 				!(this instanceof Layer && !this._parent)) {