diff --git a/src/path/Path.js b/src/path/Path.js
index 4d8a97ae..23e0e215 100644
--- a/src/path/Path.js
+++ b/src/path/Path.js
@@ -1182,7 +1182,7 @@ var Path = this.Path = PathItem.extend(/** @lends Path# */{
 
 	contains: function(point, matrix) {
 		point = Point.read(arguments);
-		if (!this._closed || !this.getBounds(matrix).contains(point))
+		if (!this._closed || !this.getRoughBounds(matrix).contains(point))
 			return false;
 		// Use the crossing number algorithm, by counting the crossings of the
 		// beam in right y-direction with the shape, and see if it's an odd