diff --git a/src/item/Item.js b/src/item/Item.js
index 6ec1591b..b50c91e6 100644
--- a/src/item/Item.js
+++ b/src/item/Item.js
@@ -2371,6 +2371,23 @@ function(name) {
 	 * the specified type}
 	 */
 
+	/**
+	 * Private method that sets Path related styles on the canvas context.
+	 * Not defined in Path as it is required by other classes too,
+	 * e.g. PointText.
+	 */
+	_setStyles: function(ctx) {
+		var style = this._style,
+			width = style.getStrokeWidth(),
+			join = style.getStrokeJoin(),
+			cap = style.getStrokeCap(),
+			limit = style.getMiterLimit();
+		if (width != null) ctx.lineWidth = width;
+		if (join) ctx.lineJoin = join;
+		if (cap) ctx.lineCap = cap;
+		if (limit) ctx.miterLimit = limit;
+	},
+
 	statics: {
 		drawSelectedBounds: function(bounds, ctx, matrix) {
 			var coords = matrix._transformCorners(bounds);
diff --git a/src/path/Path.js b/src/path/Path.js
index fd760f79..89e3e928 100644
--- a/src/path/Path.js
+++ b/src/path/Path.js
@@ -1386,18 +1386,6 @@ var Path = this.Path = PathItem.extend(/** @lends Path# */{
 	}
 
 	return {
-		_setStyles: function(ctx) {
-			var style = this._style,
-				width = style.getStrokeWidth(),
-				join = style.getStrokeJoin(),
-				cap = style.getStrokeCap(),
-				limit = style.getMiterLimit();
-			if (width != null) ctx.lineWidth = width;
-			if (join) ctx.lineJoin = join;
-			if (cap) ctx.lineCap = cap;
-			if (limit) ctx.miterLimit = limit;
-		},
-
 		draw: function(ctx, param) {
 			if (!param.compound)
 				ctx.beginPath();