diff --git a/src/libslic3r/Shape/TextShape.cpp b/src/libslic3r/Shape/TextShape.cpp
index 5da654d85..d68ad577c 100644
--- a/src/libslic3r/Shape/TextShape.cpp
+++ b/src/libslic3r/Shape/TextShape.cpp
@@ -241,6 +241,9 @@ static void MakeMesh(TopoDS_Shape& theSolid, TriangleMesh& theMesh)
 
 void load_text_shape(const char*text, const char* font, const float text_height, const float thickness, bool is_bold, bool is_italic, TextResult &text_result)
 {
+    if (thickness <= 0)
+        return;
+
     Handle(Font_FontMgr) aFontMgr = Font_FontMgr::GetInstance();
     if (aFontMgr->GetAvailableFonts().IsEmpty())
         aFontMgr->InitFontDataBase();
diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/Gizmos/GLGizmoText.cpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/Gizmos/GLGizmoText.cpp
index 744c740f0..17180990d 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/Gizmos/GLGizmoText.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/Gizmos/GLGizmoText.cpp
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ bool GLGizmoText::gizmo_event(SLAGizmoEventType action, const Vec2d &mouse_posit
             return true;
 
         Plater *plater = wxGetApp().plater();
-        if (!plater)
+        if (!plater || m_thickness <= 0)
             return true;
 
         ModelObject *model_object = selection.get_model()->objects[m_object_idx];