diff --git a/src/tools/UBGraphicsProtractor.cpp b/src/tools/UBGraphicsProtractor.cpp
index 85ef4b93..39f28d48 100644
--- a/src/tools/UBGraphicsProtractor.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/UBGraphicsProtractor.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 
 
 const QRectF UBGraphicsProtractor::sDefaultRect = QRectF(-250, -250, 500, 500);
+const qreal UBGraphicsProtractor::minRadius = 70;
 
 UBGraphicsProtractor::UBGraphicsProtractor()
         : QGraphicsEllipseItem(sDefaultRect)
@@ -213,11 +214,13 @@ void UBGraphicsProtractor::mouseMoveEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent *event)
 
 
     case Resize :
-        prepareGeometryChange();
-        setTransform(QTransform::fromTranslate(rect().center().x(), rect().center().y()), true);
-        setTransform(QTransform::fromScale(scaleFactor, scaleFactor), true);
-        setTransform(QTransform::fromTranslate(-rect().center().x(), -rect().center().y()), true);
-        mScaleFactor *= scaleFactor;
+        if (radius() * mScaleFactor * scaleFactor > minRadius) {
+            prepareGeometryChange();
+            setTransform(QTransform::fromTranslate(rect().center().x(), rect().center().y()), true);
+            setTransform(QTransform::fromScale(scaleFactor, scaleFactor), true);
+            setTransform(QTransform::fromTranslate(-rect().center().x(), -rect().center().y()), true);
+            mScaleFactor *= scaleFactor;
+        }
         break;
 
     case MoveMarker :
diff --git a/src/tools/UBGraphicsProtractor.h b/src/tools/UBGraphicsProtractor.h
index 74f68155..42dd591f 100644
--- a/src/tools/UBGraphicsProtractor.h
+++ b/src/tools/UBGraphicsProtractor.h
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ class UBGraphicsProtractor : public UBAbstractDrawRuler, public QGraphicsEllipse
         QGraphicsSvgItem* mRotateSvgItem;
 
         static const QRectF sDefaultRect;
+        static const qreal minRadius;
 
         virtual void rotateAroundCenter(qreal angle);
         virtual QPointF    rotationCenter() const;