diff --git a/crates/bevy_ui/src/widget/label.rs b/crates/bevy_ui/src/widget/label.rs
index c8b2826dbb..94d8cc8f4c 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ui/src/widget/label.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ui/src/widget/label.rs
@@ -32,12 +32,16 @@ impl Label {
         rect: Com<Rect>,
         color_material_handle: Com<Handle<ColorMaterial>>,
     ) {
+        // ensure the texture is at least 1x1
+        let width = rect.size.x().max(1.0);
+        let height = rect.size.y().max(1.0);
+
         if let Some(font) = fonts.get(&label.font) {
             let texture = font.render_text(
                 &label.text,
                 label.color,
-                rect.size.x() as usize,
-                rect.size.y() as usize,
+                width as usize,
+                height as usize,
             );
 
             let material = color_materials.get_or_insert_with(*color_material_handle, || ColorMaterial::from(Handle::<Texture>::new()));
diff --git a/examples/ui/ui.rs b/examples/ui/ui.rs
index d7e8ff6bf9..85944484e1 100644
--- a/examples/ui/ui.rs
+++ b/examples/ui/ui.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ fn main() {
 
 fn setup(
     command_buffer: &mut CommandBuffer,
+    asset_server: Res<AssetServer>,
     mut textures: ResMut<Assets<Texture>>,
     mut materials: ResMut<Assets<ColorMaterial>>,
 ) {
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@ fn setup(
     let texture = Texture::load(TextureType::Png(
         "assets/branding/bevy_logo_dark_big.png".to_string(),
     ));
+
+    let font_handle = asset_server.load("assets/fonts/FiraSans-Bold.ttf").unwrap();
     let aspect = texture.aspect();
     let texture_handle = textures.add(texture);
 
@@ -66,6 +69,21 @@ fn setup(
             material: materials.add(Color::rgb(0.02, 0.02, 0.02).into()),
             ..Default::default()
         })
+        .add_children(|builder| {
+            builder.add_entity(LabelEntity {
+                node: Node::new(
+                    math::vec2(0.0, 0.0),
+                    Anchors::TOP_LEFT,
+                    Margins::new(10.0, 200.0, 40.0, 10.0),
+                ),
+                label: Label {
+                    text: "Text Label".to_string(),
+                    font: font_handle,
+                    ..Default::default()
+                },
+                ..Default::default()
+            })
+        })
         // right vertical fill
         .add_entity(UiEntity {
             node: Node::new(