diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/effect/ParticleEmitter.java b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/effect/ParticleEmitter.java
index 1af2bf1d15..d5c0b9d752 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/effect/ParticleEmitter.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/effect/ParticleEmitter.java
@@ -1101,9 +1101,12 @@ private void updateParticleState(float tpf) {
 
         lastPos.set(getWorldTranslation());
 
-        BoundingBox bbox = (BoundingBox) this.getMesh().getBound();
-        bbox.setMinMax(min, max);
-        this.setBoundRefresh();
+        //This check avoids a NaN bounds when all the particles are dead during the first update.
+        if (!min.equals(Vector3f.POSITIVE_INFINITY) && !max.equals(Vector3f.NEGATIVE_INFINITY)) {
+            BoundingBox bbox = (BoundingBox) this.getMesh().getBound();
+            bbox.setMinMax(min, max);
+            this.setBoundRefresh();
+        }
 
         vars.release();
     }