diff --git a/ext/pango/gstbasetextoverlay.c b/ext/pango/gstbasetextoverlay.c
index 7d1f05e8c6..0bcbba0c60 100644
--- a/ext/pango/gstbasetextoverlay.c
+++ b/ext/pango/gstbasetextoverlay.c
@@ -1349,7 +1349,7 @@ gst_base_text_overlay_get_pos (GstBaseTextOverlay * overlay,
   gint width, height;
   GstBaseTextOverlayVAlign valign;
   GstBaseTextOverlayHAlign halign;
-
+  *ypos = 0;
   width = overlay->image_width;
   height = overlay->image_height;
 
@@ -1378,8 +1378,9 @@ gst_base_text_overlay_get_pos (GstBaseTextOverlay * overlay,
       *xpos = 0;
   }
   *xpos += overlay->deltax;
-  if (*xpos > overlay->width) {
+  if (*xpos > overlay->width || *xpos < 0) {
     /* Clip text if out of frame */
+    *xpos = 0;
     overlay->silent = TRUE;
   } else {
     if (overlay->use_vertical_render)
@@ -1409,8 +1410,9 @@ gst_base_text_overlay_get_pos (GstBaseTextOverlay * overlay,
         break;
     }
     *ypos += overlay->deltay;
-    if (*ypos > overlay->height) {
+    if (*ypos > overlay->height || *ypos < 0) {
       /* Clip text if out of frame */
+      *ypos = 0;
       overlay->silent = TRUE;
     }
   }