diff --git a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hslf/model/Picture.java b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hslf/model/Picture.java
index f1b9b3a4df..3be79efbd1 100644
--- a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hslf/model/Picture.java
+++ b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hslf/model/Picture.java
@@ -122,12 +122,19 @@ public class Picture extends SimpleShape {
     public void setDefaultSize(){
         PictureData pict = getPictureData();
         if (pict  instanceof Bitmap){
+            BufferedImage img = null;
             try {
-                BufferedImage img = ImageIO.read(new ByteArrayInputStream(pict.getData()));
-                if(img != null) setAnchor(new java.awt.Rectangle(0, 0, img.getWidth(), img.getHeight()));
-                else setAnchor(new java.awt.Rectangle(0, 0, 200, 200));
-            } catch (IOException e){
-                ;
+               	img = ImageIO.read(new ByteArrayInputStream(pict.getData()));
+            } 
+            catch (IOException e){}
+        	catch (NegativeArraySizeException ne) {}
+        	
+            if(img != null) {
+            	// Valid image, set anchor from it
+            	setAnchor(new java.awt.Rectangle(0, 0, img.getWidth(), img.getHeight()));
+            } else {
+            	// Invalid image, go with the default metafile size
+            	setAnchor(new java.awt.Rectangle(0, 0, 200, 200));
             }
         } else {
             //default size of a metafile picture is 200x200 
diff --git a/src/scratchpad/testcases/org/apache/poi/hslf/usermodel/TestPictures.java b/src/scratchpad/testcases/org/apache/poi/hslf/usermodel/TestPictures.java
index 6767a299b0..91f4f1f509 100644
--- a/src/scratchpad/testcases/org/apache/poi/hslf/usermodel/TestPictures.java
+++ b/src/scratchpad/testcases/org/apache/poi/hslf/usermodel/TestPictures.java
@@ -257,6 +257,11 @@ public class TestPictures extends TestCase{
 
         Slide slide = ppt.createSlide();
         File img = new File(cwd, "sci_cec.dib");
+        
+        // Check we can read the test DIB image
+        assertTrue(img.exists());
+        
+        // Add the image
         int idx = ppt.addPicture(img, Picture.DIB);
         Picture pict = new Picture(idx);
         assertEquals(idx, pict.getPictureIndex());