diff --git a/core/generator.h b/core/generator.h
index a5a971b6c..3cf40c2f2 100644
--- a/core/generator.h
+++ b/core/generator.h
@@ -358,7 +358,8 @@ class OKULAR_EXPORT Generator : public QObject
             InvalidPrinterStatePrintError,
             UnableToFindFilePrintError,
             NoFileToPrintError,
-            NoBinaryToPrintError
+            NoBinaryToPrintError,
+            InvalidPageSizePrintError ///< @since 0.18.2 (KDE 4.12.2)
         };
         
         /**
diff --git a/generators/poppler/generator_pdf.cpp b/generators/poppler/generator_pdf.cpp
index 1a44523a1..839a32414 100644
--- a/generators/poppler/generator_pdf.cpp
+++ b/generators/poppler/generator_pdf.cpp
@@ -1116,6 +1116,13 @@ bool PDFGenerator::print( QPrinter& printer )
     int width = printer.width();
     int height = printer.height();
 #endif
+
+    if (width <= 0 || height <= 0)
+    {
+        lastPrintError = InvalidPageSizePrintError;
+        return false;
+    }
+
     // Create the tempfile to send to FilePrinter, which will manage the deletion
     KTemporaryFile tf;
     tf.setSuffix( ".ps" );