diff --git a/autotests/wayland/CMakeLists.txt b/autotests/wayland/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/autotests/wayland/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/autotests/wayland/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -125,3 +125,12 @@
 target_link_libraries( testTransientPlacmenet kwin Qt5::Test)
 add_test(kwin-testTransientPlacmenet testTransientPlacmenet)
 ecm_mark_as_test(testTransientPlacmenet)
+
+########################################################
+# Dont Crash Empty Deco Test
+########################################################
+set( testDontCrashEmptyDeco_SRCS dont_crash_empty_deco.cpp kwin_wayland_test.cpp )
+add_executable(testDontCrashEmptyDeco ${testDontCrashEmptyDeco_SRCS})
+target_link_libraries( testDontCrashEmptyDeco kwin Qt5::Test)
+add_test(kwin-testDontCrashEmptyDeco testDontCrashEmptyDeco)
+ecm_mark_as_test(testDontCrashEmptyDeco)
diff --git a/autotests/wayland/dont_crash_empty_deco.cpp b/autotests/wayland/dont_crash_empty_deco.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/autotests/wayland/dont_crash_empty_deco.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,221 @@
+/********************************************************************
+KWin - the KDE window manager
+This file is part of the KDE project.
+
+Copyright (C) 2016 Martin Gräßlin <mgraesslin@kde.org>
+
+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*********************************************************************/
+#include "kwin_wayland_test.h"
+#include "abstract_backend.h"
+#include "client.h"
+#include "cursor.h"
+#include "screenedge.h"
+#include "screens.h"
+#include "wayland_server.h"
+#include "workspace.h"
+#include "shell_client.h"
+#include <kwineffects.h>
+
+#include <KWayland/Client/connection_thread.h>
+#include <KWayland/Client/compositor.h>
+#include <KWayland/Client/event_queue.h>
+#include <KWayland/Client/registry.h>
+#include <KWayland/Client/pointer.h>
+#include <KWayland/Client/server_decoration.h>
+#include <KWayland/Client/shell.h>
+#include <KWayland/Client/seat.h>
+#include <KWayland/Client/shm_pool.h>
+#include <KWayland/Client/surface.h>
+
+#include <KDecoration2/Decoration>
+
+#include <linux/input.h>
+
+namespace KWin
+{
+
+static const QString s_socketName = QStringLiteral("wayland_test_kwin_dont_crash_empty_decoration-0");
+
+class DontCrashEmptyDecorationTest : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+private Q_SLOTS:
+    void initTestCase();
+    void init();
+    void cleanup();
+    void testBug361551();
+
+private:
+    KWayland::Client::ConnectionThread *m_connection = nullptr;
+    KWayland::Client::Compositor *m_compositor = nullptr;
+    KWayland::Client::ServerSideDecorationManager *m_deco = nullptr;
+    KWayland::Client::Seat *m_seat = nullptr;
+    KWayland::Client::ShmPool *m_shm = nullptr;
+    KWayland::Client::Shell *m_shell = nullptr;
+    KWayland::Client::EventQueue *m_queue = nullptr;
+    QThread *m_thread = nullptr;
+};
+
+void DontCrashEmptyDecorationTest::initTestCase()
+{
+    qRegisterMetaType<KWin::ShellClient*>();
+    qRegisterMetaType<KWin::AbstractClient*>();
+    QSignalSpy workspaceCreatedSpy(kwinApp(), &Application::workspaceCreated);
+    QVERIFY(workspaceCreatedSpy.isValid());
+    waylandServer()->backend()->setInitialWindowSize(QSize(1280, 1024));
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(waylandServer()->backend(), "setOutputCount", Qt::DirectConnection, Q_ARG(int, 2));
+    waylandServer()->init(s_socketName.toLocal8Bit());
+
+    // this test needs to enforce OpenGL compositing to get into the crashy condition
+    qputenv("KWIN_COMPOSE", QByteArrayLiteral("O2"));
+    kwinApp()->start();
+    QVERIFY(workspaceCreatedSpy.wait());
+    QCOMPARE(screens()->count(), 2);
+    QCOMPARE(screens()->geometry(0), QRect(0, 0, 1280, 1024));
+    QCOMPARE(screens()->geometry(1), QRect(1280, 0, 1280, 1024));
+    setenv("QT_QPA_PLATFORM", "wayland", true);
+    waylandServer()->initWorkspace();
+}
+
+void DontCrashEmptyDecorationTest::init()
+{
+    using namespace KWayland::Client;
+    // setup connection
+    m_connection = new ConnectionThread;
+    QSignalSpy connectedSpy(m_connection, &ConnectionThread::connected);
+    QVERIFY(connectedSpy.isValid());
+    m_connection->setSocketName(s_socketName);
+
+    m_thread = new QThread(this);
+    m_connection->moveToThread(m_thread);
+    m_thread->start();
+
+    m_connection->initConnection();
+    QVERIFY(connectedSpy.wait());
+
+    m_queue = new EventQueue(this);
+    QVERIFY(!m_queue->isValid());
+    m_queue->setup(m_connection);
+    QVERIFY(m_queue->isValid());
+
+    Registry registry;
+    registry.setEventQueue(m_queue);
+    QSignalSpy compositorSpy(&registry, &Registry::compositorAnnounced);
+    QSignalSpy shmSpy(&registry, &Registry::shmAnnounced);
+    QSignalSpy shellSpy(&registry, &Registry::shellAnnounced);
+    QSignalSpy seatSpy(&registry, &Registry::seatAnnounced);
+    QSignalSpy decorationSpy(&registry, &Registry::serverSideDecorationManagerAnnounced);
+    QSignalSpy allAnnounced(&registry, &Registry::interfacesAnnounced);
+    QVERIFY(allAnnounced.isValid());
+    QVERIFY(shmSpy.isValid());
+    QVERIFY(shellSpy.isValid());
+    QVERIFY(compositorSpy.isValid());
+    QVERIFY(seatSpy.isValid());
+    QVERIFY(decorationSpy.isValid());
+    registry.create(m_connection->display());
+    QVERIFY(registry.isValid());
+    registry.setup();
+    QVERIFY(allAnnounced.wait());
+    QVERIFY(!compositorSpy.isEmpty());
+    QVERIFY(!shmSpy.isEmpty());
+    QVERIFY(!shellSpy.isEmpty());
+    QVERIFY(!seatSpy.isEmpty());
+    QVERIFY(!decorationSpy.isEmpty());
+
+    m_compositor = registry.createCompositor(compositorSpy.first().first().value<quint32>(), compositorSpy.first().last().value<quint32>(), this);
+    QVERIFY(m_compositor->isValid());
+    m_shm = registry.createShmPool(shmSpy.first().first().value<quint32>(), shmSpy.first().last().value<quint32>(), this);
+    QVERIFY(m_shm->isValid());
+    m_shell = registry.createShell(shellSpy.first().first().value<quint32>(), shellSpy.first().last().value<quint32>(), this);
+    QVERIFY(m_shell->isValid());
+    m_seat = registry.createSeat(seatSpy.first().first().value<quint32>(), seatSpy.first().last().value<quint32>(), this);
+    QVERIFY(m_seat->isValid());
+    m_deco = registry.createServerSideDecorationManager(decorationSpy.first().first().value<quint32>(), decorationSpy.first().last().value<quint32>());
+    QVERIFY(m_deco->isValid());
+    QSignalSpy hasPointerSpy(m_seat, &Seat::hasPointerChanged);
+    QVERIFY(hasPointerSpy.isValid());
+    QVERIFY(hasPointerSpy.wait());
+
+    screens()->setCurrent(0);
+    Cursor::setPos(QPoint(640, 512));
+}
+
+void DontCrashEmptyDecorationTest::cleanup()
+{
+    delete m_compositor;
+    m_compositor = nullptr;
+    delete m_deco;
+    m_deco = nullptr;
+    delete m_seat;
+    m_seat = nullptr;
+    delete m_shm;
+    m_shm = nullptr;
+    delete m_shell;
+    m_shell = nullptr;
+    delete m_queue;
+    m_queue = nullptr;
+    if (m_thread) {
+        m_connection->deleteLater();
+        m_thread->quit();
+        m_thread->wait();
+        delete m_thread;
+        m_thread = nullptr;
+        m_connection = nullptr;
+    }
+}
+
+void DontCrashEmptyDecorationTest::testBug361551()
+{
+    // this test verifies that resizing an X11 window to an invalid size does not result in crash on unmap
+    // when the DecorationRenderer gets copied to the Deleted
+    // there a repaint is scheduled and the resulting texture is invalid if the window size is invalid
+
+    // create an xcb window
+    xcb_connection_t *c = xcb_connect(nullptr, nullptr);
+    QVERIFY(!xcb_connection_has_error(c));
+
+    xcb_window_t w = xcb_generate_id(c);
+    xcb_create_window(c, XCB_COPY_FROM_PARENT, w, rootWindow(), 0, 0, 10, 10, 0, XCB_WINDOW_CLASS_INPUT_OUTPUT, XCB_COPY_FROM_PARENT, 0, nullptr);
+    xcb_map_window(c, w);
+    xcb_flush(c);
+
+    // we should get a client for it
+    QSignalSpy windowCreatedSpy(workspace(), &Workspace::clientAdded);
+    QVERIFY(windowCreatedSpy.isValid());
+    QVERIFY(windowCreatedSpy.wait());
+    Client *client = windowCreatedSpy.first().first().value<Client*>();
+    QVERIFY(client);
+    QCOMPARE(client->window(), w);
+    QVERIFY(client->isDecorated());
+
+    // let's set a stupid geometry
+    client->setGeometry(0, 0, 0, 0);
+    QCOMPARE(client->geometry(), QRect(0, 0, 0, 0));
+
+    // and destroy the window again
+    xcb_unmap_window(c, w);
+    xcb_destroy_window(c, w);
+    xcb_flush(c);
+    xcb_disconnect(c);
+
+    QSignalSpy windowClosedSpy(client, &Client::windowClosed);
+    QVERIFY(windowClosedSpy.isValid());
+    QVERIFY(windowClosedSpy.wait());
+}
+
+}
+
+WAYLANDTEST_MAIN(KWin::DontCrashEmptyDecorationTest)
+#include "dont_crash_empty_deco.moc"
diff --git a/client.h b/client.h
--- a/client.h
+++ b/client.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     InputIdMatch
 };
 
-class Client
+class KWIN_EXPORT Client
     : public AbstractClient
 {
     Q_OBJECT
diff --git a/scene_opengl.cpp b/scene_opengl.cpp
--- a/scene_opengl.cpp
+++ b/scene_opengl.cpp
@@ -2451,6 +2451,11 @@
         resetImageSizesDirty();
     }
 
+    if (!m_texture) {
+        // for invalid sizes we get no texture, see BUG 361551
+        return;
+    }
+
     QRect left, top, right, bottom;
     client()->client()->layoutDecorationRects(left, top, right, bottom);