diff --git a/src/declarativeimports/core/framesvgitem.cpp b/src/declarativeimports/core/framesvgitem.cpp
--- a/src/declarativeimports/core/framesvgitem.cpp
+++ b/src/declarativeimports/core/framesvgitem.cpp
@@ -145,11 +145,15 @@
 
             //if tiling horizontally
             if (m_border == FrameSvg::TopBorder || m_border == FrameSvg::BottomBorder || m_border == FrameSvg::NoBorder) {
-                textureRect.setWidth(nodeRect.width() / m_elementNativeSize.width());
+                // integer value, for full sample copies, stretching as needed
+                // cmp. CSS3's border-image-repeat: "round"
+                textureRect.setWidth(qMax(1, nodeRect.width() / m_elementNativeSize.width()));
             }
             //if tiling vertically
             if (m_border == FrameSvg::LeftBorder || m_border == FrameSvg::RightBorder || m_border == FrameSvg::NoBorder) {
-                textureRect.setHeight(nodeRect.height() / m_elementNativeSize.height());
+                // integer value, for full sample copies, stretching as needed
+                // cmp. CSS3's border-image-repeat: "round"
+                textureRect.setHeight(qMax(1, nodeRect.height() / m_elementNativeSize.height()));
             }
         } else if (m_fitMode == Stretch) {
             QString prefix = m_frameSvg->frameSvg()->actualPrefix();