diff --git a/src/views/panel.rs b/src/views/panel.rs
index 8b1b1f1..64a11dd 100644
--- a/src/views/panel.rs
+++ b/src/views/panel.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,13 @@ impl<V: View> ViewWrapper for Panel<V> {
 
     fn wrap_required_size(&mut self, req: Vec2) -> Vec2 {
         // TODO: make borders conditional?
-        self.view.required_size(req - (2, 2)) + (2, 2)
+        let req = if Vec2::new(2, 2).fits_in(req) {
+            req - (2, 2)
+        } else {
+            Vec2::zero()
+        };
+
+        self.view.required_size(req) + (2, 2)
     }
 
     fn wrap_draw(&self, printer: &Printer) {