diff --git a/platform/features/plot/src/SubPlot.js b/platform/features/plot/src/SubPlot.js
index 18ea559d40..450e71f5a7 100644
--- a/platform/features/plot/src/SubPlot.js
+++ b/platform/features/plot/src/SubPlot.js
@@ -151,11 +151,14 @@ define(
                         Math.max(a[1], b[1]) - origin[1]
                     ];
 
-                // Push the new state onto the pan-zoom stack
-                panZoomStack.pushPanZoom(origin, dimensions);
+                // Proceed with zoom if zoom dimensions are non zeros
+                if (!(dimensions[0] === 0 && dimensions[1] === 0)) {
+                    // Push the new state onto the pan-zoom stack
+                    panZoomStack.pushPanZoom(origin, dimensions);
 
-                // Make sure tick marks reflect new bounds
-                updateTicks();
+                    // Make sure tick marks reflect new bounds
+                    updateTicks();
+                }
             }
 
             // Start with the right initial drawing bounds,
diff --git a/platform/features/plot/test/SubPlotSpec.js b/platform/features/plot/test/SubPlotSpec.js
index 4eb9b6342b..47fe7c7ff4 100644
--- a/platform/features/plot/test/SubPlotSpec.js
+++ b/platform/features/plot/test/SubPlotSpec.js
@@ -136,6 +136,30 @@ define(
                 );
             });
 
+            it("disallows marquee zoom when start and end Marquee is at the same position", function () {
+                expect(mockPanZoomStack.pushPanZoom).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+                // Simulate a marquee zoom. Note that the mockElement
+                // is 100 by 100 and starts at 10,20
+                subplot.startMarquee({
+                    target: mockElement,
+                    clientX: 60,
+                    clientY: 45
+                });
+                subplot.hover({
+                    target: mockElement,
+                    clientX: 75,
+                    clientY: 85
+                });
+                subplot.endMarquee({
+                    target: mockElement,
+                    clientX: 60,
+                    clientY: 45
+                });
+
+                expect(mockPanZoomStack.pushPanZoom).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+            });
+
             it("provides access to a drawable object", function () {
                 expect(typeof subplot.getDrawingObject()).toEqual('object');
             });