diff --git a/editor/svgutils.js b/editor/svgutils.js
index 7105c583..d32b8845 100644
--- a/editor/svgutils.js
+++ b/editor/svgutils.js
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ svgedit.utilities.getBBox = function(elem) {
 			ret = groupBBFix(selected, true);
 		}
 		
-		if(elname === 'use') {
+		if(elname === 'use' || ( elname="foreignObject" && svgedit.browser.isWebkit() ) ) {
 			if(!ret) ret = selected.getBBox();
 			// This is resolved in later versions of webkit, perhaps we should
 			// have a featured detection for correct 'use' behavior?