diff --git a/packages/react/src/index.tsx b/packages/react/src/index.tsx
index 4d6d20443..60bfa223e 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/index.tsx
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ class ReactCanvas extends React.Component<CanvasProps> {
     super(props);
     const { canvasRef } = props;
     this.canvasRef = canvasRef || React.createRef();
+    this.parentNode = {
+      width: 0,
+      height: 0,
+    };
   }
 
   getProps = () => {