diff --git a/src/AvaloniaEdit.TextMate/TextMateColoringTransformer.cs b/src/AvaloniaEdit.TextMate/TextMateColoringTransformer.cs
index ac3f1b8e..3370efd8 100644
--- a/src/AvaloniaEdit.TextMate/TextMateColoringTransformer.cs
+++ b/src/AvaloniaEdit.TextMate/TextMateColoringTransformer.cs
@@ -483,6 +483,12 @@ public void ModelTokensChanged(ModelTokensChangedEvent e)
                 firstLineIndexToRedraw = Clamp(firstLineIndexToRedraw, 0, totalLines);
                 lastLineIndexToRedrawLine = Clamp(lastLineIndexToRedrawLine, 0, totalLines);
 
+                if (!areVisualLinesValid || lastLineIndexToRedrawLine < firstLineIndexToRedraw)
+                {
+                    _textView.Redraw();
+                    return;
+                }
+
                 DocumentLine firstLineToRedraw = document.Lines[firstLineIndexToRedraw];
                 DocumentLine lastLineToRedraw = document.Lines[lastLineIndexToRedrawLine];