diff --git a/src/SingleProject/Resizetizer/src/SkiaSharpSvgTools.cs b/src/SingleProject/Resizetizer/src/SkiaSharpSvgTools.cs
index ea2bed844b0b..eb84b186321c 100644
--- a/src/SingleProject/Resizetizer/src/SkiaSharpSvgTools.cs
+++ b/src/SingleProject/Resizetizer/src/SkiaSharpSvgTools.cs
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ public override SKSize GetOriginalSize() =>
 
 		public override void DrawUnscaled(SKCanvas canvas, float scale)
 		{
+			var size = GetOriginalSize();
+			if (size.IsEmpty)
+			{
+				throw new InvalidOperationException($"Cannot draw SVG file '{Filename}'. The SVG has no size. Ensure the SVG includes a viewBox attribute or both width and height attributes with valid dimensions.");
+			}
 			if (scale >= 1)
 			{
 				// draw using default scaling
@@ -42,9 +47,6 @@ public override void DrawUnscaled(SKCanvas canvas, float scale)
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				// draw using raster downscaling
-				var size = GetOriginalSize();
-
 				// vector scaling has rounding issues, so first draw as intended
 				var info = new SKImageInfo((int)size.Width, (int)size.Height);
 				using var surface = SKSurface.Create(info);