diff --git a/core/src/processing/core/PShape.java b/core/src/processing/core/PShape.java
index 830c0b391..1e3390798 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/core/PShape.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/core/PShape.java
@@ -2894,10 +2894,17 @@ public class PShape implements PConstants {
   // http://www.ecse.rpi.edu/Homepages/wrf/Research/Short_Notes/pnpoly.html
   public boolean contains(float x, float y) {
     if (family == PATH) {
+      // apply the inverse transformation matrix to the point coordinates
+      PMatrix inverseCoords = matrix.get();
+      inverseCoords.invert();  // maybe cache this?
+      inverseCoords.invert();  // maybe cache this?
+      PVector p = new PVector();
+      inverseCoords.mult(new PVector(x,y),p);
+      
       boolean c = false;
       for (int i = 0, j = vertexCount-1; i < vertexCount; j = i++) {
-        if (((vertices[i][Y] > y) != (vertices[j][Y] > y)) &&
-            (x <
+        if (((vertices[i][Y] > p.y) != (vertices[j][Y] > p.y)) &&
+            (p.x <
                 (vertices[j][X]-vertices[i][X]) *
                 (y-vertices[i][Y]) /
                 (vertices[j][1]-vertices[i][Y]) +