diff --git a/scripts/image/image.m b/scripts/image/image.m
--- a/scripts/image/image.m
+++ b/scripts/image/image.m
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
   elseif (numel (unique (x)) > 1)
     xlim = xdata;
   elseif (x(1) !=  0)
-    xlim = [0, x];
+    xlim = [0, x(1)];
   else
     xlim = [0, 1];
   endif
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
   elseif (numel (unique (y)) > 1)
     ylim = ydata;
   elseif (y(1) !=  0)
-    ylim = [0, y];
+    ylim = [0, y(1)];
   else
     ylim = [0, 1];
   endif
diff --git a/src/graphics.h.in b/src/graphics.h.in
--- a/src/graphics.h.in
+++ b/src/graphics.h.in
@@ -3437,7 +3437,17 @@
     { 
       octave_idx_type iw = (get_cdata ().dims ())(1) - 1;
       Matrix limits = xdata.get_limits ();
-      float dp = (limits(1) - limits(0))/(2*iw);
+      float dp;
+
+      if (iw > 0)
+        dp = (limits(1) - limits(0))/(2*iw);
+      else
+        {
+          if (limits(1) == limits(2))
+            dp = 0.5;
+          else
+            dp = (limits(1) - limits(0))/2;
+        }
 
       limits(0) = limits(0) - dp;
       limits(1) = limits(1) + dp;
@@ -3448,8 +3458,18 @@
     {
       octave_idx_type ih = (get_cdata().dims ())(0) - 1;
       Matrix limits = ydata.get_limits ();
-      float dp = (limits(1) - limits(0))/(2*ih);
-
+      float dp;
+
+      if (ih > 0)
+        dp = (limits(1) - limits(0))/(2*ih);
+      else
+        {
+          if (limits(1) == limits(2))
+            dp = 0.5;
+          else
+            dp = (limits(1) - limits(0))/2;
+        }
+      
       limits(0) = limits(0) - dp;
       limits(1) = limits(1) + dp;
       set_ylim (limits);