diff --git a/core/src/display_object/movie_clip.rs b/core/src/display_object/movie_clip.rs
index 597ccce8c09f..1430120f78e1 100644
--- a/core/src/display_object/movie_clip.rs
+++ b/core/src/display_object/movie_clip.rs
@@ -2711,7 +2711,7 @@ impl<'gc> TDisplayObject<'gc> for MovieClip<'gc> {
     }
 
     fn allow_as_mask(self) -> bool {
-        !self.is_empty()
+        !self.is_empty() || self.drawing().is_some()
     }
 }