diff --git a/src/RenderWebGL.js b/src/RenderWebGL.js
index 55c16400c..745d0411f 100644
--- a/src/RenderWebGL.js
+++ b/src/RenderWebGL.js
@@ -1305,6 +1305,8 @@ class RenderWebGL extends EventEmitter {
             const id = candidateIDs[index];
             if (id !== drawableID) {
                 const drawable = this._allDrawables[id];
+                // Text bubbles aren't considered in "touching" queries
+                if (drawable.skin instanceof TextBubbleSkin) continue;
                 if (drawable.skin && drawable._visible) {
                     // Update the CPU position data
                     drawable.updateMatrix();
diff --git a/src/TextBubbleSkin.js b/src/TextBubbleSkin.js
index 77a083194..0ce6ac1a2 100644
--- a/src/TextBubbleSkin.js
+++ b/src/TextBubbleSkin.js
@@ -241,6 +241,11 @@ class TextBubbleSkin extends Skin {
         this._renderedScale = scale;
     }
 
+    updateSilhouette (scale = [100, 100]) {
+        // Ensure a silhouette exists.
+        this.getTexture(scale);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param {Array<number>} scale - The scaling factors to be used, each in the [0,100] range.
      * @return {WebGLTexture} The GL texture representation of this skin when drawing at the given scale.