diff --git a/src/traces/violin/calc.js b/src/traces/violin/calc.js
index 2926a97a5f0..1cabe47b0b8 100644
--- a/src/traces/violin/calc.js
+++ b/src/traces/violin/calc.js
@@ -33,28 +33,36 @@ module.exports = function calc(gd, trace) {
     for(var i = 0; i < cd.length; i++) {
         var cdi = cd[i];
         var vals = cdi.pts.map(helpers.extractVal);
+        var span;
 
-        var bandwidth = cdi.bandwidth = calcBandwidth(trace, cdi, vals);
-        var span = cdi.span = calcSpan(trace, cdi, valAxis, bandwidth);
-
-        // step that well covers the bandwidth and is multiple of span distance
-        var dist = span[1] - span[0];
-        var n = Math.ceil(dist / (bandwidth / 3));
-        var step = dist / n;
-
-        if(!isFinite(step) || !isFinite(n)) {
-            Lib.error('Something went wrong with computing the violin span');
-            cd[0].t.empty = true;
-            return cd;
-        }
-
-        var kde = helpers.makeKDE(cdi, trace, vals);
-        cdi.density = new Array(n);
-
-        for(var k = 0, t = span[0]; t < (span[1] + step / 2); k++, t += step) {
-            var v = kde(t);
-            cdi.density[k] = {v: v, t: t};
-            maxKDE = Math.max(maxKDE, v);
+        if(cdi.min === cdi.max) {
+            span = cdi.span = [cdi.min, cdi.max];
+            cdi.density = [{v: 1, t: span[0]}];
+            cdi.bandwidth = 1;
+            maxKDE = Math.max(maxKDE, 1);
+        } else {
+            var bandwidth = cdi.bandwidth = calcBandwidth(trace, cdi, vals);
+            span = cdi.span = calcSpan(trace, cdi, valAxis, bandwidth);
+
+            // step that well covers the bandwidth and is multiple of span distance
+            var dist = span[1] - span[0];
+            var n = Math.ceil(dist / (bandwidth / 3));
+            var step = dist / n;
+
+            if(!isFinite(step) || !isFinite(n)) {
+                Lib.error('Something went wrong with computing the violin span');
+                cd[0].t.empty = true;
+                return cd;
+            }
+
+            var kde = helpers.makeKDE(cdi, trace, vals);
+            cdi.density = new Array(n);
+
+            for(var k = 0, t = span[0]; t < (span[1] + step / 2); k++, t += step) {
+                var v = kde(t);
+                cdi.density[k] = {v: v, t: t};
+                maxKDE = Math.max(maxKDE, v);
+            }
         }
 
         maxCount = Math.max(maxCount, vals.length);
diff --git a/test/image/baselines/groups-over-matching-axes.png b/test/image/baselines/groups-over-matching-axes.png
index 635d61e7fac..388188e5a34 100644
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diff --git a/test/image/baselines/violin-offsetgroups.png b/test/image/baselines/violin-offsetgroups.png
index b1507b55d78..fcfeb7980ad 100644
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diff --git a/test/image/baselines/violin_only_zeroes.png b/test/image/baselines/violin_only_zeroes.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d60d75d127d
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diff --git a/test/image/mocks/violin_only_zeroes.json b/test/image/mocks/violin_only_zeroes.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b8f595096a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/image/mocks/violin_only_zeroes.json
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{
+  "data": [{
+    "type": "violin",
+    "y": [0, 0, 0, 0],
+    "points": "all",
+    "pointpos": 0,
+    "spanmode": "hard",
+    "meanline": {
+      "visible": true
+    }
+  }, {
+    "type": "violin",
+    "y": [2, 2, 2, 2],
+    "points": "all",
+    "pointpos": 0,
+    "spanmode": "hard"
+  }, {
+    "type": "violin",
+    "y": [0, 1, 1.5, 2],
+    "points": "all",
+    "pointpos": 0
+  }]
+}