diff --git a/intern/cycles/render/buffers.cpp b/intern/cycles/render/buffers.cpp
index 572cfae45cd..b509134512b 100644
--- a/intern/cycles/render/buffers.cpp
+++ b/intern/cycles/render/buffers.cpp
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ bool RenderBuffers::get_pass_rect(PassType type, float exposure, int sample, int
 					float3 f = make_float3(in[0], in[1], in[2]);
 					float3 f_divide = make_float3(in_divide[0], in_divide[1], in_divide[2]);
 
-					f = safe_divide_color(f*exposure, f_divide);
+					f = safe_divide_even_color(f*exposure, f_divide);
 
 					pixels[0] = f.x;
 					pixels[1] = f.y;
diff --git a/intern/cycles/util/util_math.h b/intern/cycles/util/util_math.h
index 14ebf311a4b..cde547cd77c 100644
--- a/intern/cycles/util/util_math.h
+++ b/intern/cycles/util/util_math.h
@@ -1100,6 +1100,42 @@ __device_inline float3 safe_divide_color(float3 a, float3 b)
 	return make_float3(x, y, z);
 }
 
+__device_inline float3 safe_divide_even_color(float3 a, float3 b)
+{
+	float x, y, z;
+
+	x = (b.x != 0.0f)? a.x/b.x: 0.0f;
+	y = (b.y != 0.0f)? a.y/b.y: 0.0f;
+	z = (b.z != 0.0f)? a.z/b.z: 0.0f;
+
+	/* try to get grey even if b is zero */
+	if(b.x == 0.0f) {
+		if(b.y == 0.0f) {
+			x = z;
+			y = z;
+		}
+		else if(b.z == 0.0f) {
+			x = y;
+			z = y;
+		}
+		else
+			x = 0.5f*(y + z);
+	}
+	else if(b.y == 0.0f) {
+		if(b.z == 0.0f) {
+			y = x;
+			z = x;
+		}
+		else
+			y = 0.5f*(x + z);
+	}
+	else if(b.z == 0.0f) {
+		z = 0.5f*(x + y);
+	}
+
+	return make_float3(x, y, z);
+}
+
 /* Rotation of point around axis and angle */
 
 __device_inline float3 rotate_around_axis(float3 p, float3 axis, float angle)