diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_path/semi_log_with_zero.png b/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_path/semi_log_with_zero.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8edfb8a0a64b
Binary files /dev/null and b/lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images/test_path/semi_log_with_zero.png differ
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py
index c664d746865d..be16a8cd8b56 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py
@@ -3473,18 +3473,21 @@ def test_pathological_hexbin():
         fig.savefig(out)
         assert_equal(len(w), 0)
 
+
 @cleanup
 def test_color_None():
     # issue 3855
     fig, ax = plt.subplots()
-    ax.plot([1,2], [1,2], color=None)
+    ax.plot([1, 2], [1, 2], color=None)
     plt.show()
 
+
 @cleanup
 def test_numerical_hist_label():
     fig, ax = plt.subplots()
     ax.hist([range(15)] * 5, label=range(5))
 
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     import nose
     import sys
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_path.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_path.py
index 3d0c56bd5d43..b1e1f2307e16 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_path.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_path.py
@@ -72,6 +72,17 @@ def test_point_in_path_nan():
     assert not contains[0]
 
 
+@image_comparison(baseline_images=['semi_log_with_zero'], extensions=['png'])
+def test_log_transform_with_zero():
+    x = np.arange(-10, 10)
+    y = (1.0 - 1.0/(x**2+1))**20
+
+    fig, ax = plt.subplots()
+    ax.semilogy(x, y, "-o", lw=15)
+    ax.grid(True)
+    plt.show()
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     import nose
     nose.runmodule(argv=['-s', '--with-doctest'], exit=False)
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/transforms.py b/lib/matplotlib/transforms.py
index 0c7a48cbf7c7..0a1d7f21ce69 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/transforms.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/transforms.py
@@ -1411,9 +1411,8 @@ def transform_path_non_affine(self, path):
         ``transform_path(path)`` is equivalent to
         ``transform_path_affine(transform_path_non_affine(values))``.
         """
-        x = self.transform_non_affine(path.vertices)
-        return Path._fast_from_codes_and_verts(x, path.codes,
-                {'interpolation_steps': path._interpolation_steps})
+        return Path(self.transform_non_affine(path.vertices), path.codes,
+                    path._interpolation_steps)
 
     def transform_angles(self, angles, pts, radians=False, pushoff=1e-5):
         """
@@ -2619,8 +2618,8 @@ def _revalidate(self):
             self._transformed_path = \
                 self._transform.transform_path_non_affine(self._path)
             self._transformed_points = \
-                Path._fast_from_codes_and_verts(self._transform.transform_non_affine(self._path.vertices),
-                        None, {'interpolation_steps': self._path._interpolation_steps})
+                Path(self._transform.transform_non_affine(self._path.vertices),
+                     None, self._path._interpolation_steps)
         self._invalid = 0
 
     def get_transformed_points_and_affine(self):