diff --git a/include/core/SkCanvas.h b/include/core/SkCanvas.h
index aa400d6ad4..058979d0f7 100644
--- a/include/core/SkCanvas.h
+++ b/include/core/SkCanvas.h
@@ -429,13 +429,7 @@ public:
         @return true if the horizontal band is completely clipped out (i.e. does
                      not intersect the current clip)
     */
-    bool quickRejectY(SkScalar top, SkScalar bottom, EdgeType et) const {
-        SkASSERT(SkScalarToCompareType(top) >= SkScalarToCompareType(bottom));
-
-        const SkRectCompareType& clipR = this->getLocalClipBoundsCompareType(et);
-        return SkScalarToCompareType(top) >= clipR.fBottom ||
-               SkScalarToCompareType(bottom) <= clipR.fTop;
-    }
+    bool quickRejectY(SkScalar top, SkScalar bottom, EdgeType et) const;
 
     /** Return the bounds of the current clip (in local coordinates) in the
         bounds parameter, and return true if it is non-empty. This can be useful
diff --git a/src/core/SkCanvas.cpp b/src/core/SkCanvas.cpp
index 984549aea7..6e061c2005 100644
--- a/src/core/SkCanvas.cpp
+++ b/src/core/SkCanvas.cpp
@@ -1184,6 +1184,30 @@ bool SkCanvas::quickReject(const SkPath& path, EdgeType et) const {
     return path.isEmpty() || this->quickReject(path.getBounds(), et);
 }
 
+bool SkCanvas::quickRejectY(SkScalar top, SkScalar bottom, EdgeType et) const {
+    /*  current impl ignores edgetype, and relies on
+        getLocalClipBoundsCompareType(), which always returns a value assuming
+        antialiasing (worst case)
+     */
+
+    if (fMCRec->fRasterClip->isEmpty()) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    SkScalarCompareType userT = SkScalarToCompareType(top);
+    SkScalarCompareType userB = SkScalarToCompareType(bottom);
+
+    // check for invalid user Y coordinates (i.e. empty)
+    // reed: why do we need to do this check, since it slows us down?
+    if (userT >= userB) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    // check if we are above or below the local clip bounds
+    const SkRectCompareType& clipR = this->getLocalClipBoundsCompareType();
+    return userT >= clipR.fBottom || userB <= clipR.fTop;
+}
+
 static inline int pinIntForScalar(int x) {
 #ifdef SK_SCALAR_IS_FIXED
     if (x < SK_MinS16) {