diff --git a/src/core/helpers.js b/src/core/helpers.js
index 5caa9e2b91..0bc0ddbe3d 100644
--- a/src/core/helpers.js
+++ b/src/core/helpers.js
@@ -15,35 +15,56 @@ function modeAdjust(a, b, c, d, mode) {
 
   if (mode === constants.CORNER) {
 
-    // CORNER mode already corresponds to a bounding box (top-left corner, width, height)
-    bbox = { x: a, y: b, w: c, h: d };
+    // CORNER mode already corresponds to a bounding box (top-left corner, width, height).
+    // For negative widhts or heights, the absolute value is used.
+    bbox = {
+      x: a,
+      y: b,
+      w: Math.abs(c),
+      h: Math.abs(d)
+    };
 
   } else if (mode === constants.CORNERS) {
 
     // CORNERS mode uses two opposite corners, in any configuration.
     // Make sure to get the top left corner by using the minimum of the x and y coordniates.
-    bbox = { x: Math.min(a, c), y: Math.min(b, d), w: c - a, h: d - b };
+    bbox = {
+      x: Math.min(a, c),
+      y: Math.min(b, d),
+      w: Math.abs(c - a),
+      h: Math.abs(d - b)
+    };
 
   } else if (mode === constants.RADIUS) {
 
     // RADIUS mode uses the center point and half the width and height.
     // c (half width) and d (half height) could be negative, so use the absolute value
     // in calculating the top left corner (x, y).
-    bbox = { x: a - Math.abs(c), y: b - Math.abs(d), w: 2 * c, h: 2 * d };
+    c = Math.abs(c);
+    d = Math.abs(d);
+    bbox = {
+      x: a - c,
+      y: b - d,
+      w: 2 * c,
+      h: 2 * d
+    };
 
   } else if (mode === constants.CENTER) {
 
     // CENTER mode uses the center point, width and height.
     // c (width) and d (height) could be negative, so use the absolute value
-    // in calculating the top-left corner (x,y).
-    bbox = { x: a - Math.abs(c * 0.5), y: b - Math.abs(d * 0.5), w: c, h: d };
+    // in calculating the top-left corner (x, y).
+    c = Math.abs(c);
+    d = Math.abs(d);
+    bbox = {
+      x: a - (c * 0.5),
+      y: b - (d * 0.5),
+      w: c,
+      h: d
+    };
 
   }
 
-  // p5 supports negative width and heights for rectangles, ellipses and arcs
-  bbox.w = Math.abs(bbox.w);
-  bbox.h = Math.abs(bbox.h);
-
   return bbox;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/shape/2d_primitives.js b/src/core/shape/2d_primitives.js
index 92a5f527b2..f916339514 100644
--- a/src/core/shape/2d_primitives.js
+++ b/src/core/shape/2d_primitives.js
@@ -1339,6 +1339,15 @@ p5.prototype._renderRect = function() {
       this._renderer._rectMode
     );
 
+    // For the default rectMode (CORNER), restore a possible negative width/height
+    // removed by modeAdjust(). This results in flipped/mirrored rendering,
+    // which is especially noticable when using WEGBL rendering and texture().
+    // Note that this behavior only applies to rect(), NOT to ellipse() and arc().
+    if (this._renderer._rectMode === constants.CORNER) {
+      vals.w = arguments[2];
+      vals.h = arguments[3];
+    }
+
     const args = [vals.x, vals.y, vals.w, vals.h];
     // append the additional arguments (either cornder radii, or
     // segment details) to the argument list
diff --git a/test/unit/visual/cases/shape_modes.js b/test/unit/visual/cases/shape_modes.js
index d17565b320..8fa4c0f951 100644
--- a/test/unit/visual/cases/shape_modes.js
+++ b/test/unit/visual/cases/shape_modes.js
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ function shapeCorners(p5, shape, mode, x1, y1, x2, y2) {
     // Don't use abs(), so we get negative values as well
     let w = x2 - x1; // w
     let h = y2 - y1; // h
+    // With mode CORNER, rects with negative widths/heights result in mirrored/flipped rendering
+    // In this case, adjust position so the rect is in line with the other cases
+    if (shape === 'rect') {
+      if (w < 0) { x += (-w); } // Move right
+      if (h < 0) { y += (-h); } // Move down
+    }
     x1 = x; y1 = y; x2 = w; y2 = h;
   } else if (mode === p5.CENTER) {
     // Find center
@@ -56,14 +62,15 @@ function shapeCorners(p5, shape, mode, x1, y1, x2, y2) {
 }
 
 
-/*
-  Comprehensive test for rendering ellipse(), arc(), and rect()
-  with the different ellipseMode() / rectMode() values: CORNERS, CORNER, CENTER, RADIUS.
-  Each of the 3 shapes is tested with each of the 4 possible modes, resulting in 12 test.
-  Each test renders the shape in 16 different coordinate configurations,
-  testing combinations of positive and negative coordinate values.
-*/
 visualSuite('Shape Modes', function(...args) {
+  /*
+    Comprehensive test for rendering ellipse(), arc(), and rect()
+    with the different ellipseMode() / rectMode() values: CORNERS, CORNER, CENTER, RADIUS.
+    Each of the 3 shapes is tested with each of the 4 possible modes, resulting in 12 tests.
+    Each test renders the shape in 16 different coordinate configurations,
+    testing combinations of positive and negative coordinate values.
+  */
+
   // Shapes to test
   const SHAPES = [ 'ellipse', 'arc', 'rect' ];
 
@@ -113,6 +120,60 @@ visualSuite('Shape Modes', function(...args) {
         }); // End of: visualTest
       } // End of: MODES loop
 
-    }); // End of: Inner visualSuite
+    }); // End of: visualSuite
   } // End of: SHAPES loop
-}); // End of: Outer visualSuite
+
+
+  /*
+    An extra test suite specific to shape mode CORNER and negative dimensions.
+    For rect, negative widths/heights result in flipped rendering (horizontally/vertically)
+    For ellipse and arc, using negative widths/heights has no effect (the absolute value is used)
+  */
+  visualSuite('Negative dimensions', function() {
+    // Negative widths/height result in flipped rects.
+    visualTest('rect', function(p5, screenshot) {
+      p5.createCanvas(50, 50);
+      p5.translate(p5.width/2, p5.height/2);
+      p5.rectMode(p5.CORNER);
+      p5.rect(0, 0,  20,  10);
+      p5.fill('red');
+      p5.rect(0, 0, -20,  10);
+      p5.fill('green');
+      p5.rect(0, 0,  20, -10);
+      p5.fill('blue');
+      p5.rect(0, 0, -20, -10);
+      screenshot();
+    });
+    // Since negative widths/heights are used with their absolute value,
+    // ellipses are drawn on top of each other, blue one last
+    visualTest('ellipse', function(p5, screenshot) {
+      p5.createCanvas(50, 50);
+      p5.translate(p5.width/2, p5.height/2);
+      p5.ellipseMode(p5.CORNER);
+      p5.ellipse(0, 0,  20,  10);
+      p5.fill('red');
+      p5.ellipse(0, 0, -20,  10);
+      p5.fill('green');
+      p5.ellipse(0, 0,  20, -10);
+      p5.fill('blue');
+      p5.ellipse(0, 0, -20, -10);
+      screenshot();
+    });
+    // Since negative widths/heights are used with their absolute value,
+    // arcs are drawn on top of each other, blue one last.
+    visualTest('arc', function(p5, screenshot) {
+      p5.createCanvas(50, 50);
+      p5.translate(p5.width/2, p5.height/2);
+      p5.ellipseMode(p5.CORNER);
+      p5.arc(0, 0,  20,  10, 0, p5.PI + p5.HALF_PI);
+      p5.fill('red');
+      p5.arc(0, 0, -20,  10, 0, p5.PI + p5.HALF_PI);
+      p5.fill('green');
+      p5.arc(0, 0,  20, -10, 0, p5.PI + p5.HALF_PI);
+      p5.fill('blue');
+      p5.arc(0, 0, -20, -10, 0, p5.PI + p5.HALF_PI);
+      screenshot();
+    });
+  });
+
+});
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diff --git a/test/unit/visual/screenshots/Shape Modes/Negative dimensions/arc/metadata.json b/test/unit/visual/screenshots/Shape Modes/Negative dimensions/arc/metadata.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2d4bfe30da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/visual/screenshots/Shape Modes/Negative dimensions/arc/metadata.json	
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "numScreenshots": 1
+}
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diff --git a/test/unit/visual/screenshots/Shape Modes/Negative dimensions/ellipse/000.png b/test/unit/visual/screenshots/Shape Modes/Negative dimensions/ellipse/000.png
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/test/unit/visual/screenshots/Shape Modes/Negative dimensions/ellipse/metadata.json b/test/unit/visual/screenshots/Shape Modes/Negative dimensions/ellipse/metadata.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2d4bfe30da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/visual/screenshots/Shape Modes/Negative dimensions/ellipse/metadata.json	
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "numScreenshots": 1
+}
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diff --git a/test/unit/visual/screenshots/Shape Modes/Negative dimensions/rect/000.png b/test/unit/visual/screenshots/Shape Modes/Negative dimensions/rect/000.png
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diff --git a/test/unit/visual/screenshots/Shape Modes/Negative dimensions/rect/metadata.json b/test/unit/visual/screenshots/Shape Modes/Negative dimensions/rect/metadata.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2d4bfe30da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/visual/screenshots/Shape Modes/Negative dimensions/rect/metadata.json	
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "numScreenshots": 1
+}
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index 5c096e42bb..9e6ecdcd59 100644
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