diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/davemorrissey/labs/subscaleview/SubsamplingScaleImageView.java b/library/src/main/java/com/davemorrissey/labs/subscaleview/SubsamplingScaleImageView.java
index 56a6b5ee..82b0885e 100755
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/davemorrissey/labs/subscaleview/SubsamplingScaleImageView.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/davemorrissey/labs/subscaleview/SubsamplingScaleImageView.java
@@ -685,12 +685,15 @@ public boolean onTouchEvent(@NonNull MotionEvent event) {
         }
 
         if (vTranslateStart == null) { vTranslateStart = new PointF(0, 0); }
-        if (vTranslateBefore == null) { vTranslateBefore = new PointF(0, 0); }
+        if (vTranslateBefore == null) {
+            vTranslateBefore = new PointF(vTranslate.x, vTranslate.y);
+        } else {
+            vTranslateBefore.set(vTranslate);
+        }
         if (vCenterStart == null) { vCenterStart = new PointF(0, 0); }
 
         // Store current values so we can send an event if they change
         float scaleBefore = scale;
-        vTranslateBefore.set(vTranslate);
 
         boolean handled = onTouchEventInternal(event);
         sendStateChanged(scaleBefore, vTranslateBefore, ORIGIN_TOUCH);