--- old/src/java.desktop/share/classes/sun/java2d/SunGraphics2D.java	2020-07-31 20:30:33.879298852 +0300
+++ new/src/java.desktop/share/classes/sun/java2d/SunGraphics2D.java	2020-07-31 20:30:33.599298860 +0300
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1996, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1996, 2020, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -3151,6 +3151,13 @@
                 int rvWidth = resolutionVariant.getWidth(rvObserver);
                 int rvHeight = resolutionVariant.getHeight(rvObserver);
 
+                if (rvWidth < 0 || rvHeight < 0) {
+                    // The resolution variant is not loaded yet, try to use default resolution
+                    resolutionVariant = mrImage.getResolutionVariant(width, height);
+                    rvWidth = resolutionVariant.getWidth(rvObserver);
+                    rvHeight = resolutionVariant.getHeight(rvObserver);
+                }
+
                 if (0 < width && 0 < height && 0 < rvWidth && 0 < rvHeight) {
 
                     double widthScale = ((double) rvWidth) / width;
@@ -3184,6 +3191,8 @@
                     return scaleImage(img, dx1, dy1, dx2, dy2,
                                       sx1, sy1, sx2, sy2,
                                       bgcolor, observer);
+                } else {
+                    return false; // Image variant is not initialized yet
                 }
             }
         }
--- /dev/null	2020-07-30 18:39:44.479999942 +0300
+++ new/test/jdk/java/awt/image/multiresolution/MultiResolutionImageSelectionTest.java	2020-07-31 20:30:34.407298837 +0300
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2020, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8212226
+ * @summary Check that base image gets selected during painting
+ *          if other resolution variants are not ready
+ * @run main MultiResolutionImageSelectionTest
+ */
+
+import java.awt.Color;
+import java.awt.Graphics;
+import java.awt.Graphics2D;
+import java.awt.Image;
+import java.awt.image.AbstractMultiResolutionImage;
+import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
+import java.awt.image.ImageObserver;
+import java.awt.image.ImageProducer;
+import java.awt.image.MultiResolutionImage;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import static java.awt.image.BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB;
+
+public class MultiResolutionImageSelectionTest {
+    final static BufferedImage GOOD_IMAGE = new BufferedImage(200, 200,
+            TYPE_INT_RGB);
+    
+    final static Image BAD_IMAGE= new Image() {
+        @Override
+        public int getWidth(ImageObserver observer) {
+            return -1;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public int getHeight(ImageObserver observer) {
+            return 1;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public ImageProducer getSource() {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Graphics getGraphics() {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Object getProperty(String name, ImageObserver observer) {
+            return null;
+        }
+    };
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        Graphics g = GOOD_IMAGE.createGraphics();
+        g.setColor(Color.RED);
+        g.fillRect(0, 0, GOOD_IMAGE.getWidth(), GOOD_IMAGE.getHeight());
+        g.dispose();
+
+        MultiResolutionImage mri = new AbstractMultiResolutionImage() {
+            @Override
+            protected Image getBaseImage() {
+                return GOOD_IMAGE;
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public Image getResolutionVariant(double destImageWidth, double destImageHeight) {
+                if ((int)destImageHeight == 200) {
+                    return GOOD_IMAGE;
+                } else {
+                    return BAD_IMAGE;
+                }
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public List<Image> getResolutionVariants() {
+                return Arrays.asList(BAD_IMAGE, GOOD_IMAGE, BAD_IMAGE);
+            }
+        };
+
+        BufferedImage target = new BufferedImage(500, 500, TYPE_INT_RGB);
+        Graphics2D g2d = target.createGraphics();
+        g2d.drawImage((Image) mri, 0, 0, 500, 500, null);
+        g2d.dispose();
+        if (Color.RED.getRGB() != target.getRGB(1, 1)) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Wrong resolution variant was used");
+        }
+    }
+}