diff --git a/spec/suites/layer/vector/CircleSpec.js b/spec/suites/layer/vector/CircleSpec.js
index c9ebb6e1..e5d2f5db 100644
--- a/spec/suites/layer/vector/CircleSpec.js
+++ b/spec/suites/layer/vector/CircleSpec.js
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 describe('Circle', function () {
 	describe('#getBounds', function () {
 
-		var circle;
+		var map, circle;
 
 		beforeEach(function () {
-			circle = L.circle([50, 30], 200);
+			map = L.map(document.createElement('div')).setView([0, 0], 4);
+			circle = L.circle([50, 30], 200).addTo(map);
 		});
 
 		it('returns bounds', function () {
 			var bounds = circle.getBounds();
 
-			expect(bounds.getSouthWest().equals([49.998203369, 29.997204939])).to.be.ok();
-			expect(bounds.getNorthEast().equals([50.001796631, 30.002795061])).to.be.ok();
+			expect(bounds.getSouthWest()).nearLatLng(new L.LatLng(49.95122, 29.88281));
+			expect(bounds.getNorthEast()).nearLatLng(new L.LatLng(50.06419, 30.05859));
 		});
 	});
 });
diff --git a/src/layer/vector/Circle.js b/src/layer/vector/Circle.js
index d201657c..1c7d002f 100644
--- a/src/layer/vector/Circle.js
+++ b/src/layer/vector/Circle.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ L.Circle = L.CircleMarker.extend({
 	},
 
 	getBounds: function () {
-		var half = [this._radius, this._radius];
+		var half = [this._radius, this._radiusY];
 
 		return new L.LatLngBounds(
 			this._map.layerPointToLatLng(this._point.subtract(half)),
@@ -31,14 +31,20 @@ L.Circle = L.CircleMarker.extend({
 	setStyle: L.Path.prototype.setStyle,
 
 	_project: function () {
-		var crs = this._map.options.crs,
-		    p1 = crs.project(this._latlng),
-		    latlng2 = crs.unproject(p1.subtract([this._mRadius, 0]));
 
-		var pointLeft = this._map.latLngToLayerPoint(latlng2);
+		var lng = this._latlng.lng,
+		    map = this._map,
 
-		this._point = this._map.latLngToLayerPoint(this._latlng);
-		this._radius = Math.max(this._point.x - pointLeft.x, 1);
+		    latR = 360 * this._mRadius / (2 * L.CRS.Earth.R * Math.PI),
+		    top = map.latLngToLayerPoint([this._latlng.lat + latR, lng]),
+		    bottom = map.latLngToLayerPoint([this._latlng.lat - latR, lng]),
+		    p = this._point = top.add(bottom).divideBy(2),
+		    newLat = map.layerPointToLatLng(p).lat,
+		    lngR = latR / Math.cos(newLat * Math.PI / 180),
+		    left = map.latLngToLayerPoint([newLat, lng - lngR]);
+
+		this._radius = Math.max(p.x - left.x, 1);
+		this._radiusY = Math.max(p.y - top.y, 1);
 
 		this._updateBounds();
 	}