diff --git a/src/ifcgeom/IfcBooleanResult.cpp b/src/ifcgeom/IfcBooleanResult.cpp
index 760c2a614a..5e8bd7c2fd 100644
--- a/src/ifcgeom/IfcBooleanResult.cpp
+++ b/src/ifcgeom/IfcBooleanResult.cpp
@@ -209,8 +209,8 @@ bool IfcGeom::Kernel::convert(const IfcSchema::IfcBooleanResult* l, TopoDS_Shape
 	TopoDS_Compound compound;
 	builder.MakeCompound(compound);
 	builder.Add(compound, s1);
-	for (const auto& s2 : second_operand_shapes) {
-		builder.Add(compound, s2);
+	for (auto& p : opening_vector) {
+		builder.Add(compound, p.second);
 	}
 	shape = compound;
 	return true;
diff --git a/src/ifcgeom_schema_agnostic/boolean_utils.cpp b/src/ifcgeom_schema_agnostic/boolean_utils.cpp
index 8d93436a5c..442035d11e 100644
--- a/src/ifcgeom_schema_agnostic/boolean_utils.cpp
+++ b/src/ifcgeom_schema_agnostic/boolean_utils.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <BRepCheck_ListIteratorOfListOfStatus.hxx>
 #include <BRepCheck.hxx>
 #include <ShapeAnalysis_Edge.hxx>
+#include <Bnd_OBB.hxx>
 
 #include <vector>
 #include <thread>
@@ -406,6 +407,30 @@ bool IfcGeom::util::is_extrusion(const gp_Vec & v, const TopoDS_Shape & s, TopoD
 	return true;
 }
 
+int IfcGeom::util::eliminate_narrow_operands(double prec, const TopTools_ListOfShape& bs, TopTools_ListOfShape & c) {
+	int N = 0;
+	TopTools_ListIteratorOfListOfShape it(bs);
+	for (; it.More(); it.Next()) {
+
+		Bnd_OBB box;
+		BRepBndLib::AddOBB(it.Value(), box, false, false, false);
+
+		auto min_dimension = box.XHSize() < box.YHSize() ? box.XHSize() : box.YHSize();
+		min_dimension = min_dimension < box.ZHSize() ? min_dimension : box.ZHSize();
+
+		bool is_narrow = min_dimension < prec;
+
+		Logger::Notice("Min OBB dimension of operand = " + std::to_string(min_dimension));
+
+		if (!is_narrow) {
+			c.Append(it.Value());
+		} else {
+			++N;
+		}
+	}
+	return N;
+}
+
 int IfcGeom::util::eliminate_touching_operands(double prec, const TopoDS_Shape & a, const TopTools_ListOfShape & bs, TopTools_ListOfShape & c) {
 	TopTools_IndexedMapOfShape a_faces;
 	TopExp::MapShapes(a, TopAbs_FACE, a_faces);
@@ -806,6 +831,7 @@ bool IfcGeom::util::boolean_operation(const boolean_settings& settings, const To
 	const bool do_unify = true;
 	const bool do_subtraction_eliminate_disjoint_bbox = true;
 	const bool do_subtraction_eliminate_touching = true;
+	const bool do_eliminate_narrow_obb = true;
 	const bool do_attempt_2d_boolean = settings.attempt_2d;
 	const bool debug = settings.debug;
 
@@ -858,6 +884,8 @@ bool IfcGeom::util::boolean_operation(const boolean_settings& settings, const To
 		b = b_input;
 	}
 
+	bool is_2d = count(a, TopAbs_FACE) > 0 && count(a, TopAbs_SHELL) == 0;
+
 	bool success = false;
 	BRepAlgoAPI_BooleanOperation* builder;
 	TopTools_ListOfShape b_tmp;
@@ -875,7 +903,7 @@ bool IfcGeom::util::boolean_operation(const boolean_settings& settings, const To
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (do_subtraction_eliminate_touching) {
+		if (!is_2d && do_subtraction_eliminate_touching) {
 			PERF("boolean subtraction: eliminate touching");
 
 			b_tmp.Clear();
@@ -886,6 +914,17 @@ bool IfcGeom::util::boolean_operation(const boolean_settings& settings, const To
 			}
 		}
 
+		if (!is_2d && do_eliminate_narrow_obb) {
+			PERF("boolean subtraction: eliminate narrow");
+
+			b_tmp.Clear();
+			auto N = eliminate_narrow_operands(fuzziness, b, b_tmp);
+			if (N) {
+				Logger::Notice("Eliminated " + std::to_string(N) + " narrow operands");
+				std::swap(b, b_tmp);
+			}
+		}
+
 	} else if (op == BOPAlgo_COMMON) {
 		builder = new BRepAlgoAPI_Common();
 	} else if (op == BOPAlgo_FUSE) {
@@ -895,6 +934,7 @@ bool IfcGeom::util::boolean_operation(const boolean_settings& settings, const To
 	}
 
 	if (b.Extent() == 0) {
+		Logger::Warning("No other operands remaining, using first operand");
 		result = a;
 		return true;
 	}
diff --git a/src/ifcgeom_schema_agnostic/boolean_utils.h b/src/ifcgeom_schema_agnostic/boolean_utils.h
index 1e67dabed1..3eda7f5c54 100644
--- a/src/ifcgeom_schema_agnostic/boolean_utils.h
+++ b/src/ifcgeom_schema_agnostic/boolean_utils.h
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ namespace IfcGeom {
 
 		int eliminate_touching_operands(double prec, const TopoDS_Shape& a, const TopTools_ListOfShape& bs, TopTools_ListOfShape& c);
 
+		int eliminate_narrow_operands(double prec, const TopTools_ListOfShape& bs, TopTools_ListOfShape & c);
+
 		TopoDS_Shape unify(const TopoDS_Shape& s, double tolerance);
 
 		bool boolean_subtraction_2d_using_builder(const TopoDS_Shape& a_input, const TopTools_ListOfShape& b_input, TopoDS_Shape& result, double eps);