diff --git a/src/Layout.c b/src/Layout.c
index 8581ad27..60bb0b1a 100644
--- a/src/Layout.c
+++ b/src/Layout.c
@@ -394,6 +394,26 @@ static void layoutNodeImpl(css_node_t *node, float parentMaxWidth) {
         // You never want to go smaller than padding
         getPaddingAndBorderAxis(child, crossAxis)
       );
+    } else if (getPositionType(child) == CSS_POSITION_ABSOLUTE) {
+      // Pre-fill dimensions when using absolute position and both offsets for the axis are defined (either both
+      // left and right or top and bottom).
+      for (int ii = 0; ii < 2; ii++) {
+        css_flex_direction_t axis = ii ? CSS_FLEX_DIRECTION_ROW : CSS_FLEX_DIRECTION_COLUMN;
+        if (!isUndefined(node->layout.dimensions[dim[axis]]) &&
+            !isDimDefined(child, axis) &&
+            isPosDefined(child, leading[axis]) &&
+            isPosDefined(child, trailing[axis])) {
+          child->layout.dimensions[dim[axis]] = fmaxf(
+            node->layout.dimensions[dim[axis]] -
+            getPaddingAndBorderAxis(node, axis) -
+            getMarginAxis(child, axis) -
+            getPosition(child, leading[axis]) -
+            getPosition(child, trailing[axis]),
+            // You never want to go smaller than padding
+            getPaddingAndBorderAxis(child, axis)
+          );
+        }
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/Layout.js b/src/Layout.js
index 27c3cf29..16c567a2 100755
--- a/src/Layout.js
+++ b/src/Layout.js
@@ -269,6 +269,26 @@ var computeLayout = (function() {
           // You never want to go smaller than padding
           getPaddingAndBorderAxis(child, crossAxis)
         );
+      } else if (getPositionType(child) == CSS_POSITION_ABSOLUTE) {
+        // Pre-fill dimensions when using absolute position and both offsets for the axis are defined (either both
+        // left and right or top and bottom).
+        for (var/*int*/ ii = 0; ii < 2; ii++) {
+          var/*css_flex_direction_t*/ axis = ii ? CSS_FLEX_DIRECTION_ROW : CSS_FLEX_DIRECTION_COLUMN;
+          if (!isUndefined(node.layout[dim[axis]]) &&
+              !isDimDefined(child, axis) &&
+              isPosDefined(child, leading[axis]) &&
+              isPosDefined(child, trailing[axis])) {
+            child.layout[dim[axis]] = fmaxf(
+              node.layout[dim[axis]] -
+              getPaddingAndBorderAxis(node, axis) -
+              getMarginAxis(child, axis) -
+              getPosition(child, leading[axis]) -
+              getPosition(child, trailing[axis]),
+              // You never want to go smaller than padding
+              getPaddingAndBorderAxis(child, axis)
+            );
+          }
+        }
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/__tests__/Layout-test.c b/src/__tests__/Layout-test.c
index b6ae7e4a..9b310fac 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/Layout-test.c
+++ b/src/__tests__/Layout-test.c
@@ -3165,6 +3165,99 @@ int main()
 
     test("should layout with position: absolute and another sibling", root_node, root_layout);
   }
+
+  {
+    css_node_t *root_node = new_test_css_node();
+    {
+      css_node_t *node_0 = root_node;
+      node_0->style.dimensions[CSS_WIDTH] = 100;
+      node_0->style.dimensions[CSS_HEIGHT] = 100;
+      init_css_node_children(node_0, 1);
+      {
+        css_node_t *node_1;
+        node_1 = node_0->get_child(node_0->context, 0);
+        node_1->style.position_type = CSS_POSITION_ABSOLUTE;
+        node_1->style.position[CSS_TOP] = 0;
+        node_1->style.position[CSS_BOTTOM] = 20;
+      }
+    }
+
+    css_node_t *root_layout = new_test_css_node();
+    {
+      css_node_t *node_0 = root_layout;
+      node_0->layout.position[CSS_TOP] = 0;
+      node_0->layout.position[CSS_LEFT] = 0;
+      node_0->layout.dimensions[CSS_WIDTH] = 100;
+      node_0->layout.dimensions[CSS_HEIGHT] = 100;
+      init_css_node_children(node_0, 1);
+      {
+        css_node_t *node_1;
+        node_1 = node_0->get_child(node_0->context, 0);
+        node_1->layout.position[CSS_TOP] = 0;
+        node_1->layout.position[CSS_LEFT] = 0;
+        node_1->layout.dimensions[CSS_WIDTH] = 0;
+        node_1->layout.dimensions[CSS_HEIGHT] = 80;
+      }
+    }
+
+    test("should layout with position: absolute, bottom", root_node, root_layout);
+  }
+
+  {
+    css_node_t *root_node = new_test_css_node();
+    {
+      css_node_t *node_0 = root_node;
+      node_0->style.dimensions[CSS_WIDTH] = 200;
+      node_0->style.dimensions[CSS_HEIGHT] = 200;
+      init_css_node_children(node_0, 1);
+      {
+        css_node_t *node_1;
+        node_1 = node_0->get_child(node_0->context, 0);
+        node_1->style.justify_content = CSS_JUSTIFY_CENTER;
+        node_1->style.position_type = CSS_POSITION_ABSOLUTE;
+        node_1->style.position[CSS_LEFT] = 0;
+        node_1->style.position[CSS_TOP] = 0;
+        node_1->style.position[CSS_RIGHT] = 0;
+        node_1->style.position[CSS_BOTTOM] = 0;
+        init_css_node_children(node_1, 1);
+        {
+          css_node_t *node_2;
+          node_2 = node_1->get_child(node_1->context, 0);
+          node_2->style.dimensions[CSS_WIDTH] = 100;
+          node_2->style.dimensions[CSS_HEIGHT] = 100;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    css_node_t *root_layout = new_test_css_node();
+    {
+      css_node_t *node_0 = root_layout;
+      node_0->layout.position[CSS_TOP] = 0;
+      node_0->layout.position[CSS_LEFT] = 0;
+      node_0->layout.dimensions[CSS_WIDTH] = 200;
+      node_0->layout.dimensions[CSS_HEIGHT] = 200;
+      init_css_node_children(node_0, 1);
+      {
+        css_node_t *node_1;
+        node_1 = node_0->get_child(node_0->context, 0);
+        node_1->layout.position[CSS_TOP] = 0;
+        node_1->layout.position[CSS_LEFT] = 0;
+        node_1->layout.dimensions[CSS_WIDTH] = 200;
+        node_1->layout.dimensions[CSS_HEIGHT] = 200;
+        init_css_node_children(node_1, 1);
+        {
+          css_node_t *node_2;
+          node_2 = node_1->get_child(node_1->context, 0);
+          node_2->layout.position[CSS_TOP] = 50;
+          node_2->layout.position[CSS_LEFT] = 0;
+          node_2->layout.dimensions[CSS_WIDTH] = 100;
+          node_2->layout.dimensions[CSS_HEIGHT] = 100;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    test("should layout with complicated position: absolute and justifyContent: center combo", root_node, root_layout);
+  }
   /** END_GENERATED **/
   return tests_finished();
 }
diff --git a/src/__tests__/Layout-test.js b/src/__tests__/Layout-test.js
index f72cab8d..89eee5f3 100755
--- a/src/__tests__/Layout-test.js
+++ b/src/__tests__/Layout-test.js
@@ -973,5 +973,31 @@ describe('Layout', function() {
     );
   });
 
+  it('should layout with position: absolute, bottom', function() {
+    testLayout(
+      {style: {width: 100, height: 100}, children: [
+        {style: {position: 'absolute', top: 0, bottom: 20}}
+      ]},
+      {width: 100, height: 100, top: 0, left: 0, children: [
+        {width: 0, height: 80, top: 0, left: 0}
+      ]}
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should layout with complicated position: absolute and justifyContent: center combo', function() {
+    testLayout(
+      {style: {width: 200, height: 200}, children: [
+        {style: {position: 'absolute', justifyContent: 'center', top: 0, left: 0, right: 0, bottom: 0}, children: [
+          {style: {width: 100, height: 100}}
+        ]}
+      ]},
+      {width: 200, height: 200, top: 0, left: 0, children: [
+        {width: 200, height: 200, top: 0, left: 0, children: [
+          {width: 100, height: 100, top: 50, left: 0}
+        ]}
+      ]}
+    );
+  });
+
 });