diff --git a/src/Layout.js b/src/Layout.js
index 051b6efb..ab0533bc 100755
--- a/src/Layout.js
+++ b/src/Layout.js
@@ -491,6 +491,7 @@ var computeLayout = (function() {
         if (leadingPos && trailingPos) {
           child.layout[dim[crossAxis]] =
             node.layout[dim[crossAxis]] -
+            child.layout[pos[crossAxis]] -
             getMargin(child, trailing[crossAxis]) -
             getPosition(child, trailing[crossAxis]);
         }
diff --git a/src/__tests__/Layout-test.js b/src/__tests__/Layout-test.js
index 640c2ddc..0a4b85e0 100755
--- a/src/__tests__/Layout-test.js
+++ b/src/__tests__/Layout-test.js
@@ -933,8 +933,8 @@ describe('Layout', function() {
       {style: {width: 100}, children: [
         {style: {right: 5, left: 5, position: 'absolute'}}
       ]},
-      {width: 0, height: 0, top: 0, left: 0, children: [
-        {width: 5, height: 0, top: 0, left: -20}
+      {width: 100, height: 0, top: 0, left: 0, children: [
+        {width: 90, height: 0, top: 0, left: 5}
       ]}
     );
   });