diff --git a/CSSLayoutKit/Tests/CSSLayoutKitTests.m b/CSSLayoutKit/Tests/CSSLayoutKitTests.m
index 29071e77..720e0cb2 100644
--- a/CSSLayoutKit/Tests/CSSLayoutKitTests.m
+++ b/CSSLayoutKit/Tests/CSSLayoutKitTests.m
@@ -125,4 +125,78 @@
   XCTAssertEqual(containerSize.width, totalWidth, @"The container's width is %.6f, the subviews take up %.6f", containerSize.width, totalWidth);
 }
 
+- (void)testThatWeRespectIncludeInLayoutFlag
+{
+  const CGSize containerSize = CGSizeMake(300, 50);
+
+  UIView *container = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, containerSize.width, containerSize.height)];
+  [container css_setUsesFlexbox:YES];
+  [container css_setFlexDirection:CSSFlexDirectionRow];
+
+  UIView *subview1 = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectZero];
+  [subview1 css_setUsesFlexbox:YES];
+  [subview1 css_setFlexGrow:1];
+  [container addSubview:subview1];
+
+  UIView *subview2 = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectZero];
+  [subview2 css_setUsesFlexbox:YES];
+  [subview2 css_setFlexGrow:1];
+  [container addSubview:subview2];
+
+  UIView *subview3 = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectZero];
+  [subview3 css_setUsesFlexbox:YES];
+  [subview3 css_setFlexGrow:1];
+  [container addSubview:subview3];
+
+  [container css_applyLayout];
+
+  for (UIView *view in container.subviews) {
+    XCTAssertTrue(CGSizeEqualToSize(CGSizeMake(100, 50), subview1.bounds.size), @"Actual size is %@", NSStringFromCGSize(view.bounds.size));
+  }
+
+  [subview3 css_setIncludeInLayout:NO];
+  [container css_applyLayout];
+
+  XCTAssertTrue(CGSizeEqualToSize(CGSizeMake(150, 50), subview1.bounds.size), @"Actual size is %@", NSStringFromCGSize(subview1.bounds.size));
+  XCTAssertTrue(CGSizeEqualToSize(CGSizeMake(150, 50), subview2.bounds.size), @"Actual size is %@", NSStringFromCGSize(subview2.bounds.size));
+
+  // We don't set the frame to zero, so, it should be set to what it was previously at.
+  XCTAssertTrue(CGSizeEqualToSize(CGSizeMake(100, 50), subview3.bounds.size), @"Actual size is %@", NSStringFromCGSize(subview3.bounds.size));
+}
+
+- (void)testThatViewNotIncludedInFirstLayoutPassAreIncludedInSecond
+{
+  UIView *container = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 300, 50)];
+  [container css_setUsesFlexbox:YES];
+  [container css_setFlexDirection:CSSFlexDirectionRow];
+
+  UIView *subview1 = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectZero];
+  [subview1 css_setUsesFlexbox:YES];
+  [subview1 css_setFlexGrow:1];
+  [container addSubview:subview1];
+
+  UIView *subview2 = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectZero];
+  [subview2 css_setUsesFlexbox:YES];
+  [subview2 css_setFlexGrow:1];
+  [container addSubview:subview2];
+
+  UIView *subview3 = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectZero];
+  [subview3 css_setUsesFlexbox:YES];
+  [subview3 css_setFlexGrow:1];
+  [subview3 css_setIncludeInLayout:NO];
+  [container addSubview:subview3];
+
+  [container css_applyLayout];
+
+  XCTAssertTrue(CGSizeEqualToSize(CGSizeMake(150, 50), subview1.bounds.size), @"Actual size is %@", NSStringFromCGSize(subview1.bounds.size));
+  XCTAssertTrue(CGSizeEqualToSize(CGSizeMake(150, 50), subview2.bounds.size), @"Actual size is %@", NSStringFromCGSize(subview2.bounds.size));
+  XCTAssertTrue(CGSizeEqualToSize(CGSizeZero, subview3.bounds.size), @"Actual size %@", NSStringFromCGSize(subview3.bounds.size));
+
+  [subview3 css_setIncludeInLayout:YES];
+  [container css_applyLayout];
+  for (UIView *view in container.subviews) {
+    XCTAssertTrue(CGSizeEqualToSize(CGSizeMake(100, 50), subview1.bounds.size), @"Actual size is %@", NSStringFromCGSize(view.bounds.size));
+  }
+}
+
 @end
diff --git a/CSSLayoutKit/UIView+CSSLayout.h b/CSSLayoutKit/UIView+CSSLayout.h
index 5f875687..d7702d09 100644
--- a/CSSLayoutKit/UIView+CSSLayout.h
+++ b/CSSLayoutKit/UIView+CSSLayout.h
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
 
 @interface UIView (CSSLayout)
 
+/**
+  The property that decides if we should include this view when calculating layout. Defaults to YES.
+ */
+@property (nonatomic, readwrite, assign, setter=css_setIncludeInLayout:) BOOL css_includeInLayout;
+
 /**
  The property that decides during layout/sizing whether or not css_* properties should be applied. Defaults to NO.
  */
diff --git a/CSSLayoutKit/UIView+CSSLayout.m b/CSSLayoutKit/UIView+CSSLayout.m
index c5934840..f166b5ff 100644
--- a/CSSLayoutKit/UIView+CSSLayout.m
+++ b/CSSLayoutKit/UIView+CSSLayout.m
@@ -39,8 +39,23 @@
   return [usesFlexbox boolValue];
 }
 
+- (BOOL)css_includeInLayout
+{
+  NSNumber *includeInLayout = objc_getAssociatedObject(self, @selector(css_includeInLayout));
+  return (includeInLayout != nil) ? [includeInLayout boolValue] : YES;
+}
+
 #pragma mark - Setters
 
+- (void)css_setIncludeInLayout:(BOOL)includeInLayout
+{
+  objc_setAssociatedObject(
+    self,
+    @selector(css_includeInLayout),
+    @(includeInLayout),
+    OBJC_ASSOCIATION_RETAIN_NONATOMIC);
+}
+
 - (void)css_setUsesFlexbox:(BOOL)enabled
 {
   objc_setAssociatedObject(
@@ -261,17 +276,24 @@ static void CSSAttachNodesFromViewHierachy(UIView *view) {
   } else {
     CSSNodeSetMeasureFunc(node, NULL);
 
+    NSUInteger numSubviewsInLayout = 0;
     // Add any children which were added since the last call to css_applyLayout
     for (NSUInteger i = 0; i < view.subviews.count; i++) {
-      CSSNodeRef childNode = [view.subviews[i] cssNode];
+      UIView *const subview = view.subviews[i];
+      if (![subview css_includeInLayout]) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      numSubviewsInLayout++;
+
+      CSSNodeRef childNode = [subview cssNode];
       if (CSSNodeChildCount(node) < i + 1 || CSSNodeGetChild(node, i) != childNode) {
         CSSNodeInsertChild(node, childNode, i);
       }
-      CSSAttachNodesFromViewHierachy(view.subviews[i]);
+      CSSAttachNodesFromViewHierachy(subview);
     }
 
     // Remove any children which were removed since the last call to css_applyLayout
-    while (view.subviews.count < CSSNodeChildCount(node)) {
+    while (numSubviewsInLayout < CSSNodeChildCount(node)) {
       CSSNodeRemoveChild(node, CSSNodeGetChild(node, CSSNodeChildCount(node) - 1));
     }
   }
@@ -290,8 +312,11 @@ static CGFloat CSSRoundPixelValue(CGFloat value)
 
 static void CSSApplyLayoutToViewHierarchy(UIView *view) {
   NSCAssert([NSThread isMainThread], @"Framesetting should only be done on the main thread.");
-  CSSNodeRef node = [view cssNode];
+  if (![view css_includeInLayout]) {
+     return;
+  }
 
+  CSSNodeRef node = [view cssNode];
   const CGPoint topLeft = {
     CSSNodeLayoutGetLeft(node),
     CSSNodeLayoutGetTop(node),