diff --git a/YogaKit/Source/YGLayout.m b/YogaKit/Source/YGLayout.m
index 9c44cc83..80d1a244 100644
--- a/YogaKit/Source/YGLayout.m
+++ b/YogaKit/Source/YGLayout.m
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ YG_PROPERTY(CGFloat, aspectRatio, AspectRatio)
 - (void)applyLayout
 {
   [self calculateLayoutWithSize:self.view.bounds.size];
-  YGApplyLayoutToViewHierarchy(self.view);
+  YGApplyLayoutToViewHierarchy(self.view, YES);
 }
 
 - (CGSize)intrinsicSize
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ static CGFloat YGRoundPixelValue(CGFloat value)
   return round(value * scale) / scale;
 }
 
-static void YGApplyLayoutToViewHierarchy(UIView *view)
+static void YGApplyLayoutToViewHierarchy(UIView *view, BOOL preserveOrigin)
 {
   NSCAssert([NSThread isMainThread], @"Framesetting should only be done on the main thread.");
 
@@ -385,10 +385,11 @@ static void YGApplyLayoutToViewHierarchy(UIView *view)
     topLeft.y + YGNodeLayoutGetHeight(node),
   };
 
+  const CGPoint origin = preserveOrigin ? view.frame.origin : CGPointZero;
   view.frame = (CGRect) {
     .origin = {
-      .x = YGRoundPixelValue(topLeft.x),
-      .y = YGRoundPixelValue(topLeft.y),
+      .x = YGRoundPixelValue(topLeft.x + origin.x),
+      .y = YGRoundPixelValue(topLeft.y + origin.y),
     },
     .size = {
       .width = YGRoundPixelValue(bottomRight.x) - YGRoundPixelValue(topLeft.x),
@@ -398,7 +399,7 @@ static void YGApplyLayoutToViewHierarchy(UIView *view)
 
   if (!yoga.isLeaf) {
     for (NSUInteger i=0; i<view.subviews.count; i++) {
-      YGApplyLayoutToViewHierarchy(view.subviews[i]);
+      YGApplyLayoutToViewHierarchy(view.subviews[i], NO);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/YogaKit/Tests/YogaKitTests.m b/YogaKit/Tests/YogaKitTests.m
index c9b6c018..2180be07 100644
--- a/YogaKit/Tests/YogaKitTests.m
+++ b/YogaKit/Tests/YogaKitTests.m
@@ -618,4 +618,39 @@
   XCTAssertEqual(view.yoga.borderEndWidth, 7);
 }
 
+- (void)testOriginIsPreservedOnRootOfLayout {
+  const CGSize containerSize = CGSizeMake(200, 50);
+
+  UIView *container = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(10, 10, containerSize.width, containerSize.height)];
+  container.yoga.isEnabled = YES;
+  container.yoga.flexDirection = YGFlexDirectionRow;
+
+  UIView *subview1 = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectZero];
+  subview1.yoga.isEnabled = YES;
+  subview1.yoga.flexGrow = 1;
+  [container addSubview:subview1];
+
+  UIView *subview2 = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectZero];
+  subview2.yoga.isEnabled = YES;
+  subview2.yoga.flexGrow = 1;
+  subview2.yoga.flexDirection = YGFlexDirectionColumn;
+  subview2.yoga.marginLeft = 10;
+  [container addSubview:subview2];
+  [container.yoga applyLayout];
+
+  XCTAssertTrue(CGRectEqualToRect(container.frame, CGRectMake(10, 10, 200, 50)));
+  XCTAssertTrue(CGRectEqualToRect(subview1.frame, CGRectMake(0, 0, 95, 50)));
+  XCTAssertTrue(CGRectEqualToRect(subview2.frame, CGRectMake(105, 0, 95, 50)));
+
+  UIView *subview3 = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectZero];
+  subview3.yoga.isEnabled = YES;
+  subview3.yoga.alignSelf = YGAlignFlexEnd;
+  subview3.yoga.height = 50;
+  [subview2 addSubview:subview3];
+  [subview2.yoga applyLayout];
+
+  XCTAssertTrue(CGRectEqualToRect(subview2.frame, CGRectMake(115, 0, 85, 50)));
+  XCTAssertTrue(CGRectEqualToRect(subview3.frame, CGRectMake(85,0,0,50)));
+}
+
 @end