diff --git a/yoga/YGNode.cpp b/yoga/YGNode.cpp
index 50cfd98f..9f2c2666 100644
--- a/yoga/YGNode.cpp
+++ b/yoga/YGNode.cpp
@@ -328,6 +328,12 @@ void YGNodeSetPrintFunc(YGNodeRef node, YGPrintFunc printFunc) {
   resolveRef(node)->setPrintFunc(printFunc);
 }
 
+void YGNodeSetAlwaysFormsContainingBlock(
+    YGNodeRef node,
+    bool alwaysFormsContainingBlock) {
+  resolveRef(node)->setAlwaysFormsContainingBlock(alwaysFormsContainingBlock);
+}
+
 #ifdef DEBUG
 void YGNodePrint(const YGNodeConstRef node, const YGPrintOptions options) {
   yoga::print(resolveRef(node), scopedEnum(options));
diff --git a/yoga/YGNode.h b/yoga/YGNode.h
index b267cde1..58c966fd 100644
--- a/yoga/YGNode.h
+++ b/yoga/YGNode.h
@@ -270,6 +270,17 @@ typedef void (*YGPrintFunc)(YGNodeConstRef node);
  */
 YG_EXPORT void YGNodeSetPrintFunc(YGNodeRef node, YGPrintFunc printFunc);
 
+/**
+ * Make it so that this node will always form a containing block for any
+ * descendant nodes. This is useful for when a node has a property outside of
+ * of Yoga that will form a containing block. For example, transforms or some of
+ * the others listed in
+ * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Containing_block
+ */
+YG_EXPORT void YGNodeSetAlwaysFormsContainingBlock(
+    YGNodeRef node,
+    bool alwaysFormsContainingBlock);
+
 /**
  * Print a node to log output.
  */
diff --git a/yoga/algorithm/AbsoluteLayout.cpp b/yoga/algorithm/AbsoluteLayout.cpp
index 886aae13..230dfb5d 100644
--- a/yoga/algorithm/AbsoluteLayout.cpp
+++ b/yoga/algorithm/AbsoluteLayout.cpp
@@ -528,7 +528,9 @@ void layoutAbsoluteDescendants(
       if (needsTrailingPosition(crossAxis)) {
         setChildTrailingPosition(currentNode, child, crossAxis);
       }
-    } else if (child->getStyle().positionType() == PositionType::Static) {
+    } else if (
+        child->getStyle().positionType() == PositionType::Static &&
+        !child->alwaysFormsContainingBlock()) {
       const Direction childDirection =
           child->resolveDirection(currentNodeDirection);
       const float childMainOffsetFromContainingBlock =
diff --git a/yoga/algorithm/CalculateLayout.cpp b/yoga/algorithm/CalculateLayout.cpp
index 17703605..6cf29621 100644
--- a/yoga/algorithm/CalculateLayout.cpp
+++ b/yoga/algorithm/CalculateLayout.cpp
@@ -2034,7 +2034,7 @@ static void calculateLayoutImpl(
       // Let the containing block layout its absolute descendants. By definition
       // the containing block will not be static unless we are at the root.
       if (node->getStyle().positionType() != PositionType::Static ||
-          depth == 1) {
+          node->alwaysFormsContainingBlock() || depth == 1) {
         layoutAbsoluteDescendants(
             node,
             node,
diff --git a/yoga/node/Node.h b/yoga/node/Node.h
index 712f154e..b1971a69 100644
--- a/yoga/node/Node.h
+++ b/yoga/node/Node.h
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ class YG_EXPORT Node : public ::YGNode {
     return context_;
   }
 
+  bool alwaysFormsContainingBlock() const {
+    return alwaysFormsContainingBlock_;
+  }
+
   void print();
 
   bool getHasNewLayout() const {
@@ -242,6 +246,10 @@ class YG_EXPORT Node : public ::YGNode {
     context_ = context;
   }
 
+  void setAlwaysFormsContainingBlock(bool alwaysFormsContainingBlock) {
+    alwaysFormsContainingBlock_ = alwaysFormsContainingBlock;
+  }
+
   void setPrintFunc(YGPrintFunc printFunc) {
     printFunc_ = printFunc;
   }
@@ -369,6 +377,7 @@ class YG_EXPORT Node : public ::YGNode {
   bool hasNewLayout_ : 1 = true;
   bool isReferenceBaseline_ : 1 = false;
   bool isDirty_ : 1 = false;
+  bool alwaysFormsContainingBlock_ : 1 = false;
   NodeType nodeType_ : bitCount<NodeType>() = NodeType::Default;
   void* context_ = nullptr;
   YGMeasureFunc measureFunc_ = {nullptr};