diff --git a/src/Layout.js b/src/Layout.js
index bc58b0e9..e20b837f 100755
--- a/src/Layout.js
+++ b/src/Layout.js
@@ -81,6 +81,13 @@ var computeLayout = (function() {
     return 'column';
   }
 
+  function getPositionType(node) {
+    if ('position' in node.style) {
+      return node.style.position;
+    }
+    return 'relative';
+  }
+
   function getFlex(node) {
     return node.style.flex == 1;
   }
@@ -165,7 +172,9 @@ var computeLayout = (function() {
       var/*css_node_t**/ child = node.children[i];
       if (isUndefined(node.layout[dim[mainAxis]]) || !getFlex(child)) {
         layoutNode(child);
-        mainContentDim += getDimWithMargin(child, mainAxis);
+        if (getPositionType(child) === 'relative') {
+          mainContentDim += getDimWithMargin(child, mainAxis);
+        }
       } else {
         flexibleChildrenCount++;
       }
@@ -210,7 +219,9 @@ var computeLayout = (function() {
     for (var/*int*/ i = 0; i < node.children.length; ++i) {
       var/*css_node_t**/ child = node.children[i];
       child.layout[pos[mainAxis]] += mainPos;
-      mainPos += getDimWithMargin(child, mainAxis) + betweenMainDim;
+      if (getPositionType(child) === 'relative') {
+        mainPos += getDimWithMargin(child, mainAxis) + betweenMainDim;
+      }
 
       if (!isUndefined(child.layout[dim[crossAxis]])) {
         var/*float*/ childCrossDim = getDimWithMargin(child, crossAxis);
diff --git a/src/__tests__/Layout-test.js b/src/__tests__/Layout-test.js
index 69164de3..d9ad949f 100755
--- a/src/__tests__/Layout-test.js
+++ b/src/__tests__/Layout-test.js
@@ -467,6 +467,21 @@ describe('Layout', function() {
     );
   });
 
+  it('should layout node with position: absolute', function() {
+    testLayout(
+      {style: {width: 500, flexDirection: 'row'}, children: [
+        {style: {flex: 1}},
+        {style: {position: 'absolute', width: 50}},
+        {style: {flex: 1}},
+      ]},
+      {width: 500, height: 0, top: 0, left: 0, children: [
+        {width: 250, height: 0, top: 0, left: 0},
+        {width: 50, height: 0, top: 0, left: 250},
+        {width: 250, height: 0, top: 0, left: 250}
+      ]}
+    );
+  });
+
   it('should layout randomly', function() {
     function RNG(seed) {
       this.state = seed;
@@ -518,7 +533,7 @@ describe('Layout', function() {
       randEnum(node, 0.1, 'alignItems', ['flex-start', 'center', 'flex-end', 'stretch']);
       randEnum(node, 0.1, 'alignSelf', ['flex-start', 'center', 'flex-end', 'stretch']);
       randEnum(node, 0.1, 'flex', ['none', 1]);
-//      randEnum(node, 0.1, 'position', ['relative', 'absolute']);
+      randEnum(node, 0.1, 'position', ['relative', 'absolute']);
       randChildren(node, 0.2);
       return node;
     }