diff --git a/src/Layout.js b/src/Layout.js
index caa2c228..800bf887 100755
--- a/src/Layout.js
+++ b/src/Layout.js
@@ -46,6 +46,20 @@ var computeLayout = (function() {
     return 0;
   }
 
+  function getPositiveSpacing(node, type, suffix, location) {
+    var key = type + capitalizeFirst(location) + suffix;
+    if (key in node.style && node.style[key] >= 0) {
+      return node.style[key];
+    }
+
+    key = type + suffix;
+    if (key in node.style && node.style[key] >= 0) {
+      return node.style[key];
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+  }
+
   function isUndefined(value) {
     return value == undefined;
   }
@@ -55,11 +69,11 @@ var computeLayout = (function() {
   }
 
   function getPadding(node, location) {
-    return getSpacing(node, 'padding', '', location);
+    return getPositiveSpacing(node, 'padding', '', location);
   }
 
   function getBorder(node, location) {
-    return getSpacing(node, 'border', 'Width', location);
+    return getPositiveSpacing(node, 'border', 'Width', location);
   }
 
   function getPaddingAndBorder(node, location) {
diff --git a/src/__tests__/Layout-test.js b/src/__tests__/Layout-test.js
index 8d6e2052..db7497b8 100755
--- a/src/__tests__/Layout-test.js
+++ b/src/__tests__/Layout-test.js
@@ -761,9 +761,9 @@ describe('Layout', function() {
       randMinMax(node, 0.5, 'left', -10, 10);
       randMinMax(node, 0.5, 'right', -10, 10);
       randMinMax(node, 0.5, 'bottom', -10, 10);
-      randSpacing(node, 0.5, 'margin', '', 0, 20);
-      randSpacing(node, 0.5, 'padding', '', 0, 20);
-      randSpacing(node, 0.5, 'border', 'Width', 0, 4);
+      randSpacing(node, 0.5, 'margin', '', -10, 20);
+      randSpacing(node, 0.5, 'padding', '', -10, 20);
+      randSpacing(node, 0.5, 'border', 'Width', -4, 4);
       randEnum(node, 0.5, 'flexDirection', ['column', 'row']);
       randEnum(node, 0.5, 'justifyContent', ['flex-start', 'center', 'flex-end', 'space-between', 'space-around']);
       randEnum(node, 0.5, 'alignItems', ['flex-start', 'center', 'flex-end', 'stretch']);