diff --git a/components/layout/display_list/builder.rs b/components/layout/display_list/builder.rs
index 5d9a738606e..c963322323a 100644
--- a/components/layout/display_list/builder.rs
+++ b/components/layout/display_list/builder.rs
@@ -79,8 +79,13 @@ use webrender_api::StickyOffsetBounds;
 fn establishes_containing_block_for_absolute(
     flags: StackingContextCollectionFlags,
     positioning: StylePosition,
+    established_reference_frame: bool,
 ) -> bool {
-    !flags.contains(StackingContextCollectionFlags::NEVER_CREATES_CONTAINING_BLOCK) &&
+    if established_reference_frame {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    !flags.contains(StackingContextCollectionFlags::POSITION_NEVER_CREATES_CONTAINING_BLOCK) &&
         StylePosition::Static != positioning
 }
 
@@ -2167,7 +2172,7 @@ impl FragmentDisplayListBuilding for Fragment {
 bitflags! {
     pub struct StackingContextCollectionFlags: u8 {
         /// This flow never establishes a containing block.
-        const NEVER_CREATES_CONTAINING_BLOCK = 0b001;
+        const POSITION_NEVER_CREATES_CONTAINING_BLOCK = 0b001;
         /// This flow never creates a ClipScrollNode.
         const NEVER_CREATES_CLIP_SCROLL_NODE = 0b010;
         /// This flow never creates a stacking context.
@@ -2445,7 +2450,11 @@ impl BlockFlowDisplayListBuilding for BlockFlow {
             flags,
         );
 
-        if establishes_containing_block_for_absolute(flags, self.positioning()) {
+        if establishes_containing_block_for_absolute(
+            flags,
+            self.positioning(),
+            established_reference_frame.is_some()
+        ) {
             state.containing_block_clipping_and_scrolling = state.current_clipping_and_scrolling;
         }
 
@@ -2534,7 +2543,7 @@ impl BlockFlowDisplayListBuilding for BlockFlow {
 
         // We keep track of our position so that any stickily positioned elements can
         // properly determine the extent of their movement relative to scrolling containers.
-        if !flags.contains(StackingContextCollectionFlags::NEVER_CREATES_CONTAINING_BLOCK) {
+        if !flags.contains(StackingContextCollectionFlags::POSITION_NEVER_CREATES_CONTAINING_BLOCK) {
             let border_box = if self.fragment.establishes_stacking_context() {
                 stacking_relative_border_box
             } else {
@@ -2911,6 +2920,7 @@ impl InlineFlowDisplayListBuilding for InlineFlow {
             if establishes_containing_block_for_absolute(
                 StackingContextCollectionFlags::empty(),
                 fragment.style.get_box().position,
+                false,
             ) {
                 state.containing_block_clipping_and_scrolling =
                     state.current_clipping_and_scrolling;
diff --git a/components/layout/table_rowgroup.rs b/components/layout/table_rowgroup.rs
index 85bccb18ade..8934f77a266 100644
--- a/components/layout/table_rowgroup.rs
+++ b/components/layout/table_rowgroup.rs
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ impl Flow for TableRowGroupFlow {
 
     fn collect_stacking_contexts(&mut self, state: &mut StackingContextCollectionState) {
         self.block_flow.collect_stacking_contexts_for_block(state,
-            StackingContextCollectionFlags::NEVER_CREATES_CONTAINING_BLOCK);
+            StackingContextCollectionFlags::POSITION_NEVER_CREATES_CONTAINING_BLOCK);
     }
 
     fn repair_style(&mut self, new_style: &::ServoArc<ComputedValues>) {
diff --git a/components/layout/table_wrapper.rs b/components/layout/table_wrapper.rs
index 7336efa41e9..90be14876cc 100644
--- a/components/layout/table_wrapper.rs
+++ b/components/layout/table_wrapper.rs
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ impl Flow for TableWrapperFlow {
     fn collect_stacking_contexts(&mut self, state: &mut StackingContextCollectionState) {
         self.block_flow.collect_stacking_contexts_for_block(
             state,
-            StackingContextCollectionFlags::NEVER_CREATES_CONTAINING_BLOCK |
+            StackingContextCollectionFlags::POSITION_NEVER_CREATES_CONTAINING_BLOCK |
             StackingContextCollectionFlags::NEVER_CREATES_CLIP_SCROLL_NODE);
     }