diff --git a/components/layout/construct.rs b/components/layout/construct.rs
index 00cd46a079a..5533942e5a0 100644
--- a/components/layout/construct.rs
+++ b/components/layout/construct.rs
@@ -950,13 +950,15 @@ impl<'a, ConcreteThreadSafeLayoutNode: ThreadSafeLayoutNode>
             _ => unreachable!()
         };
 
-        let mut modified_style = node.style(self.style_context());
-        properties::modify_style_for_outer_inline_block_fragment(&mut modified_style);
+        let context = self.style_context();
+        let style = node.style(context);
+        let style = context.stylist.style_for_anonymous_box(
+            &context.guards, &PseudoElement::ServoInlineBlockWrapper, &style);
         let fragment_info = SpecificFragmentInfo::InlineBlock(InlineBlockFragmentInfo::new(
                 block_flow));
         let fragment = Fragment::from_opaque_node_and_style(node.opaque(),
                                                             node.get_pseudo_element_type().strip(),
-                                                            modified_style,
+                                                            style,
                                                             node.selected_style(),
                                                             node.restyle_damage(),
                                                             fragment_info);
diff --git a/components/style/properties/properties.mako.rs b/components/style/properties/properties.mako.rs
index 9bb2b94749d..0dae0a7172d 100644
--- a/components/style/properties/properties.mako.rs
+++ b/components/style/properties/properties.mako.rs
@@ -2544,16 +2544,6 @@ pub fn modify_border_style_for_inline_sides(style: &mut Arc<ComputedValues>,
     }
 }
 
-/// Adjusts the `position` property as necessary for the outer fragment wrapper
-/// of an inline-block.
-#[cfg(feature = "servo")]
-#[inline]
-pub fn modify_style_for_outer_inline_block_fragment(style: &mut Arc<ComputedValues>) {
-    let mut style = Arc::make_mut(style);
-    let box_style = Arc::make_mut(&mut style.box_);
-    box_style.position = longhands::position::computed_value::T::static_
-}
-
 /// Adjusts the `position` and `padding` properties as necessary to account for
 /// text.
 ///
diff --git a/components/style/servo/selector_parser.rs b/components/style/servo/selector_parser.rs
index c853ff9af12..311a15284aa 100644
--- a/components/style/servo/selector_parser.rs
+++ b/components/style/servo/selector_parser.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ pub enum PseudoElement {
     ServoAnonymousTableRow,
     ServoAnonymousTableCell,
     ServoAnonymousBlock,
+    ServoInlineBlockWrapper,
 }
 
 impl ToCss for PseudoElement {
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ impl ToCss for PseudoElement {
             ServoAnonymousTableRow => "::-servo-anonymous-table-row",
             ServoAnonymousTableCell => "::-servo-anonymous-table-cell",
             ServoAnonymousBlock => "::-servo-anonymous-block",
+            ServoInlineBlockWrapper => "::-servo-inline-block-wrapper",
         })
     }
 }
@@ -89,7 +91,8 @@ impl PseudoElement {
             PseudoElement::ServoAnonymousTable |
             PseudoElement::ServoAnonymousTableRow |
             PseudoElement::ServoAnonymousTableCell |
-            PseudoElement::ServoAnonymousBlock => PseudoElementCascadeType::Precomputed,
+            PseudoElement::ServoAnonymousBlock |
+            PseudoElement::ServoInlineBlockWrapper => PseudoElementCascadeType::Precomputed,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -320,6 +323,12 @@ impl<'a> ::selectors::Parser for SelectorParser<'a> {
                 }
                 ServoAnonymousBlock
             },
+            "-servo-inline-block-wrapper" => {
+                if !self.in_user_agent_stylesheet() {
+                    return Err(())
+                }
+                ServoInlineBlockWrapper
+            },
             _ => return Err(())
         };
 
diff --git a/components/style/stylist.rs b/components/style/stylist.rs
index f93d76a5879..6e2e8632f37 100644
--- a/components/style/stylist.rs
+++ b/components/style/stylist.rs
@@ -398,7 +398,8 @@ impl Stylist {
             PseudoElement::ServoAnonymousTableCell |
             PseudoElement::ServoAnonymousTableRow |
             PseudoElement::ServoAnonymousTableWrapper |
-            PseudoElement::ServoTableWrapper => true,
+            PseudoElement::ServoTableWrapper |
+            PseudoElement::ServoInlineBlockWrapper => true,
             PseudoElement::Before |
             PseudoElement::After |
             PseudoElement::Selection |
diff --git a/resources/servo.css b/resources/servo.css
index cc913977260..341a5ad077c 100644
--- a/resources/servo.css
+++ b/resources/servo.css
@@ -215,3 +215,10 @@ svg > * {
     height: auto;
 }
 
+/* The outer fragment wrapper of an inline-block. */
+*|*::-servo-inline-block-wrapper {
+    position: static;
+    border: none;
+    padding: 0;
+    margin: 0;
+}