diff --git a/src/components/main/layout/construct.rs b/src/components/main/layout/construct.rs
index 78a2fde4e84..ef6d737f2d9 100644
--- a/src/components/main/layout/construct.rs
+++ b/src/components/main/layout/construct.rs
@@ -879,9 +879,11 @@ impl<'a> PostorderNodeMutTraversal for FlowConstructor<'a> {
// Absolutely positioned elements will have computed value of
// `float` as 'none' and `display` as per the table.
- // Currently, for original `display` value of 'inline', the new
- // `display` value is 'block'.
- (_, _, position::absolute) | (_, _, position::fixed) => {
+ // Only match here for block items. If an item is absolutely
+ // positioned, but inline we shouldn't try to construct a block
+ // flow here - instead, let it match the inline case
+ // below.
+ (display::block, _, position::absolute) | (_, _, position::fixed) => {
node.set_flow_construction_result(self.build_flow_for_block(node))
}
diff --git a/src/test/ref/basic.list b/src/test/ref/basic.list
index 43def47ea67..ac56fbfabe6 100644
--- a/src/test/ref/basic.list
+++ b/src/test/ref/basic.list
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
== position_abs_replaced_simple_a.html position_abs_replaced_simple_b.html
== position_abs_static_y_a.html position_abs_static_y_b.html
== position_abs_width_percentage_a.html position_abs_width_percentage_b.html
+== position_abs_pseudo_a.html position_abs_pseudo_b.html
# commented out because multiple layers don't work with reftests --pcwalton
# == position_fixed_a.html position_fixed_b.html
# == position_fixed_simple_a.html position_fixed_simple_b.html
diff --git a/src/test/ref/position_abs_pseudo_a.html b/src/test/ref/position_abs_pseudo_a.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..938864456c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ref/position_abs_pseudo_a.html
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diff --git a/src/test/ref/position_abs_pseudo_b.html b/src/test/ref/position_abs_pseudo_b.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..19f3ed47cfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ref/position_abs_pseudo_b.html
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