diff --git a/common/src/app/common/geom/shapes/grid_layout/layout_data.cljc b/common/src/app/common/geom/shapes/grid_layout/layout_data.cljc
index a5338211a..a1fc3072e 100644
--- a/common/src/app/common/geom/shapes/grid_layout/layout_data.cljc
+++ b/common/src/app/common/geom/shapes/grid_layout/layout_data.cljc
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@
                         (->> (:shapes cell) (map #(vector % cell)))))
               (:layout-grid-cells parent))
 
+        children (->> children (remove #(ctl/layout-absolute? (second %))))
         children-map
         (into {}
               (map #(vector (:id (second %)) %))
diff --git a/common/src/app/common/geom/shapes/grid_layout/positions.cljc b/common/src/app/common/geom/shapes/grid_layout/positions.cljc
index 58362a6b5..5e7c3454c 100644
--- a/common/src/app/common/geom/shapes/grid_layout/positions.cljc
+++ b/common/src/app/common/geom/shapes/grid_layout/positions.cljc
@@ -154,9 +154,10 @@
             (gpt/add (gpt/to-vec from-h to-h))
             (gpt/add (gpt/to-vec from-v to-v)))]
 
-    (-> (ctm/empty)
-        (ctm/add-modifiers fill-modifiers)
-        (ctm/move position-delta))))
+    (cond-> (ctm/empty)
+      (not (ctl/layout-absolute? child))
+      (-> (ctm/add-modifiers fill-modifiers)
+          (ctm/move position-delta)))))
 
 
 (defn line-value
diff --git a/common/src/app/common/geom/shapes/modifiers.cljc b/common/src/app/common/geom/shapes/modifiers.cljc
index 9d3df9ed4..4bf1974e5 100644
--- a/common/src/app/common/geom/shapes/modifiers.cljc
+++ b/common/src/app/common/geom/shapes/modifiers.cljc
@@ -300,13 +300,13 @@
         transformed-parent-bounds (delay (gtr/transform-bounds @(get bounds parent-id) modifiers))
 
         children-modifiers
-        (if flex-layout?
+        (if (or flex-layout? grid-layout?)
           (->> (:shapes parent)
                (filter #(ctl/layout-absolute? objects %)))
           (:shapes parent))
 
         children-layout
-        (when flex-layout?
+        (when (or flex-layout? grid-layout?)
           (->> (:shapes parent)
                (remove #(ctl/layout-absolute? objects %))))]
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/modifiers.cljs b/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/modifiers.cljs
index bf9d8c728..4428173b2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/modifiers.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/modifiers.cljs
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@
                   (update :shapes #(d/removev selected %))
                   (ctl/assign-cells))
 
+        selected (->> selected (remove #(ctl/layout-absolute? objects %)))
         frame (-> frame
                   (update :shapes d/concat-vec selected)
                   (cond-> (some? cell)