diff --git a/src/layout.rs b/src/layout.rs
index 3bc56bad..2ad98728 100644
--- a/src/layout.rs
+++ b/src/layout.rs
@@ -1768,13 +1768,16 @@ where
 
         match child_position {
             PositionType::Absolute => {
-                let (child_main_before, child_main_after) = if is_rtl {
+                let (child_main_before, child_main_after) = if is_row_rtl {
                     (child.node.main_after(store, layout_type), child.node.main_before(store, layout_type))
                 } else {
                     (child.node.main_before(store, layout_type), child.node.main_after(store, layout_type))
                 };
-                let child_cross_before = child.node.cross_before(store, layout_type);
-                let child_cross_after = child.node.cross_after(store, layout_type);
+                let (child_cross_before, child_cross_after) = if is_rtl && layout_type == LayoutType::Column {
+                    (child.node.cross_after(store, layout_type), child.node.cross_before(store, layout_type))
+                } else {
+                    (child.node.cross_before(store, layout_type), child.node.cross_after(store, layout_type))
+                };
 
                 let parent_main = parent_main + padding_main_before + padding_main_after;
                 let parent_cross = parent_cross + padding_cross_before + padding_cross_after;
diff --git a/tests/absolute.rs b/tests/absolute.rs
index 13968ac7..20ec9e8b 100644
--- a/tests/absolute.rs
+++ b/tests/absolute.rs
@@ -330,3 +330,26 @@ fn auto_parent_pixels_child_percentage_absolute_child() {
     assert_eq!(world.cache.bounds(child1), Some(&Rect { posx: 0.0, posy: 0.0, width: 50.0, height: 50.0 }));
     assert_eq!(world.cache.bounds(child2), Some(&Rect { posx: 0.0, posy: 0.0, width: 25.0, height: 13.0 }));
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn rtl_absolute_in_column_only_flips_horizontal_offsets() {
+    let mut world = World::default();
+
+    let root = world.add(None);
+    world.set_layout_type(root, LayoutType::Column);
+    world.set_direction(root, Direction::RightToLeft);
+    world.set_width(root, Units::Pixels(600.0));
+    world.set_height(root, Units::Pixels(400.0));
+
+    let node = world.add(Some(root));
+    world.set_position_type(node, PositionType::Absolute);
+    world.set_width(node, Units::Pixels(100.0));
+    world.set_height(node, Units::Pixels(80.0));
+    world.set_left(node, Units::Pixels(20.0));
+    world.set_top(node, Units::Pixels(10.0));
+
+    root.layout(&mut world.cache, &world.tree, &world.store, &mut ());
+
+    // RTL mirrors only horizontal offsets, so left becomes trailing while top is unchanged.
+    assert_eq!(world.cache.bounds(node), Some(&Rect { posx: 480.0, posy: 10.0, width: 100.0, height: 80.0 }));
+}