diff --git a/packages/core/src/kiwi/node-change/export-node.ts b/packages/core/src/kiwi/node-change/export-node.ts
index a00e7b992..3868da63b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/kiwi/node-change/export-node.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/kiwi/node-change/export-node.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ interface SceneNodeToKiwiContext {
   mapToFigmaType: (type: SceneNode['type']) => string
   fillToKiwiPaint: (fill: SceneNode['fills'][number]) => Paint
   safeColor: (color: Color) => Color
-  computeExportTransform: (node: SceneNode, graph: SceneGraph) => Matrix
+  computeExportTransform: (node: SceneNode) => Matrix
   serializeCornerRadii: (node: SceneNode, nc: KiwiNodeChange) => void
   serializeTextProps: (
     node: SceneNode,
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ export function sceneNodeToKiwiWithContext(
     opacity: node.opacity,
     phase: 'CREATED',
     size: { x: node.width, y: node.height },
-    transform: context.computeExportTransform(node, context.graph),
+    transform: context.computeExportTransform(node),
     strokeWeight: node.strokes[0]?.weight ?? DEFAULT_STROKE_WEIGHT,
     strokeAlign: node.strokes[0]?.align ?? 'INSIDE'
   }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/kiwi/node-change/serialize.ts b/packages/core/src/kiwi/node-change/serialize.ts
index 9d130593b..41da0e276 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/kiwi/node-change/serialize.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/kiwi/node-change/serialize.ts
@@ -410,20 +410,11 @@ function serializeVariableBindings(
   if (entries.length > 0) nc.variableConsumptionMap = { entries }
 }
 
-function computeExportTransform(node: SceneNode, graph: SceneGraph): Matrix {
+function computeExportTransform(node: SceneNode): Matrix {
   const sx = node.flipX ? -1 : 1
   const cos = Math.cos((node.rotation * Math.PI) / 180)
   const sin = Math.sin((node.rotation * Math.PI) / 180)
 
-  // Auto-layout children should have (0,0) transform — Figma computes
-  // their positions from the layout engine at render time.
-  const parent = node.parentId ? graph.getNode(node.parentId) : undefined
-  const isAutoLayoutChild =
-    parent &&
-    parent.layoutMode !== 'NONE' &&
-    parent.layoutMode !== 'GRID' &&
-    node.layoutPositioning !== 'ABSOLUTE'
-
   const m00 = cos * sx
   const m01 = -sin
   const m10 = sin * sx
@@ -443,10 +434,10 @@ function computeExportTransform(node: SceneNode, graph: SceneGraph): Matrix {
   return {
     m00,
     m01,
-    m02: isAutoLayoutChild ? 0 : node.x - offsetX,
+    m02: node.x - offsetX,
     m10,
     m11,
-    m12: isAutoLayoutChild ? 0 : node.y - offsetY
+    m12: node.y - offsetY
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/engine/kiwi/serialize-fixes/auto-layout/transforms.test.ts b/tests/engine/kiwi/serialize-fixes/auto-layout/transforms.test.ts
index e38b36c6e..2552405f5 100644
--- a/tests/engine/kiwi/serialize-fixes/auto-layout/transforms.test.ts
+++ b/tests/engine/kiwi/serialize-fixes/auto-layout/transforms.test.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { expectDefined, getNodeOrThrow } from '#tests/helpers/assert'
 import { ROOT_GUID, pageId } from '../helpers'
 
 describe('Fix 1: auto-layout child transforms', () => {
-  test('auto-layout child gets zero transform regardless of its x/y', () => {
+  test('auto-layout child preserves its stored transform offsets', () => {
     const graph = new SceneGraph()
     const parent = graph.createNode('FRAME', pageId(graph), {
       name: 'AutoLayout',
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ describe('Fix 1: auto-layout child transforms', () => {
       'child node change'
     )
     expect(childNc).toBeDefined()
-    expect(childNc.transform.m02).toBe(0)
-    expect(childNc.transform.m12).toBe(0)
+    expect(childNc.transform.m02).toBe(50)
+    expect(childNc.transform.m12).toBe(100)
   })
 
   test('absolute-positioned child inside auto-layout keeps its real x/y', () => {
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ describe('Fix 1: auto-layout child transforms', () => {
     expect(childNc.transform.m12).toBe(45)
   })
 
-  test('horizontal auto-layout child also gets zero transform', () => {
+  test('horizontal auto-layout child also preserves its stored transform offsets', () => {
     const graph = new SceneGraph()
     const parent = graph.createNode('FRAME', pageId(graph), {
       name: 'HorizontalLayout',
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ describe('Fix 1: auto-layout child transforms', () => {
       changes.find((nc) => nc.name === 'Item'),
       'item node change'
     )
-    expect(itemNc.transform.m02).toBe(0)
-    expect(itemNc.transform.m12).toBe(0)
+    expect(itemNc.transform.m02).toBe(200)
+    expect(itemNc.transform.m12).toBe(50)
   })
 })