diff --git a/lib/commons/dom/visibility-methods.js b/lib/commons/dom/visibility-methods.js
index cf11a64779..de57430898 100644
--- a/lib/commons/dom/visibility-methods.js
+++ b/lib/commons/dom/visibility-methods.js
@@ -117,16 +117,33 @@ export function overflowHidden(vNode, { isAncestor } = {}) {
     return false;
   }
 
-  const rect = vNode.boundingClientRect;
-  const nodes = getOverflowHiddenAncestors(vNode);
+  // a node with position fixed cannot be hidden by an overflow
+  // ancestor, even when that ancestor uses a non-static position
+  const position = vNode.getComputedStylePropertyValue('position');
+  if (position === 'fixed') {
+    return false;
+  }
 
+  const nodes = getOverflowHiddenAncestors(vNode);
   if (!nodes.length) {
     return false;
   }
 
+  const rect = vNode.boundingClientRect;
   return nodes.some(node => {
-    const nodeRect = node.boundingClientRect;
+    // a node with position absolute will not be hidden by an
+    // overflow ancestor unless the ancestor uses a non-static
+    // position or a node in-between uses a position of relative
+    // or sticky
+    if (
+      position === 'absolute' &&
+      !hasPositionedAncestorBetween(vNode, node) &&
+      node.getComputedStylePropertyValue('position') === 'static'
+    ) {
+      return false;
+    }
 
+    const nodeRect = node.boundingClientRect;
     if (nodeRect.width < 2 || nodeRect.height < 2) {
       return true;
     }
@@ -238,3 +255,20 @@ export function detailsHidden(vNode) {
 
   return !vNode.parent.hasAttr('open');
 }
+
+function hasPositionedAncestorBetween(child, ancestor) {
+  let node = child.parent;
+  while (node && node !== ancestor) {
+    if (
+      ['relative', 'sticky'].includes(
+        node.getComputedStylePropertyValue('position')
+      )
+    ) {
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    node = node.parent;
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
diff --git a/test/commons/dom/visibility-methods.js b/test/commons/dom/visibility-methods.js
index 867b50f691..f62b723c72 100644
--- a/test/commons/dom/visibility-methods.js
+++ b/test/commons/dom/visibility-methods.js
@@ -302,6 +302,97 @@ describe('dom.visibility-methods', () => {
       );
       assert.isFalse(overflowHidden(vNode));
     });
+
+    it('should return false for ancestor with "overflow:hidden" and element with "position:fixed"', () => {
+      var vNode = queryFixture(
+        '<div style="overflow: hidden; width: 50px;">' +
+          '<div id="target" style="margin-left: 100px; position: fixed">Hello world</div>' +
+          '</div>'
+      );
+      assert.isFalse(overflowHidden(vNode));
+    });
+
+    it('should return false for ancestor with "overflow:hidden; position:relative" and element with "position:fixed"', () => {
+      var vNode = queryFixture(
+        '<div style="overflow: hidden; width: 50px; position: relative">' +
+          '<div id="target" style="margin-left: 100px; position: fixed">Hello world</div>' +
+          '</div>'
+      );
+      assert.isFalse(overflowHidden(vNode));
+    });
+
+    it('should return false for ancestor with "overflow:hidden" and element with "position:absolute"', () => {
+      var vNode = queryFixture(
+        '<div style="overflow: hidden; width: 50px;">' +
+          '<div id="target" style="margin-left: 100px; position: absolute">Hello world</div>' +
+          '</div>'
+      );
+      assert.isFalse(overflowHidden(vNode));
+    });
+
+    it('should return true for ancestor with "overflow:hidden; position:relative" and element with "position:absolute"', () => {
+      var vNode = queryFixture(
+        '<div style="overflow: hidden; width: 50px; position: relative">' +
+          '<div id="target" style="margin-left: 100px; position: absolute">Hello world</div>' +
+          '</div>'
+      );
+      assert.isTrue(overflowHidden(vNode));
+    });
+
+    it('should return true for ancestor with "overflow:hidden" and element with "position:absolute" if ancestor in-between uses "position:relative"', () => {
+      var vNode = queryFixture(
+        '<div style="overflow: hidden; width: 50px;">' +
+          '<div style="position: relative">' +
+          '<div id="target" style="margin-left: 100px; position: absolute">Hello world</div>' +
+          '</div>' +
+          '</div>'
+      );
+      assert.isTrue(overflowHidden(vNode));
+    });
+
+    it('should return true for ancestor with "overflow:hidden" and element with "position:absolute" if ancestor in-between uses "position:sticky"', () => {
+      var vNode = queryFixture(
+        '<div style="overflow: hidden; width: 50px;">' +
+          '<div style="position: sticky">' +
+          '<div id="target" style="margin-left: 100px; position: absolute">Hello world</div>' +
+          '</div>' +
+          '</div>'
+      );
+      assert.isTrue(overflowHidden(vNode));
+    });
+
+    it('should return false for ancestor with "overflow:hidden" and element with "position:absolute" if ancestor in-between uses "position:absolute"', () => {
+      var vNode = queryFixture(
+        '<div style="overflow: hidden; width: 50px;">' +
+          '<div style="position: absolute">' +
+          '<div id="target" style="margin-left: 100px; position: absolute">Hello world</div>' +
+          '</div>' +
+          '</div>'
+      );
+      assert.isFalse(overflowHidden(vNode));
+    });
+
+    it('should return false for ancestor with "overflow:hidden" and element with "position:absolute" if ancestor in-between uses "position:fixed"', () => {
+      var vNode = queryFixture(
+        '<div style="overflow: hidden; width: 50px;">' +
+          '<div style="position: fixed">' +
+          '<div id="target" style="margin-left: 100px; position: absolute">Hello world</div>' +
+          '</div>' +
+          '</div>'
+      );
+      assert.isFalse(overflowHidden(vNode));
+    });
+
+    it('should return false for ancestor with "overflow:hidden" and element with "position:absolute" if ancestor of overflow node uses position other than static', () => {
+      var vNode = queryFixture(
+        '<div style="position: relative">' +
+          '<div style="overflow: hidden; width: 50px;">' +
+          '<div id="target" style="margin-left: 100px; position: absolute">Hello world</div>' +
+          '</div>' +
+          '</div>'
+      );
+      assert.isFalse(overflowHidden(vNode));
+    });
   });
 
   describe('clipHidden', () => {