diff --git a/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/transforms.cljs b/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/transforms.cljs
index 06f3788c6..0c5effb80 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/transforms.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/transforms.cljs
@@ -859,6 +859,12 @@
           (rx/of (reorder-selected-layout-child direction))
           (rx/of (nudge-selected-shapes direction shift?)))))))
 
+(defn- get-delta [position bbox]
+  (let [cpos (gpt/point (:x bbox) (:y bbox))
+        pos (gpt/point (or (:x position) (:x bbox))
+                       (or (:y position) (:y bbox)))]
+    (gpt/subtract pos cpos)))
+
 (defn- get-relative-delta [position bbox frame]
   (let [frame-bbox (-> frame :points grc/points->rect)
         relative-cpos (gpt/subtract (gpt/point (:x bbox) (:y bbox))
@@ -884,7 +890,9 @@
              ;; FIXME: performance rect
              bbox       (-> shape :points grc/points->rect)
              frame      (cfh/get-frame objects shape)
-             delta      (get-relative-delta position bbox frame)
+             delta      (if (:absolute? options)
+                          (get-delta position bbox)
+                          (get-relative-delta position bbox frame))
              modif-tree (dwm/create-modif-tree [id] (ctm/move-modifiers delta))]
          (rx/of (dwm/apply-modifiers {:modifiers modif-tree
                                       :page-id page-id
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/plugins/shape.cljs b/frontend/src/app/plugins/shape.cljs
index 4f78b16b2..5b1fe0467 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/plugins/shape.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/plugins/shape.cljs
@@ -492,7 +492,9 @@
                   (u/display-not-valid :x "Plugin doesn't have 'content:write' permission")
 
                   :else
-                  (st/emit! (dw/update-position id {:x value})))))}
+                  (st/emit! (dw/update-position id
+                                                {:x value}
+                                                {:absolute? true})))))}
 
            :y
            {:this true
@@ -508,7 +510,9 @@
                   (u/display-not-valid :y "Plugin doesn't have 'content:write' permission")
 
                   :else
-                  (st/emit! (dw/update-position id {:y value})))))}
+                  (st/emit! (dw/update-position id
+                                                {:y value}
+                                                {:absolute? true})))))}
 
            :parent
            {:this true
@@ -542,7 +546,9 @@
                       parent-id (-> self u/proxy->shape :parent-id)
                       parent (u/locate-shape (obj/get self "$file") (obj/get self "$page") parent-id)
                       parent-x (:x parent)]
-                  (st/emit! (dw/update-position id {:x (+ parent-x value)})))))}
+                  (st/emit! (dw/update-position id
+                                                {:x (+ parent-x value)}
+                                                {:absolute? true})))))}
 
            :parentY
            {:this true
@@ -567,7 +573,9 @@
                       parent-id (-> self u/proxy->shape :parent-id)
                       parent (u/locate-shape (obj/get self "$file") (obj/get self "$page") parent-id)
                       parent-y (:y parent)]
-                  (st/emit! (dw/update-position id {:y (+ parent-y value)})))))}
+                  (st/emit! (dw/update-position id
+                                                {:y (+ parent-y value)}
+                                                {:absolute? true})))))}
 
            :boardX
            {:this true
@@ -592,7 +600,9 @@
                       frame-id (-> self u/proxy->shape :frame-id)
                       frame (u/locate-shape (obj/get self "$file") (obj/get self "$page") frame-id)
                       frame-x (:x frame)]
-                  (st/emit! (dw/update-position id {:x (+ frame-x value)})))))}
+                  (st/emit! (dw/update-position id
+                                                {:x (+ frame-x value)}
+                                                {:absolute? true})))))}
 
            :boardY
            {:this true
@@ -617,7 +627,9 @@
                       frame-id (-> self u/proxy->shape :frame-id)
                       frame (u/locate-shape (obj/get self "$file") (obj/get self "$page") frame-id)
                       frame-y (:y frame)]
-                  (st/emit! (dw/update-position id {:y (+ frame-y value)})))))}
+                  (st/emit! (dw/update-position id
+                                                {:y (+ frame-y value)}
+                                                {:absolute? true})))))}
 
            :width
            {:this true