diff --git a/packages/slate-react/src/components/void.js b/packages/slate-react/src/components/void.js
index 9d0c19b89..867681297 100644
--- a/packages/slate-react/src/components/void.js
+++ b/packages/slate-react/src/components/void.js
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ class Void extends React.Component {
       height: '0',
       color: 'transparent',
       outline: 'none',
+      position: 'absolute',
     }
 
     const spacer = (
diff --git a/packages/slate-react/test/rendering/fixtures/custom-block-void.js b/packages/slate-react/test/rendering/fixtures/custom-block-void.js
index 29a9fd0f6..cadd8b2da 100644
--- a/packages/slate-react/test/rendering/fixtures/custom-block-void.js
+++ b/packages/slate-react/test/rendering/fixtures/custom-block-void.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export const value = (
 export const output = `
 <div data-slate-editor="true" contenteditable="true" role="textbox">
   <div data-slate-void="true">
-    <div data-slate-spacer="true" style="height:0;color:transparent;outline:none">
+    <div data-slate-spacer="true" style="height:0;color:transparent;outline:none;position:absolute">
       <span>
         <span>
           <span data-slate-zero-width="z">&#x200B;</span>
diff --git a/packages/slate-react/test/rendering/fixtures/custom-inline-void.js b/packages/slate-react/test/rendering/fixtures/custom-inline-void.js
index 4e6d54dcc..5e6f0c8b4 100644
--- a/packages/slate-react/test/rendering/fixtures/custom-inline-void.js
+++ b/packages/slate-react/test/rendering/fixtures/custom-inline-void.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export const output = `
       </span>
     </span>
     <span data-slate-void="true">
-      <span data-slate-spacer="true" style="height:0;color:transparent;outline:none">
+      <span data-slate-spacer="true" style="height:0;color:transparent;outline:none;position:absolute">
         <span>
           <span>
             <span data-slate-zero-width="z">&#x200B;</span>