diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/ComponentEditor/Components/jucer_ComponentTypeHandler.cpp b/extras/Projucer/Source/ComponentEditor/Components/jucer_ComponentTypeHandler.cpp
index 249bdb83ed..792a77907f 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/ComponentEditor/Components/jucer_ComponentTypeHandler.cpp
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/ComponentEditor/Components/jucer_ComponentTypeHandler.cpp
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ void ComponentTypeHandler::fillInResizeCode (GeneratedCode& code, Component* com
     r << memberVariableName << "->setBounds ("
       << x << ", " << y << ", " << w << ", " << h << ");\n";
 
-    if (pos.rect.isPositionAbsolute())
+    if (pos.rect.isPositionAbsolute() && ! code.document->getComponentLayout()->isComponentPositionRelative (component))
         code.constructorCode += r + "\n";
     else
         code.getCallbackCode (String(), "void", "resized()", false) += r;
diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/ComponentEditor/jucer_ComponentLayout.cpp b/extras/Projucer/Source/ComponentEditor/jucer_ComponentLayout.cpp
index f3516b189b..d2542911b4 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/ComponentEditor/jucer_ComponentLayout.cpp
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/ComponentEditor/jucer_ComponentLayout.cpp
@@ -554,6 +554,15 @@ bool ComponentLayout::dependsOnComponentForRelativePos (Component* comp, Compone
     return false;
 }
 
+bool ComponentLayout::isComponentPositionRelative (Component* comp) const
+{
+    for (int i = 0; i < getNumComponents(); ++i)
+        if (dependsOnComponentForRelativePos (comp, getComponent (i)))
+            return true;
+
+    return false;
+}
+
 const int menuIdBase = 0x63240000;
 
 PopupMenu ComponentLayout::getRelativeTargetMenu (Component* comp, int whichDimension) const
diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/ComponentEditor/jucer_ComponentLayout.h b/extras/Projucer/Source/ComponentEditor/jucer_ComponentLayout.h
index 9c3c661e28..5c14a3f81e 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/ComponentEditor/jucer_ComponentLayout.h
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/ComponentEditor/jucer_ComponentLayout.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ public:
     void setComponentRelativeTarget (Component* comp, int whichDimension, Component* compToBeRelativeTo);
     // checks recursively whether the comp depends on the given comp for its position
     bool dependsOnComponentForRelativePos (Component* comp, Component* possibleDependee) const;
+    bool isComponentPositionRelative (Component* comp) const;
 
     PopupMenu getRelativeTargetMenu (Component* comp, int whichDimension) const;
     void processRelativeTargetMenuResult (Component* comp, int whichDimension, int menuResultID);