diff --git a/buildTree.js b/buildTree.js
index 372283f51..8416cb06d 100644
--- a/buildTree.js
+++ b/buildTree.js
@@ -339,13 +339,17 @@ var groupTypes = {
     },
 
     llap: function(group, options, prev) {
-        var inner = makeSpan([], [buildGroup(group.value, options.reset())]);
-        return makeSpan(["llap", options.style.cls()], [inner]);
+        var inner = makeSpan(
+            ["inner"], [buildGroup(group.value, options.reset())]);
+        var fix = makeSpan(["fix"], []);
+        return makeSpan(["llap", options.style.cls()], [inner, fix]);
     },
 
     rlap: function(group, options, prev) {
-        var inner = makeSpan([], [buildGroup(group.value, options.reset())]);
-        return makeSpan(["rlap", options.style.cls()], [inner]);
+        var inner = makeSpan(
+            ["inner"], [buildGroup(group.value, options.reset())]);
+        var fix = makeSpan(["fix"], []);
+        return makeSpan(["rlap", options.style.cls()], [inner, fix]);
     },
 
     punct: function(group, options, prev) {
diff --git a/static/katex.less b/static/katex.less
index fca4e6412..fc716482a 100644
--- a/static/katex.less
+++ b/static/katex.less
@@ -275,16 +275,20 @@ big parens
         width: 0;
         position: relative;
 
-        > span {
+        > .inner {
             position: absolute;
         }
+
+        > .fix {
+            display: inline-block;
+        }
     }
 
-    .llap > span {
+    .llap > .inner {
         right: 0;
     }
 
-    .rlap > span {
+    .rlap > .inner {
         left: 0;
     }
 
diff --git a/test/huxley/Huxleyfile b/test/huxley/Huxleyfile
index f486316a1..3d9bbbb2a 100644
--- a/test/huxley/Huxleyfile
+++ b/test/huxley/Huxleyfile
@@ -39,3 +39,6 @@ url=http://localhost:7936/test/huxley/test.html?m=\frac{a}{b}\text{c~ {ab} \ e}+
 
 [KaTeX]
 url=http://localhost:7936/test/huxley/test.html?m=\KaTeX
+
+[RlapBug]
+url=http://localhost:7936/test/huxley/test.html?m=\rlap{x}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/huxley/RlapBug.huxley/record.json b/test/huxley/RlapBug.huxley/record.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9369c51e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/huxley/RlapBug.huxley/record.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"py/object": "huxley.run.Test", "screen_size": {"py/tuple": [1024, 768]}, "steps": [{"py/object": "huxley.steps.ScreenshotTestStep", "index": 0, "offset_time": 0}]}
diff --git a/test/huxley/RlapBug.huxley/screenshot0.png b/test/huxley/RlapBug.huxley/screenshot0.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dea85a2ab
Binary files /dev/null and b/test/huxley/RlapBug.huxley/screenshot0.png differ