diff --git a/crates/obscura-render/src/dom.rs b/crates/obscura-render/src/dom.rs
index b34c5d7..df6a562 100644
--- a/crates/obscura-render/src/dom.rs
+++ b/crates/obscura-render/src/dom.rs
@@ -10345,6 +10345,57 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn overflowing_grid_item_auto_margins_use_safe_logical_start() {
+        let tree = parse_html(
+            r#"<style>
+                html,body{margin:0}
+                .grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:300px;grid-template-rows:20px;width:300px;position:relative}
+                .item{height:20px}
+                .wide{width:600px;height:1px}
+                .left{margin-left:auto}
+                .both{margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}
+                .center{justify-self:center}
+                .end{justify-self:end}
+                .absolute{position:absolute;grid-area:1/1;width:600px;height:20px}
+            </style>
+            <div id="ltr-center-grid" class="grid"><div id="ltr-center" class="item left center"><div class="wide"></div></div></div>
+            <div id="ltr-end-grid" class="grid"><div id="ltr-end" class="item both end"><div class="wide"></div></div></div>
+            <div id="absolute-center-grid" class="grid"><div id="absolute-center" class="absolute left center"></div></div>
+            <div id="absolute-end-grid" class="grid"><div id="absolute-end" class="absolute left end"></div></div>"#,
+        );
+        let laid = layout_dom(&tree, (800.0, 300.0));
+        let rect = |id: &str| laid.rects[&tree.get_element_by_id(id).unwrap()];
+
+        for (grid_id, item_id, expected_x) in [
+            ("ltr-center-grid", "ltr-center", 0.0),
+            ("ltr-end-grid", "ltr-end", 0.0),
+        ] {
+            let grid = rect(grid_id);
+            let item = rect(item_id);
+            assert!(
+                (item.width - 600.0).abs() < 0.01,
+                "{item_id} lost its min-content floor: {item:?}"
+            );
+            assert!(
+                (item.x - grid.x - expected_x).abs() < 0.01,
+                "{item_id} did not use safe logical-start overflow: grid={grid:?} item={item:?}"
+            );
+        }
+
+        for (grid_id, item_id, expected_x) in [
+            ("absolute-center-grid", "absolute-center", -150.0),
+            ("absolute-end-grid", "absolute-end", -300.0),
+        ] {
+            let grid = rect(grid_id);
+            let item = rect(item_id);
+            assert!(
+                (item.x - grid.x - expected_x).abs() < 0.01,
+                "{item_id} incorrectly used the in-flow auto-margin fallback: grid={grid:?} item={item:?}"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn root_and_body_inline_outer_geometry_matches_blockification_rules() {
         for display in ["inline-block", "inline-flex", "inline-grid"] {
diff --git a/vendor/taffy/src/compute/grid/alignment.rs b/vendor/taffy/src/compute/grid/alignment.rs
index ae257f4..2a2af3f 100644
--- a/vendor/taffy/src/compute/grid/alignment.rs
+++ b/vendor/taffy/src/compute/grid/alignment.rs
@@ -370,7 +370,20 @@ pub(super) fn align_item_within_area(
     };
 
     let overflows = resolved_size + non_auto_margin.sum() > grid_area_size;
-    let alignment_keyword = resolve_self_alignment_safety(alignment_style, overflows);
+    // In-flow auto margins take precedence over self-alignment and are always
+    // safe. When the item overflows there is no positive free space for the
+    // auto margins to absorb, so safe alignment falls back to the logical
+    // start edge rather than honoring an authored unsafe center/end alignment.
+    // Absolutely positioned items use their authored self-alignment here;
+    // their auto margins are resolved by the abs-pos constraint equation.
+    let alignment_keyword = if position != Position::Absolute
+        && auto_margin_count > 0
+        && overflows
+    {
+        AlignItemsKeyword::Start
+    } else {
+        resolve_self_alignment_safety(alignment_style, overflows)
+    };
 
     // Compute offset in the axis
     let alignment_based_offset = match alignment_keyword {
@@ -612,4 +625,69 @@ mod tests {
         );
         assert_eq!(content_box_max, 290.0);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn overflowing_auto_margins_override_unsafe_self_alignment() {
+        let area = Line { start: 0.0, end: 300.0 };
+        let oversized = 600.0;
+        let margin_cases = [
+            Line { start: None, end: Some(0.0) },
+            Line { start: Some(0.0), end: None },
+            Line { start: None, end: None },
+        ];
+
+        for alignment in [AlignSelf::CENTER, AlignSelf::END] {
+            for margin in margin_cases {
+                let (ltr_start, ltr_margin) = super::align_item_within_area(
+                    area,
+                    alignment,
+                    oversized,
+                    Position::Relative,
+                    Line { start: None, end: None },
+                    margin,
+                    0.0,
+                    crate::Direction::Ltr,
+                );
+                assert_eq!(ltr_start, 0.0);
+                assert_eq!(ltr_margin, Line { start: 0.0, end: 0.0 });
+
+                let (rtl_start, rtl_margin) = super::align_item_within_area(
+                    area,
+                    alignment,
+                    oversized,
+                    Position::Relative,
+                    Line { start: None, end: None },
+                    margin,
+                    0.0,
+                    crate::Direction::Rtl,
+                );
+                assert_eq!(rtl_start, -300.0);
+                assert_eq!(rtl_margin, Line { start: 0.0, end: 0.0 });
+            }
+        }
+
+        let (absolute_center, _) = super::align_item_within_area(
+            area,
+            AlignSelf::CENTER,
+            oversized,
+            Position::Absolute,
+            Line { start: None, end: None },
+            Line { start: None, end: Some(0.0) },
+            0.0,
+            crate::Direction::Ltr,
+        );
+        assert_eq!(absolute_center, -150.0);
+
+        let (absolute_end, _) = super::align_item_within_area(
+            area,
+            AlignSelf::END,
+            oversized,
+            Position::Absolute,
+            Line { start: None, end: None },
+            Line { start: None, end: Some(0.0) },
+            0.0,
+            crate::Direction::Ltr,
+        );
+        assert_eq!(absolute_end, -300.0);
+    }
 }