diff --git a/Libraries/LibWeb/Layout/Node.cpp b/Libraries/LibWeb/Layout/Node.cpp
index d513d84db76..2fb0063f79d 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibWeb/Layout/Node.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibWeb/Layout/Node.cpp
@@ -118,8 +118,6 @@ Box const* Node::containing_block() const
         auto const* ancestor = parent();
         while (ancestor && !ancestor->can_contain_boxes_with_position_absolute())
             ancestor = ancestor->parent();
-        while (ancestor && ancestor->is_anonymous())
-            ancestor = nearest_ancestor_capable_of_forming_a_containing_block(*ancestor);
         return static_cast<Box const*>(ancestor);
     }
 
diff --git a/Tests/LibWeb/Ref/input/wpt-import/css/css-tables/absolute-tables-006.html b/Tests/LibWeb/Ref/input/wpt-import/css/css-tables/absolute-tables-006.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3b89d4fc1c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/LibWeb/Ref/input/wpt-import/css/css-tables/absolute-tables-006.html
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<!doctype html>
+<link rel="author" title="David Grogan" href="mailto:dgrogan@chromium.org">
+<link rel="help" href="https://www.w3.org/TR/css-position-3/#def-cb">
+<link rel="match" href="../../../../expected/wpt-import/css/reference/ref-filled-green-100px-square-only.html">
+<link rel="bookmark" href="https://crbug.com/977507" />
+<meta name="assert" content="Abspos table works when it is dynamically added" />
+
+<style>
+table {
+  border-spacing: 0px;
+}
+td {
+  padding: 0px;
+}
+.outerTable {
+  height: 100px;
+  width: 100px;
+  position: relative;
+}
+.innerTable {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0px;
+  width: 100px;
+  height: 100%;
+  color: green;
+  background: green;
+}
+</style>
+<p>Test passes if there is a filled green square.</p>
+<table class=outerTable>
+  <td id=outerCell></td>
+</table>
+<script>
+outerCell.innerHTML = "<table class=innerTable><td>some text</td></table>";
+</script>
diff --git a/Tests/LibWeb/Text/expected/abspos-child-inside-abspos-table.txt b/Tests/LibWeb/Text/expected/abspos-child-inside-abspos-table.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ce5a342f77b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/LibWeb/Text/expected/abspos-child-inside-abspos-table.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+PASS (did not crash)
diff --git a/Tests/LibWeb/Text/input/abspos-child-inside-abspos-table.html b/Tests/LibWeb/Text/input/abspos-child-inside-abspos-table.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..66ef73006b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/LibWeb/Text/input/abspos-child-inside-abspos-table.html
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<script src="include.js"></script>
+<style>
+.outer {
+  display: table;
+  position: absolute;
+}
+.inner {
+  position: absolute;
+}
+</style><div class="outer"><div class="inner"></div></div>
+<script>test(() => println("PASS (did not crash)"));</script>
