Incorrect widget position when parent is scaled with CSS transform (drift after refresh)

[c3aus3scu]

Hi! First of all, thank you for maintaining react-rnd — it’s an amazing tool and a key part of my streaming/donation platform project.

I'm facing a consistent issue that seems related to how react-rnd computes positions when the parent container is scaled using CSS transforms.

The problem

When placing the element inside a scaled parent:

transform: scale(0.7); transform-origin: top left;

…the widget moves a few pixels after refresh, even though:

I store the exact x, y, width, height in the database,

I pass them back into the position and size props,

scale={0.7} is correctly passed into .

Expected

The widget should appear in the exact same logical position (1920x1080 coordinate system) before and after refresh.

Actual

After the first refresh, the widget shifts slightly (down/right), usually by a few pixels.

After the second refresh, it stabilizes and no longer moves.

This only happens when the canvas preview uses CSS transform scale.

Environment

React 18

react-rnd latest (10.x)

Vite

Canvas preview uses transform scaling for OBS-like overlay editor

scale prop is always provided to

<div style={{ transform: scale(${scale})`,
transformOrigin: "top left",
width: 1920,
height: 1080,
position: "relative"
}}

<Rnd
scale={scale}
bounds=".canvas-area"
position={{ x, y }}
size={{ width, height }}
onDragStop={(e, d) => onUpdate({ x: d.x, y: d.y })}
onResizeStop={(e, dir, ref, delta, pos) =>
onUpdate({ x: pos.x, y: pos.y, width: ref.offsetWidth, height: ref.offsetHeight })
}

<div className="widget-preview">Widget</div>

`

Question

Is there an official or recommended way to use react-rnd inside a scaled parent container without the position drifting?

Is this behavior expected due to DOM measurements under CSS transforms, or is it a bug?

If needed, I can provide:

A minimal reproducible CodeSandbox

A video example

My current overlay editor structure

Thank you very much for your time!