diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 5f0889c..f71d469 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ updates:
   - package-ecosystem: "npm" # See documentation for possible values
     directory: "/" # Location of package manifests
     schedule:
-      interval: "weekly"
+      interval: "monthly"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0a77226..12f3685 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -306,6 +306,14 @@ A lower value results in more frequent updates, offering smoother visual updates
   <td>Defines the threshold for triggering <code>onVerticalEndReached</code>. Represented as a fraction of the total height of the scrollable grid, indicating how far from the end the vertical scroll must be to trigger the event.</td>
 </tr>
 
+<tr>
+  <td><code>autoAdjustItemWidth</code></td>
+  <td><code>boolean</code></td>
+  <td><code>true</code></td>
+  <td><code>false</code></td>
+  <td> Prevents width overflow by adjusting items with width ratios that exceed available columns in their row & width overlap by adjusting items that would overlap with items extending from previous rows</td>
+</tr>
+
 <tr>
   <td><code>HeaderComponent</code></td>
   <td><code>React.ComponentType&lt;any&gt; | React.ReactElement | null | undefined</code></td>
@@ -446,6 +454,14 @@ A lower value results in more frequent updates, offering smoother visual updates
   <td> Defines the distance from the end of the content at which <code>onEndReached</code> should be triggered, expressed as a proportion of the total content length. For example, a value of <code>0.1</code> triggers the callback when the user has scrolled to within 10% of the end of the content. </td>
 </tr>
 
+<tr>
+  <td><code>autoAdjustItemWidth</code></td>
+  <td><code>boolean</code></td>
+  <td><code>true</code></td>
+  <td><code>false</code></td>
+  <td> Prevents width overflow by adjusting items with width ratios that exceed available columns in their row & width overlap by adjusting items that would overlap with items extending from previous rows</td>
+</tr>
+
 <tr>
   <td><code>HeaderComponent</code></td>
   <td><code>React.ComponentType&lt;any&gt; | React.ReactElement | null | undefined</code></td>
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ed832a1..4f46eb9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -127,4 +127,4 @@
   "directories": {
     "example": "example"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/flex-grid/calc-flex-grid.ts b/src/flex-grid/calc-flex-grid.ts
index 82b44a1..fc3bd47 100644
--- a/src/flex-grid/calc-flex-grid.ts
+++ b/src/flex-grid/calc-flex-grid.ts
@@ -3,48 +3,145 @@ import type { FlexGridItem, FlexGridTile } from './types';
 export const calcFlexGrid = (
   data: FlexGridTile[],
   maxColumnRatioUnits: number,
-  itemSizeUnit: number
+  itemSizeUnit: number,
+  autoAdjustItemWidth: boolean = true
 ): {
   gridItems: FlexGridItem[];
   totalHeight: number;
   totalWidth: number;
 } => {
   const gridItems: FlexGridItem[] = [];
-  let columnHeights = new Array(maxColumnRatioUnits).fill(0); // Track the height of each column.
+  let columnHeights = new Array(maxColumnRatioUnits).fill(0);
+
+  const findAvailableWidth = (
+    startColumn: number,
+    currentTop: number
+  ): number => {
+    let availableWidth = 0;
+    let column = startColumn;
+
+    while (column < maxColumnRatioUnits) {
+      // Check for protruding items at this column
+      const hasProtruding = gridItems.some((item) => {
+        const itemBottom = item.top + (item.heightRatio || 1) * itemSizeUnit;
+        const itemLeft = Math.floor(item.left / itemSizeUnit);
+        const itemRight = itemLeft + (item.widthRatio || 1);
+
+        return (
+          item.top < currentTop &&
+          itemBottom > currentTop &&
+          column >= itemLeft &&
+          column < itemRight
+        );
+      });
+
+      if (hasProtruding) {
+        break;
+      }
+
+      availableWidth++;
+      column++;
+    }
+
+    return availableWidth;
+  };
+
+  const findEndOfProtrudingItem = (
+    column: number,
+    currentTop: number
+  ): number => {
+    const protrudingItem = gridItems.find((item) => {
+      const itemBottom = item.top + (item.heightRatio || 1) * itemSizeUnit;
+      const itemLeft = Math.floor(item.left / itemSizeUnit);
+      const itemRight = itemLeft + (item.widthRatio || 1);
+
+      return (
+        item.top < currentTop &&
+        itemBottom > currentTop &&
+        column >= itemLeft &&
+        column < itemRight
+      );
+    });
+
+    if (protrudingItem) {
+      return (
+        Math.floor(protrudingItem.left / itemSizeUnit) +
+        (protrudingItem.widthRatio || 1)
+      );
+    }
+
+    return column;
+  };
+
+  const findNextColumnIndex = (currentTop: number): number => {
+    let nextColumn = 0;
+    let maxColumn = -1;
+
+    // Find the right most occupied column at this height
+    gridItems.forEach((item) => {
+      if (Math.abs(item.top - currentTop) < 0.1) {
+        maxColumn = Math.max(
+          maxColumn,
+          Math.floor(item.left / itemSizeUnit) + (item.widthRatio || 1)
+        );
+      }
+    });
+
+    // If we found items in this row, start after the last one
+    if (maxColumn !== -1) {
+      nextColumn = maxColumn;
+    }
+
+    // Check if there's a protruding item at the next position
+    const protrudingEnd = findEndOfProtrudingItem(nextColumn, currentTop);
+    if (protrudingEnd > nextColumn) {
+      nextColumn = protrudingEnd;
+    }
+
+    return nextColumn;
+  };
 
   data.forEach((item) => {
-    const widthRatio = item.widthRatio || 1;
+    let widthRatio = item.widthRatio || 1;
     const heightRatio = item.heightRatio || 1;
 
-    // Find the column with the minimum height to start placing the current item.
+    // Find shortest column for current row
     let columnIndex = columnHeights.indexOf(Math.min(...columnHeights));
-    // If the item doesn't fit in the remaining columns, reset the row.
-    if (widthRatio + columnIndex > maxColumnRatioUnits) {
-      columnIndex = 0;
-      const maxHeight = Math.max(...columnHeights);
-      columnHeights.fill(maxHeight); // Align all columns to the height of the tallest column.
+    const currentTop = columnHeights[columnIndex];
+
+    // Find where this item should be placed in the current row
+    columnIndex = findNextColumnIndex(currentTop);
+
+    if (autoAdjustItemWidth) {
+      // Get available width considering both row end and protruding items
+      const availableWidth = findAvailableWidth(columnIndex, currentTop);
+      const remainingWidth = maxColumnRatioUnits - columnIndex;
+
+      // Use the smaller of the two constraints
+      const maxWidth = Math.min(availableWidth, remainingWidth);
+
+      if (widthRatio > maxWidth) {
+        widthRatio = Math.max(1, maxWidth);
+      }
     }
 
-    // Push the item with calculated position into the gridItems array.
     gridItems.push({
       ...item,
-      top: columnHeights[columnIndex],
+      top: currentTop,
       left: columnIndex * itemSizeUnit,
+      widthRatio,
+      heightRatio,
     });
 
-    // Update the heights of the columns spanned by this item.
+    // Update column heights
     for (let i = columnIndex; i < columnIndex + widthRatio; i++) {
-      columnHeights[i] += heightRatio * itemSizeUnit;
+      columnHeights[i] = currentTop + heightRatio * itemSizeUnit;
     }
   });
 
-  // After positioning all data, calculate the total height of the grid.
-  const totalHeight = Math.max(...columnHeights);
-
-  // Return the positioned data and the total height of the grid.
   return {
     gridItems,
-    totalHeight,
+    totalHeight: Math.max(...columnHeights),
     totalWidth: maxColumnRatioUnits * itemSizeUnit,
   };
 };
diff --git a/src/flex-grid/index.tsx b/src/flex-grid/index.tsx
index 073c710..e17ead8 100644
--- a/src/flex-grid/index.tsx
+++ b/src/flex-grid/index.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export const FlexGrid: React.FC<FlexGridProps> = ({
   virtualizedBufferFactor = 2,
   showScrollIndicator = true,
   renderItem = () => null,
+  autoAdjustItemWidth = true,
   style = {},
   itemContainerStyle = {},
   keyExtractor = (_, index) => String(index), // default to item index if no keyExtractor is provided
@@ -43,8 +44,13 @@ export const FlexGrid: React.FC<FlexGridProps> = ({
   });
 
   const { totalHeight, totalWidth, gridItems } = useMemo(() => {
-    return calcFlexGrid(data, maxColumnRatioUnits, itemSizeUnit);
-  }, [data, maxColumnRatioUnits, itemSizeUnit]);
+    return calcFlexGrid(
+      data,
+      maxColumnRatioUnits,
+      itemSizeUnit,
+      autoAdjustItemWidth
+    );
+  }, [data, maxColumnRatioUnits, itemSizeUnit, autoAdjustItemWidth]);
 
   const renderedList = virtualization ? visibleItems : gridItems;
 
diff --git a/src/flex-grid/types.ts b/src/flex-grid/types.ts
index 1c30f49..14c6e28 100644
--- a/src/flex-grid/types.ts
+++ b/src/flex-grid/types.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@ export interface FlexGridProps {
   /** Defines the base unit size for grid items. Actual item size is calculated by multiplying this with width and height ratios. */
   itemSizeUnit: number;
 
+  /**
+   *  Prevents width overflow by adjusting items with width ratios that exceed
+   *  available columns in their row & width overlap by adjusting items that would overlap with items
+   *  extending from previous rows
+   * @default true
+   */
+  autoAdjustItemWidth?: boolean;
+
   /** Function to render each item in the grid. Receives the item and its index as parameters. */
   renderItem: ({ item, index }: RenderItemProps) => ReactNode;
 
diff --git a/src/responsive-grid/calc-responsive-grid.ts b/src/responsive-grid/calc-responsive-grid.ts
index e8f082b..a5c4675 100644
--- a/src/responsive-grid/calc-responsive-grid.ts
+++ b/src/responsive-grid/calc-responsive-grid.ts
@@ -4,37 +4,77 @@ export const calcResponsiveGrid = (
   data: TileItem[],
   maxItemsPerColumn: number,
   containerWidth: number,
-  itemUnitHeight?: number
+  itemUnitHeight?: number,
+  autoAdjustItemWidth: boolean = true
 ): {
   gridItems: GridItem[];
   gridViewHeight: number;
 } => {
   const gridItems: GridItem[] = [];
-  const itemSizeUnit = containerWidth / maxItemsPerColumn; // Determine TileSize based on container width and max number of columns
-  let columnHeights: number[] = new Array(maxItemsPerColumn).fill(0); // Track the height of each column end.
+  const itemSizeUnit = containerWidth / maxItemsPerColumn;
+  let columnHeights: number[] = new Array(maxItemsPerColumn).fill(0);
 
-  data.forEach((item) => {
-    const widthRatio = item.widthRatio || 1;
-    const heightRatio = item.heightRatio || 1;
+  const findAvailableWidth = (
+    startColumn: number,
+    currentTop: number
+  ): number => {
+    // Check each column from the start position
+    let availableWidth = 0;
 
-    const itemWidth = widthRatio * itemSizeUnit;
+    for (let i = startColumn; i < maxItemsPerColumn; i++) {
+      // Check if there's any item from above rows protruding into this space
+      const hasProtrudingItem = gridItems.some((item) => {
+        const itemBottom = item.top + item.height;
+        const itemRight = item.left + item.width;
+        return (
+          item.top < currentTop && // Item starts above current row
+          itemBottom > currentTop && // Item extends into current row
+          item.left <= i * itemSizeUnit && // Item starts at or before this column
+          itemRight > i * itemSizeUnit // Item extends into this column
+        );
+      });
 
-    const itemHeight = itemUnitHeight
-      ? itemUnitHeight * heightRatio
-      : heightRatio * itemSizeUnit; // Use itemUnitHeight if provided, else fallback to itemSizeUnit
+      if (hasProtrudingItem) {
+        break; // Stop counting available width when we hit a protruding item
+      }
+
+      availableWidth++;
+    }
+
+    return availableWidth;
+  };
+
+  data.forEach((item) => {
+    let widthRatio = item.widthRatio || 1;
+    const heightRatio = item.heightRatio || 1;
 
-    // Find the column where the item should be placed.
     let columnIndex = findColumnForItem(
       columnHeights,
       widthRatio,
       maxItemsPerColumn
     );
 
-    // Calculate item's top and left positions.
+    if (autoAdjustItemWidth) {
+      // Get current row's height at the column index
+      const currentTop = columnHeights[columnIndex];
+
+      // Calculate available width considering both row end and protruding items
+      const availableWidth = findAvailableWidth(columnIndex, currentTop!);
+
+      // If widthRatio exceeds available space, adjust it
+      if (widthRatio > availableWidth) {
+        widthRatio = Math.max(1, availableWidth);
+      }
+    }
+
+    const itemWidth = widthRatio * itemSizeUnit;
+    const itemHeight = itemUnitHeight
+      ? itemUnitHeight * heightRatio
+      : heightRatio * itemSizeUnit;
+
     const top = columnHeights[columnIndex]!;
     const left = columnIndex * itemSizeUnit;
 
-    // Place the item.
     gridItems.push({
       ...item,
       top,
@@ -43,19 +83,15 @@ export const calcResponsiveGrid = (
       height: itemHeight,
     });
 
-    // Update the column heights for the columns that the item spans.
-    // This needs to accommodate the actual height used (itemHeight).
+    // Update the column heights
     for (let i = columnIndex; i < columnIndex + widthRatio; i++) {
-      columnHeights[i] = top + itemHeight; // Update to use itemHeight
+      columnHeights[i] = top + itemHeight;
     }
   });
 
-  // Calculate the total height of the grid.
-  const gridViewHeight = Math.max(...columnHeights);
-
   return {
     gridItems,
-    gridViewHeight,
+    gridViewHeight: Math.max(...columnHeights),
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/src/responsive-grid/index.tsx b/src/responsive-grid/index.tsx
index 5019c24..1beb781 100644
--- a/src/responsive-grid/index.tsx
+++ b/src/responsive-grid/index.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export const ResponsiveGrid: React.FC<ResponsiveGridProps> = ({
   maxItemsPerColumn = 3,
   virtualizedBufferFactor = 5,
   renderItem,
+  autoAdjustItemWidth = true,
   scrollEventInterval = 200, // milliseconds
   virtualization = true,
   showScrollIndicator = true,
@@ -44,9 +45,10 @@ export const ResponsiveGrid: React.FC<ResponsiveGridProps> = ({
         data,
         maxItemsPerColumn,
         containerSize.width,
-        itemUnitHeight
+        itemUnitHeight,
+        autoAdjustItemWidth
       ),
-    [data, maxItemsPerColumn, containerSize]
+    [data, maxItemsPerColumn, containerSize, autoAdjustItemWidth]
   );
 
   const renderedItems = virtualization ? visibleItems : gridItems;
diff --git a/src/responsive-grid/types.ts b/src/responsive-grid/types.ts
index 00fd338..9578d18 100644
--- a/src/responsive-grid/types.ts
+++ b/src/responsive-grid/types.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@ export interface ResponsiveGridProps {
   /** Defines the maximum number of items that can be displayed within a single column of the grid. */
   maxItemsPerColumn: number;
 
+  /**
+   *  Prevents width overflow by adjusting items with width ratios that exceed
+   *  available columns in their row & width overlap by adjusting items that would overlap with items
+   *  extending from previous rows
+   * @default true
+   */
+  autoAdjustItemWidth?: boolean;
+
   /** Interval in milliseconds at which scroll events are processed for virtualization. Default is 200ms. */
   scrollEventInterval?: number;