diff --git a/org.eclipse.wb.core.java/src/org/eclipse/wb/core/model/AbstractComponentInfo.java b/org.eclipse.wb.core.java/src/org/eclipse/wb/core/model/AbstractComponentInfo.java
index fd0f54d29..184a766bb 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.wb.core.java/src/org/eclipse/wb/core/model/AbstractComponentInfo.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.wb.core.java/src/org/eclipse/wb/core/model/AbstractComponentInfo.java
@@ -83,19 +83,19 @@ public final void setModelBounds(Rectangle bounds) {
 	 */
 	public final Rectangle getAbsoluteBounds() {
 		Rectangle bounds = getBounds().getCopy();
-		// make relative to screen
+		// normalize screen location if root component
+		if (isRoot()) {
+			bounds.setLocation(0, 0);
+			return bounds;
+		}
+		// make relative to root component
 		{
 			AbstractComponentInfo parent = (AbstractComponentInfo) getParent();
-			while (parent != null) {
+			while (parent != null && !parent.isRoot()) {
 				bounds.performTranslate(parent.getBounds().getLocation());
 				parent = (AbstractComponentInfo) parent.getParent();
 			}
 		}
-		// make relative to root component
-		{
-			AbstractComponentInfo rootComponent = (AbstractComponentInfo) getRoot();
-			bounds.performTranslate(rootComponent.getBounds().getLocation().getNegated());
-		}
 		// OK, final result
 		return bounds;
 	}