diff --git a/src/Core/src/Layouts/AbsoluteLayoutManager.cs b/src/Core/src/Layouts/AbsoluteLayoutManager.cs
index d5dd7fe8d5e5..2608f279dc28 100644
--- a/src/Core/src/Layouts/AbsoluteLayoutManager.cs
+++ b/src/Core/src/Layouts/AbsoluteLayoutManager.cs
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ static double ResolveChildMeasureConstraint(double boundsValue, bool proportiona
 		{
 			if (boundsValue < 0)
 			{
-				// If the child view doesn't have bounds set by the AbsoluteLayout, then we'll measure using the full constraint value
-				return constraint;
+				// If the child view doesn't have bounds set by the AbsoluteLayout, then we'll let it auto-size
+				return double.PositiveInfinity;
 			}
 
 			if (proportional)