diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASDisplayNode.mm b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASDisplayNode.mm
index 6201fb75ef..4144c91b8c 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASDisplayNode.mm
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASDisplayNode.mm
@@ -744,6 +744,26 @@ static ASDisplayNodeMethodOverrides GetASDisplayNodeMethodOverrides(Class c)
   }
 }
 
+- (void)__setSafeFrame:(CGRect)rect
+{
+  BOOL useLayer = (_layer && ASDisplayNodeThreadIsMain());
+  
+  CGPoint origin      = (useLayer ? _layer.bounds.origin : self.bounds.origin);
+  CGPoint anchorPoint = (useLayer ? _layer.anchorPoint   : self.anchorPoint);
+  
+  CGRect bounds       = (CGRect){ origin, rect.size };
+  CGPoint position    = CGPointMake(rect.origin.x + rect.size.width * anchorPoint.x,
+                                    rect.origin.y + rect.size.height * anchorPoint.y);
+  
+  if (useLayer) {
+    _layer.bounds = bounds;
+    _layer.position = position;
+  } else {
+    self.bounds = bounds;
+    self.position = position;
+  }
+}
+
 // These private methods ensure that subclasses are not required to call super in order for _renderingSubnodes to be properly managed.
 
 - (void)__layout
@@ -1691,10 +1711,10 @@ void recursivelyEnsureDisplayForLayer(CALayer *layer)
   // Assume that _layout was flattened and is 1-level deep.
   for (ASLayout *subnodeLayout in _layout.sublayouts) {
     ASDisplayNodeAssert([_subnodes containsObject:subnodeLayout.layoutableObject], @"Cached sublayouts must only contain subnodes' layout.");
-    ((ASDisplayNode *)subnodeLayout.layoutableObject).frame = CGRectMake(subnodeLayout.position.x,
-                                                                         subnodeLayout.position.y,
-                                                                         subnodeLayout.size.width,
-                                                                         subnodeLayout.size.height);
+    [((ASDisplayNode *)subnodeLayout.layoutableObject) __setSafeFrame:CGRectMake(subnodeLayout.position.x,
+                                                                             subnodeLayout.position.y,
+                                                                             subnodeLayout.size.width,
+                                                                             subnodeLayout.size.height)];
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/Private/ASDisplayNode+UIViewBridge.mm b/AsyncDisplayKit/Private/ASDisplayNode+UIViewBridge.mm
index 977c98ec40..4909abdd46 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/Private/ASDisplayNode+UIViewBridge.mm
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/Private/ASDisplayNode+UIViewBridge.mm
@@ -143,22 +143,7 @@
   ASDisplayNodeAssert(CATransform3DIsIdentity(self.transform), @"-[ASDisplayNode setFrame:] - self.transform must be identity in order to set the frame property.  (From Apple's UIView documentation: If the transform property is not the identity transform, the value of this property is undefined and therefore should be ignored.)");
 #endif
 
-  BOOL useLayer = (_layer && ASDisplayNodeThreadIsMain());
-  
-  CGPoint origin      = (useLayer ? _layer.bounds.origin : self.bounds.origin);
-  CGPoint anchorPoint = (useLayer ? _layer.anchorPoint   : self.anchorPoint);
-  
-  CGRect bounds       = (CGRect){ origin, rect.size };
-  CGPoint position    = CGPointMake(rect.origin.x + rect.size.width * anchorPoint.x,
-                                    rect.origin.y + rect.size.height * anchorPoint.y);
-  
-  if (useLayer) {
-    _layer.bounds = bounds;
-    _layer.position = position;
-  } else {
-    self.bounds = bounds;
-    self.position = position;
-  }
+  [self __setSafeFrame:rect];
 }
 
 - (void)setNeedsDisplay
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/Private/ASDisplayNodeInternal.h b/AsyncDisplayKit/Private/ASDisplayNodeInternal.h
index 8283438272..c2daf155be 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/Private/ASDisplayNodeInternal.h
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/Private/ASDisplayNodeInternal.h
@@ -126,6 +126,11 @@ typedef NS_OPTIONS(NSUInteger, ASDisplayNodeMethodOverrides) {
 - (ASLayout *)__measureWithSizeRange:(ASSizeRange)constrainedSize;
 
 - (void)__setNeedsLayout;
+/**
+ * Sets a new frame to this node by changing its bounds and position. This method can be safely called even if the transform property 
+ * contains a non-identity transform, because bounds and position can be changed in such case.
+ */
+- (void)__setSafeFrame:(CGRect)rect;
 - (void)__layout;
 - (void)__setSupernode:(ASDisplayNode *)supernode;