diff --git a/framer/Layer.coffee b/framer/Layer.coffee
index 0201c05ea..ad91fc338 100644
--- a/framer/Layer.coffee
+++ b/framer/Layer.coffee
@@ -64,6 +64,16 @@ layerPropertyPointTransformer = (value, layer, property) ->
 
 	return value
 
+layerPropertyIgnore = (options, propertyName, properties) ->
+	return options unless options.hasOwnProperty(propertyName)
+
+	for p in properties
+		if options.hasOwnProperty(p)
+			delete options[propertyName]
+			return options
+
+	return options
+
 class exports.Layer extends BaseClass
 
 	constructor: (options={}) ->
@@ -89,6 +99,11 @@ class exports.Layer extends BaseClass
 		# We have to create the element before we set the defaults
 		@_createElement()
 
+		# Sanitize calculated property setters so direct properties always win
+		layerPropertyIgnore(options, "point", ["x", "y"])
+		layerPropertyIgnore(options, "size", ["width", "height"])
+		layerPropertyIgnore(options, "frame", ["x", "y", "width", "height"])
+
 		super Defaults.getDefaults("Layer", options)
 
 		# Add this layer to the current context
@@ -106,10 +121,9 @@ class exports.Layer extends BaseClass
 		else
 			@parent = options.parent
 
-		# Set some calculated properties, the order is important
-		for p in ["index", "width", "height", "x", "y"]
-			if options.hasOwnProperty(p)
-				@[p] = options[p]
+		# Make sure we set the right index
+		if options.hasOwnProperty("index")
+			@index = options.index
 
 		@_context.emit("layer:create", @)
 
diff --git a/test/tests/AlignTest.coffee b/test/tests/AlignTest.coffee
index ff94746b4..97fb85f1c 100644
--- a/test/tests/AlignTest.coffee
+++ b/test/tests/AlignTest.coffee
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 describe "Align", ->
+
 	createAlignedLayers = (property,value,properties={}) ->
 		properties.width ?= 500
 		properties.height ?= 300
@@ -15,11 +16,13 @@ describe "Align", ->
 		layer
 
 	describe "center", ->
+		
 		it "should center the layer", ->
 			{child} = createAlignedLayers('x',Align.center)
 			child.x.should.equal 200
 			{child} = createAlignedLayers('y',Align.center)
 			child.y.should.equal 50
+		
 		it "should work when the layer has no parent", ->
 			layer = new Layer
 				width: 100
@@ -28,6 +31,7 @@ describe "Align", ->
 				y: Align.center
 			layer.x.should.equal 150
 			layer.y.should.equal 75
+		
 		it "should take borderWidth into account", ->
 			{child} = createAlignedLayers('x',Align.center,{borderWidth:30})
 			child.x.should.equal 170
@@ -36,53 +40,107 @@ describe "Align", ->
 
 
 	describe "left", ->
+		
 		it "should left align the layer", ->
 			{child} = createAlignedLayers('x',Align.left)
 			child.x.should.equal 0
+		
 		it "should work when the layer has no parent", ->
 			layer = new Layer
 				width: 100
 				x: Align.left
 			layer.x.should.equal 0
+		
 		it "should take borderWidth into account", ->
 			{child} = createAlignedLayers('x',Align.left,{borderWidth:30})
 			child.x.should.equal 0
 
 	describe "right", ->
+		
 		it "should right align the layer", ->
 			{child} = createAlignedLayers('x',Align.right)
 			child.x.should.equal 400
+		
 		it "should work when the layer has no parent", ->
 			layer = new Layer
 				width: 100
 				x: Align.right
 			layer.x.should.equal 300
+		
 		it "should take borderWidth into account", ->
 			{child} = createAlignedLayers('x',Align.right,{borderWidth:30})
 			child.x.should.equal 340
 
 	describe "top", ->
+		
 		it "should top align the layer", ->
 			{child} = createAlignedLayers('y',Align.top)
 			child.y.should.equal 0
+		
 		it "should work when the layer has no parent", ->
 			layer = new Layer
 				height: 100
 				y: Align.top
 			layer.y.should.equal 0
+		
 		it "should take borderWidth into account", ->
 			{child} = createAlignedLayers('y',Align.top,{borderWidth:30})
 			child.y.should.equal 0
 
 	describe "bottom", ->
+		
 		it "should bottom align the layer", ->
 			{child} = createAlignedLayers('y',Align.bottom)
 			child.y.should.equal 100
+		
 		it "should work when the layer has no parent", ->
 			layer = new Layer
 				height: 100
 				y: Align.bottom
 			layer.y.should.equal 200
+
 		it "should take borderWidth into account", ->
 			{child} = createAlignedLayers('y',Align.bottom,{borderWidth:30})
 			child.y.should.equal 40
+
+	describe "constructors", ->
+
+		it "should work with size", ->
+			test = new Layer
+				parent: new Layer size: 200
+				x: Align.center
+				y: Align.center
+				size: 100
+
+			test.x.should.equal 50
+			test.y.should.equal 50
+
+		it "should work with point and size", ->
+			test = new Layer
+				parent: new Layer size: 200
+				size: 100
+				point: Align.center
+
+			test.x.should.equal 50
+			test.y.should.equal 50
+
+		it "should work with point", ->
+			test = new Layer
+				parent: new Layer size: 200
+				width: 100
+				height: 100
+				point: Align.center
+
+			test.x.should.equal 50
+			test.y.should.equal 50
+
+		it "should work with both size and width height", ->
+			test = new Layer
+				parent: new Layer size: 200
+				width: 100
+				height: 100
+				point: Align.center
+				size: 200
+				
+			test.x.should.equal 50
+			test.y.should.equal 50
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