diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3b9923ff..0544d49b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Fixed bug where panel axes were unintentionally anchored to zero when using 
+  `FACET ... SETTING free => 'x'/'y'` (#410).
+
 ## 0.3.1 - 2026-04-30
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/src/writer/vegalite/encoding.rs b/src/writer/vegalite/encoding.rs
index 04a29c52..89675113 100644
--- a/src/writer/vegalite/encoding.rs
+++ b/src/writer/vegalite/encoding.rs
@@ -924,11 +924,8 @@ fn build_column_encoding(
 
     // Position scales don't include zero by default — but only when we set
     // an explicit domain. With free facet scales (no domain), VL computes
-    // the domain from data values. Setting zero:false in that case can exclude
-    // 0 from the domain, breaking charts with pre-computed stacking (y2/theta2
-    // starts at 0). Let VL's defaults handle it instead.
-    let is_free = is_position_free_for_aesthetic(aesthetic, ctx.free_scales);
-    if aesthetic_ctx.is_primary_internal(aesthetic) && !is_free {
+    // the domain from data values.
+    if aesthetic_ctx.is_primary_internal(aesthetic) {
         scale_obj.insert("zero".to_string(), json!(false));
     }