diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 1a98cf8..66fc485 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 *SVN*
 
+* Ensure positionedOffset properly considers "position: fixed" elements. Also ensures IE reports offsets correctly by triggering hasLayout when a "static" element has a "fixed" element as an offset parent. Closes #10644. [heygrady, kangax, Andrew Dupont]
+
 * Roll back the fix for #9609, since it does not work in Opera. Instead, avoid using "valueOf" or "toString" as field names in forms.
 
 * Prevent DOM node expandos _countedByPrototype and _prototypeEventID from being serialized into (inner|outer)HTML in IE. Closes #10909. [dcpedit, Tobie Langel, Andrew Dupont]
diff --git a/src/dom.js b/src/dom.js
index e0a3c2c..2a2be6f 100644
--- a/src/dom.js
+++ b/src/dom.js
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ Element.Methods = {
       if (element) {
         if (element.tagName == 'BODY') break;
         var p = Element.getStyle(element, 'position');
-        if (p == 'relative' || p == 'absolute') break;
+        if (p !== 'static') break;
       }
     } while (element);
     return Element._returnOffset(valueL, valueT);
@@ -712,12 +712,31 @@ if (Prototype.Browser.Opera) {
 }
 
 else if (Prototype.Browser.IE) {
-  $w('positionedOffset getOffsetParent viewportOffset').each(function(method) {
+  // IE doesn't report offsets correctly for static elements, so we change them
+  // to "relative" to get the values, then change them back.  
+  Element.Methods.getOffsetParent = Element.Methods.getOffsetParent.wrap(
+    function(proceed, element) {
+      element = $(element);
+      var position = element.getStyle('position');
+      if (position !== 'static') return proceed(element);
+      element.setStyle({ position: 'relative' });
+      var value = proceed(element);
+      element.setStyle({ position: position });
+      return value;
+    }
+  );
+  
+  $w('positionedOffset viewportOffset').each(function(method) {
     Element.Methods[method] = Element.Methods[method].wrap(
       function(proceed, element) {
         element = $(element);
         var position = element.getStyle('position');
-        if (position != 'static') return proceed(element);
+        if (position !== 'static') return proceed(element);
+        // Trigger hasLayout on the offset parent so that IE6 reports
+        // accurate offsetTop and offsetLeft values for position: fixed.
+        var offsetParent = element.getOffsetParent();
+        if (offsetParent && offsetParent.getStyle('position') === 'fixed')
+          offsetParent.setStyle({ zoom: 1 });
         element.setStyle({ position: 'relative' });
         var value = proceed(element);
         element.setStyle({ position: position });
@@ -725,7 +744,7 @@ else if (Prototype.Browser.IE) {
       }
     );
   });
-  
+    
   Element.Methods.getStyle = function(element, style) {
     element = $(element);
     style = (style == 'float' || style == 'cssFloat') ? 'styleFloat' : style.camelize();
diff --git a/test/unit/dom.html b/test/unit/dom.html
index ab64a46..e596cf8 100644
--- a/test/unit/dom.html
+++ b/test/unit/dom.html
@@ -367,7 +367,10 @@
     <div style="height:10px;font-size:2px">test<span id="inline">test</span></div>
     <div id="absolute_relative_undefined">XYZ</div>
   </div>
-</div>
+  <div id="absolute_fixed" style="position: fixed; top: 10px; left: 10px">
+    <span id="absolute_fixed_absolute" style="position: absolute; top: 10px; left: 10px">foo</span>
+    <span id="absolute_fixed_undefined" style="display:block">bar</span>
+  </div></div>
 <div id="notInlineAbsoluted"></div>
 <div id="inlineAbsoluted" style="position: absolute"></div>
 
@@ -1091,13 +1094,11 @@
       assert($('grand-child').descendantOf('child'), 'grand-child < child');
       assert($('great-grand-child').descendantOf('child'), 'great-grand-child < child');
       
-      window.debug = true;
       assert($('sibling').descendantOf('ancestor'), 'sibling < ancestor');
       assert($('grand-sibling').descendantOf('sibling'), 'grand-sibling < sibling');
       assert($('grand-sibling').descendantOf('ancestor'), 'grand-sibling < ancestor');
       
       assert($('grand-sibling').descendantOf(document.body), 'grand-sibling < body');      
-      window.debug = false;
       
       assert(!$('great-grand-child').descendantOf('great-grand-child'), 'great-grand-child < great-grand-child');
       assert(!$('great-grand-child').descendantOf('sibling'), 'great-grand-child < sibling');
@@ -1105,7 +1106,7 @@
       assert(!$('great-grand-child').descendantOf('not-in-the-family'), 'great-grand-child < not-in-the-family');
       assert(!$('child').descendantOf('not-in-the-family'), 'child < not-in-the-family');
       
-      assert(!$(document.body).descendantOf('great-grand-child'));
+      assert(!$(document.body).descendantOf('great-grand-child'));      
     }},  
     
     testChildOf: function() {with(this) {
@@ -1604,6 +1605,12 @@
         $('absolute_relative').positionedOffset());
       assertEnumEqual([0,10],
         $('absolute_relative_undefined').positionedOffset());
+      assertEnumEqual([10,10],
+        $('absolute_fixed_absolute').positionedOffset());
+        
+      var afu = $('absolute_fixed_undefined');
+      assertEnumEqual([afu.offsetLeft, afu.offsetTop],
+        afu.positionedOffset());
     }},
     
     testViewportOffset: function() {with(this) {