diff --git a/mindplot/src/main/javascript/layout/OriginalLayout.js b/mindplot/src/main/javascript/layout/OriginalLayout.js
index f630b1d0..2c0af97c 100644
--- a/mindplot/src/main/javascript/layout/OriginalLayout.js
+++ b/mindplot/src/main/javascript/layout/OriginalLayout.js
@@ -147,12 +147,30 @@ mindplot.layout.OriginalLayout = new Class({
     },
 
     _shiftBranches: function(node, heightById) {
-        var branchesToShift = this._treeSet.getBranchesInVerticalDirection(node, node.getFreeDisplacement().y);
+        var shiftedBranches = [node];
 
+        var siblingsToShift = this._treeSet.getSiblingsInVerticalDirection(node, node.getFreeDisplacement().y);
         var last = node;
+        siblingsToShift.forEach(function(sibling) {
+            var overlappingOccurs = shiftedBranches.some(function(shiftedBranch) {
+                return this._branchesOverlap(shiftedBranch, sibling, heightById);
+            }, this);
+
+            if (!sibling.isFree() || overlappingOccurs) {
+                this._treeSet.shiftBranchPosition(sibling, 0, node.getFreeDisplacement().y);
+                shiftedBranches.push(sibling);
+            }
+        }, this);
+
+        var branchesToShift = this._treeSet.getBranchesInVerticalDirection(node, node.getFreeDisplacement().y);
         branchesToShift.forEach(function(branch) {
-            if (this._branchesOverlap(branch, last, heightById)) {
+            var overlappingOccurs = shiftedBranches.some(function(shiftedBranch) {
+                return this._branchesOverlap(shiftedBranch, branch, heightById);
+            }, this);
+
+            if (overlappingOccurs) {
                 this._treeSet.shiftBranchPosition(branch, 0, node.getFreeDisplacement().y);
+                shiftedBranches.push(branch);
             }
             last = branch;
         },this);
diff --git a/mindplot/src/main/javascript/layout/RootedTreeSet.js b/mindplot/src/main/javascript/layout/RootedTreeSet.js
index e7ab4594..1dac067a 100644
--- a/mindplot/src/main/javascript/layout/RootedTreeSet.js
+++ b/mindplot/src/main/javascript/layout/RootedTreeSet.js
@@ -232,12 +232,20 @@ mindplot.layout.RootedTreeSet = new Class({
         }.bind(this));
     },
 
-    getBranchesInVerticalDirection: function(node, yOffset) {
+    getSiblingsInVerticalDirection: function(node, yOffset) {
         // siblings with lower or higher order, depending on the direction of the offset
         var siblings = this.getSiblings(node).filter(function(sibling) {
             return yOffset < 0 ? sibling.getOrder() < node.getOrder() : sibling.getOrder() > node.getOrder();
         });
 
+        if (yOffset < 0 ) {
+            siblings.reverse();
+        }
+
+        return siblings;
+    },
+
+    getBranchesInVerticalDirection: function(node, yOffset) {
         // direct descendants of the root that do not contain the node and are on the same side
         // and on the direction of the offset
         var rootNode = this.getRootNode(node);
@@ -252,7 +260,7 @@ mindplot.layout.RootedTreeSet = new Class({
             return sameSide && sameDirection;
         }, this);
 
-        return siblings.combine(rootDescendants);
+        return rootDescendants;
     }
 
 });
diff --git a/mindplot/src/test/javascript/static/layout.html b/mindplot/src/test/javascript/static/layout.html
index 2e979c7d..cb494534 100644
--- a/mindplot/src/test/javascript/static/layout.html
+++ b/mindplot/src/test/javascript/static/layout.html
@@ -155,6 +155,11 @@
     <div id="testReconnectFreeNode5" class="col"></div>
     <div id="testReconnectFreeNode6" class="col"></div>
     <div id="testReconnectFreeNode7" class="col"></div>
+
+    <h3>testsiblingOverlappingBug:</h3>
+    <div id="siblingOverlappingBug1" class="col"></div>
+    <div id="siblingOverlappingBug2" class="col"></div>
+    <div id="siblingOverlappingBug3" class="col"></div>
 </div>
 
 </body>
diff --git a/mindplot/src/test/javascript/static/test/FreeTestSuite.js b/mindplot/src/test/javascript/static/test/FreeTestSuite.js
index b85bd48a..1b90c87c 100644
--- a/mindplot/src/test/javascript/static/test/FreeTestSuite.js
+++ b/mindplot/src/test/javascript/static/test/FreeTestSuite.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ mindplot.layout.FreeTestSuite = new Class({
         this.testFreePosition();
         this.testFreePredict();
         this.testReconnectFreeNode();
+        this.siblingOverlappingBug();
     },
 
     testFreePosition: function() {
@@ -264,6 +265,37 @@ mindplot.layout.FreeTestSuite = new Class({
         console.log("OK!\n\n");
     },
 
+    siblingOverlappingBug: function() {
+        console.log("siblingOverlappingBug:");
+        var position = {x:0,y:0};
+        var manager = new mindplot.layout.LayoutManager(0, mindplot.layout.TestSuite.ROOT_NODE_SIZE);
+
+        // Prepare a sample graph ...
+        manager.addNode(1, mindplot.layout.TestSuite.NODE_SIZE, position).connectNode(0,1,0);
+        manager.addNode(2, mindplot.layout.TestSuite.NODE_SIZE, position).connectNode(1,2,0);
+        manager.addNode(3, mindplot.layout.TestSuite.NODE_SIZE, position).connectNode(1,3,1);
+        manager.addNode(4, mindplot.layout.TestSuite.NODE_SIZE, position).connectNode(1,4,2);
+        manager.addNode(5, mindplot.layout.TestSuite.NODE_SIZE, position).connectNode(1,5,3);
+        manager.addNode(6, mindplot.layout.TestSuite.NODE_SIZE, position).connectNode(1,6,4);
+        manager.addNode(7, mindplot.layout.TestSuite.NODE_SIZE, position).connectNode(1,7,5);
+        manager.addNode(8, mindplot.layout.TestSuite.NODE_SIZE, position).connectNode(1,8,6);
+        manager.addNode(9, mindplot.layout.TestSuite.NODE_SIZE, position).connectNode(0,9,4);
+        manager.layout();
+        manager.plot("siblingOverlappingBug1", {width:800, height:600});
+
+        console.log("\tmove node 2");
+        manager.moveNode(2, {x:250, y: -30});
+        manager.layout();
+        manager.plot("siblingOverlappingBug2", {width:800, height:600});
+        this._assertFreePosition(manager, 2, {x:250, y: -30});
+
+        console.log("\tmove node 7");
+        manager.moveNode(7, {x:250, y: 100});
+        manager.layout();
+        manager.plot("siblingOverlappingBug3", {width:800, height:600});
+        this._assertFreePosition(manager, 7, {x:250, y: 100});
+    },
+
     _assertFreePosition: function(manager, id, position) {
         if (id != null && position.x != null && position.y != null) {
             var node = manager.find(id);