diff --git a/examples/vite-app/src/examples/Basic/index.tsx b/examples/vite-app/src/examples/Basic/index.tsx
index d6f3950f..92077b35 100644
--- a/examples/vite-app/src/examples/Basic/index.tsx
+++ b/examples/vite-app/src/examples/Basic/index.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import ReactFlow, {
   Node,
   Edge,
   useReactFlow,
+  NodeOrigin,
 } from 'reactflow';
 
 const onNodeDrag = (_: MouseEvent, node: Node) => console.log('drag', node);
@@ -47,6 +48,8 @@ const initialEdges: Edge[] = [
   { id: 'e1-3', source: '1', target: '3' },
 ];
 
+const nodeOrigin: NodeOrigin = [0.5, 0.5];
+
 const defaultEdgeOptions = { zIndex: 0 };
 
 const BasicFlow = () => {
@@ -91,6 +94,7 @@ const BasicFlow = () => {
       fitView
       defaultEdgeOptions={defaultEdgeOptions}
       selectNodesOnDrag={false}
+      nodeOrigin={nodeOrigin}
     >
       <Background variant={BackgroundVariant.Dots} />
       <MiniMap />
@@ -106,7 +110,9 @@ const BasicFlow = () => {
         <button onClick={toggleClassnames} style={{ marginRight: 5 }}>
           toggle classnames
         </button>
-        <button onClick={logToObject} style={{ marginRight: 5 }}>toObject</button>
+        <button onClick={logToObject} style={{ marginRight: 5 }}>
+          toObject
+        </button>
       </div>
     </ReactFlow>
   );
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/NodesSelection/index.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/NodesSelection/index.tsx
index 5e75d5ed..ed841db6 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/NodesSelection/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/NodesSelection/index.tsx
@@ -24,12 +24,11 @@ export interface NodesSelectionProps {
 const selector = (s: ReactFlowState) => ({
   transformString: `translate(${s.transform[0]}px,${s.transform[1]}px) scale(${s.transform[2]})`,
   userSelectionActive: s.userSelectionActive,
-  ...getRectOfNodes(Array.from(s.nodeInternals.values()).filter((n) => n.selected)),
 });
 
 const bboxSelector = (s: ReactFlowState) => {
   const selectedNodes = Array.from(s.nodeInternals.values()).filter((n) => n.selected);
-  return getRectOfNodes(selectedNodes);
+  return getRectOfNodes(selectedNodes, s.nodeOrigin);
 };
 
 function NodesSelection({ onSelectionContextMenu, noPanClassName, disableKeyboardA11y }: NodesSelectionProps) {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/UserSelection/index.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/UserSelection/index.tsx
index 142be18f..cbf1e830 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/UserSelection/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/UserSelection/index.tsx
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ const UserSelection = memo(({ selectionKeyPressed }: UserSelectionProps) => {
       height: Math.abs(mousePos.y - startY),
     };
 
-    const { nodeInternals, edges, transform, onNodesChange, onEdgesChange } = store.getState();
+    const { nodeInternals, edges, transform, onNodesChange, onEdgesChange, nodeOrigin } = store.getState();
     const nodes = Array.from(nodeInternals.values());
-    const selectedNodes = getNodesInside(nodeInternals, nextUserSelectRect, transform, false, true);
+    const selectedNodes = getNodesInside(nodeInternals, nextUserSelectRect, transform, false, true, nodeOrigin);
     const selectedEdgeIds = getConnectedEdges(selectedNodes, edges).map((e) => e.id);
     const selectedNodeIds = selectedNodes.map((n) => n.id);
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/store/utils.ts b/packages/core/src/store/utils.ts
index f9a79ea1..5eaa232d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/store/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/store/utils.ts
@@ -100,8 +100,18 @@ type InternalFitViewOptions = {
 } & FitViewOptions;
 
 export function fitView(get: StoreApi<ReactFlowState>['getState'], options: InternalFitViewOptions = {}) {
-  const { nodeInternals, width, height, minZoom, maxZoom, d3Zoom, d3Selection, fitViewOnInitDone, fitViewOnInit } =
-    get();
+  const {
+    nodeInternals,
+    width,
+    height,
+    minZoom,
+    maxZoom,
+    d3Zoom,
+    d3Selection,
+    fitViewOnInitDone,
+    fitViewOnInit,
+    nodeOrigin,
+  } = get();
 
   if ((options.initial && !fitViewOnInitDone && fitViewOnInit) || !options.initial) {
     if (d3Zoom && d3Selection) {
@@ -112,7 +122,7 @@ export function fitView(get: StoreApi<ReactFlowState>['getState'], options: Inte
       const nodesInitialized = nodes.every((n) => n.width && n.height);
 
       if (nodes.length > 0 && nodesInitialized) {
-        const bounds = getRectOfNodes(nodes);
+        const bounds = getRectOfNodes(nodes, nodeOrigin);
         const [x, y, zoom] = getTransformForBounds(
           bounds,
           width,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/utils/graph.ts b/packages/core/src/utils/graph.ts
index 78569276..e3f6b9d7 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/utils/graph.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/utils/graph.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,17 @@
 import type { Selection as D3Selection } from 'd3';
 
 import { boxToRect, clamp, devWarn, getBoundsOfBoxes, getOverlappingArea, rectToBox } from '../utils';
-import type { Node, Edge, Connection, EdgeMarkerType, Transform, XYPosition, Rect, NodeInternals } from '../types';
+import type {
+  Node,
+  Edge,
+  Connection,
+  EdgeMarkerType,
+  Transform,
+  XYPosition,
+  Rect,
+  NodeInternals,
+  NodeOrigin,
+} from '../types';
 
 export const isEdge = (element: Node | Connection | Edge): element is Edge =>
   'id' in element && 'source' in element && 'target' in element;
@@ -131,22 +141,26 @@ export const pointToRendererPoint = (
   return position;
 };
 
-export const getRectOfNodes = (nodes: Node[]): Rect => {
+export const getRectOfNodes = (nodes: Node[], nodeOrigin: NodeOrigin = [0, 0]): Rect => {
   if (nodes.length === 0) {
     return { x: 0, y: 0, width: 0, height: 0 };
   }
 
   const box = nodes.reduce(
-    (currBox, { positionAbsolute, position, width, height }) =>
-      getBoundsOfBoxes(
+    (currBox, { positionAbsolute, position, width, height }) => {
+      const nodeX = positionAbsolute ? positionAbsolute.x : position.x;
+      const nodeY = positionAbsolute ? positionAbsolute.y : position.y;
+
+      return getBoundsOfBoxes(
         currBox,
         rectToBox({
-          x: positionAbsolute ? positionAbsolute.x : position.x,
-          y: positionAbsolute ? positionAbsolute.y : position.y,
+          x: nodeX - nodeOrigin[0] * (width || 0),
+          y: nodeY - nodeOrigin[1] * (height || 0),
           width: width || 0,
           height: height || 0,
         })
-      ),
+      );
+    },
     { x: Infinity, y: Infinity, x2: -Infinity, y2: -Infinity }
   );
 
@@ -159,7 +173,8 @@ export const getNodesInside = (
   [tx, ty, tScale]: Transform = [0, 0, 1],
   partially = false,
   // set excludeNonSelectableNodes if you want to pay attention to the nodes "selectable" attribute
-  excludeNonSelectableNodes = false
+  excludeNonSelectableNodes = false,
+  nodeOrigin: NodeOrigin = [0, 0]
 ): Node[] => {
   const paneRect = {
     x: (rect.x - tx) / tScale,
@@ -171,13 +186,18 @@ export const getNodesInside = (
   const visibleNodes: Node[] = [];
 
   nodeInternals.forEach((node) => {
-    const { positionAbsolute = { x: 0, y: 0 }, width, height, selectable = true } = node;
+    const { width, height, selectable = true, positionAbsolute = { x: 0, y: 0 } } = node;
 
     if (excludeNonSelectableNodes && !selectable) {
       return false;
     }
 
-    const nodeRect = { ...positionAbsolute, width: width || 0, height: height || 0 };
+    const nodeRect = {
+      x: positionAbsolute.x - nodeOrigin[0] * (width || 0),
+      y: positionAbsolute.y - nodeOrigin[1] * (height || 0),
+      width: width || 0,
+      height: height || 0,
+    };
     const overlappingArea = getOverlappingArea(paneRect, nodeRect);
     const notInitialized =
       typeof width === 'undefined' || typeof height === 'undefined' || width === null || height === null;
diff --git a/packages/minimap/src/MiniMap.tsx b/packages/minimap/src/MiniMap.tsx
index f2487f18..c278ebd0 100644
--- a/packages/minimap/src/MiniMap.tsx
+++ b/packages/minimap/src/MiniMap.tsx
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ const selector = (s: ReactFlowState) => {
   return {
     nodes: nodes.filter((node) => !node.hidden && node.width && node.height),
     viewBB,
-    boundingRect: nodes.length > 0 ? getBoundsOfRects(getRectOfNodes(nodes), viewBB) : viewBB,
+    boundingRect: nodes.length > 0 ? getBoundsOfRects(getRectOfNodes(nodes, s.nodeOrigin), viewBB) : viewBB,
     rfId: s.rfId,
+    nodeOrigin: s.nodeOrigin,
   };
 };
 
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ function MiniMap({
 }: MiniMapProps) {
   const store = useStoreApi();
   const svg = useRef<SVGSVGElement>(null);
-  const { boundingRect, viewBB, nodes, rfId } = useStore(selector, shallow);
+  const { boundingRect, viewBB, nodes, rfId, nodeOrigin } = useStore(selector, shallow);
   const elementWidth = (style?.width as number) ?? defaultWidth;
   const elementHeight = (style?.height as number) ?? defaultHeight;
   const nodeColorFunc = getAttrFunction(nodeColor);
@@ -156,26 +157,24 @@ function MiniMap({
         onClick={onSvgClick}
       >
         <title id={labelledBy}>React Flow mini map</title>
-        {nodes.map((node) => {
-          return (
-            <MiniMapNode
-              key={node.id}
-              x={node.positionAbsolute?.x ?? 0}
-              y={node.positionAbsolute?.y ?? 0}
-              width={node.width!}
-              height={node.height!}
-              style={node.style}
-              className={nodeClassNameFunc(node)}
-              color={nodeColorFunc(node)}
-              borderRadius={nodeBorderRadius}
-              strokeColor={nodeStrokeColorFunc(node)}
-              strokeWidth={nodeStrokeWidth}
-              shapeRendering={shapeRendering}
-              onClick={onSvgNodeClick}
-              id={node.id}
-            />
-          );
-        })}
+        {nodes.map((node) => (
+          <MiniMapNode
+            key={node.id}
+            x={(node.positionAbsolute?.x ?? 0) - nodeOrigin[0] * (node.width ?? 0)}
+            y={(node.positionAbsolute?.y ?? 0) - nodeOrigin[1] * (node.height ?? 0)}
+            width={node.width!}
+            height={node.height!}
+            style={node.style}
+            className={nodeClassNameFunc(node)}
+            color={nodeColorFunc(node)}
+            borderRadius={nodeBorderRadius}
+            strokeColor={nodeStrokeColorFunc(node)}
+            strokeWidth={nodeStrokeWidth}
+            shapeRendering={shapeRendering}
+            onClick={onSvgNodeClick}
+            id={node.id}
+          />
+        ))}
         <path
           className="react-flow__minimap-mask"
           d={`M${x - offset},${y - offset}h${width + offset * 2}v${height + offset * 2}h${-width - offset * 2}z