diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 18e99c785..d78a94615 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2008-02-07  Øyvind Kolås  <pippin@o-hand.com>
+
+	* clutter/clutter-actor.c:
+	(_clutter_actor_apply_modelview_transform): perform translation as
+	well as anchor point adjustment based on self not being stage (and
+	not by self not being an orphan).
+
 2008-02-07  Matthew Allum  <mallum@openedhand.com>
 
 	* clutter/clutter-stage.c:
diff --git a/clutter/clutter-actor.c b/clutter/clutter-actor.c
index 60bc6f0f5..9fe7562e0 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-actor.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-actor.c
@@ -824,11 +824,9 @@ static void
 _clutter_actor_apply_modelview_transform (ClutterActor * self)
 {
   ClutterActorPrivate *priv = self->priv;
-  ClutterActor        *parent;
+  gboolean             is_stage = CLUTTER_IS_STAGE (self);
 
-  parent = clutter_actor_get_parent (self);
-
-  if (parent != NULL)
+  if (!is_stage)
     {
       cogl_translatex (CLUTTER_UNITS_TO_FIXED (priv->coords.x1),
 		       CLUTTER_UNITS_TO_FIXED (priv->coords.y1),
@@ -886,7 +884,7 @@ _clutter_actor_apply_modelview_transform (ClutterActor * self)
 		       CLUTTER_UNITS_TO_FIXED (-(priv->z + priv->rxz)));
     }
 
-  if (parent && (priv->anchor_x || priv->anchor_y))
+  if (!is_stage && (priv->anchor_x || priv->anchor_y))
     {
       cogl_translatex (CLUTTER_UNITS_TO_FIXED (-priv->anchor_x),
 		       CLUTTER_UNITS_TO_FIXED (-priv->anchor_y),