diff --git a/crates/typst/src/layout/grid/layout.rs b/crates/typst/src/layout/grid/layout.rs
index 772c107e8..20b2ddc8f 100644
--- a/crates/typst/src/layout/grid/layout.rs
+++ b/crates/typst/src/layout/grid/layout.rs
@@ -646,6 +646,8 @@ impl CellGrid {
                     ResolvableGridItem::Cell(cell) => cell,
                 };
                 let cell_span = cell.span();
+                let colspan = cell.colspan(styles).get();
+                let rowspan = cell.rowspan(styles).get();
                 // Let's calculate the cell's final position based on its
                 // requested position.
                 let resolved_index = {
@@ -654,6 +656,8 @@ impl CellGrid {
                     resolve_cell_position(
                         cell_x,
                         cell_y,
+                        colspan,
+                        rowspan,
                         &resolved_cells,
                         &mut auto_index,
                         min_auto_index,
@@ -663,8 +667,6 @@ impl CellGrid {
                 };
                 let x = resolved_index % c;
                 let y = resolved_index / c;
-                let colspan = cell.colspan(styles).get();
-                let rowspan = cell.rowspan(styles).get();
 
                 if colspan > c - x {
                     bail!(
@@ -1284,9 +1286,12 @@ impl CellGrid {
 /// positioning. Useful with headers: if a cell in a header has automatic
 /// positioning, it should start at the header's first row, and not at the end
 /// of the previous row.
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 fn resolve_cell_position(
     cell_x: Smart<usize>,
     cell_y: Smart<usize>,
+    colspan: usize,
+    rowspan: usize,
     resolved_cells: &[Option<Entry>],
     auto_index: &mut usize,
     min_auto_index: usize,
@@ -1316,7 +1321,18 @@ fn resolve_cell_position(
 
             // Ensure the next cell with automatic position will be
             // placed after this one (maybe not immediately after).
-            *auto_index = resolved_index + 1;
+            //
+            // The calculation below also affects the position of the upcoming
+            // automatically-positioned lines.
+            *auto_index = if colspan == columns {
+                // The cell occupies all columns, so no cells can be placed
+                // after it until all of its rows have been spanned.
+                resolved_index + colspan * rowspan
+            } else {
+                // The next cell will have to be placed at least after its
+                // spanned columns.
+                resolved_index + colspan
+            };
 
             Ok(resolved_index)
         }
diff --git a/tests/ref/layout/grid-stroke.png b/tests/ref/layout/grid-stroke.png
index 409d10f10..e9f9b0615 100644
Binary files a/tests/ref/layout/grid-stroke.png and b/tests/ref/layout/grid-stroke.png differ
diff --git a/tests/typ/layout/grid-stroke.typ b/tests/typ/layout/grid-stroke.typ
index 9d01e1cd1..7a01b52d6 100644
--- a/tests/typ/layout/grid-stroke.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/layout/grid-stroke.typ
@@ -288,6 +288,19 @@
   table.hline(stroke: blue, start: 1, end: 2),
 )
 
+---
+// - Vline should be placed after the colspan.
+// - Hline should be placed under the full-width rowspan.
+#table(
+  columns: 3,
+  rows: 1.25em,
+  inset: 1pt,
+  stroke: none,
+  table.cell(colspan: 2)[a], table.vline(stroke: red), table.hline(stroke: blue), [b],
+  [c], [d], [e],
+  table.cell(colspan: 3, rowspan: 2)[a], table.vline(stroke: blue), table.hline(stroke: red)
+)
+
 ---
 // Error: 8:3-8:32 cannot place horizontal line at the 'bottom' position of the bottom border (y = 2)
 // Hint: 8:3-8:32 set the line's position to 'top' or place it at a smaller 'y' index