diff --git a/crates/typst-library/src/layout/spacing.rs b/crates/typst-library/src/layout/spacing.rs
index 50f66a8e6..cf69f6d90 100644
--- a/crates/typst-library/src/layout/spacing.rs
+++ b/crates/typst-library/src/layout/spacing.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-use std::cmp::Ordering;
-
 use crate::prelude::*;
 
 /// Inserts horizontal spacing into a paragraph.
@@ -64,9 +62,19 @@ impl Behave for HElem {
         }
     }
 
-    fn larger(&self, prev: &Content) -> bool {
-        let Some(prev) = prev.to::<Self>() else { return false };
-        self.amount() > prev.amount()
+    fn larger(
+        &self,
+        prev: &(Content, Behaviour, StyleChain),
+        styles: StyleChain,
+    ) -> bool {
+        let Some(other) = prev.0.to::<Self>() else { return false };
+        match (self.amount(), other.amount()) {
+            (Spacing::Fr(this), Spacing::Fr(other)) => this > other,
+            (Spacing::Rel(this), Spacing::Rel(other)) => {
+                this.resolve(styles) > other.resolve(prev.2)
+            }
+            _ => false,
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -156,9 +164,19 @@ impl Behave for VElem {
         }
     }
 
-    fn larger(&self, prev: &Content) -> bool {
-        let Some(prev) = prev.to::<Self>() else { return false };
-        self.amount() > prev.amount()
+    fn larger(
+        &self,
+        prev: &(Content, Behaviour, StyleChain),
+        styles: StyleChain,
+    ) -> bool {
+        let Some(other) = prev.0.to::<Self>() else { return false };
+        match (self.amount(), other.amount()) {
+            (Spacing::Fr(this), Spacing::Fr(other)) => this > other,
+            (Spacing::Rel(this), Spacing::Rel(other)) => {
+                this.resolve(styles) > other.resolve(prev.2)
+            }
+            _ => false,
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -216,16 +234,6 @@ impl From<Fr> for Spacing {
     }
 }
 
-impl PartialOrd for Spacing {
-    fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Option<Ordering> {
-        match (self, other) {
-            (Self::Rel(a), Self::Rel(b)) => a.partial_cmp(b),
-            (Self::Fr(a), Self::Fr(b)) => a.partial_cmp(b),
-            _ => None,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 cast! {
     Spacing,
     self => match self {
diff --git a/crates/typst-library/src/shared/behave.rs b/crates/typst-library/src/shared/behave.rs
index ed7a2593b..f97e3fbcc 100644
--- a/crates/typst-library/src/shared/behave.rs
+++ b/crates/typst-library/src/shared/behave.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ impl<'a> BehavedBuilder<'a> {
                     let i = self.staged.iter().position(|prev| {
                         let Behaviour::Weak(prev_level) = prev.1 else { return false };
                         level < prev_level
-                            || (level == prev_level && item.larger(&prev.0))
+                            || (level == prev_level && item.larger(prev, styles))
                     });
                     let Some(i) = i else { return };
                     self.staged.remove(i);
diff --git a/crates/typst/src/model/realize.rs b/crates/typst/src/model/realize.rs
index 745d7f433..8edeb0e76 100644
--- a/crates/typst/src/model/realize.rs
+++ b/crates/typst/src/model/realize.rs
@@ -198,7 +198,11 @@ pub trait Behave {
     /// Whether this weak element is larger than a previous one and thus picked
     /// as the maximum when the levels are the same.
     #[allow(unused_variables)]
-    fn larger(&self, prev: &Content) -> bool {
+    fn larger(
+        &self,
+        prev: &(Content, Behaviour, StyleChain),
+        styles: StyleChain,
+    ) -> bool {
         false
     }
 }
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diff --git a/tests/ref/compiler/repr.png b/tests/ref/compiler/repr.png
index 82ece777c..aa519dd0d 100644
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diff --git a/tests/ref/compiler/show-selector.png b/tests/ref/compiler/show-selector.png
index f82596980..52e99c9ac 100644
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diff --git a/tests/ref/layout/spacing.png b/tests/ref/layout/spacing.png
index c733fb02e..9bab536a2 100644
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diff --git a/tests/ref/meta/outline-entry.png b/tests/ref/meta/outline-entry.png
index 3a2773974..f8f5412f0 100644
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diff --git a/tests/ref/text/raw-align.png b/tests/ref/text/raw-align.png
index 734008e1a..6d1044f7e 100644
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diff --git a/tests/ref/text/raw.png b/tests/ref/text/raw.png
index 09912afcc..27120d746 100644
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diff --git a/tests/typ/layout/spacing.typ b/tests/typ/layout/spacing.typ
index fbc5b0d8c..f4e595908 100644
--- a/tests/typ/layout/spacing.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/layout/spacing.typ
@@ -24,6 +24,16 @@ A #h(0pt) B #h(0pt) \
 A B \
 A #h(-1fr) B
 
+---
+// Test spacing collapsing with different font sizes.
+#grid(columns: 2)[
+  #text(size: 12pt, block(below: 1em)[A])
+  #text(size: 8pt, block(above: 1em)[B])
+][
+  #text(size: 12pt, block(below: 1em)[A])
+  #text(size: 8pt, block(above: 1.25em)[B])
+]
+
 ---
 // Test RTL spacing.
 #set text(dir: rtl)