diff --git a/Sources/Core/API/Actor.swift b/Sources/Core/API/Actor.swift
index 9163361..ff17988 100644
--- a/Sources/Core/API/Actor.swift
+++ b/Sources/Core/API/Actor.swift
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public final class Actor: InstanceHashable, ActionPerformer, Activatable, Movabl
     /// The size of the actor (centered on its position).
     public var size = Size() { didSet { sizeDidChange(from: oldValue) } }
     /// The rectangle the actor currently occupies within its scene.
-    public var rect: Rect { return layer.frame }
+    public private(set) var rect = Rect() { didSet { rectDidChange() } }
     /// The rotation of the actor along the z axis.
     public var rotation = Metric() { didSet { layer.rotation = rotation } }
     /// The scale of the actor. Does not affect its size, rect or collision detection.
@@ -158,9 +158,10 @@ public final class Actor: InstanceHashable, ActionPerformer, Activatable, Movabl
         }
         
         layer.position = position
+        updateRect()
+
         events.moved.trigger()
         events.rectChanged.trigger()
-        rectDidChange()
     }
 
     private func sizeDidChange(from oldValue: Size) {
@@ -169,9 +170,10 @@ public final class Actor: InstanceHashable, ActionPerformer, Activatable, Movabl
         }
 
         layer.bounds.size = size
+        updateRect()
+
         events.resized.trigger()
         events.rectChanged.trigger()
-        rectDidChange()
     }
 
     private func rectDidChange() {
@@ -227,6 +229,13 @@ public final class Actor: InstanceHashable, ActionPerformer, Activatable, Movabl
         }
     }
 
+    private func updateRect() {
+        var newRect = Rect(origin: position, size: size)
+        newRect.origin.x -= size.width / 2
+        newRect.origin.y -= size.height / 2
+        rect = newRect
+    }
+
     private func renderFirstAnimationFrameIfNeeded() {
         guard let animation = animation else {
             return
diff --git a/Tests/ImagineEngineTests/ActorTests.swift b/Tests/ImagineEngineTests/ActorTests.swift
index 93d9c6b..d76b10a 100644
--- a/Tests/ImagineEngineTests/ActorTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/ImagineEngineTests/ActorTests.swift
@@ -23,6 +23,16 @@ final class ActorTests: XCTestCase {
 
     // MARK: - Tests
 
+    func testRect() {
+        XCTAssertEqual(actor.rect, .zero)
+
+        actor.position = Point(x: 150, y: 200)
+        XCTAssertEqual(actor.rect, Rect(x: 150, y: 200, width: 0, height: 0))
+
+        actor.size = Size(width: 100, height: 300)
+        XCTAssertEqual(actor.rect, Rect(x: 100, y: 50, width: 100, height: 300))
+    }
+
     func testAnimationAutoResizingActor() {
         let imageSizes = [
             Size(width: 200, height: 150),