diff --git a/src/core/Layout.ts b/src/core/Layout.ts
index b6c8b05..f939729 100644
--- a/src/core/Layout.ts
+++ b/src/core/Layout.ts
@@ -267,9 +267,12 @@ export class Layout {
     public _onChildAdded(pixiParent: Container): void {
         if (this.hasParent) return;
 
+        if (onChildAdded(this, pixiParent) === false) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         this.hasParent = true;
         this.invalidateRoot();
-        onChildAdded(this, pixiParent);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/core/utils/sort-children.ts b/src/core/utils/sort-children.ts
index e0faf5b..b3c139e 100644
--- a/src/core/utils/sort-children.ts
+++ b/src/core/utils/sort-children.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export function onChildAdded(layout: Layout, pixiParent: Container) {
     }
 
     if (!parentLayout) {
-        return;
+        return false;
     }
 
     // Detach from previous yoga parent if any
@@ -31,17 +31,19 @@ export function onChildAdded(layout: Layout, pixiParent: Container) {
     const yogaIndex = computeYogaInsertionIndex(layout, pixiParent, overflowContainer);
 
     if (yogaIndex === -1) {
-        return;
+        return false;
     }
 
     // Fast append path
     if (yogaIndex === parentLayout.yoga.getChildCount()) {
         parentLayout.yoga.insertChild(layout.yoga, yogaIndex);
 
-        return;
+        return true;
     }
 
     parentLayout.yoga.insertChild(layout.yoga, yogaIndex);
+
+    return true;
 }
 
 /**