diff --git a/es/Algorithm.js b/es/Algorithm.js
index c93e88fa..b61fcab1 100644
--- a/es/Algorithm.js
+++ b/es/Algorithm.js
@@ -178,6 +178,10 @@ export function converToPanel(source) {
     }
     else {
         let newPanel = { tabs: [source], group: source.group, activeId: source.id };
+        if (source.parent && 'tabs' in source.parent) {
+            let { x, y, w, h } = source.parent;
+            newPanel = Object.assign(Object.assign({}, newPanel), { x, y, w, h });
+        }
         source.parent = newPanel;
         return newPanel;
     }
diff --git a/lib/Algorithm.js b/lib/Algorithm.js
index 5f22efa9..7f64ec65 100644
--- a/lib/Algorithm.js
+++ b/lib/Algorithm.js
@@ -187,6 +187,10 @@ function converToPanel(source) {
     }
     else {
         let newPanel = { tabs: [source], group: source.group, activeId: source.id };
+        if (source.parent && 'tabs' in source.parent) {
+            let { x, y, w, h } = source.parent;
+            newPanel = Object.assign(Object.assign({}, newPanel), { x, y, w, h });
+        }
         source.parent = newPanel;
         return newPanel;
     }
diff --git a/src/Algorithm.ts b/src/Algorithm.ts
index f0844eb2..120c2682 100644
--- a/src/Algorithm.ts
+++ b/src/Algorithm.ts
@@ -207,6 +207,10 @@ export function converToPanel(source: TabData | PanelData): PanelData {
     return source;
   } else {
     let newPanel: PanelData = {tabs: [source], group: source.group, activeId: source.id};
+    if(source.parent && 'tabs' in source.parent) {
+      let {x, y, w, h} = source.parent;
+      newPanel = {...newPanel, x, y, w, h};
+    }
     source.parent = newPanel;
     return newPanel;
   }