diff --git a/lib/commons/dom/find-nearby-elms.js b/lib/commons/dom/find-nearby-elms.js
index 8bfbfa8a64..fc77a315de 100644
--- a/lib/commons/dom/find-nearby-elms.js
+++ b/lib/commons/dom/find-nearby-elms.js
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import createGrid from './create-grid';
+import { memoize } from '../../core/utils';
 
 export default function findNearbyElms(vNode, margin = 0) {
   /*eslint no-bitwise: 0*/
   const gridSize = createGrid();
+  const selfIsFixed = hasFixedPosition(vNode);
   if (!vNode._grid?.cells?.length) {
     return []; // Elements not in the grid don't have ._grid
   }
@@ -18,10 +20,16 @@ export default function findNearbyElms(vNode, margin = 0) {
 
   const neighbors = [];
   loopGridCells(gridCells, boundaries, vNeighbor => {
-    if (vNeighbor && vNeighbor !== vNode && !neighbors.includes(vNeighbor)) {
+    if (
+      vNeighbor &&
+      vNeighbor !== vNode &&
+      !neighbors.includes(vNeighbor) &&
+      selfIsFixed === hasFixedPosition(vNeighbor)
+    ) {
       neighbors.push(vNeighbor);
     }
   });
+
   return neighbors;
 }
 
@@ -37,3 +45,13 @@ function loopGridCells(gridCells, boundaries, cb) {
     }
   }
 }
+
+const hasFixedPosition = memoize(vNode => {
+  if (!vNode) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (vNode.getComputedStylePropertyValue('position') === 'fixed') {
+    return true;
+  }
+  return hasFixedPosition(vNode.parent);
+});
diff --git a/test/commons/dom/find-nearby-elms.js b/test/commons/dom/find-nearby-elms.js
index 548ba3fc64..ceef24d37c 100644
--- a/test/commons/dom/find-nearby-elms.js
+++ b/test/commons/dom/find-nearby-elms.js
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-describe('findNearbyElms', function () {
-  'use strict';
-  var fixtureSetup = axe.testUtils.fixtureSetup;
-  var findNearbyElms = axe.commons.dom.findNearbyElms;
-  var fixture;
+describe('findNearbyElms', () => {
+  let fixture;
+  const fixtureSetup = axe.testUtils.fixtureSetup;
+  const findNearbyElms = axe.commons.dom.findNearbyElms;
 
   function getIds(vNodeList) {
-    var ids = [];
+    const ids = [];
     vNodeList.forEach(function (vNode) {
       if (vNode.props.id && vNode.props.id !== 'fixture') {
         ids.push(vNode.props.id);
@@ -14,8 +13,8 @@ describe('findNearbyElms', function () {
     return ids;
   }
 
-  describe('in the viewport', function () {
-    beforeEach(function () {
+  describe('in the viewport', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
       fixture = fixtureSetup(
         '<div id="n0" style="height:30px; margin-bottom:30px;">0</div>' +
           '<div id="n1" style="height:30px; margin-bottom:30px;">1</div>' +
@@ -30,19 +29,19 @@ describe('findNearbyElms', function () {
       );
     });
 
-    it('returns node from the same grid cell', function () {
-      var nearbyElms = findNearbyElms(fixture.children[1]);
+    it('returns node from the same grid cell', () => {
+      const nearbyElms = findNearbyElms(fixture.children[1]);
       assert.deepEqual(getIds(nearbyElms), ['n0', 'n2', 'n3']);
     });
 
-    it('returns node from multiple grid cells when crossing a boundary', function () {
-      var nearbyElms = findNearbyElms(fixture.children[5]);
+    it('returns node from multiple grid cells when crossing a boundary', () => {
+      const nearbyElms = findNearbyElms(fixture.children[5]);
       assert.deepEqual(getIds(nearbyElms), ['n3', 'n4', 'n6']);
     });
   });
 
-  describe('on the edge', function () {
-    beforeEach(function () {
+  describe('on the edge', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
       fixture = fixtureSetup(
         '<div id="n0" style="position: fixed; top:-30px; height: 60px">0</div>' +
           '<div id="n1" style="position: fixed; top:-30px; height: 30px">1</div>' +
@@ -50,19 +49,44 @@ describe('findNearbyElms', function () {
       );
     });
 
-    it('ignores cells outside the document boundary', function () {
-      var nearbyElms = findNearbyElms(fixture.children[0]);
+    it('ignores cells outside the document boundary', () => {
+      const nearbyElms = findNearbyElms(fixture.children[0]);
       assert.deepEqual(getIds(nearbyElms), ['n2']);
     });
 
-    it('returns no neighbors for off-screen elements', function () {
-      var nearbyElms = findNearbyElms(fixture.children[1]);
+    it('returns no neighbors for off-screen elements', () => {
+      const nearbyElms = findNearbyElms(fixture.children[1]);
       assert.deepEqual(getIds(nearbyElms), []);
     });
 
-    it('returns element partially on screen as neighbors', function () {
-      var nearbyElms = findNearbyElms(fixture.children[2]);
+    it('returns element partially on screen as neighbors', () => {
+      const nearbyElms = findNearbyElms(fixture.children[2]);
       assert.deepEqual(getIds(nearbyElms), ['n0']);
     });
   });
+
+  describe('when some nodes are fixed', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      fixture = fixtureSetup(
+        '<div style=" position: fixed;" id="n0">' +
+          '  <div id="n1" style="height:30px;">1</div>' +
+          '  <div id="n2" style="height:30px;">2</div>' +
+          '</div>' +
+          '<div id="n3" style="height:30px;">3</div>' +
+          '<div id="n4" style="height:30px;">4</div>'
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('skips fixed position neighbors when not fixed', () => {
+      const n3 = axe.utils.querySelectorAll(fixture, '#n3')[0];
+      const nearbyElms = findNearbyElms(n3);
+      assert.deepEqual(getIds(nearbyElms), ['n4']);
+    });
+
+    it('includes only fixed position neighbors when fixed', () => {
+      const n1 = axe.utils.querySelectorAll(fixture, '#n1')[0];
+      const nearbyElms = findNearbyElms(n1);
+      assert.deepEqual(getIds(nearbyElms), ['n0', 'n2']);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/test/integration/rules/target-size/target-size.html b/test/integration/rules/target-size/target-size.html
index 794f00a0b7..05e714c2df 100644
--- a/test/integration/rules/target-size/target-size.html
+++ b/test/integration/rules/target-size/target-size.html
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@
   }
 </style>
 
+<!-- These fall on top of the elements immediately below it 
+this should not effect their outcome -->
+<p style="position: fixed">
+  <a href="#" id="pass-fixed">Wide link</a>
+  <a href="#" id="fail-fixed">x</a>
+</p>
+
 <p>
   <button id="pass1" style="display: inline-block; margin-right: 20px">
     x
diff --git a/test/integration/rules/target-size/target-size.json b/test/integration/rules/target-size/target-size.json
index ecee774b64..0ee78bce91 100644
--- a/test/integration/rules/target-size/target-size.json
+++ b/test/integration/rules/target-size/target-size.json
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
     ["#fail4"],
     ["#fail5"],
     ["#fail6"],
-    ["#fail7"]
+    ["#fail7"],
+    ["#fail-fixed"]
   ],
   "passes": [
     ["#pass1"],
@@ -19,7 +20,8 @@
     ["#pass6"],
     ["#pass7"],
     ["#pass8"],
-    ["#pass-adjacent"]
+    ["#pass-adjacent"],
+    ["#pass-fixed"]
   ],
   "incomplete": [
     ["#incomplete1"],