diff --git a/src/__snapshots__/layout.test.js.snap b/src/__snapshots__/layout.test.js.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d728295
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/__snapshots__/layout.test.js.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
+
+exports[`layout running against a node with a basic bounding box 1`] = `
+Object {
+  "box": Object {
+    "axisX1": 0,
+    "axisX2": 20,
+    "axisY": 5,
+    "height": 10,
+    "width": 20,
+  },
+  "props": Object {},
+  "type": "Example",
+}
+`;
+
+exports[`layout running against a node with a complete bounding box 1`] = `
+Object {
+  "box": Object {
+    "axisX1": 5,
+    "axisX2": 15,
+    "axisY": 2,
+    "height": 10,
+    "width": 20,
+  },
+  "props": Object {},
+  "type": "Example",
+}
+`;
+
+exports[`layout running against a node with props 1`] = `
+Object {
+  "box": Object {
+    "axisX1": 0,
+    "axisX2": 0,
+    "axisY": 0,
+    "height": 0,
+    "width": 0,
+  },
+  "props": Object {
+    "property": "example",
+  },
+  "type": "Example",
+}
+`;
+
+exports[`layout running against a simple node 1`] = `
+Object {
+  "box": Object {
+    "axisX1": 0,
+    "axisX2": 0,
+    "axisY": 0,
+    "height": 0,
+    "width": 0,
+  },
+  "props": Object {},
+  "type": "Example",
+}
+`;
+
+exports[`layout running layout on children 1`] = `
+Object {
+  "box": Object {
+    "axisX1": 0,
+    "axisX2": 0,
+    "axisY": 0,
+    "height": 0,
+    "width": 0,
+  },
+  "children": Array [
+    Object {
+      "box": Object {
+        "axisX1": 0,
+        "axisX2": 20,
+        "axisY": 5,
+        "height": 10,
+        "width": 20,
+      },
+      "props": Object {},
+      "type": "Other",
+    },
+    "string example",
+  ],
+  "props": Object {},
+  "type": "Example",
+}
+`;
diff --git a/src/layout.js b/src/layout.js
index aac4be1..bfda14e 100644
--- a/src/layout.js
+++ b/src/layout.js
@@ -20,10 +20,12 @@ const layout = data => {
     data.children = data.children.map(layout);
   }
 
-  const result = nodeTypes[type].layout({
+  const normalizedData = {
     props: {},
+    box: {},
     ...data
-  });
+  };
+  const result = nodeTypes[type].layout(normalizedData) || normalizedData;
 
   return {
     ...result,
diff --git a/src/layout.test.js b/src/layout.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d10fce2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/layout.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+import layout from 'layout';
+
+jest.mock('rendering/types', () => ({
+  Example: {
+    layout: jest.fn()
+  },
+  Other: {
+    layout: jest.fn()
+  }
+}));
+
+import nodeTypes from 'rendering/types';
+
+describe('layout', () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    jest.resetAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  test('running against a string', () => {
+    expect(layout('test')).toEqual('test');
+  });
+
+  test('running against a simple node', () => {
+    expect(layout({
+      type: 'Example'
+    })).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+
+  test('running against a node with a basic bounding box', () => {
+    nodeTypes.Example.layout.mockImplementation(data => {
+      data.box = { width: 20, height: 10 };
+      return data;
+    });
+    expect(layout({
+      type: 'Example'
+    })).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+
+  test('running against a node with a complete bounding box', () => {
+    nodeTypes.Example.layout.mockImplementation(data => {
+      data.box = {
+        width: 20,
+        height: 10,
+        axisY: 2,
+        axisX1: 5,
+        axisX2: 15
+      };
+      return data;
+    });
+    expect(layout({
+      type: 'Example'
+    })).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+
+  test('running against a node with props', () => {
+    expect(layout({
+      type: 'Example',
+      props: {
+        property: 'example'
+      }
+    })).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+
+  test('running layout on children', () => {
+    nodeTypes.Other.layout.mockImplementation(data => {
+      data.box = { width: 20, height: 10 };
+      return data;
+    });
+    expect(layout({
+      type: 'Example',
+      children: [
+        {
+          type: 'Other'
+        },
+        'string example'
+      ]
+    })).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+});