diff --git a/src/MarkerClusterGroup.js b/src/MarkerClusterGroup.js
index 30886d95d..65ed7cbaa 100644
--- a/src/MarkerClusterGroup.js
+++ b/src/MarkerClusterGroup.js
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ L.MarkerClusterGroup.include(!L.DomUtil.TRANSITION ? {
 				this._forceLayout();
 				this._animationStart();
 
-				layer._setPos(this._map.latLngToLayerPoint(layer.getLatLng()));
+				layer._setPos(this._map.latLngToLayerPoint(newCluster.getLatLng()));
 				layer.setOpacity(0);
 
 				setTimeout(function () {