diff --git a/core/flyout_base.js b/core/flyout_base.js
index f22b19637..3d5de6688 100644
--- a/core/flyout_base.js
+++ b/core/flyout_base.js
@@ -723,14 +723,6 @@ Blockly.Flyout.prototype.moveRectToBlock_ = function(rect, block) {
   rect.setAttribute('width', blockHW.width);
   rect.setAttribute('height', blockHW.height);
 
-  // For hat blocks we want to shift them down by the hat height
-  // since the y coordinate is the corner, not the top of the hat.
-  var hatOffset =
-      block.startHat_ ? Blockly.BlockSvg.START_HAT_HEIGHT : 0;
-  if (hatOffset) {
-    block.moveBy(0, hatOffset);
-  }
-
   // Blocks with output tabs are shifted a bit.
   var tab = block.outputConnection ? Blockly.BlockSvg.TAB_WIDTH : 0;
   var blockXY = block.getRelativeToSurfaceXY();
diff --git a/core/renderers/block_rendering_rewrite/block_render_draw.js b/core/renderers/block_rendering_rewrite/block_render_draw.js
index 82fb0d51c..b61dfe0e4 100644
--- a/core/renderers/block_rendering_rewrite/block_render_draw.js
+++ b/core/renderers/block_rendering_rewrite/block_render_draw.js
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ Blockly.blockRendering.Drawer.prototype.drawTop_ = function() {
   }
   this.positionPreviousConnection_();
   this.steps_.push(
-      Blockly.utils.svgPaths.moveBy(this.info_.startX, this.info_.startY));
+      Blockly.utils.svgPaths.moveBy(this.info_.startX, 0));
   for (var i = 0, elem; elem = elements[i]; i++) {
     if (elem.type === 'round corner') {
       this.steps_.push(Blockly.blockRendering.constants.OUTSIDE_CORNERS.topLeft);
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ Blockly.blockRendering.Drawer.prototype.drawRightSideRow_ = function(row) {
     this.highlighter_.drawRightSideRow(row);
   }
   this.steps_.push('H', this.info_.startX + row.width);
-  this.steps_.push('V', this.info_.startY + row.yPos + row.height);
+  this.steps_.push('V', row.yPos + row.height);
 };
 
 
@@ -269,8 +269,7 @@ Blockly.blockRendering.Drawer.prototype.drawLeft_ = function() {
   var outputConnection = this.info_.outputConnection;
   this.positionOutputConnection_();
   if (outputConnection) {
-    var tabBottom = this.info_.startY +
-        outputConnection.connectionOffsetY + outputConnection.height;
+    var tabBottom = outputConnection.connectionOffsetY + outputConnection.height;
     // Draw a line up to the bottom of the tab.
     this.steps_.push('V', tabBottom);
     this.steps_.push(Blockly.blockRendering.constants.PUZZLE_TAB.pathUp);
@@ -442,7 +441,7 @@ Blockly.blockRendering.Drawer.prototype.positionPreviousConnection_ = function()
   if (this.info_.topRow.hasPreviousConnection) {
     var x = this.info_.startX + Blockly.blockRendering.constants.NOTCH_OFFSET_LEFT;
     var connX = (this.info_.RTL ? -x : x);
-    this.info_.topRow.connection.setOffsetInBlock(connX, this.info_.startY);
+    this.info_.topRow.connection.setOffsetInBlock(connX, 0);
   }
 };
 
@@ -458,7 +457,7 @@ Blockly.blockRendering.Drawer.prototype.positionNextConnection_ = function() {
     var x = connInfo.xPos; // Already contains info about startX
     var connX = (this.info_.RTL ? -x : x) + 0.5;
     bottomRow.connection.setOffsetInBlock(
-        connX, this.info_.startY + this.info_.height +
+        connX, this.info_.height +
             Blockly.blockRendering.constants.DARK_PATH_OFFSET);
   }
 };
@@ -473,6 +472,6 @@ Blockly.blockRendering.Drawer.prototype.positionOutputConnection_ = function() {
     var x = this.info_.startX;
     var connX = this.info_.RTL ? -x : x;
     this.block_.outputConnection.setOffsetInBlock(connX,
-        this.info_.startY + this.info_.outputConnection.connectionOffsetY);
+        this.info_.outputConnection.connectionOffsetY);
   }
 };
diff --git a/core/renderers/block_rendering_rewrite/block_render_draw_highlight.js b/core/renderers/block_rendering_rewrite/block_render_draw_highlight.js
index 41b2b7c1a..8a6b7cd28 100644
--- a/core/renderers/block_rendering_rewrite/block_render_draw_highlight.js
+++ b/core/renderers/block_rendering_rewrite/block_render_draw_highlight.js
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Blockly.blockRendering.Highlighter = function(info, pathObject) {
 
 Blockly.blockRendering.Highlighter.prototype.drawTopCorner = function(row) {
   this.steps_.push(
-      Blockly.utils.svgPaths.moveBy(this.info_.startX, this.info_.startY));
+      Blockly.utils.svgPaths.moveBy(this.info_.startX, 0));
   for (var i = 0, elem; elem = row.elements[i]; i++) {
     if (elem.type === 'square corner') {
       this.steps_.push(Blockly.blockRendering.highlightConstants.START_POINT);
@@ -151,8 +151,7 @@ Blockly.blockRendering.Highlighter.prototype.drawRightSideRow = function(row) {
   }
   if (this.RTL_) {
     this.steps_.push('H', rightEdge);
-    this.steps_.push('V',
-        this.info_.startY + row.yPos + row.height - this.highlightOffset_);
+    this.steps_.push('V', row.yPos + row.height - this.highlightOffset_);
   }
 };
 
@@ -180,12 +179,12 @@ Blockly.blockRendering.Highlighter.prototype.drawBottomRow = function(row) {
 Blockly.blockRendering.Highlighter.prototype.drawLeft = function() {
   var outputConnection = this.info_.outputConnection;
   if (outputConnection) {
-    var tabBottom = this.info_.startY +
+    var tabBottom =
         outputConnection.connectionOffsetY + outputConnection.height;
     // Draw a line up to the bottom of the tab.
     if (!this.RTL_) {
       var left = this.info_.startX + this.highlightOffset_;
-      var bottom = this.info_.startY + this.info_.height - this.highlightOffset_;
+      var bottom = this.info_.height - this.highlightOffset_;
       this.steps_.push(Blockly.utils.svgPaths.moveTo(left, bottom));
       this.steps_.push('V', tabBottom);
     } else {
@@ -198,14 +197,9 @@ Blockly.blockRendering.Highlighter.prototype.drawLeft = function() {
   if (!this.RTL_) {
     var topRow = this.info_.topRow;
     if (topRow.elements[0].isRoundedCorner()) {
-      this.steps_.push('V', this.info_.startY + this.outsideCornerPaths_.height);
-    } else if (topRow.elements.length >= 3 && topRow.elements[2].type === 'hat'){
-      this.steps_.push('V',
-          this.info_.startY +
-          Blockly.blockRendering.constants.START_HAT.height +
-          this.highlightOffset_);
+      this.steps_.push('V', this.outsideCornerPaths_.height);
     } else {
-      this.steps_.push('V', this.info_.startY + this.highlightOffset_);
+      this.steps_.push('V', topRow.startY + this.highlightOffset_);
     }
   }
 };
diff --git a/core/renderers/block_rendering_rewrite/block_render_info.js b/core/renderers/block_rendering_rewrite/block_render_info.js
index c23c8462e..f8fcd1ea1 100644
--- a/core/renderers/block_rendering_rewrite/block_render_info.js
+++ b/core/renderers/block_rendering_rewrite/block_render_info.js
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ Blockly.blockRendering.RenderInfo.prototype.createTopRow_ = function() {
   if (hasHat) {
     var hat = new Blockly.blockRendering.Hat();
     this.topRow.elements.push(hat);
-    //this.startY = hat.height;
+    this.startY = hat.startY;
   } else if (hasPrevious) {
     this.topRow.elements.push(new Blockly.blockRendering.PreviousConnection());
   }
@@ -700,11 +700,10 @@ Blockly.blockRendering.RenderInfo.prototype.finalize_ = function() {
   var yCursor = 0;
   for (var r = 0; r < this.rows.length; r++) {
     var row = this.rows[r];
-    row.yPos = yCursor + this.startY;
+    row.yPos = yCursor;
     yCursor += row.height;
     // Add padding to the bottom row if block height is less than minimum
-    var heightWithoutHat =
-        this.block_.hat ? yCursor - Blockly.blockRendering.constants.START_HAT.height : yCursor;
+    var heightWithoutHat = yCursor - this.topRow.startY;
     if (row == this.bottomRow &&
         heightWithoutHat < Blockly.blockRendering.constants.MIN_BLOCK_HEIGHT) {
       // But the hat height shouldn't be part of this.
diff --git a/core/renderers/block_rendering_rewrite/measurables.js b/core/renderers/block_rendering_rewrite/measurables.js
index c4a2ebe65..9c9fe1a0b 100644
--- a/core/renderers/block_rendering_rewrite/measurables.js
+++ b/core/renderers/block_rendering_rewrite/measurables.js
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@ Blockly.blockRendering.Hat = function() {
   this.type = 'hat';
   this.height = Blockly.blockRendering.constants.START_HAT.height;
   this.width = Blockly.blockRendering.constants.START_HAT.width;
+  this.startY = this.height;
 
 };
 goog.inherits(Blockly.blockRendering.Hat, Blockly.blockRendering.Measurable);
@@ -512,6 +513,7 @@ Blockly.blockRendering.TopRow = function(block) {
 
   this.elements = [];
   this.type = 'top row';
+  this.startY = 0;
 
   this.hasPreviousConnection = !!block.previousConnection;
   this.connection = block.previousConnection;
@@ -543,13 +545,15 @@ Blockly.blockRendering.TopRow.prototype.measure = function() {
     this.width += elem.width;
     if (!(elem.isSpacer())) {
       if (elem.type == 'hat') {
-        this.height = elem.height + this.height;
+        this.startY = elem.startY;
+        this.height = this.height + elem.height;
       }
       this.height = Math.max(this.height, elem.height);
     }
   }
   this.widthWithConnectedBlocks = this.width;
 };
+
 Blockly.blockRendering.BottomRow = function(block) {
   Blockly.blockRendering.BottomRow.superClass_.constructor.call(this);
   this.type = 'bottom row';