diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/figure.py b/lib/matplotlib/figure.py
index 32c1d8d886ca..2af6e3db1e1c 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/figure.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/figure.py
@@ -2037,11 +2037,11 @@ def _redo_transform_rel_fig(self, bbox=None):
 
         x0 = 0
         if not self._subplotspec.is_first_col():
-            x0 += np.sum(wr[self._subplotspec.colspan.start - 1]) / np.sum(wr)
+            x0 += np.sum(wr[:self._subplotspec.colspan.start]) / np.sum(wr)
 
         y0 = 0
         if not self._subplotspec.is_last_row():
-            y0 += 1 - (np.sum(hr[self._subplotspec.rowspan.stop - 1]) /
+            y0 += 1 - (np.sum(hr[:self._subplotspec.rowspan.stop]) /
                        np.sum(hr))
 
         if self.bbox_relative is None:
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_figure.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_figure.py
index 62baf22159b5..70327354e778 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_figure.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_figure.py
@@ -998,6 +998,28 @@ def test_subfigure_double():
     axsRight = subfigs[1].subplots(2, 2)
 
 
+def test_subfigure_spanning():
+    # test that subfigures get laid out properly...
+    fig = plt.figure(constrained_layout=True)
+    gs = fig.add_gridspec(3, 3)
+    sub_figs = [
+        fig.add_subfigure(gs[0, 0]),
+        fig.add_subfigure(gs[0:2, 1]),
+        fig.add_subfigure(gs[2, 1:3]),
+    ]
+
+    w = 640
+    h = 480
+    np.testing.assert_allclose(sub_figs[0].bbox.min, [0., h * 2/3])
+    np.testing.assert_allclose(sub_figs[0].bbox.max, [w / 3, h])
+
+    np.testing.assert_allclose(sub_figs[1].bbox.min, [w / 3, h / 3])
+    np.testing.assert_allclose(sub_figs[1].bbox.max, [w * 2/3, h])
+
+    np.testing.assert_allclose(sub_figs[2].bbox.min, [w / 3, 0])
+    np.testing.assert_allclose(sub_figs[2].bbox.max, [w, h / 3])
+
+
 def test_add_subplot_kwargs():
     # fig.add_subplot() always creates new axes, even if axes kwargs differ.
     fig = plt.figure()