diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c91ee23..3193dc9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
       {
         "displayName": "test",
         "testMatch": [
-          "<rootDir>/test/*.js"
+          "<rootDir>/test/**/*.js"
         ]
       },
       {
diff --git a/src/layout-manager.js b/src/layout-manager.js
index fe84ef8..cb84d9e 100644
--- a/src/layout-manager.js
+++ b/src/layout-manager.js
@@ -2,23 +2,33 @@ const Cell = require('./cell');
 const { ColSpanCell, RowSpanCell } = Cell;
 
 (function () {
+  function next(alloc, col) {
+    if (alloc[col] > 0) {
+      return next(alloc, col + 1);
+    }
+    return col;
+  }
+
   function layoutTable(table) {
+    let alloc = {};
     table.forEach(function (row, rowIndex) {
-      let prevCell = null;
-      row.forEach(function (cell, columnIndex) {
+      let col = 0;
+      row.forEach(function (cell) {
         cell.y = rowIndex;
-        cell.x = prevCell ? prevCell.x + 1 : columnIndex;
-        for (let y = rowIndex; y >= 0; y--) {
-          let row2 = table[y];
-          let xMax = y === rowIndex ? columnIndex : row2.length;
-          for (let x = 0; x < xMax; x++) {
-            let cell2 = row2[x];
-            while (cellsConflict(cell, cell2)) {
-              cell.x++;
-            }
+        // Avoid erroneous call to next() on first row
+        cell.x = rowIndex ? next(alloc, col) : col;
+        const rowSpan = cell.rowSpan || 1;
+        const colSpan = cell.colSpan || 1;
+        if (rowSpan > 1) {
+          for (let cs = 0; cs < colSpan; cs++) {
+            alloc[cell.x + cs] = rowSpan;
           }
-          prevCell = cell;
         }
+        col = cell.x + colSpan;
+      });
+      Object.keys(alloc).forEach((idx) => {
+        alloc[idx]--;
+        if (alloc[idx] < 1) delete alloc[idx];
       });
     });
   }
diff --git a/test/issues/269-test.js b/test/issues/269-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9cafd5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issues/269-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+const Table = require('../..');
+
+test('it renders rowSpan correctly', () => {
+  let table = new Table({ style: { border: [], head: [] } });
+  table.push([{ rowSpan: 3, content: 'A1' }, 'B1', 'C1'], [{ rowSpan: 2, content: 'B2' }, 'C2'], ['C3']);
+  let expected = [
+    '┌────┬────┬────┐',
+    '│ A1 │ B1 │ C1 │',
+    '│    ├────┼────┤',
+    '│    │ B2 │ C2 │',
+    '│    │    ├────┤',
+    '│    │    │ C3 │',
+    '└────┴────┴────┘',
+  ];
+  expect(table.toString()).toEqual(expected.join('\n'));
+});
diff --git a/test/table-test.js b/test/table-test.js
index b88c177..2cfa0ff 100644
--- a/test/table-test.js
+++ b/test/table-test.js
@@ -62,6 +62,73 @@ describe('@api Table ', function () {
 
     expect(table.toString()).toEqual(expected.join('\n'));
   });
+
+  it('supports complex layouts', () => {
+    let table = new Table({ style: { border: [], head: [] } });
+    table.push(
+      [{ content: 'TOP', colSpan: 9, hAlign: 'center' }],
+      [
+        { content: 'TL', rowSpan: 4, vAlign: 'center' },
+        { content: 'A1', rowSpan: 3 },
+        'B1',
+        'C1',
+        { content: 'D1', rowSpan: 3, vAlign: 'center' },
+        'E1',
+        'F1',
+        { content: 'G1', rowSpan: 3 },
+        { content: 'TR', rowSpan: 4, vAlign: 'center' },
+      ],
+      [{ rowSpan: 2, content: 'B2' }, 'C2', { rowSpan: 2, colSpan: 2, content: 'E2' }],
+      ['C3'],
+      [{ content: 'A2', colSpan: 7, hAlign: 'center' }],
+      [{ content: 'CLEAR', colSpan: 9, hAlign: 'center' }],
+      [
+        { content: 'BL', rowSpan: 4, vAlign: 'center' },
+        { content: 'A3', colSpan: 7, hAlign: 'center' },
+        { content: 'BR', rowSpan: 4, vAlign: 'center' },
+      ],
+      [
+        { content: 'A4', colSpan: 3, hAlign: 'center' },
+        { content: 'D2', rowSpan: 2, vAlign: 'center' },
+        { content: 'E3', colSpan: 2, hAlign: 'center' },
+        { content: 'G2', rowSpan: 3, vAlign: 'center' },
+      ],
+      [
+        { content: 'A5', rowSpan: 2, vAlign: 'center' },
+        { content: 'B3', colSpan: 2, hAlign: 'center' },
+        { content: 'E4', rowSpan: 2, vAlign: 'center' },
+        { content: 'F3', rowSpan: 2, vAlign: 'center' },
+      ],
+      ['B4', { content: 'C4', colSpan: 2, hAlign: 'center' }],
+      [{ content: 'BOTTOM', colSpan: 9, hAlign: 'center' }]
+    );
+    let expected = [
+      '┌────────────────────────────────────────────┐',
+      '│                    TOP                     │',
+      '├────┬────┬────┬────┬────┬────┬────┬────┬────┤',
+      '│    │ A1 │ B1 │ C1 │    │ E1 │ F1 │ G1 │    │',
+      '│    │    ├────┼────┤    ├────┴────┤    │    │',
+      '│    │    │ B2 │ C2 │ D1 │ E2      │    │    │',
+      '│ TL │    │    ├────┤    │         │    │ TR │',
+      '│    │    │    │ C3 │    │         │    │    │',
+      '│    ├────┴────┴────┴────┴─────────┴────┤    │',
+      '│    │                A2                │    │',
+      '├────┴──────────────────────────────────┴────┤',
+      '│                   CLEAR                    │',
+      '├────┬──────────────────────────────────┬────┤',
+      '│    │                A3                │    │',
+      '│    ├──────────────┬────┬─────────┬────┤    │',
+      '│    │      A4      │    │   E3    │    │    │',
+      '│ BL ├────┬─────────┤ D2 ├────┬────┤    │ BR │',
+      '│    │    │   B3    │    │    │    │ G2 │    │',
+      '│    │ A5 ├────┬────┴────┤ E4 │ F3 │    │    │',
+      '│    │    │ B4 │   C4    │    │    │    │    │',
+      '├────┴────┴────┴─────────┴────┴────┴────┴────┤',
+      '│                   BOTTOM                   │',
+      '└────────────────────────────────────────────┘',
+    ];
+    expect(table.toString()).toEqual(expected.join('\n'));
+  });
 });
 
 /*