diff --git a/d2layouts/d2layouts.go b/d2layouts/d2layouts.go
index b9ede64ad..6b2d1fc7a 100644
--- a/d2layouts/d2layouts.go
+++ b/d2layouts/d2layouts.go
@@ -255,6 +255,9 @@ func InjectNested(container *d2graph.Object, nestedGraph *d2graph.Graph, isRoot
 		if nestedGraph.Root.LabelPosition != nil {
 			container.LabelPosition = nestedGraph.Root.LabelPosition
 		}
+		if nestedGraph.Root.IconPosition != nil {
+			container.IconPosition = nestedGraph.Root.IconPosition
+		}
 		container.Attributes = nestedGraph.Root.Attributes
 	}
 }