diff --git a/redo/osxaltest/box.m b/redo/osxaltest/box.m
index 4ef7fc6c..a49cc6fc 100644
--- a/redo/osxaltest/box.m
+++ b/redo/osxaltest/box.m
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@
 		id<tControl> c;
 
 		c = (id<tControl>) obj;
+		// this also resets the hugging priority
+		// TODO do this when adding and removing controls instead
 		[c tFillAutoLayout:&pp];
 		[views setObject:pp.view forKey:tAutoLayoutKey(n)];
 		n++;
diff --git a/redo/osxaltest/button.m b/redo/osxaltest/button.m
index 3a8d77fa..669e8bf5 100644
--- a/redo/osxaltest/button.m
+++ b/redo/osxaltest/button.m
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 @implementation tButton {
 	NSButton *b;
 	id<tControl> parent;
+	NSLayoutPriority horzpri, vertpri;
 }
 
 - (id)tInitWithText:(NSString *)text
@@ -19,6 +20,9 @@
 		[self->b setTranslatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints:NO];
 
 		self->parent = nil;
+
+		self->horzpri = [self->b contentHuggingPriorityForOrientation:NSLayoutConstraintOrientationHorizontal];
+		self->vertpri = [self->b contentHuggingPriorityForOrientation:NSLayoutConstraintOrientationVertical];
 	}
 	return self;
 }
@@ -33,6 +37,9 @@
 
 - (void)tFillAutoLayout:(tAutoLayoutParams *)p
 {
+	// reset the hugging priority
+	[self->b setContentHuggingPriority:self->horzpri forOrientation:NSLayoutConstraintOrientationHorizontal];
+	[self->b setContentHuggingPriority:self->vertpri forOrientation:NSLayoutConstraintOrientationVertical];
 	p->view = self->b;
 	p->attachLeft = YES;
 	p->attachTop = YES;
diff --git a/redo/osxaltest/spinbox.m b/redo/osxaltest/spinbox.m
index 4c443dd8..1e04d693 100644
--- a/redo/osxaltest/spinbox.m
+++ b/redo/osxaltest/spinbox.m
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 	NSTextField *t;
 	NSStepper *s;
 	id<tControl> parent;
+	NSLayoutPriority horzpri, vertpri;
 }
 
 - (id)init
@@ -63,6 +64,9 @@
 		[views release];
 
 		self->parent = nil;
+
+		self->horzpri = [self->c contentHuggingPriorityForOrientation:NSLayoutConstraintOrientationHorizontal];
+		self->vertpri = [self->c contentHuggingPriorityForOrientation:NSLayoutConstraintOrientationVertical];
 	}
 	return self;
 }
@@ -77,6 +81,9 @@
 
 - (void)tFillAutoLayout:(tAutoLayoutParams *)p
 {
+	// reset the hugging priority
+	[self->c setContentHuggingPriority:self->horzpri forOrientation:NSLayoutConstraintOrientationHorizontal];
+	[self->c setContentHuggingPriority:self->vertpri forOrientation:NSLayoutConstraintOrientationVertical];
 	p->view = self->c;
 	p->attachLeft = YES;
 	p->attachTop = YES;