diff --git a/gfx/layers/composite/AsyncCompositionManager.cpp b/gfx/layers/composite/AsyncCompositionManager.cpp
index 41a8507a32c4..b708f3d9116b 100644
--- a/gfx/layers/composite/AsyncCompositionManager.cpp
+++ b/gfx/layers/composite/AsyncCompositionManager.cpp
@@ -1068,9 +1068,17 @@ AsyncCompositionManager::ApplyAsyncContentTransformToTree(Layer *aLayer,
               * CompleteAsyncTransform(
                   AdjustForClip(asyncTransformWithoutOverscroll, layer));
 
-            AlignFixedAndStickyLayers(layer, layer, metrics.GetScrollId(), oldTransform,
-                                      transformWithoutOverscrollOrOmta, fixedLayerMargins,
-                                      &clipPartsCache);
+            // When applying transformations to the RCD-RSF with zoom-enabled,
+            // avoid re-aligning fixed/sticky layers to make them appear static
+            // relative to the visual viewport.
+            //
+            // This is a partial fix and will require changes to how the async
+            // transform is computed, which will be done in Bug 1465618.
+            if (!metrics.IsRootContent() || !gfxPrefs::APZAllowZooming()) {
+              AlignFixedAndStickyLayers(layer, layer, metrics.GetScrollId(), oldTransform,
+                                        transformWithoutOverscrollOrOmta, fixedLayerMargins,
+                                        &clipPartsCache);
+            }
 
             // Combine the local clip with the ancestor scrollframe clip. This is not
             // included in the async transform above, since the ancestor clip should not