diff --git a/packages/snap/src/snap.ts b/packages/snap/src/snap.ts
index 45b9d7d2..a6f404c2 100644
--- a/packages/snap/src/snap.ts
+++ b/packages/snap/src/snap.ts
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ export class Snap {
 
       align.forEach((align) => {
         if (align === 'start') {
-          value = rect.top
+          value = isHorizontal ? rect.left : rect.top
         } else if (align === 'center') {
           value = isHorizontal
             ? rect.left + rect.width / 2 - this.viewport.width / 2
diff --git a/packages/snap/tests/align.test.js b/packages/snap/tests/align.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e7dc4f78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/snap/tests/align.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+import { afterAll, beforeAll, describe, expect, test } from 'bun:test'
+import { Snap } from '../src/snap'
+
+const original = {
+  window: globalThis.window,
+  document: globalThis.document,
+  ResizeObserver: globalThis.ResizeObserver,
+  getComputedStyle: globalThis.getComputedStyle,
+}
+
+beforeAll(() => {
+  globalThis.window = {
+    innerWidth: 800,
+    innerHeight: 600,
+    scrollX: 0,
+    scrollY: 0,
+    addEventListener() {
+      /* No event or observer side effects in this unit test. */
+    },
+    removeEventListener() {
+      /* No event or observer side effects in this unit test. */
+    },
+  }
+  globalThis.document = { body: {} }
+  globalThis.ResizeObserver = class {
+    observe() {
+      /* No event or observer side effects in this unit test. */
+    }
+    disconnect() {
+      /* No event or observer side effects in this unit test. */
+    }
+  }
+  globalThis.getComputedStyle = () => ({ position: 'static' })
+})
+
+afterAll(() => {
+  Object.assign(globalThis, original)
+})
+
+describe('element snap alignment', () => {
+  for (const isHorizontal of [false, true]) {
+    for (const [align, horizontal, vertical] of [
+      ['start', 640, 20],
+      ['center', 340, -180],
+      ['end', 40, -380],
+    ]) {
+      test(`${isHorizontal ? 'horizontal' : 'vertical'} ${align}`, () => {
+        let target
+        const lenis = {
+          isHorizontal,
+          on() {
+            /* No event or observer side effects in this unit test. */
+          },
+          off() {
+            /* No event or observer side effects in this unit test. */
+          },
+          scrollTo(value) {
+            target = value
+          },
+        }
+        const snap = new Snap(lenis)
+        snap.addElement(
+          {
+            getBoundingClientRect: () => ({ left: 640, top: 20 }),
+            offsetWidth: 200,
+            offsetHeight: 200,
+            offsetParent: null,
+            scrollLeft: 0,
+            scrollTop: 0,
+          },
+          { align }
+        )
+        try {
+          snap.goTo(0)
+          expect(target).toBe(isHorizontal ? horizontal : vertical)
+        } finally {
+          snap.destroy()
+        }
+      })
+    }
+  }
+})