diff --git a/packages/dom/src/auto_update.rs b/packages/dom/src/auto_update.rs
index 7060136..a2c8754 100644
--- a/packages/dom/src/auto_update.rs
+++ b/packages/dom/src/auto_update.rs
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ pub fn auto_update(
     let frame_loop_frame_id = frame_id.clone();
     let frame_loop_closure = Rc::new(RefCell::new(None));
     let frame_loop_closure_clone = frame_loop_closure.clone();
+    let frame_loop_closure_update = update.clone();
 
     *frame_loop_closure_clone.borrow_mut() = Some(Closure::new(move || {
         let next_ref_rect = get_bounding_client_rect((&owned_reference).into(), false, false, None);
@@ -240,7 +241,7 @@ pub fn auto_update(
                 || next_ref_rect.width != prev_ref_rect.width
                 || next_ref_rect.height != prev_ref_rect.height
             {
-                update();
+                frame_loop_closure_update();
             }
         }
 
@@ -262,6 +263,8 @@ pub fn auto_update(
         );
     }
 
+    update();
+
     Box::new(move || {
         for ancestor in &ancestors {
             let event_target: &EventTarget = match ancestor {
diff --git a/packages/leptos/tests/visual/src/spec/auto_update.rs b/packages/leptos/tests/visual/src/spec/auto_update.rs
index 348cf51..a884b2b 100644
--- a/packages/leptos/tests/visual/src/spec/auto_update.rs
+++ b/packages/leptos/tests/visual/src/spec/auto_update.rs
@@ -67,6 +67,24 @@ pub fn AutoUpdate() -> impl IntoView {
                     cleanup();
                 }
 
+                let size_factor = match layout_shift() {
+                    LayoutShift::Move => 0.9,
+                    _ => 1.0,
+                };
+
+                // Match React test behaviour by moving the size change from style attributes to here.
+                // The style attributes update after this effect, so `auto_update` would not use the correct size.
+                _ = reference
+                    .clone()
+                    .style(
+                        "width",
+                        format!("{}px", reference_size() as f64 * size_factor),
+                    )
+                    .style(
+                        "height",
+                        format!("{}px", reference_size() as f64 * size_factor),
+                    );
+
                 let reference: &Element = &reference;
                 effect_cleanup.replace(Some(auto_update(
                     reference.into(),
@@ -96,7 +114,7 @@ pub fn AutoUpdate() -> impl IntoView {
 
     view! {
         <h1>AutoUpdate</h1>
-        <Show when=move || layout_shift() == LayoutShift::Delete>
+        <Show when=move || layout_shift() != LayoutShift::Delete>
             <p>The floating element should update when required.</p>
         </Show>
         <Show when=move || layout_shift() == LayoutShift::Insert>