diff --git a/src/lib/dom-api.html b/src/lib/dom-api.html
index 285db365d9..1be13b3bde 100644
--- a/src/lib/dom-api.html
+++ b/src/lib/dom-api.html
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@
           this._updateInsertionPoints(root.host);
           this._lazyDistribute(root.host);
         } else if (ensureComposedRemoval) {
-          removeFromComposedParent(parent || node.parentNode, node);
+          removeFromComposedParent(node._composedParent, node);
         }
       },
 
diff --git a/test/unit/polymer-dom-content.html b/test/unit/polymer-dom-content.html
index dd6feb4444..c10224a0d6 100644
--- a/test/unit/polymer-dom-content.html
+++ b/test/unit/polymer-dom-content.html
@@ -29,6 +29,26 @@
   </script>
 </dom-module>
 
+<dom-module id="x-dist-inside-deep-tree">
+  <template>
+    x-dist-inside-deep-tree
+    <div></div>
+    <div>
+      <div>
+        <div>
+          <div id="distWrapper"><content id="content"></content></div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    <div></div>
+  </template>
+  <script>
+  HTMLImports.whenReady(function() {
+    Polymer({is: 'x-dist-inside-deep-tree'});
+  });
+  </script>
+</dom-module>
+
 <dom-module id="x-no-dist">
   <template><span id="static">x-no-dist</span></template>
   <script>
@@ -191,6 +211,27 @@
   </script>
 </dom-module>
 
+<dom-module id="x-repeat">
+  <template>
+    <x-dist-inside-deep-tree id="dist">
+      <template is="dom-repeat" items="{{items}}"><div>{{item}}</div></template>
+    </x-dist-inside-deep-tree>
+  </template>
+  <script>
+  HTMLImports.whenReady(function() {
+    Polymer({
+      is: 'x-repeat',
+      properties: {
+        items: {
+          type: Array,
+          value: ["ITEM1", "ITEM2", "ITEM3"]
+        }
+      }
+    });
+  });
+  </script>
+</dom-module>
+
 <x-compose-lazy-no-dist><span>Child</span></x-compose-lazy-no-dist>
 
 
@@ -877,6 +918,290 @@
       document.body.removeChild(h2);
     });
 
+    test('moving children between distributing hosts (parsed child)', function() {
+      var div = document.createElement('div');
+      div.innerHTML = '<x-dist><div></div></x-dist>';
+      var h1 = div.firstChild;
+      var h2 = document.createElement('x-dist');
+      document.body.appendChild(div);
+      document.body.appendChild(h2);
+      Polymer.dom.flush();
+      var d = Polymer.dom(h1).firstElementChild;
+      assert.equal(d.localName, 'div');
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h1).childNodes.length, 1);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h1).firstElementChild, d);
+      assert.deepEqual(Polymer.dom(h1.$.content).getDistributedNodes(), [d]);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h2).childNodes.length, 0);
+      assert.deepEqual(Polymer.dom(h2.$.content).getDistributedNodes().length, 0);
+      Polymer.dom(h2).appendChild(d);
+      Polymer.dom.flush();
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h2).childNodes.length, 1);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h2).firstElementChild, d);
+      assert.deepEqual(Polymer.dom(h2.$.content).getDistributedNodes(), [d]);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h1).childNodes.length, 0);
+      assert.deepEqual(Polymer.dom(h1.$.content).getDistributedNodes().length, 0);
+      Polymer.dom(h1).appendChild(d);
+      Polymer.dom.flush();
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h1).childNodes.length, 1);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h1).firstElementChild, d);
+      assert.deepEqual(Polymer.dom(h1.$.content).getDistributedNodes(), [d]);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h2).childNodes.length, 0);
+      assert.deepEqual(Polymer.dom(h2.$.content).getDistributedNodes().length, 0);
+      Polymer.dom(h2).appendChild(d);
+      Polymer.dom.flush();
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h2).childNodes.length, 1);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h2).firstElementChild, d);
+      assert.deepEqual(Polymer.dom(h2.$.content).getDistributedNodes(), [d]);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h1).childNodes.length, 0);
+      assert.deepEqual(Polymer.dom(h1.$.content).getDistributedNodes().length, 0);
+      document.body.removeChild(div);
+      document.body.removeChild(h2);
+    });
+
+    test('moving children between distributing host and fragment', function() {
+      var h1 = document.createElement('x-dist');
+      var h2 = document.createDocumentFragment();;
+      document.body.appendChild(h1);
+      Polymer.dom.flush();
+      var d = document.createElement('div');
+      Polymer.dom(h1).appendChild(d);
+      Polymer.dom.flush();
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h1).childNodes.length, 1);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h1).firstElementChild, d);
+      assert.deepEqual(Polymer.dom(h1.$.content).getDistributedNodes(), [d]);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h2).childNodes.length, 0);
+      Polymer.dom(h2).appendChild(d);
+      Polymer.dom.flush();
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h2).childNodes.length, 1);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h2).firstElementChild, d);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h1).childNodes.length, 0);
+      assert.deepEqual(Polymer.dom(h1.$.content).getDistributedNodes().length, 0);
+      Polymer.dom(h1).appendChild(d);
+      Polymer.dom.flush();
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h1).childNodes.length, 1);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h1).firstElementChild, d);
+      assert.deepEqual(Polymer.dom(h1.$.content).getDistributedNodes(), [d]);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h2).childNodes.length, 0);
+      Polymer.dom(h2).appendChild(d);
+      Polymer.dom.flush();
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h2).childNodes.length, 1);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h2).firstElementChild, d);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h1).childNodes.length, 0);
+      assert.deepEqual(Polymer.dom(h1.$.content).getDistributedNodes().length, 0);
+      document.body.removeChild(h1);
+    });
+
+    test('moving children between distributing host and fragment (parsed child)', function() {
+      var div = document.createElement('div');
+      div.innerHTML = '<x-dist><div></div></x-dist>';
+      var h1 = div.firstChild;
+      var h2 = document.createDocumentFragment();;
+      document.body.appendChild(h1);
+      Polymer.dom.flush();
+      var d = Polymer.dom(h1).firstElementChild;
+      assert.equal(d.localName, 'div');
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h1).childNodes.length, 1);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h1).firstElementChild, d);
+      assert.deepEqual(Polymer.dom(h1.$.content).getDistributedNodes(), [d]);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h2).childNodes.length, 0);
+      Polymer.dom(h2).appendChild(d);
+      Polymer.dom.flush();
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h2).childNodes.length, 1);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h2).firstElementChild, d);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h1).childNodes.length, 0);
+      assert.deepEqual(Polymer.dom(h1.$.content).getDistributedNodes().length, 0);
+      Polymer.dom(h1).appendChild(d);
+      Polymer.dom.flush();
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h1).childNodes.length, 1);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h1).firstElementChild, d);
+      assert.deepEqual(Polymer.dom(h1.$.content).getDistributedNodes(), [d]);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h2).childNodes.length, 0);
+      Polymer.dom(h2).appendChild(d);
+      Polymer.dom.flush();
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h2).childNodes.length, 1);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h2).firstElementChild, d);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h1).childNodes.length, 0);
+      assert.deepEqual(Polymer.dom(h1.$.content).getDistributedNodes().length, 0);
+      document.body.removeChild(h1);
+    });
+
+    test('moving children between distributing hosts with deep insertion points', function() {
+      var h1 = document.createElement('x-dist-inside-deep-tree');
+      var h2 = document.createElement('x-dist-inside-deep-tree');
+      document.body.appendChild(h1);
+      document.body.appendChild(h2);
+      Polymer.dom.flush();
+      var d = document.createElement('div');
+      Polymer.dom(h1).appendChild(d);
+      Polymer.dom.flush();
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h1).childNodes.length, 1);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h1).firstElementChild, d);
+      assert.deepEqual(Polymer.dom(h1.$.content).getDistributedNodes(), [d]);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h2).childNodes.length, 0);
+      assert.deepEqual(Polymer.dom(h2.$.content).getDistributedNodes().length, 0);
+      Polymer.dom(h2).appendChild(d);
+      Polymer.dom.flush();
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h2).childNodes.length, 1);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h2).firstElementChild, d);
+      assert.deepEqual(Polymer.dom(h2.$.content).getDistributedNodes(), [d]);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h1).childNodes.length, 0);
+      assert.deepEqual(Polymer.dom(h1.$.content).getDistributedNodes().length, 0);
+      Polymer.dom(h1).appendChild(d);
+      Polymer.dom.flush();
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h1).childNodes.length, 1);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h1).firstElementChild, d);
+      assert.deepEqual(Polymer.dom(h1.$.content).getDistributedNodes(), [d]);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h2).childNodes.length, 0);
+      assert.deepEqual(Polymer.dom(h2.$.content).getDistributedNodes().length, 0);
+      Polymer.dom(h2).appendChild(d);
+      Polymer.dom.flush();
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h2).childNodes.length, 1);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h2).firstElementChild, d);
+      assert.deepEqual(Polymer.dom(h2.$.content).getDistributedNodes(), [d]);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h1).childNodes.length, 0);
+      assert.deepEqual(Polymer.dom(h1.$.content).getDistributedNodes().length, 0);
+      document.body.removeChild(h1);
+      document.body.removeChild(h2);
+    });
+
+    test('moving children between distributing hosts with deep insertion points (parsed child)', function() {
+      var div = document.createElement('div');
+      div.innerHTML = '<x-dist-inside-deep-tree><div></div></x-dist-inside-deep-tree>';
+      var h1 = div.firstChild;
+      var h2 = document.createElement('x-dist-inside-deep-tree');
+      document.body.appendChild(div);
+      document.body.appendChild(h2);
+      Polymer.dom.flush();
+      var d = Polymer.dom(h1).firstElementChild;
+      assert.equal(d.localName, 'div');
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h1).childNodes.length, 1);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h1).firstElementChild, d);
+      assert.deepEqual(Polymer.dom(h1.$.content).getDistributedNodes(), [d]);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h2).childNodes.length, 0);
+      assert.deepEqual(Polymer.dom(h2.$.content).getDistributedNodes().length, 0);
+      Polymer.dom(h2).appendChild(d);
+      Polymer.dom.flush();
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h2).childNodes.length, 1);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h2).firstElementChild, d);
+      assert.deepEqual(Polymer.dom(h2.$.content).getDistributedNodes(), [d]);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h1).childNodes.length, 0);
+      assert.deepEqual(Polymer.dom(h1.$.content).getDistributedNodes().length, 0);
+      Polymer.dom(h1).appendChild(d);
+      Polymer.dom.flush();
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h1).childNodes.length, 1);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h1).firstElementChild, d);
+      assert.deepEqual(Polymer.dom(h1.$.content).getDistributedNodes(), [d]);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h2).childNodes.length, 0);
+      assert.deepEqual(Polymer.dom(h2.$.content).getDistributedNodes().length, 0);
+      Polymer.dom(h2).appendChild(d);
+      Polymer.dom.flush();
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h2).childNodes.length, 1);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h2).firstElementChild, d);
+      assert.deepEqual(Polymer.dom(h2.$.content).getDistributedNodes(), [d]);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h1).childNodes.length, 0);
+      assert.deepEqual(Polymer.dom(h1.$.content).getDistributedNodes().length, 0);
+      document.body.removeChild(div);
+      document.body.removeChild(h2);
+    });
+
+    test('moving children between distributing host with deep insertion and fragment', function() {
+      var h1 = document.createElement('x-dist-inside-deep-tree');
+      var h2 = document.createDocumentFragment();;
+      document.body.appendChild(h1);
+      Polymer.dom.flush();
+      var d = document.createElement('div');
+      Polymer.dom(h1).appendChild(d);
+      Polymer.dom.flush();
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h1).childNodes.length, 1);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h1).firstElementChild, d);
+      assert.deepEqual(Polymer.dom(h1.$.content).getDistributedNodes(), [d]);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h2).childNodes.length, 0);
+      Polymer.dom(h2).appendChild(d);
+      Polymer.dom.flush();
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h2).childNodes.length, 1);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h2).firstElementChild, d);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h1).childNodes.length, 0);
+      assert.deepEqual(Polymer.dom(h1.$.content).getDistributedNodes().length, 0);
+      Polymer.dom(h1).appendChild(d);
+      Polymer.dom.flush();
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h1).childNodes.length, 1);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h1).firstElementChild, d);
+      assert.deepEqual(Polymer.dom(h1.$.content).getDistributedNodes(), [d]);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h2).childNodes.length, 0);
+      Polymer.dom(h2).appendChild(d);
+      Polymer.dom.flush();
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h2).childNodes.length, 1);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h2).firstElementChild, d);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h1).childNodes.length, 0);
+      assert.deepEqual(Polymer.dom(h1.$.content).getDistributedNodes().length, 0);
+      document.body.removeChild(h1);
+    });
+
+    test('moving children between distributing host with deep insertion and fragment (parsed child)', function() {
+      var div = document.createElement('div');
+      div.innerHTML = '<x-dist-inside-deep-tree><div></div></x-dist-inside-deep-tree>';
+      var h1 = div.firstChild;
+      var h2 = document.createDocumentFragment();;
+      document.body.appendChild(h1);
+      Polymer.dom.flush();
+      var d = Polymer.dom(h1).firstElementChild;
+      assert.equal(d.localName, 'div');
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h1).childNodes.length, 1);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h1).firstElementChild, d);
+      assert.deepEqual(Polymer.dom(h1.$.content).getDistributedNodes(), [d]);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h2).childNodes.length, 0);
+      Polymer.dom(h2).appendChild(d);
+      Polymer.dom.flush();
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h2).childNodes.length, 1);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h2).firstElementChild, d);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h1).childNodes.length, 0);
+      assert.deepEqual(Polymer.dom(h1.$.content).getDistributedNodes().length, 0);
+      Polymer.dom(h1).appendChild(d);
+      Polymer.dom.flush();
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h1).childNodes.length, 1);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h1).firstElementChild, d);
+      assert.deepEqual(Polymer.dom(h1.$.content).getDistributedNodes(), [d]);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h2).childNodes.length, 0);
+      Polymer.dom(h2).appendChild(d);
+      Polymer.dom.flush();
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h2).childNodes.length, 1);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h2).firstElementChild, d);
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(h1).childNodes.length, 0);
+      assert.deepEqual(Polymer.dom(h1.$.content).getDistributedNodes().length, 0);
+      document.body.removeChild(h1);
+    });
+
+    test('moving an element containing a dom-repeat that distributes items', function() {
+      var x1 = document.createElement('x-repeat');
+      var div = document.createElement('div');
+      Polymer.dom(document.body).appendChild(x1);
+      Polymer.dom(document.body).appendChild(div);
+      Polymer.dom.flush();
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(x1.$.dist).children.length, 4);
+      if (x1.$.dist.shadyRoot) {
+        assert.equal(x1.$.dist.$.distWrapper.children.length, 4);
+      }
+      Polymer.dom(div).appendChild(x1);
+      Polymer.dom.flush();
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(x1.$.dist).children.length, 4);
+      if (x1.$.dist.shadyRoot) {
+        assert.equal(x1.$.dist.$.distWrapper.children.length, 4);
+      }
+      Polymer.dom(document.body).appendChild(x1);
+      Polymer.dom.flush();
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(x1.$.dist).children.length, 4);
+      if (x1.$.dist.shadyRoot) {
+        assert.equal(x1.$.dist.$.distWrapper.children.length, 4);
+      }
+      Polymer.dom(div).appendChild(x1);
+      Polymer.dom.flush();
+      assert.equal(Polymer.dom(x1.$.dist).children.length, 4);
+      if (x1.$.dist.shadyRoot) {
+        assert.equal(x1.$.dist.$.distWrapper.children.length, 4);
+      }
+      Polymer.dom(document.body).removeChild(div);
+    });
+
   });
 
   suite('multi-content mutations', function() {
diff --git a/test/unit/polymer-dom.js b/test/unit/polymer-dom.js
index 18873c8b70..bf7f0e6ead 100644
--- a/test/unit/polymer-dom.js
+++ b/test/unit/polymer-dom.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ suite('Polymer.dom', function() {
     Polymer.dom.flush();
     assert.equal(Polymer.dom(el.$.container).querySelectorAll('*').length, 6, 'querySelectorAll finds repeated elements');
     document.body.removeChild(el);
-  })
+  });
 
   test('querySelector document', function() {
     assert.ok(Polymer.dom().querySelector('body'));