diff --git a/packages/layout/src/node/shouldBreak.js b/packages/layout/src/node/shouldBreak.js
index 5e01cc64a..bc213314f 100644
--- a/packages/layout/src/node/shouldBreak.js
+++ b/packages/layout/src/node/shouldBreak.js
@@ -6,32 +6,42 @@ const getBreak = node => node.props?.break || false;
 
 const getMinPresenceAhead = node => node.props?.minPresenceAhead || 0;
 
-const shouldBreak = (child, futureElements, height) => {
-  if (child.props?.fixed) return false;
+const getFurthestEnd = elements =>
+  Math.max(...elements.map(node => node.box.top + node.box.height));
 
-  const shouldSplit = height < child.box.top + child.box.height;
-  const canWrap = getWrap(child);
-  const minPresenceAhead = getMinPresenceAhead(child);
-  const afterMinPresenceAhead =
+const getEndOfMinPresenceAhead = child => {
+  return (
     child.box.top +
     child.box.height +
     child.box.marginBottom +
-    minPresenceAhead;
-  const nonFixedFutureElements = futureElements.filter(
-    node => !node.props?.fixed,
+    getMinPresenceAhead(child)
   );
-  const endOfLastFutureElement = Math.max(
-    ...nonFixedFutureElements.map(node => node.box.top + node.box.height),
+};
+
+const getEndOfPresence = (child, futureElements) => {
+  const afterMinPresenceAhead = getEndOfMinPresenceAhead(child);
+  const endOfFurthestFutureElement = getFurthestEnd(
+    futureElements.filter(node => !node.props?.fixed),
   );
-  const afterPresence = Math.min(afterMinPresenceAhead, endOfLastFutureElement);
-  // If the child is already at the top of the page, breaking won't improve presence
+  return Math.min(afterMinPresenceAhead, endOfFurthestFutureElement);
+};
+
+const shouldBreak = (child, futureElements, height) => {
+  if (child.props?.fixed) return false;
+
+  const shouldSplit = height < child.box.top + child.box.height;
+  const canWrap = getWrap(child);
+
+  // Calculate the y coordinate where the desired presence of the child ends
+  const endOfPresence = getEndOfPresence(child, futureElements);
+  // If the child is already at the top of the page, breaking won't improve its presence
   // (as long as react-pdf does not support breaking into differently sized containers)
   const breakingImprovesPresence = child.box.top > child.box.marginTop;
 
   return (
     getBreak(child) ||
     (shouldSplit && !canWrap) ||
-    (!shouldSplit && afterPresence > height && breakingImprovesPresence)
+    (!shouldSplit && endOfPresence > height && breakingImprovesPresence)
   );
 };