diff --git a/crates/script/src/prelude.js b/crates/script/src/prelude.js
index 52712bc0..2354830c 100644
--- a/crates/script/src/prelude.js
+++ b/crates/script/src/prelude.js
@@ -1506,8 +1506,11 @@ function AVItem() {}
 AVItem.prototype = Object.create(Item.prototype);
 (function () {
   function def(name, get, set) { Object.defineProperty(AVItem.prototype, name, { get: get, set: set }); }
-  def("width", function () { return this.__info().width; }, function (v) { this.__settings({ width: Math.round(__num(v, "width")) }); });
-  def("height", function () { return this.__info().height; }, function (v) { this.__settings({ height: Math.round(__num(v, "height")) }); });
+  // `anchor: 0` (top left): After Effects' width and height setters resize the frame and leave the
+  // layers at their coordinates. Re-anchoring the old frame in the new one belongs to the
+  // Composition Settings dialog, which is what `comp.settings` defaults to (#1942).
+  def("width", function () { return this.__info().width; }, function (v) { this.__settings({ width: Math.round(__num(v, "width")), anchor: 0 }); });
+  def("height", function () { return this.__info().height; }, function (v) { this.__settings({ height: Math.round(__num(v, "height")), anchor: 0 }); });
   def("pixelAspect", function () { return this.__info().pixelAspect; }, function (v) { this.__settings({ pixelAspect: __num(v) }); });
   def("duration", function () { return this.__info().duration; }, function (v) { this.__settings({ duration: __num(v, "duration") }); });
   def("frameRate", function () { return this.__info().frameRate; }, function (v) { this.__settings({ frameRate: __num(v, "frameRate") }); });
diff --git a/crates/script/src/tests.rs b/crates/script/src/tests.rs
index a1e96194..a32289aa 100644
--- a/crates/script/src/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/script/src/tests.rs
@@ -1623,3 +1623,30 @@ fn set_value_rejects_an_array_of_the_wrong_dimension() {
     let (_, c) = comp_named(&s, "Dims");
     assert_eq!(layer(c, "s").props.prop("transform/position").unwrap().value, KV::Vec3([120.0, 34.0, 0.0]));
 }
+
+/// #1942: the scripting width and height setters resize the frame only. Re-anchoring the old frame
+/// in the new one, which moves every unparented layer, belongs to the Composition Settings dialog.
+#[test]
+fn setting_comp_width_and_height_leaves_the_layers_where_they_are() {
+    let mut s = session();
+    let o = ok(
+        &mut s,
+        r#"
+        var c = app.project.items.addComp("w", 400, 200, 1, 1, 25);
+        var l = c.layers.addSolid([1, 1, 1], "s", 50, 50, 1, 1);
+        var pos = l.property("ADBE Transform Group").property("ADBE Position");
+        pos.setValue([100, 100]);
+        var k = c.layers.addSolid([1, 1, 1], "k", 50, 50, 1, 1);
+        var kpos = k.property("ADBE Transform Group").property("ADBE Position");
+        kpos.setValueAtTime(0, [10, 20]);
+        kpos.setValueAtTime(1, [30, 40]);
+        var before = "" + pos.value;
+        c.width = 800;
+        c.height = 400;
+        [before, "" + pos.value, "" + kpos.keyValue(1), "" + kpos.keyValue(2), c.width, c.height]
+        "#,
+    );
+    assert_eq!(o.result, json!(["100,100,0", "100,100,0", "10,20,0", "30,40,0", 800, 400]));
+    let (_, c) = comp_named(&s, "w");
+    assert_eq!(layer(c, "s").props.prop("transform/position").unwrap().value, KV::Vec3([100.0, 100.0, 0.0]));
+}