diff --git a/src/core/lv_obj_pos.c b/src/core/lv_obj_pos.c
index 398be7bee..e564f5913 100644
--- a/src/core/lv_obj_pos.c
+++ b/src/core/lv_obj_pos.c
@@ -626,8 +626,15 @@ void lv_obj_refr_pos(lv_obj_t * obj)
     /*Handle percentage value*/
     int32_t pw = lv_obj_get_content_width(parent);
     int32_t ph = lv_obj_get_content_height(parent);
-    if(LV_COORD_IS_PCT(x)) x = (pw * LV_COORD_GET_PCT(x)) / 100;
-    if(LV_COORD_IS_PCT(y)) y = (ph * LV_COORD_GET_PCT(y)) / 100;
+    if(LV_COORD_IS_PCT(x)) {
+        if(lv_obj_get_style_width(parent, 0) == LV_SIZE_CONTENT) x = 0; /*Avoid circular dependency*/
+        else x = (pw * LV_COORD_GET_PCT(x)) / 100;
+    }
+
+    if(LV_COORD_IS_PCT(y)) {
+        if(lv_obj_get_style_height(parent, 0) == LV_SIZE_CONTENT) y = 0; /*Avoid circular dependency*/
+        y = (ph * LV_COORD_GET_PCT(y)) / 100;
+    }
 
     /*Handle percentage value of translate*/
     int32_t tr_x = lv_obj_get_style_translate_x(obj, LV_PART_MAIN);
diff --git a/tests/src/test_cases/widgets/test_obj_pos.c b/tests/src/test_cases/widgets/test_obj_pos.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f7f2f8155
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/src/test_cases/widgets/test_obj_pos.c
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#if LV_BUILD_TEST
+#include "../lvgl.h"
+#include "../../lvgl_private.h"
+
+#include "unity/unity.h"
+
+void setUp(void)
+{
+    /* Function run before every test */
+}
+
+void tearDown(void)
+{
+    /* Function run after every test */
+    lv_obj_clean(lv_screen_active());
+}
+
+/**
+ * See https://github.com/lvgl/lvgl/issues/6837
+ */
+void test_content_parent_pct_child_pos_1(void)
+{
+    lv_obj_t * parent = lv_obj_create(lv_scr_act());
+    lv_obj_set_pos(parent, 20, 20);
+    lv_obj_set_size(parent, LV_SIZE_CONTENT, LV_SIZE_CONTENT);
+    lv_obj_set_style_pad_all(parent, 10, 0);
+
+    lv_obj_t * child1 = lv_obj_create(parent);
+    lv_obj_set_pos(child1, 100, 50);
+    lv_obj_set_size(child1, 100, 100);
+
+    lv_obj_t * child2 = lv_obj_create(parent);
+
+    /*Simple case*/
+    lv_obj_set_size(child2, 50, 50);
+    lv_obj_set_pos(child2, 0, 0);
+    lv_obj_update_layout(child2);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT32(0, lv_obj_get_x(child2));
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT32(0, lv_obj_get_y(child2));
+
+    /*Simple case*/
+    lv_obj_set_pos(child2, 30, 200);
+    lv_obj_update_layout(child2);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT32(30, lv_obj_get_x(child2));
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT32(200, lv_obj_get_y(child2));
+
+    /*x and y should be 0 to avoid circural dependency*/
+    lv_obj_set_pos(child2, LV_PCT(10), LV_PCT(50));
+    lv_obj_update_layout(child2);
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT32(0, lv_obj_get_x(child2));
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT32(0, lv_obj_get_y(child2));
+}
+
+#endif