diff --git a/example/lib/simple_example.dart b/example/lib/simple_example.dart
index f1fd200..7f21acb 100644
--- a/example/lib/simple_example.dart
+++ b/example/lib/simple_example.dart
@@ -28,6 +28,28 @@ class _SimpleExampleState extends State<SimpleExample> {
         ),
       );
     }
+    controller.addChild(
+      const Offset(0, 200),
+      Container(
+        width: 300,
+        height: 150,
+        color: Colors.grey[200],
+        child: SingleChildScrollView(
+          child: Padding(
+            padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8.0),
+            child: Text(
+              'This is a very long text inside a scrollable container. '
+              'You can scroll to see more content. '
+              'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. '
+              'Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. '
+              'Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. '
+              'Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.',
+              style: const TextStyle(fontSize: 16),
+            ),
+          ),
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
   }
 
   @override
diff --git a/lib/core/render.dart b/lib/core/render.dart
index 1d61e59..ccf15b6 100644
--- a/lib/core/render.dart
+++ b/lib/core/render.dart
@@ -246,14 +246,22 @@ class _CanvasRenderBox extends RenderBox
     while (child != null) {
       final _CanvasWidgetParentData childParentData = child.parentData! as _CanvasWidgetParentData;
 
-      context.canvas.save();
-      // relying purely on canvas manips here
       final drawAt = canvasStartOffset + childParentData.offset;
-      context.canvas.translate(drawAt.dx, drawAt.dy);
-      context.canvas.scale(childParentData.scale, childParentData.scale);
-      context.paintChild(child, Offset.zero); // paint at 0 as already translated
 
-      context.canvas.restore();
+      // Apply transformation using pushTransform for proper coordinate handling
+      final transform = Matrix4.identity()
+        ..translate(drawAt.dx, drawAt.dy)
+        ..scale(childParentData.scale, childParentData.scale);
+
+      // Note: initially I was using context.canvas.translate and context.canvas.scale
+      // but that doesn't work with say using a SingleChildScrollView inside a child
+      // so using pushTransform is the way to go here
+
+      // 0 offset since transform will take care of it
+      context.pushTransform(needsCompositing, Offset.zero, transform, (context, offset) {
+        context.paintChild(child!, Offset.zero);
+      });
+
       child = childParentData.nextSibling;
     }