diff --git a/indra/llui/llfloater.cpp b/indra/llui/llfloater.cpp
index 40b550269cac9d7038278e43fb9a10572dd8acc7..33548151fd88401012497a3802c505d745ecaf6c 100644
--- a/indra/llui/llfloater.cpp
+++ b/indra/llui/llfloater.cpp
@@ -195,7 +195,8 @@ LLFloater::Params::Params()
 	dock_pressed_image("dock_pressed_image"),
 	help_pressed_image("help_pressed_image"),
 	open_callback("open_callback"),
-	close_callback("close_callback")
+	close_callback("close_callback"),
+	follows("follows")
 {
 	changeDefault(visible, false);
 }
@@ -2965,6 +2966,9 @@ void LLFloater::initFromParams(const LLFloater::Params& p)
 	 // control_name, tab_stop, focus_lost_callback, initial_value, rect, enabled, visible
 	LLPanel::initFromParams(p);
 
+	// override any follows flags
+	setFollows(FOLLOWS_NONE);
+
 	mTitle = p.title;
 	mShortTitle = p.short_title;
 	applyTitle();
diff --git a/indra/llui/llfloater.h b/indra/llui/llfloater.h
index c70eb0958dbabf81ca85e75b312ed3f2f75964a9..59b35d206f265024dd0e85e0e4802d0cb45f6331 100644
--- a/indra/llui/llfloater.h
+++ b/indra/llui/llfloater.h
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ class LLFloater : public LLPanel, public LLInstanceTracker<LLFloater>
 		
 		Optional<CommitCallbackParam> open_callback,
 									  close_callback;
+
+		Ignored					follows;
 		
 		Params();
 	};
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_activeim.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_activeim.xml
index 670c528f083b7c7a4e1e96c18f339761bb54dfda..b79c5d9a19773ae6740a8fe50e10fa43b57e99d1 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_activeim.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_activeim.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 	title="ACTIVE IM"
 	height="22"
 	width="320"
-	follows="right|bottom"
 	background_visible="true"
 	can_close="true"
 	can_dock="true"
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_build_options.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_build_options.xml
index afb7917043136b99064a2a45a2af22645338dc39..35918e9705d65093740cedd016fb9e945d857f93 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_build_options.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_build_options.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes" ?>
 <floater
  legacy_header_height="18"
- follows="right"
  height="198"
  layout="topleft"
  name="build options floater"
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_camera.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_camera.xml
index 21fcc50f6e3f0859073bf8bdfcc2ef40582ec636..4673c6def59a729e2a241588dbff3ae60e175d09 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_camera.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_camera.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  legacy_header_height="18"
  can_minimize="true"
  can_close="true"
- follows="bottom"
  height="164"
  layout="topleft"
  name="camera_floater"
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_color_picker.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_color_picker.xml
index 421f3a72c61f14c69164180ba65225793f76ea84..e06d10606a3b72e47bfbf87c9ae1ddcc133d3a39 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_color_picker.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_color_picker.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 <floater
  legacy_header_height="18"
  can_minimize="false"
- follows="left|top"
  height="380"
  layout="topleft"
  name="ColorPicker"
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_event.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_event.xml
index 7ed020f83235f3ce5a115878121775d8cd58812f..cf61b7d24d4409b1f0db01787af31438a212681f 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_event.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_event.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes" ?>
 <floater
- follows="all"
  height="400"
  can_resize="true"
  help_topic="event_details"
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_gesture.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_gesture.xml
index a941734358c683db55766194aa7b80885eba3f27..b96a94a849b2e299e169ee31fd072d26960eaca8 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_gesture.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_gesture.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
  help_topic="gestures"
  title="GESTURES"
  background_visible="true"
- follows="all"
  label="Places"
  layout="topleft"
  min_height="350"
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_im_session.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_im_session.xml
index 0ef6709f1122456b29035b4f0f506dac1ea5c5ea..5fe8f3c114753b820f54682d038596d35cb81ada 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_im_session.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_im_session.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
  legacy_header_height="18"
  background_visible="true"
  default_tab_group="1"
- follows="all"
  height="350"
  help_topic="floater_im_box"
  layout="topleft"
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_live_lsleditor.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_live_lsleditor.xml
index 1f192f9b280ac5701bc75620f33c0e013af917d8..5cd7cd196dd469b2af1870022d4717f3a46fe35e 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_live_lsleditor.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_live_lsleditor.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
  bevel_style="none"
  border_style="line"
  can_resize="true"
- follows="left|top"
  height="580"
  layout="topleft"
  min_height="271"
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_lsl_guide.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_lsl_guide.xml
index c9d87f158f435cedb4e8f4402d56b1dcaacb92db..e9676777f439eb94aa3b2179906407e9fe903e93 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_lsl_guide.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_lsl_guide.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 <floater
  legacy_header_height="18"
  can_resize="true"
- follows="left|top"
  height="400"
  layout="topleft"
  min_height="271"
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_map.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_map.xml
index 31972d412247fa32cb77e7c012966519decda46c..3eeebcf120628eb393daa6b73d77056f9e41d3aa 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_map.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_map.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
  can_minimize="true" 
  can_resize="true"
  chrome="true"
- follows="top|right"
  height="200"
  layout="topleft"
  min_height="128"
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_mem_leaking.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_mem_leaking.xml
index 28a29c42aac37287bda427efa55db6888b675997..fb7d09a21eb9e96511f701c9b85c2e05c7926a9c 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_mem_leaking.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_mem_leaking.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 <floater
  legacy_header_height="18"
  can_minimize="false"
- follows="left|top"
  height="175"
  layout="topleft"
  name="MemLeak"
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_moveview.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_moveview.xml
index 4d685ac8a99f40aebb81b99008c93881f8b093cc..065dab0413110dce69077744dbf9b9d788026c1d 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_moveview.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_moveview.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
  can_dock="false"
  can_minimize="true"
  can_close="true"
- follows="bottom"
  height="110"
  layout="topleft"
  name="move_floater"
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_preview_notecard.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_preview_notecard.xml
index f35628f8e519814675253ecf1fac602bb3a13149..be3b2d179d5155acaf9a359baac3dc9498a7a6d9 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_preview_notecard.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_preview_notecard.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
  legacy_header_height="18"
  can_resize="true"
  default_tab_group="1"
- follows="left|top"
  height="361"
  layout="topleft"
  min_height="243"
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_preview_texture.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_preview_texture.xml
index 92d3a6702c1d64f8d5fa759f19d1fbe1bd15a18b..137e278ddcf562bc3732ede88379fead5094e654 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_preview_texture.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_preview_texture.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 <floater
  legacy_header_height="18"
  can_resize="true"
- follows="left|top"
  height="350"
  layout="topleft"
  min_height="200"
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_script.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_script.xml
index 73e6d6147a311053d3335877aa5784f9e82fd5e7..bd4edb81c85dd329f03ecc06dda0cb1decf913b6 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_script.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_script.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 <floater
  legacy_header_height="18"
  background_visible="true"
- follows="left|top|right|bottom"
  height="250"
  layout="topleft"
  name="script_floater"
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_script_debug_panel.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_script_debug_panel.xml
index ce96ea232e949656dae8f91d4dc511c4f83c813f..b5dd2f97b9237b4e4ab6d65b699b5a4affe8005f 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_script_debug_panel.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_script_debug_panel.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 <floater
  legacy_header_height="18"
  can_resize="true"
- follows="left|top|right|bottom"
  height="200"
  layout="topleft"
  name="script"
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_snapshot.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_snapshot.xml
index 61f2e7e72d7e28f6d28ad87c8ae76afb32bd3791..e71b714f2577f16b59c33067870c693ec4ba4373 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_snapshot.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_snapshot.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
  legacy_header_height="18"
  can_minimize="true"
  can_close="true"
- follows="left|top"
  height="500"
  layout="topleft"
  name="Snapshot"
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_stats.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_stats.xml
index 406114294df6b5d8b9273090220d0adf1c0c9831..2fd932786bdf9e897bbcf0f06bfd740bd5aa751d 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_stats.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_stats.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 <floater
  legacy_header_height="18"
  can_resize="true"
- follows="top|right"
  height="400"
  layout="topleft"
  name="Statistics"
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_sys_well.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_sys_well.xml
index 9b96a5badc7ec019c00c29b26c2f246c11bea4f0..ecedb2743896e3d3b75d56f0d9fba45cb9a4e6cf 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_sys_well.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_sys_well.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 <floater
  legacy_header_height="18"
  bevel_style="in"
- follows="right|bottom"
  layout="topleft"
  name="sys_well_window"
  help_topic="notification_chiclet"
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_tools.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_tools.xml
index aa18c6e039cc1ba4cb8df269ab1b0614d13e6f84..f9147ea650cb318d38cf1290d829cce811c7562f 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_tools.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_tools.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 <floater
  open_positioning="cascading"
  legacy_header_height="18"
- follows="left|top|right"
  height="580"
  layout="topleft"
  bg_opaque_image="Window_NoTitle_Foreground"
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_voice_effect.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_voice_effect.xml
index 2c754cd8d0f3974c2c0d8af124872683e24c7eab..77fb21e27c5eadddaa008933318d557af24602cf 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_voice_effect.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_voice_effect.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
  help_topic="voice_effects"
  title="VOICE MORPHING"
  background_visible="true"
- follows="all"
  label="Places"
  layout="topleft"
  min_height="360"
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_toast.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_toast.xml
index b9e714dd30c4f803fda4215446d6bf2666905fd3..062c403a26bdbff9d306668f8bbd4cd2d27da58a 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_toast.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_toast.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
  width="310"
  left="0"
  top="0"
- follows="right|bottom"
  background_visible="false"
  bg_opaque_image="Toast_Over"
  bg_alpha_image="Toast_Background"