diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/pivot.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/pivot.rs
index 38ea4bf..7026486 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/pivot.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/pivot.rs
@@ -1860,6 +1860,24 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(s.execute("pivot.moveField", json!({"field": "Σ Values", "from": "rows", "to": "columns"})).is_err());
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn collapsed_item_puts_values_in_the_values_column() {
+        let mut s = sales();
+        s.execute("insert.pivotTable", json!({"rows": ["Region", "Product"], "values": ["Sales", "Units"]})).unwrap();
+        s.execute("pivot.moveField", json!({"field": "Σ Values", "from": "columns", "to": "rows"})).unwrap();
+        s.execute("pivot.collapse", json!({"field": "Region", "items": ["East"]})).unwrap();
+        for layout in ["tabular", "outline"] {
+            s.execute("pivot.layout", json!({"layout": layout})).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(text(&s, "C3"), "Values", "{layout}");
+            let east = (4..20).find(|r| text(&s, &format!("A{r}")) == "East").unwrap();
+            let first = if layout == "tabular" { east } else { east + 1 };
+            assert_eq!(text(&s, &format!("B{first}")), "", "{layout}");
+            assert_eq!(text(&s, &format!("C{first}")), "Sum of Sales", "{layout}");
+            assert_eq!(val(&s, &format!("D{first}")), Value::Number(415.0), "{layout}");
+            assert_eq!(text(&s, &format!("C{}", first + 1)), "Sum of Units", "{layout}");
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn values_stay_last_in_columns() {
         let mut s = sales();
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/pivot.rs b/crates/engine/src/pivot.rs
index 41b7f40..a0fb268 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/pivot.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/pivot.rs
@@ -664,7 +664,10 @@ impl Ctx<'_> {
                     labels: vec![(col, v, indent, fmt)],
                     vi,
                 });
-                self.flatten_values(&[], depth + 1, prefix, out);
+                // Outline gives each level its own column, so the captions go in the Values
+                // column even when the levels between are collapsed away.
+                let level = if self.pt.layout == PivotLayout::Outline { self.vpos.unwrap_or(depth + 1) } else { depth + 1 };
+                self.flatten_values(&[], level, prefix, out);
             } else if values_below {
                 // Subtotals per value field, below the group (one line can't hold them all).
                 out.push(Line {
@@ -749,7 +752,7 @@ impl Ctx<'_> {
             let collapsed = depth + 1 < n && self.rows.get(depth).is_some_and(|f| is_collapsed(f, &label));
             if depth + 1 >= n || collapsed || node.children.is_empty() {
                 if values_below {
-                    self.flatten_tabular_values(&[], depth + 1, prefix, &labels, out);
+                    self.flatten_tabular_values(&[], self.vpos.unwrap_or(depth + 1), prefix, &labels, out);
                 } else {
                     out.push(Line { kind: LineKind::Item(false), leaf: true, path: prefix.clone(), values: true, labels, vi });
                 }