diff --git a/changes/17.0.3.md b/changes/17.0.3.md
index 76f019aa4..2926fae24 100644
--- a/changes/17.0.3.md
+++ b/changes/17.0.3.md
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@
 * Fix serifs of Cyrillic Omega under Slab (#1514).
 * Fix shape artifacts of Ka, Zhe with descender (#1518, #1521).
 * Fix shape artifacts of cursive `z` (#1519).
+* Fix placement of overlay in U+024F (#1522).
 * Fix serifs of capital Cyrillic U (#1523).
diff --git a/font-src/glyphs/letter/latin/lower-y.ptl b/font-src/glyphs/letter/latin/lower-y.ptl
index 12a51db6e..a1a61cd26 100644
--- a/font-src/glyphs/letter/latin/lower-y.ptl
+++ b/font-src/glyphs/letter/latin/lower-y.ptl
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ glyph-block Letter-Latin-Lower-Y : begin
 	foreach { suffix { hookShape slabKind } } [Object.entries CursiveConfig] : do
 		create-glyph "y.\(suffix)" : glyph-proc
 			include : MarkSet.p
+			set-base-anchor 'overlay' Middle (XH / 2)
 			set-base-anchor 'yBelowDot' Middle Descender
 			include : Cursive.Arc XH 0
 			include : hookShape XH Descender