An image forming apparatus suppresses execution of excessive position offset correction. The image forming apparatus according to an embodiment includes a temperature detection unit and a control unit. The temperature detection unit detects the internal temperature. A temperature change amount obtained based on a temperature value detected at a predetermined timing exceeds a first threshold value.The control unit performs position shift correction of each color for forming an image in a plurality of colors. The control unit does not perform the positional deviation correction when a temperature change amount obtained on the basis of a temperature value detected at the prescribed timing exceeds a second threshold value and a first condition included in a prescribed temperature range is satisfied after the positional deviation correction is performed.