diff --git a/src/lib/internal.h b/src/lib/internal.h
index 8001bbc9b..ce1552887 100644
--- a/src/lib/internal.h
+++ b/src/lib/internal.h
@@ -415,15 +415,17 @@ typedef struct notcurses {
 // cell vs pixel-specific arguments
 typedef union {
   struct {
-    int placey;         // placement within ncplane
-    int placex;
     int blendcolors;    // use CELL_ALPHA_BLEND
+    int placey;           // placement within ncplane
+    int placex;
   } cell;               // for cells
   struct {
     int celldimx;       // horizontal pixels per cell
     int celldimy;       // vertical pixels per cell
     int colorregs;      // number of color registers
     int sprixelid;      // unqie 24-bit id into sprixel cache
+    int placey;         // placement within ncplane
+    int placex;
   } pixel;              // for pixels
 } blitterargs;
 
@@ -702,8 +704,8 @@ plane_debug(const ncplane* n, bool details){
 void sprixel_free(sprixel* s);
 void sprixel_hide(sprixel* s);
 // dimy and dimx are cell geometry, not pixel
-sprixel* sprixel_create(ncplane* n, const char* s, int bytes, int sprixelid,
-                        int dimy, int dimx, int pixy, int pixx);
+sprixel* sprixel_create(ncplane* n, const char* s, int bytes, int placey, int placex,
+                        int sprixelid, int dimy, int dimx, int pixy, int pixx);
 API int sprite_wipe_cell(const notcurses* nc, sprixel* s, int y, int x);
 int sprite_kitty_annihilate(const notcurses* nc, const ncpile* p, FILE* out, sprixel* s);
 int sprite_sixel_annihilate(const notcurses* nc, const ncpile* p, FILE* out, sprixel* s);
@@ -1100,15 +1102,15 @@ egc_rtl(const char* egc, int* bytes){
 // a reference to the context-wide sprixel cache. this ought be an entirely
 // new, purpose-specific plane.
 static inline int
-plane_blit_sixel(ncplane* n, const char* s, int bytes, int leny, int lenx,
-                 int sprixelid, int dimy, int dimx){
-  sprixel* spx = sprixel_create(n, s, bytes, sprixelid, leny, lenx, dimy, dimx);
+plane_blit_sixel(ncplane* n, const char* s, int bytes, int placey, int placex,
+                 int leny, int lenx, int sprixelid, int dimy, int dimx){
+  sprixel* spx = sprixel_create(n, s, bytes, placey, placex, sprixelid, leny, lenx, dimy, dimx);
   if(spx == NULL){
     return -1;
   }
   uint32_t gcluster = htole(0x02000000ul) + htole(spx->id);
-  for(int y = 0 ; y < leny && y < ncplane_dim_y(n) ; ++y){
-    for(int x = 0 ; x < lenx && x < ncplane_dim_x(n) ; ++x){
+  for(int y = placey ; y < placey + leny && y < ncplane_dim_y(n) ; ++y){
+    for(int x = placex ; x < placex + lenx && x < ncplane_dim_x(n) ; ++x){
       nccell* c = ncplane_cell_ref_yx(n, y, x);
       memcpy(&c->gcluster, &gcluster, sizeof(gcluster));
       c->width = lenx;
diff --git a/src/lib/kitty.c b/src/lib/kitty.c
index e0fe9d16d..76c54af32 100644
--- a/src/lib/kitty.c
+++ b/src/lib/kitty.c
@@ -255,7 +255,8 @@ int kitty_blit_inner(ncplane* nc, int linesize, int leny, int lenx,
     free(buf);
     return -1;
   }
-  if(plane_blit_sixel(nc, buf, size, rows, cols, bargs->pixel.sprixelid, leny, lenx) < 0){
+  if(plane_blit_sixel(nc, buf, size, bargs->pixel.placey, bargs->pixel.placex,
+                      rows, cols, bargs->pixel.sprixelid, leny, lenx) < 0){
     free(buf);
     return -1;
   }
diff --git a/src/lib/render.c b/src/lib/render.c
index 5114f9d56..6c72cfc62 100644
--- a/src/lib/render.c
+++ b/src/lib/render.c
@@ -971,6 +971,8 @@ rasterize_sprixels(notcurses* nc, const ncpile* p, FILE* out){
     if(s->invalidated == SPRIXEL_INVALIDATED){
       int y, x;
       ncplane_yx(s->n, &y, &x);
+      y += s->y;
+      x += s->x;
 //fprintf(stderr, "DRAWING BITMAP AT %d/%d\n", y, x);
       if(goto_location(nc, out, y + nc->stdplane->absy, x + nc->stdplane->absx)){
         return -1;
diff --git a/src/lib/sixel.c b/src/lib/sixel.c
index 54d2cb5ef..6030fd3fb 100644
--- a/src/lib/sixel.c
+++ b/src/lib/sixel.c
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ fprintf(stderr, "TARGET AREA: [ %dx%d -> %dx%d ] of %dx%d\n", top, left, bottom
           rle = 0;
         }
         if(column >= left && column < right){ // zorch it
-fprintf(stderr, "STARTED WITH %d %c\n", *c, *c);
+//fprintf(stderr, "STARTED WITH %d %c\n", *c, *c);
           *c = ((*c - 63) & mask) + 63;
-fprintf(stderr, "CHANGED TO %d %c\n", *c, *c);
+//fprintf(stderr, "CHANGED TO %d %c\n", *c, *c);
         }
         ++column;
       }
@@ -504,7 +504,8 @@ int sixel_blit_inner(ncplane* nc, int leny, int lenx, sixeltable* stab,
   }
   unsigned cols = lenx / bargs->pixel.celldimx + !!(lenx % bargs->pixel.celldimx);
   unsigned rows = leny / bargs->pixel.celldimy + !!(leny % bargs->pixel.celldimy);
-  if(plane_blit_sixel(nc, buf, size, rows, cols, bargs->pixel.sprixelid, leny, lenx) < 0){
+  if(plane_blit_sixel(nc, buf, size, bargs->pixel.placey, bargs->pixel.placex,
+                      rows, cols, bargs->pixel.sprixelid, leny, lenx) < 0){
     free(buf);
     return -1;
   }
diff --git a/src/lib/sprite.c b/src/lib/sprite.c
index 7f1f2de31..34c73930c 100644
--- a/src/lib/sprite.c
+++ b/src/lib/sprite.c
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ void sprixel_hide(sprixel* s){
 }
 
 // y and x are the cell geometry, not the pixel geometry
-sprixel* sprixel_create(ncplane* n, const char* s, int bytes, int sprixelid,
-                        int dimy, int dimx, int pixy, int pixx){
+sprixel* sprixel_create(ncplane* n, const char* s, int bytes, int placey, int placex,
+                        int sprixelid, int dimy, int dimx, int pixy, int pixx){
   sprixel* ret = malloc(sizeof(sprixel));
   if(ret){
     if((ret->glyph = memdup(s, bytes + 1)) == NULL){
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ sprixel* sprixel_create(ncplane* n, const char* s, int bytes, int sprixelid,
     ret->dimx = dimx;
     ret->pixx = pixx;
     ret->pixy = pixy;
+    ret->y = placey;
+    ret->x = placex;
     if(ncplane_pile(n)){
       notcurses* nc = ncplane_notcurses(n);
       ret->next = nc->sprixelcache;
diff --git a/src/lib/visual.c b/src/lib/visual.c
index 8ea2eeb83..093278f28 100644
--- a/src/lib/visual.c
+++ b/src/lib/visual.c
@@ -530,6 +530,8 @@ ncplane* ncvisual_render_pixels(notcurses* nc, ncvisual* ncv, const struct blits
   bargs.pixel.celldimy = nc->tcache.cellpixy;
   bargs.pixel.colorregs = nc->tcache.color_registers;
   bargs.pixel.sprixelid = nc->tcache.sprixelnonce++;
+  bargs.pixel.placey = placey;
+  bargs.pixel.placex = placex;
   if(ncvisual_blit(ncv, disprows, dispcols, n, bset,
                    begy, begx, disprows, dispcols, &bargs)){
     ncplane_destroy(n);