diff --git a/miext/rootless/rootlessScreen.c b/miext/rootless/rootlessScreen.c
index 79fe3507b..ca7c3e311 100644
--- a/miext/rootless/rootlessScreen.c
+++ b/miext/rootless/rootlessScreen.c
@@ -297,8 +297,8 @@ RootlessGlyphs(CARD8 op, PicturePtr pSrc, PicturePtr pDst,
     //SCREEN_WRAP(ps, Glyphs);
 
     if (dstWin && IsFramedWindow(dstWin)) {
-        x = xSrc;
-        y = ySrc;
+        x = 0;
+        y = 0;
 
         while (nlist--) {
             x += list->xOff;
@@ -341,6 +341,11 @@ RootlessGlyphs(CARD8 op, PicturePtr pSrc, PicturePtr pDst,
                     y += glyph->info.yOff;
                 }
 
+                /* RootlessDamageBox expects global (screen) coordinates */
+                box.x1 += dstWin->drawable.x;
+                box.y1 += dstWin->drawable.y;
+                box.x2 += dstWin->drawable.x;
+                box.y2 += dstWin->drawable.y;
                 RootlessDamageBox(dstWin, &box);
             }
             list++;