diff --git a/lib/widget.js b/lib/widget.js
index 1229635..b6b7734 100644
--- a/lib/widget.js
+++ b/lib/widget.js
@@ -2495,7 +2495,7 @@ Element.prototype.__defineGetter__('tpadding', function() {
 });
 
 /**
- * Rendering
+ * Rendering - here be dragons
  */
 
 Element.prototype._getShrinkSize = function() {
@@ -2636,6 +2636,7 @@ Element.prototype._getCoords = function(get) {
     , coords
     , v
     , base
+    , cbase
     , notop
     , nobot;
 
@@ -2670,8 +2671,11 @@ Element.prototype._getCoords = function(get) {
       } else {
         // Is partially covered below.
         notop = true;
-        v = (this.parent.lpos.yi + this.parent.itop) - yi;
+        v = (this.parent.lpos.yi + 0) - yi;
+        //if (!this.itop) v += this.parent.itop;
+        v += this.parent.itop - this.itop;
         base = (this.childBase || 0) + v;
+        cbase = base;
         yi += v;
       }
     } else if (yl > this.parent.lpos.yl - this.parent.ibottom) {
@@ -2681,7 +2685,8 @@ Element.prototype._getCoords = function(get) {
       } else {
         // Is partially covered below.
         nobot = true;
-        v = yl - (this.parent.lpos.yl - this.parent.ibottom);
+        v = yl - (this.parent.lpos.yl - 0);
+        v += this.parent.ibottom - this.ibottom;
         yl -= v;
       }
     }
@@ -2695,13 +2700,13 @@ Element.prototype._getCoords = function(get) {
     xl: xl,
     yi: yi,
     yl: yl,
-    base: base || this.childBase || 0,
+    base: base != null ? base : this.childBase || 0,
+    cbase: cbase != null ? cbase : this.childBase || 0,
     notop: notop,
     nobot: nobot
   };
 };
 
-// Here be dragons.
 Element.prototype.render = function() {
   this.emit('prerender');
 
@@ -2724,7 +2729,7 @@ Element.prototype.render = function() {
     , attr
     , ch
     , content = this._pcontent
-    , ci = this._clines.ci[coords.base]
+    , ci = this._clines.ci[coords.cbase]
     , battr
     , dattr
     , c
@@ -2744,14 +2749,16 @@ Element.prototype.render = function() {
   // If we're in a scrollable text box, check to
   // see which attributes this line starts with.
   if (ci > 0) {
-    attr = this._clines.attr[Math.min(coords.base, this._clines.length - 1)];
+    attr = this._clines.attr[Math.min(coords.cbase, this._clines.length - 1)];
   }
 
   if (this.border) xi++, xl--, yi++, yl--;
+  /*
   if (this.border) {
     if (coords.notop) yi--;
     if (coords.nobot) yl++;
   }
+  */
 
   // If we have padding/valign, that means the
   // content-drawing loop will skip a few cells/lines.
@@ -2862,10 +2869,12 @@ Element.prototype.render = function() {
   }
 
   if (this.border) xi--, xl++, yi--, yl++;
+  /*
   if (this.border) {
     //if (coords.notop) yi++;
     if (coords.nobot) yl--;
   }
+  */
 
   if (this.tpadding) {
     xi -= this.padding.left, xl += this.padding.right;
@@ -2896,7 +2905,7 @@ Element.prototype.render = function() {
       }
     }
     y = yi + 1;
-    for (; y < yl; y++) {
+    for (; y < yl - 1; y++) {
       if (!lines[y]) break;
       if (this.border.type === 'line') {
         ch = '│';
diff --git a/test/widget-scrollable-boxes.js b/test/widget-scrollable-boxes.js
index 466f5e7..c9dacf2 100644
--- a/test/widget-scrollable-boxes.js
+++ b/test/widget-scrollable-boxes.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ var text2 = blessed.box({
 var box2 = blessed.box({
   parent: box,
   scrollable: true,
-  content: 'foo-one\nfoo-two',
+  content: 'foo-one\nfoo-two\nfoo-three',
   left: 'center',
   top: 20,
   width: '80%',