diff --git a/screen-write.c b/screen-write.c
index 5047bb72..441487d5 100644
--- a/screen-write.c
+++ b/screen-write.c
@@ -1676,7 +1676,21 @@ screen_write_rawstring(struct screen_write_ctx *ctx, u_char *str, u_int len)
 void
 screen_write_sixelimage(struct screen_write_ctx *ctx, struct sixel_image *si)
 {
-	struct tty_ctx	ttyctx;
+	struct tty_ctx	 ttyctx;
+	struct screen	*s = ctx->s, *image;
+	u_int		 sx = screen_size_x(s), sy = screen_size_y(s);
+
+	image = sixel_to_screen(si);
+	if (image == NULL)
+		return;
+
+	sx = sx - s->cx;
+	if (sx > screen_size_x(image))
+		sx = screen_size_x(image);
+	sy = sy - s->cx;
+	if (sy > screen_size_x(image))
+		sy = screen_size_x(image);
+	screen_write_fast_copy(ctx, image, 0, 0, sx, sy);
 
 	screen_write_initctx(ctx, &ttyctx);
 	ttyctx.ptr = si;
diff --git a/sixel.c b/sixel.c
index 1246ec43..3d544b83 100644
--- a/sixel.c
+++ b/sixel.c
@@ -517,3 +517,37 @@ sixel_print(struct sixel_image *si, struct sixel_image *map, size_t *size)
 	free(contains);
 	return (buf);
 }
+
+struct screen *
+sixel_to_screen(struct sixel_image *si)
+{
+	struct screen		*s;
+	struct screen_write_ctx	 ctx;
+	struct grid_cell	 gc;
+	u_int			 x, y, sx, sy;
+
+	sixel_size_in_cells(si, &sx, &sy);
+
+	s = xmalloc(sizeof *s);
+	screen_init(s, sx, sy, 0);
+
+	memcpy(&gc, &grid_default_cell, sizeof gc);
+	gc.attr |= (GRID_ATTR_CHARSET|GRID_ATTR_DIM);
+	utf8_set(&gc.data, '~');
+
+	screen_write_start(&ctx, NULL, s);
+	if (sx == 1 || sy == 1) {
+		for (y = 0; y < sy; y++) {
+			for (x = 0; x < sx; x++)
+				grid_view_set_cell(s->grid, x, y, &gc);
+		}
+	} else {
+		screen_write_box(&ctx, sx, sy);
+		for (y = 1; y < sy - 1; y++) {
+			for (x = 1; x < sx - 1; x++)
+				grid_view_set_cell(s->grid, x, y, &gc);
+		}
+	}
+	screen_write_stop(&ctx);
+	return (s);
+}
diff --git a/tmux.h b/tmux.h
index 35427c39..ae1ccbbd 100644
--- a/tmux.h
+++ b/tmux.h
@@ -2714,5 +2714,6 @@ struct sixel_image *sixel_scale(struct sixel_image *, u_int, u_int, u_int,
 		     u_int, u_int, u_int);
 char		*sixel_print(struct sixel_image *, struct sixel_image *,
 		     size_t *);
+struct screen	*sixel_to_screen(struct sixel_image *);
 
 #endif /* TMUX_H */
diff --git a/tty.c b/tty.c
index 0f99ebd5..b52e91f3 100644
--- a/tty.c
+++ b/tty.c
@@ -1884,8 +1884,10 @@ tty_cmd_sixelimage(struct tty *tty, const struct tty_ctx *ctx)
 	u_int			 cx = s->cx, cy = s->cy, sx, sy;
 	u_int			 i, j, x, y, rx, ry;
 
-	if ((~flags & TERM_SIXEL) && tty_term_has(tty->term, TTYC_SXL))
+	if ((~flags & TERM_SIXEL) && !tty_term_has(tty->term, TTYC_SXL)) {
+		wp->flags |= PANE_REDRAW;
 		return;
+	}
 	if (tty->xpixel == 0 || tty->ypixel == 0)
 		return;
 
@@ -1906,6 +1908,8 @@ tty_cmd_sixelimage(struct tty *tty, const struct tty_ctx *ctx)
 	data = sixel_print(new, si, &size);
 	if (data != NULL) {
 		log_debug("%s: %zu bytes: %s", __func__, size, data);
+		tty_region_off(tty);
+		tty_margin_off(tty);
 		tty_cursor(tty, x, y);
 
 		tty->flags |= TTY_NOBLOCK;