diff --git a/image.c b/image.c
index 43808785..71cbaeed 100644
--- a/image.c
+++ b/image.c
@@ -149,6 +149,21 @@ image_check_area(struct screen *s, u_int px, u_int py, u_int nx, u_int ny)
 	return (redraw);
 }
 
+int
+image_intersect_area(struct screen *s, u_int px, u_int py, u_int nx, u_int ny)
+{
+	struct image	*im;
+
+	TAILQ_FOREACH(im, &s->images, entry) {
+		if (py + ny <= im->py || py >= im->py + im->sy)
+			continue;
+		if (px + nx <= im->px || px >= im->px + im->sx)
+			continue;
+		return (1);
+	}
+	return (0);
+}
+
 int
 image_scroll_up(struct screen *s, u_int lines)
 {
diff --git a/screen-write.c b/screen-write.c
index bce56b8e..d28c3530 100644
--- a/screen-write.c
+++ b/screen-write.c
@@ -2022,6 +2022,10 @@ screen_write_cell(struct screen_write_ctx *ctx, const struct grid_cell *gc)
 	if (skip) {
 		if (s->cx >= gl->cellsize)
 			skip = grid_cells_equal(gc, &grid_default_cell);
+#ifdef ENABLE_SIXEL
+		else if (image_intersect_area(s, s->cx, s->cy, width, 1))
+			skip = 0;
+#endif
 		else {
 			gce = &gl->celldata[s->cx];
 			if (gce->flags & GRID_FLAG_EXTENDED)
diff --git a/tmux.h b/tmux.h
index 84028cb0..7adea4de 100644
--- a/tmux.h
+++ b/tmux.h
@@ -3561,6 +3561,7 @@ int		 image_free_all(struct screen *);
 struct image	*image_store(struct screen *, struct sixel_image *);
 int		 image_check_line(struct screen *, u_int, u_int);
 int		 image_check_area(struct screen *, u_int, u_int, u_int, u_int);
+int		 image_intersect_area(struct screen *, u_int, u_int, u_int, u_int);
 int		 image_scroll_up(struct screen *, u_int);
 
 /* image-sixel.c */