diff --git a/rust/.gitignore b/rust/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..43ec86234
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+examples/*.c
diff --git a/rust/build/build.rs b/rust/build/build.rs
index 6484a3acf..0f65bca50 100644
--- a/rust/build/build.rs
+++ b/rust/build/build.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@ fn main() {
         .no_copy("ncuplot")
         .no_copy("ncvisual")
         .no_copy("notcurses")
+        // try to derive more traits
+        .derive_default(true)
+        .derive_hash(true)
+        .derive_partialord(true)
+        .derive_ord(true)
+        .derive_partialeq(true)
+        .derive_eq(true)
         // Tell cargo to invalidate the built crate whenever any of the
         // included header files changed.
         .parse_callbacks(Box::new(bindgen::CargoCallbacks));
diff --git a/rust/examples/issue-1509.rs b/rust/examples/issue-1509.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2be2c7bea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/examples/issue-1509.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+//! https://github.com/dankamongmen/notcurses/issues/1509
+//! strange color behaviour when moving planes
+//
+// TODO
+// -
+//
+
+use std::collections::BTreeMap;
+
+use libnotcurses_sys::*;
+
+fn main() {
+    let mut map = BTreeMap::<String, NcCell>::new();
+
+    let _res = notcurses(&mut map);
+
+    for (k, v) in map {
+        //println!("{}: {:016X}", k, v.channels);
+        //println!("{}: {:064b}", k, v.channels);
+        println!("{}: {:?}", k, v);
+    }
+}
+
+fn notcurses(map: &mut BTreeMap<String, NcCell>) -> NcResult<()> {
+    let mut nc = FullMode::new()?;
+    
+    let stdplane = nc.stdplane();
+    map.insert("stdp_base0".into(), stdplane.base()?);
+
+    let mut channels = NcChannelPair::with_rgb8(0, 0, 0, 0, 0x88, 0);
+    stdplane.set_base(" ", 0, channels)?;
+    map.insert("stdp_base1".into(), stdplane.base()?);
+
+    // create one 1x1 blue plane on the top left corner
+    let blue = NcPlane::new_bound(stdplane, 0, 0, 1, 1)?;
+    map.insert("blue_base0".into(), blue.base()?);
+    blue.set_base(" ", 0, channels.set_bg_rgb8(0, 0, 0x88))?;
+    map.insert("blue_base1".into(), blue.base()?);
+    rsleep![&mut nc, 0, 500];
+
+    // create another 1x1 red plane, on top
+    let red = NcPlane::new_bound(stdplane, 0, 0, 1, 1)?;
+    map.insert(" red_base0".into(), red.base()?);
+    red.set_base(" ", 0, channels.set_bg_rgb8(0x88, 0, 0))?;
+    map.insert(" red_base1".into(), red.base()?);
+    rsleep![&mut nc, 0, 500];
+
+    // move the red plane to the bottom
+    // BUG: the underlying blue plane renders black
+    red.move_yx(1, 0)?;
+    map.insert("blue_base2".into(), blue.base()?);
+    map.insert(" red_base2".into(), red.base()?);
+    map.insert("stdp_base2".into(), stdplane.base()?);
+    rsleep![&mut nc, 1];
+
+    // move the blue plane to the right
+    // BUG: the underlying green stdplane plane renders black
+    blue.move_yx(0, 1)?;
+    map.insert("stdp_base3".into(), stdplane.base()?); // CHECK
+    map.insert(" red_base3".into(), red.base()?);
+    map.insert("blue_base3".into(), blue.base()?);
+    rsleep![&mut nc, 1];
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/rust/src/plane/methods.rs b/rust/src/plane/methods.rs
index f2ec03406..f29e6b53d 100644
--- a/rust/src/plane/methods.rs
+++ b/rust/src/plane/methods.rs
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ impl NcPlane {
     ///
     /// *C style function: [ncplane_at_yx_cell()][crate::ncplane_at_yx_cell].*
     #[inline]
-    pub fn ncplane_at_yx_cell(&mut self, y: NcDim, x: NcDim, cell: &mut NcCell) -> NcResult<u32> {
+    pub fn at_yx_cell(&mut self, y: NcDim, x: NcDim, cell: &mut NcCell) -> NcResult<u32> {
         let bytes = unsafe { crate::ncplane_at_yx_cell(self, y as i32, x as i32, cell) };
         error![
             bytes,
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ impl NcPlane {
         ]
     }
 
-    /// Extracts this NcPlane's base [NcCell] into `cell`.
+    /// Extracts this NcPlane's base [NcCell].
     ///
     /// The reference is invalidated if this NcPlane is destroyed.
     ///