diff --git a/src/lib/notcurses.c b/src/lib/notcurses.c
index 41d14eff4..88e745177 100644
--- a/src/lib/notcurses.c
+++ b/src/lib/notcurses.c
@@ -1593,16 +1593,18 @@ ncplane_put(ncplane* n, int y, int x, const char* egc, int cols,
     return -1;
   }
 //fprintf(stderr, "%08x %016lx %c %d %d\n", targ->gcluster, targ->channels, cell_double_wide_p(targ) ? 'D' : 'd', bytes, cols);
-  if(cols > 1){ // must set our right wide, and check for further damage
-    nccell* candidate = &n->fb[nfbcellidx(n, n->y, n->x + 1)];
+  // must set our right hand sides wide, and check for further damage
+  ++n->x;
+  for(int i = 1 ; i < cols ; ++i){
+    nccell* candidate = &n->fb[nfbcellidx(n, n->y, n->x)];
     if(cell_wide_left_p(candidate)){
-      cell_obliterate(n, &n->fb[nfbcellidx(n, n->y, n->x + 2)]);
+      cell_obliterate(n, &n->fb[nfbcellidx(n, n->y, n->x + 1)]);
     }
     cell_release(n, candidate);
     candidate->channels = targ->channels;
     candidate->stylemask = targ->stylemask;
+    ++n->x;
   }
-  n->x += cols;
   return cols;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/render.c b/src/lib/render.c
index d7dbde477..3221b383e 100644
--- a/src/lib/render.c
+++ b/src/lib/render.c
@@ -402,18 +402,22 @@ postpaint_cell(nccell* lastframe, int dimx, struct crender* crender,
   nccell* prevcell = &lastframe[fbcellidx(y, dimx, x)];
   if(cellcmp_and_dupfar(pool, prevcell, crender->p, targc) > 0){
     crender->damaged = true;
+    assert(!cell_wide_right_p(targc));
     if(cell_wide_left_p(targc)){
-      const ncplane* tmpp = crender->p;
-      ++crender;
-      crender->p = tmpp;
-      ++x;
-      ++prevcell;
-      ++targc;
-      targc->gcluster = 0;
-      targc->channels = crender[-1].c.channels;
-      targc->stylemask = crender[-1].c.stylemask;
-      if(cellcmp_and_dupfar(pool, prevcell, crender->p, targc) > 0){
-        crender->damaged = true;
+      const int width = targc->width;
+      for(int i = 1 ; i < width ; ++i){
+        const ncplane* tmpp = crender->p;
+        ++crender;
+        crender->p = tmpp;
+        ++x;
+        ++prevcell;
+        ++targc;
+        targc->gcluster = 0;
+        targc->channels = crender[-1].c.channels;
+        targc->stylemask = crender[-1].c.stylemask;
+        if(cellcmp_and_dupfar(pool, prevcell, crender->p, targc) > 0){
+          crender->damaged = true;
+        }
       }
     }
   }