diff --git a/shared-bindings/_stage/__init__.c b/shared-bindings/_stage/__init__.c
index 832b287716..24a3596645 100644
--- a/shared-bindings/_stage/__init__.c
+++ b/shared-bindings/_stage/__init__.c
@@ -71,10 +71,10 @@
 //|     This function is intended for internal use in the ``stage`` library
 //|     and all the necessary checks are performed there.
 STATIC mp_obj_t stage_render(size_t n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
-    uint8_t x0 = mp_obj_get_int(args[0]);
-    uint8_t y0 = mp_obj_get_int(args[1]);
-    uint8_t x1 = mp_obj_get_int(args[2]);
-    uint8_t y1 = mp_obj_get_int(args[3]);
+    uint16_t x0 = mp_obj_get_int(args[0]);
+    uint16_t y0 = mp_obj_get_int(args[1]);
+    uint16_t x1 = mp_obj_get_int(args[2]);
+    uint16_t y1 = mp_obj_get_int(args[3]);
 
     size_t layers_size = 0;
     mp_obj_t *layers;
diff --git a/shared-module/_stage/Layer.c b/shared-module/_stage/Layer.c
index 4c9c46d7c6..d958f0d197 100644
--- a/shared-module/_stage/Layer.c
+++ b/shared-module/_stage/Layer.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 
 // Get the color of the pixel on the layer.
-uint16_t get_layer_pixel(layer_obj_t *layer, int16_t x, uint16_t y) {
+uint16_t get_layer_pixel(layer_obj_t *layer, uint16_t x, uint16_t y) {
 
     // Shift by the layer's position offset.
     x -= layer->x;
diff --git a/shared-module/_stage/Layer.h b/shared-module/_stage/Layer.h
index c46f71349f..17d101263f 100644
--- a/shared-module/_stage/Layer.h
+++ b/shared-module/_stage/Layer.h
@@ -43,6 +43,6 @@ typedef struct {
     uint8_t rotation;
 } layer_obj_t;
 
-uint16_t get_layer_pixel(layer_obj_t *layer, int16_t x, uint16_t y);
+uint16_t get_layer_pixel(layer_obj_t *layer, uint16_t x, uint16_t y);
 
 #endif  // MICROPY_INCLUDED_SHARED_MODULE__STAGE_LAYER
diff --git a/shared-module/_stage/Text.c b/shared-module/_stage/Text.c
index 307f9bbfa7..df5bf80080 100644
--- a/shared-module/_stage/Text.c
+++ b/shared-module/_stage/Text.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 
 // Get the color of the pixel on the text.
-uint16_t get_text_pixel(text_obj_t *text, int16_t x, uint16_t y) {
+uint16_t get_text_pixel(text_obj_t *text, uint16_t x, uint16_t y) {
 
     // Shift by the text's position offset.
     x -= text->x;
diff --git a/shared-module/_stage/Text.h b/shared-module/_stage/Text.h
index bc111e49c1..b263fc7108 100644
--- a/shared-module/_stage/Text.h
+++ b/shared-module/_stage/Text.h
@@ -41,6 +41,6 @@ typedef struct {
     uint8_t width, height;
 } text_obj_t;
 
-uint16_t get_text_pixel(text_obj_t *text, int16_t x, uint16_t y);
+uint16_t get_text_pixel(text_obj_t *text, uint16_t x, uint16_t y);
 
 #endif  // MICROPY_INCLUDED_SHARED_MODULE__STAGE_TEXT
diff --git a/shared-module/_stage/__init__.c b/shared-module/_stage/__init__.c
index 1931b89407..86f5ee7957 100644
--- a/shared-module/_stage/__init__.c
+++ b/shared-module/_stage/__init__.c
@@ -31,17 +31,14 @@
 #include "shared-bindings/_stage/Text.h"
 
 
-bool render_stage(uint8_t x0, uint8_t y0, uint8_t x1, uint8_t y1,
+bool render_stage(uint16_t x0, uint16_t y0, uint16_t x1, uint16_t y1,
         mp_obj_t *layers, size_t layers_size,
         uint16_t *buffer, size_t buffer_size,
         busio_spi_obj_t *spi) {
 
-    // TODO(deshipu): Do a collision check of each layer with the
-    // rectangle, and only process the layers that overlap with it.
-
     size_t index = 0;
-    for (uint8_t y = y0; y < y1; ++y) {
-        for (uint8_t x = x0; x < x1; ++x) {
+    for (uint16_t y = y0; y < y1; ++y) {
+        for (uint16_t x = x0; x < x1; ++x) {
             for (size_t layer = 0; layer < layers_size; ++layer) {
                 uint16_t c = TRANSPARENT;
                 layer_obj_t *obj = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(layers[layer]);
diff --git a/shared-module/_stage/__init__.h b/shared-module/_stage/__init__.h
index 326c725599..d56a26940f 100644
--- a/shared-module/_stage/__init__.h
+++ b/shared-module/_stage/__init__.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 #define TRANSPARENT (0x1ff8)
 
-bool render_stage(uint8_t x0, uint8_t y0, uint8_t x1, uint8_t y1,
+bool render_stage(uint16_t x0, uint16_t y0, uint16_t x1, uint16_t y1,
         mp_obj_t *layers, size_t layers_size,
         uint16_t *buffer, size_t buffer_size,
         busio_spi_obj_t *spi);