diff --git a/frozen/circuitpython-stage b/frozen/circuitpython-stage
index d0f1c46d7f..ab28481aca 160000
--- a/frozen/circuitpython-stage
+++ b/frozen/circuitpython-stage
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit d0f1c46d7f879cd60562ee69900d619499d4d206
+Subproject commit ab28481acaac4a38b3066bd90249ae6fcf4aeda5
diff --git a/shared-module/_stage/Layer.c b/shared-module/_stage/Layer.c
index df2b27fa13..6d06e7261f 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, uint16_t x, uint16_t y) {
+uint16_t get_layer_pixel(layer_obj_t *layer, int16_t x, int16_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 17d101263f..4233847641 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, uint16_t x, uint16_t y);
+uint16_t get_layer_pixel(layer_obj_t *layer, int16_t x, int16_t y);
 
 #endif  // MICROPY_INCLUDED_SHARED_MODULE__STAGE_LAYER
diff --git a/shared-module/_stage/Text.c b/shared-module/_stage/Text.c
index 91223f5258..a803b85de4 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, uint16_t x, uint16_t y) {
+uint16_t get_text_pixel(text_obj_t *text, int16_t x, int16_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 b263fc7108..dd75465d17 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, uint16_t x, uint16_t y);
+uint16_t get_text_pixel(text_obj_t *text, int16_t x, int16_t y);
 
 #endif  // MICROPY_INCLUDED_SHARED_MODULE__STAGE_TEXT
diff --git a/shared-module/_stage/__init__.c b/shared-module/_stage/__init__.c
index 06a12aa0a7..69f7812c0e 100644
--- a/shared-module/_stage/__init__.c
+++ b/shared-module/_stage/__init__.c
@@ -39,13 +39,14 @@ void render_stage(uint16_t x0, uint16_t y0, uint16_t x1, uint16_t y1,
 
 
     displayio_area_t area;
-    area.x1 = x0;
-    area.y1 = y0;
-    area.x2 = x1;
-    area.y2 = y1;
+    area.x1 = x0 * scale;
+    area.y1 = y0 * scale;
+    area.x2 = x1 * scale;
+    area.y2 = y1 * scale;
     displayio_display_core_set_region_to_update(
         &display->core, display->set_column_command, display->set_row_command,
-        NO_COMMAND, NO_COMMAND, display->data_as_commands, false, &area, display->SH1107_addressing);
+        NO_COMMAND, NO_COMMAND, display->data_as_commands, false, &area,
+        display->SH1107_addressing);
 
     while (!displayio_display_core_begin_transaction(&display->core)) {
         RUN_BACKGROUND_TASKS;