diff --git a/windows/table.cpp b/windows/table.cpp
index 12deab16..66de886e 100644
--- a/windows/table.cpp
+++ b/windows/table.cpp
@@ -174,20 +174,6 @@ static LRESULT onNM_CUSTOMDRAW(uiTable *t, NMLVCUSTOMDRAW *nm)
 				nm->clrText = blend(nm->clrTextBk, r, g, b, a);
 			}
 		}
-if (nm->iSubItem != 0) {
-HWND header;
-LRESULT margin;
-header = (HWND) SendMessageW(t->hwnd, LVM_GETHEADER, NULL, NULL);
-margin = SendMessageW(header, HDM_GETBITMAPMARGIN, 0, 0);
-//nm->rcText.left -= margin;
-printf("%d %d %d %d\n",
-(int)(nm->nmcd.rc.left),
-(int)(nm->nmcd.rc.top),
-(int)(nm->nmcd.rc.right),
-(int)(nm->nmcd.rc.bottom));
-FillRect(nm->nmcd.hdc, &(nm->nmcd.rc), GetSysColorBrush(COLOR_ACTIVECAPTION));
-return CDRF_SKIPDEFAULT;
-}
 		// TODO draw background on image columns if needed
 		ret = CDRF_NEWFONT;
 		break;
diff --git a/windows/tableimages.cpp b/windows/tableimages.cpp
index b8db37af..0923f409 100644
--- a/windows/tableimages.cpp
+++ b/windows/tableimages.cpp
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ HRESULT uiprivNM_CUSTOMDRAWImagesCheckboxes(uiTable *t, NMLVCUSTOMDRAW *nm, LRES
 	uiprivTableColumnParams *p;
 	int index;
 	RECT r;
+	RECT cellRect;
+	LONG yoff;
 
 	if (nm->nmcd.dwDrawStage == (CDDS_SUBITEM | CDDS_ITEMPREPAINT)) {
 		*lResult |= CDRF_NOTIFYPOSTPAINT;
@@ -166,14 +168,23 @@ HRESULT uiprivNM_CUSTOMDRAWImagesCheckboxes(uiTable *t, NMLVCUSTOMDRAW *nm, LRES
 		logLastError(L"LVM_GETSUBITEMRECT");
 		return E_FAIL;
 	}
-#if 0
-	// TODO this is offset by one pixel on my system and everything I've found indicates this should not be happening???
+	// the real listview also does this :|
+	ZeroMemory(&cellRect, sizeof (RECT));
+	r.left = LVIR_BOUNDS;
+	r.top = nm->iSubItem;
+	if (SendMessageW(t->hwnd, LVM_GETSUBITEMRECT, nm->nmcd.dwItemSpec, (LPARAM) (&cellRect)) == 0) {
+		logLastError(L"LVM_GETSUBITEMRECT cell");
+		return E_FAIL;
+	}
+	yoff = ((cellRect.bottom - cellRect.top) - (r.bottom - r.top)) / 2;
+	r.top += yoff;
+	r.bottom += yoff;
+if ((nm->nmcd.dwItemSpec%2)==0)
 	if (ImageList_Draw(t->smallImages, index, nm->nmcd.hdc,
 		r.left, r.top, ILD_NORMAL) == 0) {
 		logLastError(L"ImageList_Draw()");
 		return E_FAIL;
 	}
-#endif
 	return S_OK;
 }