diff --git a/blitbuffer.c b/blitbuffer.c
index b149923d8..90e2e55d5 100644
--- a/blitbuffer.c
+++ b/blitbuffer.c
@@ -332,9 +332,25 @@ static int paintRect(lua_State *L) {
 	uint8_t *dstptr;
 
 	int cy;
-	if(w <= 0 || h <= 0 || x >= dst->w || y >= dst->h) {
-		return 0;
+
+	if(x < 0) {
+		if (x+w > 0) {
+			w += x;
+			x = 0;
+		} else {
+			return 0;
+		}
 	}
+
+	if(y < 0) {
+		if (y+h > 0) {
+			h += y;
+			y = 0;
+		} else {
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+
 	if(x + w > dst->w) {
 		w = dst->w - x;
 	}
@@ -342,6 +358,10 @@ static int paintRect(lua_State *L) {
 		h = dst->h - y;
 	}
 
+	if(w <= 0 || h <= 0 || x >= dst->w || y >= dst->h) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if(x & 1) {
 		/* This will render the leftmost column
 		 * in the case when x is odd. After this,
@@ -469,6 +489,27 @@ static int dimRect(lua_State *L) {
 	uint8_t *dstptr;
 
 	int cy, cx;
+
+	if (x < 0) {
+		if ( x + w > 0 ) {
+			w = w + x;
+			x = 0;
+		} else {
+			//printf("## invertRect x out of bound\n");
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (y < 0) {
+		if ( y + h > 0 ) {
+			h = h + y;
+			y = 0;
+		} else {
+			//printf("## invertRect y out of bound\n");
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+
 	if(w <= 0 || h <= 0 || x >= dst->w || y >= dst->h) {
 		return 0;
 	}
diff --git a/unireader.lua b/unireader.lua
index c839021f5..cabb9bce8 100644
--- a/unireader.lua
+++ b/unireader.lua
@@ -1532,12 +1532,37 @@ function UniReader:goto(no, is_ignore_jump)
 	-- TODO: move the following to a more appropriate place
 	-- into the caching section
 	if no < numpages then
-		if #self.bbox == 0 or not self.bbox.enabled then
-			-- pre-cache next page, but if we will modify bbox don't!
-			-- Tigran: I think we should _always_ precache the page
-			-- because of the benefits of pre-decoding it (for DjVu).
-			self:drawOrCache(no+1, true)
-		end
+
+		local old = {
+			globalzoom = self.globalzoom,
+			offset_x = self.offset_x,
+			offset_y = self.offset_y,
+			dest_x = self.dest_x,
+			dest_y = self.dest_y,
+			min_offset_x = self.min_offset_x,
+			min_offset_y = self.min_offset_y,
+			pan_x = self.pan_x,
+			pan_y = self.pan_y
+		}
+
+		self:drawOrCache(no+1, true)
+
+		-- restore currently visible values, not from preCache page
+		self.globalzoom = old.globalzoom
+		self.offset_x = old.offset_x
+		self.offset_y = old.offset_y
+		self.dest_x = old.dest_x
+		self.dest_y = old.dest_y
+		self.min_offset_x = old.min_offset_x
+		self.min_offset_y = old.min_offset_y
+		self.pan_x = old.pan_x
+		self.pan_y = old.pan_y
+
+		Debug("pre-cached page ", no+1, " and restored offsets")
+
+
+		Debug("globalzoom_mode:", self.globalzoom_mode, " globalzoom:", self.globalzoom, " globalrotate:", self.globalrotate, " offset:", self.offset_x, self.offset_y, " pagesize:", self.fullwidth, self.fullheight, " min_offset:", self.min_offset_x, self.min_offset_y)
+
 	end
 end
 
@@ -2935,18 +2960,22 @@ function UniReader:addAllCommands()
 				local face = Font:getFace("rifont", font_size)
 
 				local page_links = 0
+				local visible_links = {}
 
 				for i, link in ipairs(links) do
 					if link.page then
 						local x,y,w,h = self:zoomedRectCoordTransform( link.x0,link.y0, link.x1,link.y1 )
-						fb.bb:dimRect(x,y,w,h) -- black 50%
-						fb.bb:dimRect(x,y,w,h) -- black 25%
-						page_links = page_links + 1
+						if x > 0 and y > 0 and x < G_width and y < G_height then
+							fb.bb:dimRect(x,y,w,h) -- black 50%
+							fb.bb:dimRect(x,y,w,h) -- black 25%
+							page_links = page_links + 1
+							visible_links[page_links] = link
+						end
 					end
 				end
 
 				if page_links == 0 then
-					InfoMessage:inform("No links on this page ", 2000, 1, MSG_WARN)
+					InfoMessage:inform("No visible links on this page ", 2000, 1, MSG_WARN)
 					return
 				end
 
@@ -2962,7 +2991,7 @@ function UniReader:addAllCommands()
 					shortcut_map = {}
 
 					for i = 1, #SelectMenu.item_shortcuts, 1 do
-						local link = links[ i + shortcut_offset ]
+						local link = visible_links[ i + shortcut_offset ]
 						if link == nil then break end
 						Debug("link", i, shortcut_offset, link)
 						if link.page then
@@ -3007,7 +3036,7 @@ function UniReader:addAllCommands()
 							link = 30
 						elseif ev.code == KEY_BACK then
 							goto_page = unireader.pageno
-						elseif ( ev.code == KEY_FW_RIGHT or ev.code == KEY_FW_DOWN ) and shortcut_offset <= #links - 30 then
+						elseif ( ev.code == KEY_FW_RIGHT or ev.code == KEY_FW_DOWN ) and shortcut_offset <= #visible_links - 30 then
 							shortcut_offset = shortcut_offset + 30
 							render_shortcuts()
 						elseif ( ev.code == KEY_FW_LEFT or ev.code == KEY_FW_UP ) and shortcut_offset >= 30 then
@@ -3018,7 +3047,7 @@ function UniReader:addAllCommands()
 
 					if link then
 						link = shortcut_map[link]
-						if links[link] ~= nil and links[link].page ~= nil then
+						if visible_links[link] ~= nil and visible_links[link].page ~= nil then
 							goto_page = links[link].page + 1
 						else
 							Debug("missing link", link)