diff --git a/src/renderer/Metal.zig b/src/renderer/Metal.zig
index 47112384a..77b92040c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/Metal.zig
+++ b/src/renderer/Metal.zig
@@ -1694,6 +1694,9 @@ fn prepKittyVirtualPlacement(
         return;
     };
 
+    // If our placement is zero sized then we don't do anything.
+    if (rp.dest_width == 0 or rp.dest_height == 0) return;
+
     const viewport: terminal.point.Point = t.screen.pages.pointFromPin(
         .viewport,
         rp.top_left,
diff --git a/src/terminal/kitty/graphics_unicode.zig b/src/terminal/kitty/graphics_unicode.zig
index 31e8fce55..2fc34b67e 100644
--- a/src/terminal/kitty/graphics_unicode.zig
+++ b/src/terminal/kitty/graphics_unicode.zig
@@ -293,6 +293,13 @@ pub const Placement = struct {
                 width = img_scale_source.width * p_scale.x_scale;
             }
 
+            // If our modified source width/height is less than zero then
+            // we render nothing because it means we're rendering outside
+            // of the visible image.
+            if (img_scale_source.width <= 0 or img_scale_source.height <= 0) {
+                return .{ .top_left = self.pin };
+            }
+
             break :dest .{
                 .x_offset = x_offset * p_scale.x_scale,
                 .y_offset = y_offset * p_scale.y_scale,