diff --git a/src/document/options.c b/src/document/options.c
index 7c84f572..5247ec9f 100644
--- a/src/document/options.c
+++ b/src/document/options.c
@@ -114,6 +114,13 @@ init_document_options(struct session *ses, struct document_options *doo)
 	doo->image_link.display_style = get_opt_int("document.browse.images.display_style", ses);
 	doo->image_link.tagging = get_opt_int("document.browse.images.image_link_tagging", ses);
 	doo->image_link.show_any_as_links = get_opt_bool("document.browse.images.show_any_as_links", ses);
+#ifdef CONFIG_LIBSIXEL
+	if (ses && ses->tab->term) {
+		doo->cell_width = ses->tab->term->cell_width;
+		doo->cell_height = ses->tab->term->cell_height;
+	}
+#endif
+
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/src/document/options.h b/src/document/options.h
index 218d9499..86f8c202 100644
--- a/src/document/options.h
+++ b/src/document/options.h
@@ -62,7 +62,10 @@ struct document_options {
 	int meta_link_display;
 	int default_form_input_size;
 	int document_width;
-
+#ifdef CONFIG_LIBSIXEL
+	int cell_width;
+	int cell_height;
+#endif
 	/** @name The default (fallback) colors.
 	 * @{ */
 	struct text_style default_style;
diff --git a/src/terminal/sixel.c b/src/terminal/sixel.c
index fed3f906..9811a693 100644
--- a/src/terminal/sixel.c
+++ b/src/terminal/sixel.c
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ add_image_to_document(struct document *doc, struct string *pixels, int lineno)
 	im->height = height;
 	add_string_to_string(&im->pixels, pixels);
 
-	ile = (height + 12) / 13;
+	ile = (height + doc->options.cell_height - 1) / doc->options.cell_height;
 	add_to_list(doc->images, im);
 end:
 	sixel_frame_unref(frame);