diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Graphics.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Graphics.cpp
index d994ecd1..b40947ea 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Graphics.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Graphics.cpp
@@ -3344,6 +3344,8 @@ void Graphics::textboxoriginalcontextauto(void)
     {
         context.script_name = script.scriptname;
     }
+    context.x = textboxes[m].xp;
+    context.y = textboxes[m].yp;
 
     textboxes[m].original = context;
 }
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp
index f36c1636..0c08673a 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp
@@ -773,6 +773,8 @@ void scriptclass::run(void)
                 context.text_case = textcase;
                 context.lines = std::vector<std::string>(txt);
                 context.script_name = scriptname;
+                context.x = textx;
+                context.y = texty;
 
                 graphics.textboxcrewmateposition(&textcrewmateposition);
                 graphics.textboxoriginalcontext(&context);
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Textbox.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Textbox.cpp
index 1d44b2d9..499440ad 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Textbox.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Textbox.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ void textboxclass::centery(void)
 void textboxclass::applyposition(void)
 {
     resize();
-    repositionfromcrewmate();
+    reposition();
     if (should_centerx)
     {
         centerx();
@@ -165,11 +165,18 @@ void textboxclass::resize(void)
     h = lines.size()*(font::height(print_flags) + linegap) + 16 - linegap;
 }
 
-void textboxclass::repositionfromcrewmate(void)
+void textboxclass::reposition(void)
 {
+    // Function-based translation overrides position.
+    if (translate == TEXTTRANSLATE_FUNCTION)
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
     const int font_height = font::height(print_flags);
 
     // Reposition based off crewmate position, if applicable
+    // Otherwise use original position, if applicable
     if (crewmate_position.override_x)
     {
         if (crewmate_position.dir == 1) // left
@@ -181,6 +188,11 @@ void textboxclass::repositionfromcrewmate(void)
             xp = crewmate_position.x - 16;
         }
     }
+    else
+    {
+        xp = original.x;
+    }
+
     if (crewmate_position.override_y)
     {
         if (crewmate_position.text_above)
@@ -199,6 +211,10 @@ void textboxclass::repositionfromcrewmate(void)
             yp = crewmate_position.y + 26;
         }
     }
+    else
+    {
+        yp = original.y;
+    }
 }
 
 void textboxclass::addline(const std::string& t)
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Textbox.h b/desktop_version/src/Textbox.h
index aaa54ea4..4483491c 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Textbox.h
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Textbox.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ struct TextboxCrewmatePosition
 
 struct TextboxOriginalContext
 {
+    int x;
+    int y;
     std::vector<std::string> lines;
     std::string script_name;
     char text_case;
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ public:
 
     void resize(void);
 
-    void repositionfromcrewmate(void);
+    void reposition(void);
 
     void addline(const std::string& t);