diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f8efc8b2b..0e0f89370 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
             JIT: Fix floating point constants
             Linux SDL: Use SDL2, more keys forwarded, allow resizing of gfx window
             Fix Linux ARM64 build
+            Graphics: fix cropping of images in strings when gfx instance is rotated by 90 degrees
 
      2v27 : nRF5x: Ensure Bluetooth notifications work correctly when two separate connections use the same handle for their characteristics
             nRF5x: Remove handlers from our handlers array when a device is disconnected
diff --git a/libs/graphics/jswrap_graphics.c b/libs/graphics/jswrap_graphics.c
index 24c249bff..96f52a27c 100644
--- a/libs/graphics/jswrap_graphics.c
+++ b/libs/graphics/jswrap_graphics.c
@@ -414,21 +414,26 @@ NO_INLINE void _jswrap_drawImageSimple(JsGraphics *gfx, int xPos, int yPos, GfxD
   int x1 = xPos, y1 = yPos, x2 = xPos+img->width-1, y2 = yPos+img->height-1;
   if (!jsvStringIteratorHasChar(it)) return; // no data
 #ifndef SAVE_ON_FLASH
-  graphicsSetModifiedAndClip(gfx,&x1,&y1,&x2,&y2, true); // ensure we clip Y, coords were already rotated
-  /* force a skip forward as many bytes as we need. Ideally we would use
-  jsvStringIteratorGotoUTF8 but we don't have the UTF8 index or
-  source string here. This is still better than trying to render every pixel! */
-  if (y2<y1 || x2<x1) { // offscreen - skip everything and exit
-    if (parseFullImage) {
-      bits = -img->bpp*img->width*img->height;
-      while (bits < 0) {
-        jsvStringIteratorNextUTF8(it);
-        bits += 8;
+  if (!(gfx->data.flags&JSGRAPHICSFLAGS_SWAP_XY)) {
+    /* if we've not swapped X/Y we can so some optimisations
+    to reduce what we draw - but if we swapped XY there's no real point
+    because of the difference in direction we scan out. Also it's hard to get right! */
+    graphicsSetModifiedAndClip(gfx,&x1,&y1,&x2,&y2, true); // ensure we clip Y
+    /* force a skip forward as many bytes as we need. Ideally we would use
+    jsvStringIteratorGotoUTF8 but we don't have the UTF8 index or
+    source string here. This is still better than trying to render every pixel! */
+    if (y2<y1 || x2<x1) { // offscreen - skip everything and exit
+      if (parseFullImage) {
+        bits = -img->bpp*img->width*img->height;
+        while (bits < 0) {
+          jsvStringIteratorNextUTF8(it);
+          bits += 8;
+        }
       }
-    }
-    return;
-  } else // onscreen. y1!=yPos if clipped - ensure we skip enough bytes
-    bits = -(y1-yPos)*img->bpp*img->width;
+      return;
+    } else // onscreen. y1!=yPos if clipped - ensure we skip enough bytes
+      bits = -(y1-yPos)*img->bpp*img->width;
+  }
 #endif
   JsGraphicsSetPixelFn setPixel = graphicsGetSetPixelUnclippedFn(gfx, xPos, y1, xPos+img->width-1, y2, true);
   for (int y=y1;y<=y2;y++) {
diff --git a/tests/test_graphics_drawStringImage.js b/tests/test_graphics_drawStringImage.js
index bcc849e23..3804453be 100644
--- a/tests/test_graphics_drawStringImage.js
+++ b/tests/test_graphics_drawStringImage.js
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 var g = Graphics.createArrayBuffer(64,8,8);
-g.dump = _=>{
+Graphics.prototype.dump = _=>{
   var s = "";
   var b = new Uint8Array(g.buffer);
   var n = 0;
   for (var y=0;y<g.getHeight();y++) {
     s+="\n";
     for (var x=0;x<g.getWidth();x++) 
-      s+=".#"[b[n++]?1:0];
+      s+=".#"[g.getPixel(x,y)?1:0];
   }
   return s;
 }
@@ -74,14 +74,54 @@ g.clear().setRotation(2);
 g.setClipRect(0,0,63,5);
 g.drawString(str,0,0);
 SHOULD_BE(`
+#.#.###.....#.....#....#.#..#..##..#...##.......................
+#.#..#.........#.......#.#.#.#.#.#.#...#.#......................
+###..#.........#.......###.#.#.#.#.#...#.#......................
+#.#..#......#.....#....###.#.#.##..#...#.#......................
+#.#.###......#####.....#.#..#..#.#.###.##.......................
 ................................................................
 ................................................................
-................................................................
-.......................##.###.#.#..#..#.#.....#####......###.#.#
-......................#.#...#..##.#.#.###....#.....#......#..#.#
-......................#.#...#.#.#.#.#.###.......#.........#..###
-......................#.#...#.#.#.#.#.#.#.......#.........#..#.#
-.......................##...#..##..#..#.#....#.....#.....###.#.#`);
+................................................................`);
+
+// Test image draw within text *when rotated 90 degrees and clipped* - https://github.com/espruino/BangleApps/issues/4053
+var str = "HI \0"+img;
+g = Graphics.createArrayBuffer(32,32,8);
+g.clear().setRotation(1); 
+g.setClipRect(0,0,63,5);
+g.drawString(str,0,0);
+SHOULD_BE(`
+#.#.###.....#.....#.............
+#.#..#.........#................
+###..#.........#................
+#.#..#......#.....#.............
+#.#.###......#####..............
+................................
+................................
+................................
+................................
+................................
+................................
+................................
+................................
+................................
+................................
+................................
+................................
+................................
+................................
+................................
+................................
+................................
+................................
+................................
+................................
+................................
+................................
+................................
+................................
+................................
+................................
+................................`);
 
 
 result = ok;