diff --git a/src/Brick/Widgets/Center.hs b/src/Brick/Widgets/Center.hs
index a5df21c..303e586 100644
--- a/src/Brick/Widgets/Center.hs
+++ b/src/Brick/Widgets/Center.hs
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ hCenterWith mChar p =
            c <- getContext
            let rWidth = result^.imageL.to imageWidth
                rHeight = result^.imageL.to imageHeight
-               remainder = c^.availWidthL - (leftPaddingAmount * 2)
-               leftPaddingAmount = (c^.availWidthL - rWidth) `div` 2
-               rightPaddingAmount = leftPaddingAmount + remainder
+               remainder = max 0 $ c^.availWidthL - (leftPaddingAmount * 2)
+               leftPaddingAmount = max 0 $ (c^.availWidthL - rWidth) `div` 2
+               rightPaddingAmount = max 0 $ leftPaddingAmount + remainder
                leftPadding = charFill (c^.attrL) ch leftPaddingAmount rHeight
                rightPadding = charFill (c^.attrL) ch rightPaddingAmount rHeight
                paddedImage = horizCat [ leftPadding
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ vCenterWith mChar p =
            c <- getContext
            let rWidth = result^.imageL.to imageWidth
                rHeight = result^.imageL.to imageHeight
-               remainder = c^.availHeightL - (topPaddingAmount * 2)
-               topPaddingAmount = (c^.availHeightL - rHeight) `div` 2
-               bottomPaddingAmount = topPaddingAmount + remainder
+               remainder = max 0 $ c^.availHeightL - (topPaddingAmount * 2)
+               topPaddingAmount = max 0 $ (c^.availHeightL - rHeight) `div` 2
+               bottomPaddingAmount = max 0 $ topPaddingAmount + remainder
                topPadding = charFill (c^.attrL) ch rWidth topPaddingAmount
                bottomPadding = charFill (c^.attrL) ch rWidth bottomPaddingAmount
                paddedImage = vertCat [ topPadding
diff --git a/src/Brick/Widgets/Internal.hs b/src/Brick/Widgets/Internal.hs
index 596aa0d..f8a416f 100644
--- a/src/Brick/Widgets/Internal.hs
+++ b/src/Brick/Widgets/Internal.hs
@@ -42,4 +42,4 @@ cropToContext p =
 cropResultToContext :: Result -> RenderM Result
 cropResultToContext result = do
     c <- getContext
-    return $ result & imageL %~ (V.crop (c^.availWidthL) (c^.availHeightL))
+    return $ result & imageL %~ (V.crop (max 0 $ c^.availWidthL) (max 0 $ c^.availHeightL))