diff --git a/whalesong/image/private/image.rkt b/whalesong/image/private/image.rkt
index 490e551..f5d9231 100644
--- a/whalesong/image/private/image.rkt
+++ b/whalesong/image/private/image.rkt
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 #lang s-exp "../../lang/base.rkt"
 
 ;; Image functions that be implemented using racket based on primitives
+;; NOTE: Modifications here may require rebuilding of Whalesong
 
 (require "main.rkt"
          "../../lang/for.rkt"
          "../../lang/posn.rkt")
 
 (provide place-images
-         place-images/align)
+         place-images/align
+         empty-image)
 
 ; place-images : (listof image?) (listof posn?) image? -> image?
 (define (place-images images posns scene)
@@ -20,3 +22,5 @@
   (for/fold ([acc scene])
             ([img images] [posn posns])
             (place-image/align img (posn-x posn) (posn-y posn) x-place y-place acc)))
+
+(define empty-image (rectangle 0 0 "solid" "black"))
diff --git a/whalesong/image/private/js-impl.js b/whalesong/image/private/js-impl.js
index ac1c00d..473243b 100644
--- a/whalesong/image/private/js-impl.js
+++ b/whalesong/image/private/js-impl.js
@@ -474,6 +474,22 @@ EXPORTS['overlay/xy'] =
 				    jsnums.toFixnum(deltaY));
         });
 
+EXPORTS['overlay/offset'] = 
+    makePrimitiveProcedure(
+        'overlay/offset',
+        4,
+        function(MACHINE) {
+	    var img1 = checkImage(MACHINE, "overlay/offset", 0);
+	    var deltaX = checkReal(MACHINE, "overlay/offset", 1);
+	    var deltaY = checkReal(MACHINE, "overlay/offset", 2);
+	    var img2 = checkImage(MACHINE, "overlay/offset", 3);
+            var middleX = (img1.getWidth() - img2.getWidth()) / 2;
+            var middleY = (img1.getHeight() - img2.getHeight()) / 2;
+	    return makeOverlayImage(img1,
+				    img2,
+				    jsnums.toFixnum(middleX + deltaX),
+				    jsnums.toFixnum(middleY + deltaY));
+        });
 
 
  EXPORTS['overlay/align'] = 
@@ -540,6 +556,23 @@ EXPORTS['underlay/xy'] =
 				    -(jsnums.toFixnum(deltaY)));
         });
 
+EXPORTS['underlay/offset'] = 
+    makePrimitiveProcedure(
+        'underlay/offset',
+        4,
+        function(MACHINE) {
+	    var img1 = checkImage(MACHINE, "underlay/offset", 0);
+	    var deltaX = checkReal(MACHINE, "underlay/offset", 1);
+	    var deltaY = checkReal(MACHINE, "underlay/offset", 2);
+	    var img2 = checkImage(MACHINE, "underlay/offset", 3);
+            var middleX = (img1.getWidth() - img2.getWidth()) / 2;
+            var middleY = (img1.getHeight() - img2.getHeight()) / 2;
+	    return makeOverlayImage(img2,
+				    img1,
+				    -jsnums.toFixnum(middleX + deltaX),
+				    -jsnums.toFixnum(middleY + deltaY));
+        });
+
 EXPORTS['underlay/align'] = 
     makePrimitiveProcedure(
         'underlay/align',
diff --git a/whalesong/image/private/main.rkt b/whalesong/image/private/main.rkt
index 0e71a16..d78e851 100644
--- a/whalesong/image/private/main.rkt
+++ b/whalesong/image/private/main.rkt
@@ -19,9 +19,11 @@
                     video/url
                     play-sound
                     overlay
+                    overlay/offset
                     overlay/xy
                     overlay/align
                     underlay
+                    underlay/offset
                     underlay/xy
                     underlay/align
                     beside
diff --git a/whalesong/image/private/racket-impl.rkt b/whalesong/image/private/racket-impl.rkt
index e3e57b8..362556a 100644
--- a/whalesong/image/private/racket-impl.rkt
+++ b/whalesong/image/private/racket-impl.rkt
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@
 (provide text
          text/font
          overlay
+         overlay/offset
          overlay/xy
          overlay/align
          underlay
+         underlay/offset
          underlay/xy
          underlay/align
          beside
@@ -101,9 +103,11 @@
   text
   text/font
   overlay
+  overlay/offset
   overlay/xy
   overlay/align
   underlay
+  underlay/offset
   underlay/xy
   underlay/align
   beside