diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/render/engine.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/render/engine.py
index 3e9497a3d3..6e6347cab2 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/render/engine.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/render/engine.py
@@ -315,6 +315,8 @@ class PdfDevice(QPaintDevice): # {{{
         self.page_width, self.page_height = page_size
         self.body_width = self.page_width - left_margin - right_margin
         self.body_height = self.page_height - top_margin - bottom_margin
+        self.left_margin, self.right_margin = left_margin, right_margin
+        self.top_margin, self.bottom_margin = top_margin, bottom_margin
         self.engine = PdfEngine(file_object, self.page_width, self.page_height,
                                 left_margin, top_margin, right_margin,
                                 bottom_margin, self.width(), self.height(),
@@ -351,6 +353,14 @@ class PdfDevice(QPaintDevice): # {{{
     def init_page(self):
         self.engine.init_page()
 
+    @property
+    def full_page_rect(self):
+        page_width = self.page_width * self.xdpi / 72.0
+        lm = self.left_margin * self.xdpi / 72.0
+        page_height = self.page_height * self.ydpi / 72.0
+        tm = self.top_margin * self.ydpi / 72.0
+        return (-lm, -tm, page_width, page_height)
+
     @property
     def current_page_num(self):
         return self.engine.current_page_num
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/render/from_html.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/render/from_html.py
index fcfe7f3631..933bcefd17 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/render/from_html.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/render/from_html.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def draw_image_page(page_rect, painter, p, preserve_aspect_ratio=True):
                 page_rect.height())
         dx = int((page_rect.width() - nnw)/2.)
         dy = int((page_rect.height() - nnh)/2.)
-        page_rect.moveTo(dx, dy)
+        page_rect.translate(dx, dy)
         page_rect.setHeight(nnh)
         page_rect.setWidth(nnw)
     painter.drawPixmap(page_rect, p, p.rect())
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class PDFWriter(QObject):
                 p.loadFromData(self.cover_data)
                 if not p.isNull():
                     self.doc.init_page()
-                    draw_image_page(QRect(0, 0, self.doc.width(), self.doc.height()),
+                    draw_image_page(QRect(*self.doc.full_page_rect),
                             self.painter, p,
                             preserve_aspect_ratio=self.opts.preserve_cover_aspect_ratio)
                     self.doc.end_page()