diff --git a/luametalatex-back-pdf.lua b/luametalatex-back-pdf.lua
index ba70d4f..39f1e48 100644
--- a/luametalatex-back-pdf.lua
+++ b/luametalatex-back-pdf.lua
@@ -904,3 +904,19 @@ end, "protected")
 token.luacmd("lastsavedboxresourceindex", function()
   return integer_code, lastbox
 end, "protected", "value")
+
+local saved_pos_x, saved_pos_y = -1, -1
+local save_pos_whatsit = declare_whatsit('save_pos', function(_, _, _, x, y)
+  saved_pos_x, saved_pos_y = assert(math.tointeger(x)), assert(math.tointeger(y))
+end)
+token.luacmd("savepos", function() -- \savepos
+  return node.direct.write(node.direct.new(whatsit_id, save_pos_whatsit))
+end, "protected")
+
+token.luacmd("lastxpos", function()
+  return integer_code, (saved_pos_x+.5)//1
+end, "protected", "value")
+
+token.luacmd("lastypos", function()
+  return integer_code, (saved_pos_y+.5)//1
+end, "protected", "value")
diff --git a/luametalatex-firstcode.lua b/luametalatex-firstcode.lua
index a60f96a..51d567e 100644
--- a/luametalatex-firstcode.lua
+++ b/luametalatex-firstcode.lua
@@ -114,10 +114,7 @@ token.luacmd("immediate", function() -- \immediate
   local function_id = next_tok.index
   return functions[function_id](function_id, 'immediate')
 end, "protected")
--- functions[43] = function() -- \pdfvariable
---   local name = token.scan_string()
---   print('Missing \\pdf' .. name)
--- end
+
 require'luametalatex-baseregisters'
 require'luametalatex-back-pdf'
 require'luametalatex-node-luaotfload'
diff --git a/luametalatex-nodewriter.lua b/luametalatex-nodewriter.lua
index c5cabc7..2af5d06 100644
--- a/luametalatex-nodewriter.lua
+++ b/luametalatex-nodewriter.lua
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ function nodehandler.vlist(p, list, x, y0, outerlist, origin, level)
       _, h, d = direct.getwhd(n)
     end
     y = y - (h or 0)
-    nodehandler[getid(n)](p, n, x, y, list, y0, level+1)
+    nodehandler[getid(n)](p, n, x, (y+.5)//1, list, y0, level+1)
     y = y - (d or 0)
   end
 end