diff --git a/libavcodec/ccaption_dec.c b/libavcodec/ccaption_dec.c
index f9249e45fe..1161dd69af 100644
--- a/libavcodec/ccaption_dec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/ccaption_dec.c
@@ -435,11 +435,24 @@ static void roll_up(CCaptionSubContext *ctx)
 
 static int capture_screen(CCaptionSubContext *ctx)
 {
-    int i;
+    int i, j, tab = 0;
     struct Screen *screen = ctx->screen + ctx->active_screen;
     enum cc_font prev_font = CCFONT_REGULAR;
     av_bprint_clear(&ctx->buffer);
 
+    for (i = 0; screen->row_used && i < SCREEN_ROWS; i++)
+    {
+        if (CHECK_FLAG(screen->row_used, i)) {
+            const char *row = screen->characters[i];
+            const char *charset = screen->charsets[i];
+            j = 0;
+            while (row[j] == ' ' && charset[j] == CCSET_BASIC_AMERICAN)
+                j++;
+            if (!tab || j < tab)
+                tab = j;
+        }
+    }
+
     for (i = 0; screen->row_used && i < SCREEN_ROWS; i++)
     {
         if (CHECK_FLAG(screen->row_used, i)) {
@@ -447,12 +460,17 @@ static int capture_screen(CCaptionSubContext *ctx)
             const char *font = screen->fonts[i];
             const char *charset = screen->charsets[i];
             const char *override;
-            int j = 0;
+            int x, y, seen_char = 0;
+            j = 0;
 
             /* skip leading space */
-            while (row[j] == ' ' && charset[j] == CCSET_BASIC_AMERICAN)
+            while (row[j] == ' ' && charset[j] == CCSET_BASIC_AMERICAN && j < tab)
                 j++;
 
+            x = ASS_DEFAULT_PLAYRESX * (0.1 + 0.0250 * j);
+            y = ASS_DEFAULT_PLAYRESY * (0.1 + 0.0533 * i);
+            av_bprintf(&ctx->buffer, "{\\an7}{\\pos(%d,%d)}", x, y);
+
             for (; j < SCREEN_COLUMNS; j++) {
                 const char *e_tag = "", *s_tag = "";
 
@@ -487,9 +505,14 @@ static int capture_screen(CCaptionSubContext *ctx)
                 override = charset_overrides[(int)charset[j]][(int)row[j]];
                 if (override) {
                     av_bprintf(&ctx->buffer, "%s%s%s", e_tag, s_tag, override);
+                    seen_char = 1;
+                } else if (row[j] == ' ' && !seen_char) {
+                    av_bprintf(&ctx->buffer, "%s%s\\h", e_tag, s_tag);
                 } else {
                     av_bprintf(&ctx->buffer, "%s%s%c", e_tag, s_tag, row[j]);
+                    seen_char = 1;
                 }
+
             }
             av_bprintf(&ctx->buffer, "\\N");
         }
diff --git a/tests/ref/fate/sub-cc b/tests/ref/fate/sub-cc
index 0d5bc77611..4cc02d1d17 100644
--- a/tests/ref/fate/sub-cc
+++ b/tests/ref/fate/sub-cc
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ Style: Default,Monospace,16,&Hffffff,&Hffffff,&H0,&H0,0,0,0,0,100,100,0,0,3,1,0,
 
 [Events]
 Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text
-Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.36,0:00:40.83,Default,,0,0,0,,({\i1} inaudible radio chatter{\i0} )
-Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.83,0:00:59.07,Default,,0,0,0,,({\i1} inaudible radio chatter{\i0} )\N>> Safety remains our number one
+Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.36,0:00:40.83,Default,,0,0,0,,{\an7}{\pos(38,44)}({\i1} inaudible radio chatter{\i0} )
+Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.83,0:00:59.07,Default,,0,0,0,,{\an7}{\pos(38,28)}({\i1} inaudible radio chatter{\i0} )\N{\an7}{\pos(38,44)}>> Safety remains our number one
diff --git a/tests/ref/fate/sub-cc-realtime b/tests/ref/fate/sub-cc-realtime
index c9e6b6c661..be800a4d29 100644
--- a/tests/ref/fate/sub-cc-realtime
+++ b/tests/ref/fate/sub-cc-realtime
@@ -10,33 +10,33 @@ Style: Default,Monospace,16,&Hffffff,&Hffffff,&H0,&H0,0,0,0,0,100,100,0,0,3,1,0,
 
 [Events]
 Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text
-Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.14,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,(
-Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.47,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,({\i1} in
-Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.92,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,({\i1} inau
-Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.36,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,({\i1} inaudi
-Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.81,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,({\i1} inaudibl
-Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.25,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,({\i1} inaudible 
-Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.70,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,({\i1} inaudible ra
-Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.14,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,({\i1} inaudible radi
-Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.59,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,({\i1} inaudible radio 
-Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.03,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,({\i1} inaudible radio ch
-Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.48,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,({\i1} inaudible radio chat
-Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.92,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,({\i1} inaudible radio chatte
-Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.36,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,({\i1} inaudible radio chatter
-Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.70,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,({\i1} inaudible radio chatter{\i0} )
-Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.61,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,({\i1} inaudible radio chatter{\i0} )\N>>
-Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.05,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,({\i1} inaudible radio chatter{\i0} )\N>> S
-Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.50,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,({\i1} inaudible radio chatter{\i0} )\N>> Saf
-Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.94,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,({\i1} inaudible radio chatter{\i0} )\N>> Safet
-Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.39,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,({\i1} inaudible radio chatter{\i0} )\N>> Safety 
-Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.83,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,({\i1} inaudible radio chatter{\i0} )\N>> Safety re
-Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.28,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,({\i1} inaudible radio chatter{\i0} )\N>> Safety rema
-Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.72,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,({\i1} inaudible radio chatter{\i0} )\N>> Safety remain
-Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.17,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,({\i1} inaudible radio chatter{\i0} )\N>> Safety remains 
-Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.61,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,({\i1} inaudible radio chatter{\i0} )\N>> Safety remains ou
-Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.06,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,({\i1} inaudible radio chatter{\i0} )\N>> Safety remains our 
-Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.50,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,({\i1} inaudible radio chatter{\i0} )\N>> Safety remains our nu
-Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.95,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,({\i1} inaudible radio chatter{\i0} )\N>> Safety remains our numb
-Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.39,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,({\i1} inaudible radio chatter{\i0} )\N>> Safety remains our number
-Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.84,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,({\i1} inaudible radio chatter{\i0} )\N>> Safety remains our number o
-Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.28,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,({\i1} inaudible radio chatter{\i0} )\N>> Safety remains our number one
+Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.14,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,{\an7}{\pos(38,44)}(
+Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.47,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,{\an7}{\pos(38,44)}({\i1} in
+Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.92,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,{\an7}{\pos(38,44)}({\i1} inau
+Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.36,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,{\an7}{\pos(38,44)}({\i1} inaudi
+Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.81,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,{\an7}{\pos(38,44)}({\i1} inaudibl
+Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.25,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,{\an7}{\pos(38,44)}({\i1} inaudible 
+Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.70,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,{\an7}{\pos(38,44)}({\i1} inaudible ra
+Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.14,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,{\an7}{\pos(38,44)}({\i1} inaudible radi
+Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.59,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,{\an7}{\pos(38,44)}({\i1} inaudible radio 
+Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.03,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,{\an7}{\pos(38,44)}({\i1} inaudible radio ch
+Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.48,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,{\an7}{\pos(38,44)}({\i1} inaudible radio chat
+Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.92,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,{\an7}{\pos(38,44)}({\i1} inaudible radio chatte
+Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.36,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,{\an7}{\pos(38,44)}({\i1} inaudible radio chatter
+Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.70,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,{\an7}{\pos(38,44)}({\i1} inaudible radio chatter{\i0} )
+Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.61,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,{\an7}{\pos(38,28)}({\i1} inaudible radio chatter{\i0} )\N{\an7}{\pos(38,44)}>>
+Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.05,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,{\an7}{\pos(38,28)}({\i1} inaudible radio chatter{\i0} )\N{\an7}{\pos(38,44)}>> S
+Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.50,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,{\an7}{\pos(38,28)}({\i1} inaudible radio chatter{\i0} )\N{\an7}{\pos(38,44)}>> Saf
+Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.94,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,{\an7}{\pos(38,28)}({\i1} inaudible radio chatter{\i0} )\N{\an7}{\pos(38,44)}>> Safet
+Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.39,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,{\an7}{\pos(38,28)}({\i1} inaudible radio chatter{\i0} )\N{\an7}{\pos(38,44)}>> Safety 
+Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.83,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,{\an7}{\pos(38,28)}({\i1} inaudible radio chatter{\i0} )\N{\an7}{\pos(38,44)}>> Safety re
+Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.28,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,{\an7}{\pos(38,28)}({\i1} inaudible radio chatter{\i0} )\N{\an7}{\pos(38,44)}>> Safety rema
+Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.72,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,{\an7}{\pos(38,28)}({\i1} inaudible radio chatter{\i0} )\N{\an7}{\pos(38,44)}>> Safety remain
+Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.17,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,{\an7}{\pos(38,28)}({\i1} inaudible radio chatter{\i0} )\N{\an7}{\pos(38,44)}>> Safety remains 
+Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.61,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,{\an7}{\pos(38,28)}({\i1} inaudible radio chatter{\i0} )\N{\an7}{\pos(38,44)}>> Safety remains ou
+Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.06,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,{\an7}{\pos(38,28)}({\i1} inaudible radio chatter{\i0} )\N{\an7}{\pos(38,44)}>> Safety remains our 
+Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.50,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,{\an7}{\pos(38,28)}({\i1} inaudible radio chatter{\i0} )\N{\an7}{\pos(38,44)}>> Safety remains our nu
+Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.95,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,{\an7}{\pos(38,28)}({\i1} inaudible radio chatter{\i0} )\N{\an7}{\pos(38,44)}>> Safety remains our numb
+Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.39,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,{\an7}{\pos(38,28)}({\i1} inaudible radio chatter{\i0} )\N{\an7}{\pos(38,44)}>> Safety remains our number
+Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.84,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,{\an7}{\pos(38,28)}({\i1} inaudible radio chatter{\i0} )\N{\an7}{\pos(38,44)}>> Safety remains our number o
+Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.28,9:59:59.99,Default,,0,0,0,,{\an7}{\pos(38,28)}({\i1} inaudible radio chatter{\i0} )\N{\an7}{\pos(38,44)}>> Safety remains our number one