diff --git a/src/misc/lv_area.h b/src/misc/lv_area.h
index e56fb4bc77..90b6138304 100644
--- a/src/misc/lv_area.h
+++ b/src/misc/lv_area.h
@@ -247,10 +247,10 @@ void _lv_area_align(const lv_area_t * base, const lv_area_t * to_align, lv_align
 #define LV_COORD_SET_SPEC(x)   ((x) | _LV_COORD_TYPE_SPEC)
 
 /*Special coordinates*/
-#define LV_PCT(x)      LV_COORD_SET_SPEC(x)
-#define LV_COORD_IS_PCT(x)   ((LV_COORD_IS_SPEC(x) && _LV_COORD_PLAIN(x) <= 1000) ? true : false)
-#define LV_COORD_GET_PCT(x)  _LV_COORD_PLAIN(x)
-#define LV_SIZE_CONTENT         LV_COORD_SET_SPEC(1001)
+#define LV_PCT(x)               (x < 0 ? LV_COORD_SET_SPEC(1000 - (x)) : LV_COORD_SET_SPEC(x))
+#define LV_COORD_IS_PCT(x)      ((LV_COORD_IS_SPEC(x) && _LV_COORD_PLAIN(x) <= 2000) ? true : false)
+#define LV_COORD_GET_PCT(x)     (_LV_COORD_PLAIN(x) > 1000 ? 1000 - _LV_COORD_PLAIN(x) : _LV_COORD_PLAIN(x))
+#define LV_SIZE_CONTENT         LV_COORD_SET_SPEC(2001)
 
 LV_EXPORT_CONST_INT(LV_SIZE_CONTENT);