diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_tracking.h b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_tracking.h
index 9bdc96e187d..ebf29fde8ee 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_tracking.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_tracking.h
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ void BKE_tracking_max_undistortion_delta_across_bound(struct MovieTracking *trac
 /* **** Image sampling **** */
 struct ImBuf *BKE_tracking_sample_pattern(int frame_width, int frame_height,
                                           struct ImBuf *struct_ibuf, struct MovieTrackingTrack *track,
-                                          struct MovieTrackingMarker *marker, int use_mask,
+                                          struct MovieTrackingMarker *marker, int from_anchor, int use_mask,
                                           int num_samples_x, int num_samples_y, float pos[2]);
 struct ImBuf *BKE_tracking_get_pattern_imbuf(struct ImBuf *ibuf, struct MovieTrackingTrack *track,
                                              struct MovieTrackingMarker *marker, int anchored, int disable_channels);
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/tracking.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/tracking.c
index f63a1f2cec0..7e2970108cd 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/tracking.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/tracking.c
@@ -1699,7 +1699,7 @@ static void disable_imbuf_channels(ImBuf *ibuf, MovieTrackingTrack *track, int g
 
 ImBuf *BKE_tracking_sample_pattern(int frame_width, int frame_height, ImBuf *search_ibuf,
                                    MovieTrackingTrack *track, MovieTrackingMarker *marker,
-                                   int use_mask, int num_samples_x, int num_samples_y,
+                                   int from_anchor, int use_mask, int num_samples_x, int num_samples_y,
                                    float pos[2])
 {
 #ifdef WITH_LIBMV
@@ -1719,6 +1719,28 @@ ImBuf *BKE_tracking_sample_pattern(int frame_width, int frame_height, ImBuf *sea
 
 	get_marker_coords_for_tracking(frame_width, frame_height, marker, src_pixel_x, src_pixel_y);
 
+	/* from_anchor means search buffer was obtained for an anchored position,
+	 * which means applying track offset rounded to pixel space (we could not
+	 * store search buffer with sub-pixel precision)
+	 *
+	 * in this case we need to alter coordinates a bit, to compensate rounded
+	 * fractional part of offset
+	 */
+	if (from_anchor) {
+		int a;
+
+		for (a = 0; a < 5; a++) {
+			src_pixel_x[a] += ((track->offset[0] * frame_width) - ((int) (track->offset[0] * frame_width)));
+			src_pixel_y[a] += ((track->offset[1] * frame_height) - ((int) (track->offset[1] * frame_height)));
+
+			/* when offset is negative, rounding happens in opposite direction */
+			if (track->offset[0] < 0.0f)
+				src_pixel_x[a] += 1.0f;
+			if (track->offset[1] < 0.0f)
+				src_pixel_y[a] += 1.0f;
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (use_mask) {
 		mask = BKE_tracking_track_get_mask(frame_width, frame_height, track, marker);
 	}
@@ -1779,7 +1801,7 @@ ImBuf *BKE_tracking_get_pattern_imbuf(ImBuf *ibuf, MovieTrackingTrack *track, Mo
 
 	if (search_ibuf) {
 		pattern_ibuf = BKE_tracking_sample_pattern(ibuf->x, ibuf->y, search_ibuf, track, marker,
-		                                           FALSE, num_samples_x, num_samples_y, NULL);
+		                                           anchored, FALSE, num_samples_x, num_samples_y, NULL);
 
 		IMB_freeImBuf(search_ibuf);
 	}
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_draw.c b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_draw.c
index e19e89af5da..c0aa195ec78 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_draw.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_draw.c
@@ -1602,7 +1602,7 @@ void ui_draw_but_TRACKPREVIEW(ARegion *ar, uiBut *but, uiWidgetColors *UNUSED(wc
 
 		tmpibuf = BKE_tracking_sample_pattern(scopes->frame_width, scopes->frame_height,
 		                                            scopes->track_search, scopes->track,
-		                                            &scopes->undist_marker, scopes->use_track_mask,
+		                                            &scopes->undist_marker, TRUE, scopes->use_track_mask,
 		                                            width, height, scopes->track_pos);
 
 		if (tmpibuf) {