diff --git a/src/viewport.cpp b/src/viewport.cpp
index 8814c74ebf..adabd705ad 100644
--- a/src/viewport.cpp
+++ b/src/viewport.cpp
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ struct ChildScreenSpriteToDraw {
 	const SubSprite *sub;           ///< only draw a rectangular part of the sprite
 	int32 x;
 	int32 y;
-	bool relative;
+	ChildScreenSpritePositionMode position_mode;
 	int next;                       ///< next child to draw (-1 at the end)
 };
 
@@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ static void AddChildSpriteToFoundation(SpriteID image, PaletteID pal, const SubS
 	int *old_child = _vd.last_child;
 	_vd.last_child = _vd.last_foundation_child[foundation_part];
 
-	AddChildSpriteScreen(image, pal, offs.x + extra_offs_x, offs.y + extra_offs_y, false, sub, false, false);
+	AddChildSpriteScreen(image, pal, offs.x + extra_offs_x, offs.y + extra_offs_y, false, sub, false, ChildScreenSpritePositionMode::NON_RELATIVE);
 
 	/* Switch back to last ChildSprite list */
 	_vd.last_child = old_child;
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ static void AddCombinedSprite(SpriteID image, PaletteID pal, int x, int y, int z
 			bottom <= _vdd->dpi.top)
 		return;
 
-	AddChildSpriteScreen(image, pal, pt.x, pt.y, false, sub, false, false);
+	AddChildSpriteScreen(image, pal, pt.x, pt.y, false, sub, false, ChildScreenSpritePositionMode::ABSOLUTE);
 	if (left < _vd.combine_left) _vd.combine_left = left;
 	if (right > _vd.combine_right) _vd.combine_right = right;
 	if (top < _vd.combine_top) _vd.combine_top = top;
@@ -1265,9 +1265,9 @@ static bool IsInsideSelectedRectangle(int x, int y)
  * @param transparent if true, switch the palette between the provided palette and the transparent palette,
  * @param sub Only draw a part of the sprite.
  * @param scale if true, scale offsets to base zoom level.
- * @param relative if true, draw sprite relative to parent sprite offsets.
+ * @param position_mode position mode.
  */
-void AddChildSpriteScreen(SpriteID image, PaletteID pal, int x, int y, bool transparent, const SubSprite *sub, bool scale, bool relative)
+void AddChildSpriteScreen(SpriteID image, PaletteID pal, int x, int y, bool transparent, const SubSprite *sub, bool scale, ChildScreenSpritePositionMode position_mode)
 {
 	dbg_assert((image & SPRITE_MASK) < MAX_SPRITES);
 
@@ -1288,7 +1288,7 @@ void AddChildSpriteScreen(SpriteID image, PaletteID pal, int x, int y, bool tran
 	cs.sub = sub;
 	cs.x = scale ? x * ZOOM_LVL_BASE : x;
 	cs.y = scale ? y * ZOOM_LVL_BASE : y;
-	cs.relative = relative;
+	cs.position_mode = position_mode;
 	cs.next = -1;
 
 	/* Append the sprite to the active ChildSprite list.
@@ -2049,11 +2049,22 @@ static void ViewportDrawParentSprites(const ViewportDrawerDynamic *vdd, const Dr
 		while (child_idx >= 0) {
 			const ChildScreenSpriteToDraw *cs = csstdv->data() + child_idx;
 			child_idx = cs->next;
-			if (cs->relative) {
-				DrawSpriteViewport(vdd->sprite_data, dpi, cs->image, cs->pal, ps->left + cs->x, ps->top + cs->y, cs->sub);
-			} else {
-				DrawSpriteViewport(vdd->sprite_data, dpi, cs->image, cs->pal, ps->x + cs->x, ps->y + cs->y, cs->sub);
+			int x = cs->x;
+			int y = cs->y;
+			switch (cs->position_mode) {
+				case ChildScreenSpritePositionMode::RELATIVE:
+					x += ps->left;
+					y += ps->top;
+					break;
+				case ChildScreenSpritePositionMode::NON_RELATIVE:
+					x += ps->x;
+					y += ps->y;
+					break;
+				case ChildScreenSpritePositionMode::ABSOLUTE:
+					/* No adjustment */
+					break;
 			}
+			DrawSpriteViewport(vdd->sprite_data, dpi, cs->image, cs->pal, x, y, cs->sub);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/viewport_func.h b/src/viewport_func.h
index 7959e60dbf..1f386b793d 100644
--- a/src/viewport_func.h
+++ b/src/viewport_func.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ void OffsetGroundSprite(int x, int y);
 void DrawGroundSprite(SpriteID image, PaletteID pal, const SubSprite *sub = nullptr, int extra_offs_x = 0, int extra_offs_y = 0);
 void DrawGroundSpriteAt(SpriteID image, PaletteID pal, int32 x, int32 y, int z, const SubSprite *sub = nullptr, int extra_offs_x = 0, int extra_offs_y = 0);
 void AddSortableSpriteToDraw(SpriteID image, PaletteID pal, int x, int y, int w, int h, int dz, int z, bool transparent = false, int bb_offset_x = 0, int bb_offset_y = 0, int bb_offset_z = 0, const SubSprite *sub = nullptr);
-void AddChildSpriteScreen(SpriteID image, PaletteID pal, int x, int y, bool transparent = false, const SubSprite *sub = nullptr, bool scale = true, bool relative = true);
+void AddChildSpriteScreen(SpriteID image, PaletteID pal, int x, int y, bool transparent = false, const SubSprite *sub = nullptr, bool scale = true, ChildScreenSpritePositionMode position_mode = ChildScreenSpritePositionMode::RELATIVE);
 void ViewportAddString(ViewportDrawerDynamic *vdd, const DrawPixelInfo *dpi, ZoomLevel small_from, const ViewportSign *sign, StringID string_normal, StringID string_small, StringID string_small_shadow, uint64 params_1, uint64 params_2 = 0, Colours colour = INVALID_COLOUR);
 
 
diff --git a/src/viewport_type.h b/src/viewport_type.h
index d84aba09d3..3ec5981bdf 100644
--- a/src/viewport_type.h
+++ b/src/viewport_type.h
@@ -221,4 +221,10 @@ enum ViewportMarkDirtyFlags : byte {
 };
 DECLARE_ENUM_AS_BIT_SET(ViewportMarkDirtyFlags)
 
+enum class ChildScreenSpritePositionMode : uint8 {
+	RELATIVE,
+	NON_RELATIVE,
+	ABSOLUTE,
+};
+
 #endif /* VIEWPORT_TYPE_H */