diff --git a/dlls/comctl32/listview.c b/dlls/comctl32/listview.c
index 2c27aa90f12..e2bd9a7da3f 100644
--- a/dlls/comctl32/listview.c
+++ b/dlls/comctl32/listview.c
@@ -6953,7 +6953,7 @@ static BOOL LISTVIEW_GetItemRect(const LISTVIEW_INFO *infoPtr, INT nItem, LPRECT
  */
 static BOOL LISTVIEW_GetSubItemRect(const LISTVIEW_INFO *infoPtr, INT nItem, LPRECT lprc)
 {
-    POINT Position;
+    POINT Position, Origin;
     LVITEMW lvItem;
     INT nColumn;
     
@@ -6986,7 +6986,8 @@ static BOOL LISTVIEW_GetSubItemRect(const LISTVIEW_INFO *infoPtr, INT nItem, LPR
         }
     }
 
-    LISTVIEW_GetOrigin(infoPtr, &Position);
+    if (!LISTVIEW_GetItemPosition(infoPtr, nItem, &Position)) return FALSE;
+    LISTVIEW_GetOrigin(infoPtr, &Origin);
 
     if (nColumn < 0 || nColumn >= DPA_GetPtrCount(infoPtr->hdpaColumns)) return FALSE;
 
@@ -6994,7 +6995,6 @@ static BOOL LISTVIEW_GetSubItemRect(const LISTVIEW_INFO *infoPtr, INT nItem, LPR
     lvItem.iItem = nItem;
     lvItem.iSubItem = nColumn;
     
-    if (lvItem.mask && !LISTVIEW_GetItemW(infoPtr, &lvItem)) return FALSE;
     switch(lprc->left)
     {
     case LVIR_ICON:
@@ -7011,7 +7011,9 @@ static BOOL LISTVIEW_GetSubItemRect(const LISTVIEW_INFO *infoPtr, INT nItem, LPR
 	return FALSE;
     }
 
-    OffsetRect(lprc, Position.x, Position.y);
+    OffsetRect(lprc, Origin.x, Position.y);
+    TRACE("return rect %s\n", wine_dbgstr_rect(lprc));
+
     return TRUE;
 }
 
diff --git a/dlls/comctl32/tests/listview.c b/dlls/comctl32/tests/listview.c
index b116962175d..6ef82bb359a 100644
--- a/dlls/comctl32/tests/listview.c
+++ b/dlls/comctl32/tests/listview.c
@@ -2089,7 +2089,7 @@ static void test_subitem_rect(void)
     HWND hwnd;
     DWORD r;
     LVCOLUMN col;
-    RECT rect;
+    RECT rect, rect2;
     INT arr[3];
 
     /* test LVM_GETSUBITEMRECT for header */
@@ -2099,15 +2099,12 @@ static void test_subitem_rect(void)
     memset(&col, 0, sizeof(LVCOLUMN));
     col.mask = LVCF_WIDTH;
     col.cx = 100;
-    r = -1;
     r = SendMessage(hwnd, LVM_INSERTCOLUMN, 0, (LPARAM)&col);
     expect(0, r);
     col.cx = 150;
-    r = -1;
     r = SendMessage(hwnd, LVM_INSERTCOLUMN, 1, (LPARAM)&col);
     expect(1, r);
     col.cx = 200;
-    r = -1;
     r = SendMessage(hwnd, LVM_INSERTCOLUMN, 2, (LPARAM)&col);
     expect(2, r);
     /* item = -1 means header, subitem index is 1 based */
@@ -2189,21 +2186,45 @@ todo_wine
     col.mask = LVCF_WIDTH;
 
     col.cx = 100;
-    r = -1;
     r = SendMessage(hwnd, LVM_INSERTCOLUMN, 0, (LPARAM)&col);
     expect(0, r);
 
     col.cx = 200;
-    r = -1;
     r = SendMessage(hwnd, LVM_INSERTCOLUMN, 1, (LPARAM)&col);
     expect(1, r);
 
     col.cx = 300;
-    r = -1;
     r = SendMessage(hwnd, LVM_INSERTCOLUMN, 2, (LPARAM)&col);
     expect(2, r);
 
     insert_item(hwnd, 0);
+    insert_item(hwnd, 1);
+
+    /* wrong item is refused for main item */
+    rect.left = LVIR_BOUNDS;
+    rect.top  = 0;
+    rect.right = rect.bottom = -1;
+    r = SendMessage(hwnd, LVM_GETSUBITEMRECT, 2, (LPARAM)&rect);
+    ok(r == FALSE, "got %d\n", r);
+
+    /* for subitems rectangle is calculated even if there's no item added */
+    rect.left = LVIR_BOUNDS;
+    rect.top  = 1;
+    rect.right = rect.bottom = -1;
+    r = SendMessage(hwnd, LVM_GETSUBITEMRECT, 1, (LPARAM)&rect);
+    ok(r == TRUE, "got %d\n", r);
+
+    rect2.left = LVIR_BOUNDS;
+    rect2.top  = 1;
+    rect2.right = rect2.bottom = -1;
+    r = SendMessage(hwnd, LVM_GETSUBITEMRECT, 2, (LPARAM)&rect2);
+todo_wine {
+    ok(r == TRUE, "got %d\n", r);
+    expect(rect.right, rect2.right);
+    expect(rect.left, rect2.left);
+    expect(rect.bottom, rect2.top);
+    ok(rect2.bottom > rect2.top, "expected not zero height\n");
+}
 
     arr[0] = 1; arr[1] = 0; arr[2] = 2;
     r = SendMessage(hwnd, LVM_SETCOLUMNORDERARRAY, 3, (LPARAM)arr);
@@ -2213,7 +2234,7 @@ todo_wine
     rect.top  = 0;
     rect.right = rect.bottom = -1;
     r = SendMessage(hwnd, LVM_GETSUBITEMRECT, 0, (LPARAM)&rect);
-    ok(r != 0, "Expected not-null LRESULT\n");
+    ok(r == TRUE, "got %d\n", r);
     expect(0, rect.left);
     expect(600, rect.right);
 
@@ -2221,15 +2242,27 @@ todo_wine
     rect.top  = 1;
     rect.right = rect.bottom = -1;
     r = SendMessage(hwnd, LVM_GETSUBITEMRECT, 0, (LPARAM)&rect);
-    ok(r != 0, "Expected not-null LRESULT\n");
+    ok(r == TRUE, "got %d\n", r);
     expect(0, rect.left);
     expect(200, rect.right);
 
+    rect2.left = LVIR_BOUNDS;
+    rect2.top  = 1;
+    rect2.right = rect2.bottom = -1;
+    r = SendMessage(hwnd, LVM_GETSUBITEMRECT, 1, (LPARAM)&rect2);
+    ok(r == TRUE, "got %d\n", r);
+    expect(0, rect2.left);
+    expect(200, rect2.right);
+    /* items are of the same height */
+    ok(rect2.top > 0, "expected positive item height\n");
+    expect(rect.bottom, rect2.top);
+    expect(rect.bottom * 2 - rect.top, rect2.bottom);
+
     rect.left = LVIR_BOUNDS;
     rect.top  = 2;
     rect.right = rect.bottom = -1;
     r = SendMessage(hwnd, LVM_GETSUBITEMRECT, 0, (LPARAM)&rect);
-    ok(r != 0, "Expected not-null LRESULT\n");
+    ok(r == TRUE, "got %d\n", r);
     expect(300, rect.left);
     expect(600, rect.right);