diff --git a/beeref/items.py b/beeref/items.py
index 7ad44b4..0a71246 100644
--- a/beeref/items.py
+++ b/beeref/items.py
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ class BeePixmapItem(SelectableMixin, QtWidgets.QGraphicsPixmapItem):
     def set_pos_center(self, pos):
         """Sets the position using the item's center as the origin point."""
 
-        center = self.mapToScene(QtCore.QPointF(self.width/2, self.height/2))
-        self.setPos(pos - center)
+        self.setPos(pos - self.center_scene_coords)
 
     @property
     def width(self):
diff --git a/tests/test_items.py b/tests/test_items.py
index 6fa5150..5aa7897 100644
--- a/tests/test_items.py
+++ b/tests/test_items.py
@@ -33,6 +33,17 @@ class BeePixmapItemTestCase(BeeTestCase):
                 assert item.pos().x() == -100
                 assert item.pos().y() == -50
 
+    def test_set_pos_center_when_scaled(self):
+        item = BeePixmapItem(QtGui.QImage())
+        item.setScale(2)
+        with patch('beeref.items.BeePixmapItem.width',
+                   new_callable=PropertyMock, return_value=200):
+            with patch('beeref.items.BeePixmapItem.height',
+                       new_callable=PropertyMock, return_value=100):
+                item.set_pos_center(QtCore.QPointF(0, 0))
+                assert item.pos().x() == -200
+                assert item.pos().y() == -100
+
     def test_pixmap_to_bytes(self):
         item = BeePixmapItem(QtGui.QImage(self.imgfilename3x3))
         assert item.pixmap_to_bytes().startswith(b'\x89PNG')