diff --git a/doc/releases/migration-guide-4.1.rst b/doc/releases/migration-guide-4.1.rst
index 6fae5b1d4fe7..98b8476890ad 100644
--- a/doc/releases/migration-guide-4.1.rst
+++ b/doc/releases/migration-guide-4.1.rst
@@ -608,6 +608,13 @@ Networking
 Other Subsystems
 ****************
 
+CFB
+===
+
+* Change using signed values to represent the coordinates.
+  As a result, :c:func:`cfb_print`, :c:func:`cfb_invert_area`,
+  and :c:struct:`cfb_position` definitions are changed.
+
 Flash map
 =========
 
diff --git a/include/zephyr/display/cfb.h b/include/zephyr/display/cfb.h
index 9cdf81e259af..d8f13f945c35 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/display/cfb.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/display/cfb.h
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ struct cfb_font {
 };
 
 struct cfb_position {
-	uint16_t x;
-	uint16_t y;
+	int16_t x;
+	int16_t y;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ struct cfb_position {
  *
  * @return 0 on success, negative value otherwise
  */
-int cfb_print(const struct device *dev, const char *const str, uint16_t x, uint16_t y);
+int cfb_print(const struct device *dev, const char *const str, int16_t x, int16_t y);
 
 /**
  * @brief Print a string into the framebuffer.
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ int cfb_framebuffer_invert(const struct device *dev);
  *
  * @return 0 on success, negative value otherwise
  */
-int cfb_invert_area(const struct device *dev, uint16_t x, uint16_t y,
+int cfb_invert_area(const struct device *dev, int16_t x, int16_t y,
 		    uint16_t width, uint16_t height);
 
 /**
diff --git a/subsys/fb/cfb.c b/subsys/fb/cfb.c
index c87a33c1b07b..42564b4ed644 100644
--- a/subsys/fb/cfb.c
+++ b/subsys/fb/cfb.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ static uint8_t draw_char_vtmono(const struct char_framebuffer *fb,
 
 			const int16_t fb_y = y + g_y;
 			const size_t fb_index = (fb_y / 8U) * fb->x_res + fb_x;
-			const size_t offset = y % 8;
+			const size_t offset = (y >= 0) ? y % 8 : (8 + (y % 8));
 			const uint8_t bottom_lines = ((offset + fptr->height) % 8);
 			uint8_t bg_mask;
 			uint8_t byte;
@@ -331,41 +331,45 @@ int cfb_draw_text(const struct device *dev, const char *const str, int16_t x, in
 	return draw_text(dev, str, x, y, false);
 }
 
-int cfb_print(const struct device *dev, const char *const str, uint16_t x, uint16_t y)
+int cfb_print(const struct device *dev, const char *const str, int16_t x, int16_t y)
 {
 	return draw_text(dev, str, x, y, true);
 }
 
-int cfb_invert_area(const struct device *dev, uint16_t x, uint16_t y,
+int cfb_invert_area(const struct device *dev, int16_t x, int16_t y,
 		    uint16_t width, uint16_t height)
 {
 	const struct char_framebuffer *fb = &char_fb;
 	const bool need_reverse = ((fb->screen_info & SCREEN_INFO_MONO_MSB_FIRST) != 0);
 
-	if (x >= fb->x_res || y >= fb->y_res) {
-		LOG_ERR("Coordinates outside of framebuffer");
+	if ((x + width) < 0 || x >= fb->x_res) {
+		return 0;
+	}
 
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if ((y + height) < 0 || y >= fb->y_res) {
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	if ((fb->screen_info & SCREEN_INFO_MONO_VTILED)) {
-		if (x > fb->x_res) {
-			x = fb->x_res;
+		if (x < 0) {
+			width += x;
+			x = 0;
 		}
 
-		if (y > fb->y_res) {
-			y = fb->y_res;
+		if (y < 0) {
+			height += y;
+			y = 0;
 		}
 
-		if (x + width > fb->x_res) {
+		if (width > (fb->x_res - x)) {
 			width = fb->x_res - x;
 		}
 
-		if (y + height > fb->y_res) {
+		if (height > (fb->y_res - y)) {
 			height = fb->y_res - y;
 		}
 
-		for (size_t i = x; i < x + width; i++) {
+		for (size_t i = x; i < (x + width); i++) {
 			for (size_t j = y; j < (y + height); j++) {
 				/*
 				 * Process inversion in the y direction
diff --git a/tests/subsys/display/cfb/basic/src/invert_area.c b/tests/subsys/display/cfb/basic/src/invert_area.c
index 98b86559ff16..4db1674773d6 100644
--- a/tests/subsys/display/cfb/basic/src/invert_area.c
+++ b/tests/subsys/display/cfb/basic/src/invert_area.c
@@ -66,26 +66,29 @@ ZTEST(invert_area, test_invert_area_overlapped_2times)
 
 ZTEST(invert_area, test_invert_area_overlap_top_left)
 {
-	int err;
+	zassert_ok(cfb_invert_area(dev, -10, -10, 20, 20));
+	zassert_ok(cfb_framebuffer_finalize(dev));
 
-	err = cfb_invert_area(dev, -10, -10, 20, 20);
-	zassert_not_ok(err, "out of rect");
+	zassert_true(verify_color_inside_rect(0, 0, 10, 10, 0xFFFFFF));
+	zassert_true(verify_color_outside_rect(0, 0, 10, 10, 0x0));
 }
 
 ZTEST(invert_area, test_invert_area_overlap_top_right)
 {
-	int err;
+	zassert_ok(cfb_invert_area(dev, display_width - 10, -10, 20, 20));
+	zassert_ok(cfb_framebuffer_finalize(dev));
 
-	err = cfb_invert_area(dev, 230, -10, 20, 20);
-	zassert_not_ok(err, "out of rect");
+	zassert_true(verify_color_inside_rect(display_width - 10, 0, 10, 10, 0xFFFFFF));
+	zassert_true(verify_color_outside_rect(display_width - 10, 0, 10, 10, 0x0));
 }
 
 ZTEST(invert_area, test_invert_area_overlap_bottom_left)
 {
-	int err;
+	zassert_ok(cfb_invert_area(dev, -10, display_height - 10, 20, 20));
+	zassert_ok(cfb_framebuffer_finalize(dev));
 
-	err = cfb_invert_area(dev, -10, display_height - 10, 20, 20);
-	zassert_not_ok(err, "out of rect");
+	zassert_true(verify_color_inside_rect(0, display_height - 10, 10, 10, 0xFFFFFF));
+	zassert_true(verify_color_outside_rect(0, display_height - 10, 10, 10, 0x0));
 }
 
 ZTEST(invert_area, test_invert_area_overlap_bottom_right)
@@ -101,12 +104,18 @@ ZTEST(invert_area, test_invert_area_overlap_bottom_right)
 
 ZTEST(invert_area, test_invert_area_outside_top_left)
 {
-	zassert_not_ok(cfb_invert_area(dev, -10, -10, 10, 10), "out of rect");
+	zassert_ok(cfb_invert_area(dev, -10, -10, 10, 10));
+	zassert_ok(cfb_framebuffer_finalize(dev));
+
+	zassert_true(verify_color_inside_rect(0, 0, display_width, display_height, 0x0));
 }
 
 ZTEST(invert_area, test_invert_area_outside_bottom_right)
 {
-	zassert_not_ok(cfb_invert_area(dev, display_width, display_height, 20, 20), "out of rect");
+	zassert_ok(cfb_invert_area(dev, display_width, display_height, 20, 20));
+	zassert_ok(cfb_framebuffer_finalize(dev));
+
+	zassert_true(verify_color_inside_rect(0, 0, display_width, display_height, 0x0));
 }
 
 ZTEST_SUITE(invert_area, NULL, NULL, cfb_test_before, cfb_test_after, NULL);