diff --git a/src/output/ascii.c b/src/output/ascii.c
index d0d40b6f..3962fe9d 100644
--- a/src/output/ascii.c
+++ b/src/output/ascii.c
@@ -199,7 +199,13 @@ static int receive(const struct sr_output *o, const struct sr_datafeed_packet *p
 					g_string_append_len(*out, ctx->lines[j]->str, ctx->lines[j]->len);
 					g_string_append_c(*out, '\n');
 					if (j == ctx->num_enabled_channels - 1 && ctx->trigger > -1) {
-						offset = ctx->trigger + ctx->trigger / 8;
+						/*
+						 * Each group of 8 bits occupies 8 bit positions
+						 * and no separator. With this dense presentation
+						 * the "calculation" of the trigger position is
+						 * rather straight forward.
+						 */
+						offset = ctx->trigger;
 						g_string_append_printf(*out, "T:%*s^ %d\n", offset, "", ctx->trigger);
 						ctx->trigger = -1;
 					}
diff --git a/src/output/bits.c b/src/output/bits.c
index 768a985e..379f019b 100644
--- a/src/output/bits.c
+++ b/src/output/bits.c
@@ -168,7 +168,14 @@ static int receive(const struct sr_output *o, const struct sr_datafeed_packet *p
 					g_string_append_len(*out, ctx->lines[j]->str, ctx->lines[j]->len);
 					g_string_append_c(*out, '\n');
 					if (j == ctx->num_enabled_channels - 1 && ctx->trigger > -1) {
-						offset = ctx->trigger + ctx->trigger / 8;
+						/*
+						 * Each group of 8 bits occupies 8 bit positions
+						 * plus 1 separator. Calculate the position of the
+						 * byte which contains the trigger, then adjust for
+						 * the trigger's bit position within that byte.
+						 */
+						offset = ctx->trigger / 8 * (8 + 1);
+						offset += ctx->trigger % 8;
 						g_string_append_printf(*out, "T:%*s^ %d\n", offset, "", ctx->trigger);
 						ctx->trigger = -1;
 					}
diff --git a/src/output/hex.c b/src/output/hex.c
index 8fcfcea4..89111446 100644
--- a/src/output/hex.c
+++ b/src/output/hex.c
@@ -181,7 +181,14 @@ static int receive(const struct sr_output *o, const struct sr_datafeed_packet *p
 					g_string_append_len(*out, ctx->lines[j]->str, ctx->lines[j]->len);
 					g_string_append_c(*out, '\n');
 					if (j == ctx->num_enabled_channels - 1 && ctx->trigger > -1) {
-						offset = ctx->trigger + ctx->trigger / 8;
+						/*
+						 * Each group of 8 bits occupies 2 hex digits plus
+						 * 1 separator. Calculate the position of the byte
+						 * which contains the trigger, then adjust for the
+						 * trigger's bit position within that byte.
+						 */
+						offset = ctx->trigger / 8 * (2 + 1);
+						offset += (ctx->trigger % 8) / 4;
 						g_string_append_printf(*out, "T:%*s^ %d\n", offset, "", ctx->trigger);
 						ctx->trigger = -1;
 					}