diff --git a/6502.lua b/6502.lua
index 0fe3a47..cf96fa2 100644
--- a/6502.lua
+++ b/6502.lua
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ local op_resolve = function(v)
     if type(v) == 'string' then v = symbols[v] end
     if type(v) ~= 'number' then error("unresolved symbol: " .. tostring(v)) end
     return v
-end
+end M.op_resolve = op_resolve
 
 local size_ref = function(v)
     if type(v) == 'string' then v=symbols[v] end
diff --git a/samples/vcs2.l65 b/samples/vcs2.l65
index a2b059d..9f1fad8 100644
--- a/samples/vcs2.l65
+++ b/samples/vcs2.l65
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 require'vcs'
 #pragma encapsulate far farcall
+#pragma encapsulate xsr xcall
+#pragma add_opcode rtx imp
 
+mappers.jmpfar=true
 mappers.F4()
 local bank_core,bank_fx = rom0,rom1
 
@@ -8,11 +11,19 @@ location(bank_core)
 @@main
     init()
 @_frame
-    overscan() vblank() screen_begin() far kernel screen_end() jmp _frame
+    overscan() vblank() screen_begin()
+        far kernel
+        sta WSYNC lda#0xaa sta COLUBK for i=1,10 do sta WSYNC end
+        xsr kernel2
+        --lda#kernel2&0xff sta 0x8a lda#kernel2>>8 sta 0x8b jsr jmpfar
+    screen_end()
+    jmp _frame
 
 location(bank_fx)
 @@kernel
-    ldx#0xd0 @_loop sta WSYNC stx COLUBK dex bne _loop rts
+    ldx#0x50 @_loop sta WSYNC stx COLUBK dex bne _loop rts
+@@kernel2
+    ldx#0x50 @_loop sta WSYNC stx COLUBK dex bne _loop rtx --jmp rtsfar
 
 ;
 writebin(filename..'.bin')
diff --git a/vcs.l65 b/vcs.l65
index fb8dd8f..fa0a7c3 100644
--- a/vcs.l65
+++ b/vcs.l65
@@ -182,6 +182,10 @@ screen_begin = function() lda#TV.TIM_KERNEL sta T1024T end
 screen_end = wait
 screen = function(f) screen_begin() if f then f() end screen_end() end
 
+setptr = function(f) lda#op_resolve(f)&0xff sta mappers.tmp lda#op_resolve(f)>>8 sta mappers.tmp+1 end
+xcall = function(f) setptr(f) jsr jmpfar end
+rtximp = function() jmp rtsfar end
+
 -- for mappers that swap banks in place
 -- call an asm function into another bank and generate the stubs if needed
 local far_stubs = {} _ENV.far_stubs=far_stubs
@@ -205,7 +209,7 @@ farcall = function(dst)
     jsr far_stubs[dst][loc_src]
 end
 
-mappers = {}
+mappers = { tmp=0x8a }
 
 mappers['2K'] = function()
     rom0 = location(0xf800, 0xffff)
@@ -221,12 +225,25 @@ end
 local bank_stubs = function(count, hotspot, entry)
     function switchrom(i) assert(i>=0 and i<count) if mappers.noillegal then bit 0x1000+hotspot+i else nop 0x1000+hotspot+i end end
     local base = 0x10000 - (count << 12)
+    local jmpfar0,rtsfar0
     for bi=0,count-1 do
-        local o = base+(bi<<12)
-        _ENV['rom' .. bi] = location{o, o+0xfff, rorg=0xf000, rom=bi}
+        local o,ro = base+(bi<<12), mappers.jmpfar and 0x1000+(bi<<13) or 0xf000 -- stella doesn't honor breakpoints in banks with jmpfar method
+        _ENV['rom' .. bi] = location{o, o+0xfff, rorg=ro, rom=bi}
         local start=section{"entry"..bi, org=o+(entry or hotspot-6)} switchrom(0) if bi==0 then jmp main end
         section{"switchtab"..bi, org=o+hotspot} for i=1,count do byte(0) end
         section{"vectors"..bi, org=o+0xffc} dc.w start if mappers.irq then dc.w start end
+        if mappers.jmpfar then
+            local jmpfar = section("jmpfar"..(bi>0 and bi or ''))
+                lda mappers.tmp+1 lsr lsr lsr lsr lsr tax
+                if mappers.noillegal then and 0x1000+hotspot,x else nop 0x1000+hotspot,x end
+                jmp (mappers.tmp)
+            local rtsfar = section("rtsfar"..(bi>0 and bi or ''))
+                tsx lda 2,x lsr lsr lsr lsr lsr tax
+                if mappers.noillegal then and 0x1000+hotspot,x else nop 0x1000+hotspot,x end
+                rts
+            if bi==0 then jmpfar0=jmpfar rtsfar0=rtsfar
+            else relate(jmpfar0, jmpfar) relate(rtsfar0, rtsfar) end
+        end
     end
 end
 mappers.FA = function() bank_stubs(3, 0xff8) end