diff --git a/cpdfcommand.ml b/cpdfcommand.ml
index 270c19e..5d21fb5 100644
--- a/cpdfcommand.ml
+++ b/cpdfcommand.ml
@@ -4034,22 +4034,19 @@ let go () =
           Cpdfannot.list_annotations range args.encoding pdf
   | Some Shift ->
       let pdf = get_single_pdf args.op false in
-        let range = parse_pagespec_allow_empty pdf (get_pagespec ()) in
-          let dxdylist = Cpdfcoord.parse_coordinates pdf args.coord in
-            write_pdf false (Cpdfpage.shift_pdf ~fast:args.fast dxdylist pdf range)
+      let range = parse_pagespec_allow_empty pdf (get_pagespec ()) in
+      let dxdylist = Cpdfcoord.parse_coordinates pdf args.coord in
+        write_pdf false (Cpdfpage.shift_pdf ~fast:args.fast dxdylist pdf range)
   | Some ShiftBoxes ->
       let pdf = get_single_pdf args.op false in
       let range = parse_pagespec_allow_empty pdf (get_pagespec ()) in
       let dxdylist = Cpdfcoord.parse_coordinates pdf args.coord in
-      let dx, dy = match dxdylist with (a, b)::_ -> a, b | _ -> 0.0, 0.0 in
-      let f (xmin, ymin, xmax, ymax) = (xmin +. dx, ymin +. dy, xmax +. dx, ymax +. dy) in
-      let fpage _ p = Cpdfpage.change_boxes f pdf p in
-        write_pdf false (Cpdfpage.process_pages (Pdfpage.ppstub fpage) pdf range)
+        write_pdf false (Cpdfpage.shift_boxes dxdylist pdf range)
   | Some Scale ->
       let pdf = get_single_pdf args.op false in
-        let range = parse_pagespec_allow_empty pdf (get_pagespec ()) in
-          let sxsylist = Cpdfcoord.parse_coordinates pdf args.coord in
-            write_pdf false (Cpdfpage.scale_pdf ~fast:args.fast sxsylist pdf range)
+      let range = parse_pagespec_allow_empty pdf (get_pagespec ()) in
+      let sxsylist = Cpdfcoord.parse_coordinates pdf args.coord in
+        write_pdf false (Cpdfpage.scale_pdf ~fast:args.fast sxsylist pdf range)
   | Some ScaleToFit ->
       let pdf = get_single_pdf args.op false in
         let range = parse_pagespec_allow_empty pdf (get_pagespec ()) in
diff --git a/cpdfpage.ml b/cpdfpage.ml
index e0c6662..7781460 100644
--- a/cpdfpage.ml
+++ b/cpdfpage.ml
@@ -310,6 +310,11 @@ let change_boxes f pdf page =
                  make_mediabox (f (Pdf.parse_rectangle pdf page.Pdfpage.mediabox));
                Pdfpage.rest = rest'}
 
+let shift_boxes dxdylist pdf range =
+  let dx, dy = match dxdylist with (a, b)::_ -> a, b | _ -> 0.0, 0.0 in
+  let f (xmin, ymin, xmax, ymax) = (xmin +. dx, ymin +. dy, xmax +. dx, ymax +. dy) in
+  let fpage _ p = change_boxes f pdf p in
+    process_pages (Pdfpage.ppstub fpage) pdf range
 
 (* Scale contents *)
 let scale_page_contents ?(fast=false) scale position pdf pnum page =
diff --git a/cpdfpage.mli b/cpdfpage.mli
index 220a369..3574afa 100644
--- a/cpdfpage.mli
+++ b/cpdfpage.mli
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ val hard_box : Pdf.t -> int list -> string -> bool -> bool -> Pdf.t
 for all pages in pdf. *)
 val shift_pdf : ?fast:bool -> (float * float) list -> Pdf.t -> int list -> Pdf.t
 
+val shift_boxes : (float * float) list -> Pdf.t -> int list -> Pdf.t
+
 (** Change a page's media box so its minimum x and y are 0, making other
 operations simpler to think about. Any shift that is done is reflected in
 other boxes (clip etc.) *)