diff --git a/src/news_item.c b/src/news_item.c
index ed5b19f3e3..71067660fb 100644
--- a/src/news_item.c
+++ b/src/news_item.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static int news_item_get_new_history_slot()
 
 /**
  * Get the (x,y,z) coordinates of the subject of a news item.
- * If the new item is no longer valid, return 0x8000 in the x-coordinate
+ * If the new item is no longer valid, return SPRITE_LOCATION_NULL in the x-coordinate
  *
  *  rct2: 0x0066BA74
  */
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ void news_item_get_subject_location(int type, int subject, int *x, int *y, int *
 	case NEWS_ITEM_RIDE:
 		ride = &(RCT2_ADDRESS(RCT2_ADDRESS_RIDE_LIST, rct_ride)[subject]);
 		if (ride->var_050 == 0xFFFF) {
-			*x = 0x8000;
+			*x = SPRITE_LOCATION_NULL;
 			break;
 		}
 		{
@@ -200,17 +200,17 @@ void news_item_get_subject_location(int type, int subject, int *x, int *y, int *
 		*x = sprite->unknown.x;
 		*y = sprite->unknown.y;
 		*z = sprite->unknown.z;
-		if (*x != 0x8000)
+		if (*x != SPRITE_LOCATION_NULL)
 			break;
 
 		if (sprite->peep.state != 3 && sprite->peep.state != 7) {
-			*x = 0x8000;
+			*x = SPRITE_LOCATION_NULL;
 			break;
 		}
 
 		ride = &(RCT2_ADDRESS(RCT2_ADDRESS_RIDE_LIST, rct_ride)[sprite->peep.current_ride]);
 		if (ride->var_1D0 & 1) {
-			*x = 0x8000;
+			*x = SPRITE_LOCATION_NULL;
 			break;
 		}
 
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ void news_item_get_subject_location(int type, int subject, int *x, int *y, int *
 		}
 		break;
 	default:
-		*x = 0x8000;
+		*x = SPRITE_LOCATION_NULL;
 		break;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/sprite.h b/src/sprite.h
index b81ea25dd0..eea99b11b3 100644
--- a/src/sprite.h
+++ b/src/sprite.h
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
 
 #include "rct2.h"
 
-#define SPRITE_INDEX_NULL 0xFFFF
+#define SPRITE_INDEX_NULL    0xFFFF
+#define SPRITE_LOCATION_NULL 0x8000
 
 #include "peep.h"
 
diff --git a/src/window_game_bottom_toolbar.c b/src/window_game_bottom_toolbar.c
index c161165956..d24152414d 100644
--- a/src/window_game_bottom_toolbar.c
+++ b/src/window_game_bottom_toolbar.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "news_item.h"
 #include "park.h"
 #include "peep.h"
+#include "sprite.h"
 #include "sprites.h"
 #include "strings.h"
 #include "widget.h"
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ static void window_game_bottom_toolbar_mouseup()
 
 			news_item_get_subject_location(newsItem->type, subject, &x, &y, &z);
 
-			if (x == 0x8000)
+			if (x == SPRITE_LOCATION_NULL)
 				break;
 
 			if ((mainWindow = window_get_main()) != NULL)
@@ -284,7 +285,7 @@ static void window_game_bottom_toolbar_invalidate()
 		int subject = newsItem->assoc;
 		news_item_get_subject_location(newsItem->type, subject, &x, &y, &z);
 
-		if (x == 0x8000)
+		if (x == SPRITE_LOCATION_NULL)
 			w->disabled_widgets |= (1 << WIDX_NEWS_LOCATE);
 
 		if (!(((char*)0x0097BE7C)[newsItem->type] & 2)) {
diff --git a/src/window_park.c b/src/window_park.c
index 84550d2026..5decd55290 100644
--- a/src/window_park.c
+++ b/src/window_park.c
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ static void window_park_entrance_toolupdate()
 		RCT2_CALLPROC_X(0x0068AAE1, x, y, 0, 0, w, 0, 0);
 		RCT2_GLOBAL(0x009DE58A, uint16) &= 0xFFFE;
 		screen_pos_to_map_pos(&x, &y);
-		if (x != 0x8000) {
+		if (x != SPRITE_LOCATION_NULL) {
 			RCT2_GLOBAL(0x009DE58A, uint16) |= 1;
 			RCT2_GLOBAL(0x009DE594, uint16) = 4;
 			RCT2_GLOBAL(0x009DE58C, uint16) = x;
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ static void window_park_init_viewport(rct_window *w)
 		return;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
-		if (RCT2_ADDRESS(RCT2_ADDRESS_PARK_ENTRANCE_X, uint16)[i] != 0x8000) {
+		if (RCT2_ADDRESS(RCT2_ADDRESS_PARK_ENTRANCE_X, uint16)[i] != SPRITE_LOCATION_NULL) {
 			x = RCT2_ADDRESS(RCT2_ADDRESS_PARK_ENTRANCE_X, uint16)[i] + 16;
 			y = RCT2_ADDRESS(RCT2_ADDRESS_PARK_ENTRANCE_Y, uint16)[i] + 16;
 			z = RCT2_ADDRESS(RCT2_ADDRESS_PARK_ENTRANCE_Z, uint16)[i] + 32;