diff --git a/Dalamud/Game/Chat/SeStringHandling/Payloads/MapLinkPayload.cs b/Dalamud/Game/Chat/SeStringHandling/Payloads/MapLinkPayload.cs
index 7b78b0423..30d11e5fe 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Game/Chat/SeStringHandling/Payloads/MapLinkPayload.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Game/Chat/SeStringHandling/Payloads/MapLinkPayload.cs
@@ -51,10 +51,13 @@ namespace Dalamud.Game.Chat.SeStringHandling.Payloads
             get
             {
                 // this truncates the values to one decimal without rounding, which is what the game does
-                var x = Math.Truncate(XCoord * 10.0f) / 10.0f;
-                var y = Math.Truncate(YCoord * 10.0f) / 10.0f;
+                // the fudge also just attempts to correct the truncated/displayed value for rounding/fp issues
+                // TODO: should this fudge factor be the same as in the ctor? currently not since that is customizable
+                const float fudge = 0.02f;
+                var x = Math.Truncate((XCoord+fudge) * 10.0f) / 10.0f;
+                var y = Math.Truncate((YCoord+fudge) * 10.0f) / 10.0f;
 
-                return $"( {x.ToString("0.0")}, {y.ToString("0.0")} )";
+                return $"( {x.ToString("0.0")}  , {y.ToString("0.0")} )";
             }
         }
 
@@ -88,12 +91,15 @@ namespace Dalamud.Game.Chat.SeStringHandling.Payloads
 
         internal MapLinkPayload() { }
 
-        public MapLinkPayload(uint territoryTypeId, uint mapId, float niceXCoord, float niceYCoord)
+        public MapLinkPayload(uint territoryTypeId, uint mapId, float niceXCoord, float niceYCoord, float fudgeFactor = 0.05f)
         {
             this.territoryTypeId = territoryTypeId;
             this.mapId = mapId;
-            this.rawX = this.ConvertMapCoordinateToRawPosition(niceXCoord, Map.SizeFactor);
-            this.rawY = this.ConvertMapCoordinateToRawPosition(niceYCoord, Map.SizeFactor);
+            // this fudge is necessary basically to ensure we don't shift down a full tenth
+            // because essentially values are truncated instead of rounded, so 3.09999f will become
+            // 3.0f and not 3.1f
+            this.rawX = this.ConvertMapCoordinateToRawPosition(niceXCoord + fudgeFactor, Map.SizeFactor);
+            this.rawY = this.ConvertMapCoordinateToRawPosition(niceYCoord + fudgeFactor, Map.SizeFactor);
         }
 
         public MapLinkPayload(uint territoryTypeId, uint mapId, int rawX, int rawY)
@@ -177,7 +183,7 @@ namespace Dalamud.Game.Chat.SeStringHandling.Payloads
             var scaledPos = ((((pos - 1.0f) * c / 41.0f) * 2048.0f) - 1024.0f) / c;
             scaledPos *= 1000.0f;
 
-            return (int)Math.Round(scaledPos);
+            return (int)scaledPos;
         }
         #endregion
 
diff --git a/Dalamud/Game/Chat/SeStringHandling/SeStringUtils.cs b/Dalamud/Game/Chat/SeStringHandling/SeStringUtils.cs
index cf30a296b..90b0e93b4 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Game/Chat/SeStringHandling/SeStringUtils.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Game/Chat/SeStringHandling/SeStringUtils.cs
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
-using Dalamud.Data.TransientSheet;
 using Dalamud.Game.Chat.SeStringHandling.Payloads;
+using Lumina.Excel.GeneratedSheets;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 
+using DalamudItem = Dalamud.Data.TransientSheet.Item;
+
 namespace Dalamud.Game.Chat.SeStringHandling
 {
     public class SeStringUtils
     {
         public static SeString CreateItemLink(uint itemId, bool isHQ, string displayNameOverride = null)
         {
-            string displayName = displayNameOverride ?? SeString.Dalamud.Data.GetExcelSheet<Item>().GetRow((int)itemId).Name;
+            string displayName = displayNameOverride ?? SeString.Dalamud.Data.GetExcelSheet<DalamudItem>().GetRow((int)itemId).Name;
             if (isHQ)
             {
                 displayName += " \uE03C";
@@ -33,5 +35,46 @@ namespace Dalamud.Game.Chat.SeStringHandling
 
             return new SeString(payloads);
         }
+
+        public static SeString CreateMapLink(uint territoryId, uint mapId, float xCoord, float yCoord, float fudgeFactor = 0.05f)
+        {
+            var mapPayload = new MapLinkPayload(territoryId, mapId, xCoord, yCoord, fudgeFactor);
+            var nameString = $"{mapPayload.PlaceName} {mapPayload.CoordinateString}";
+
+            var payloads = new List<Payload>(new Payload[]
+            {
+                mapPayload,
+                new UIForegroundPayload(0x01F4),
+                new UIGlowPayload(0x01F5),
+                new TextPayload("\uE0BB"),
+                new UIGlowPayload(0),
+                new UIForegroundPayload(0),
+                new TextPayload(nameString),
+                new RawPayload(new byte[] { 0x02, 0x27, 0x07, 0xCF, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0xFF, 0x01, 0x03 })
+            });
+
+            return new SeString(payloads);
+        }
+
+        public static SeString CreateMapLink(string placeName, float xCoord, float yCoord, float fudgeFactor = 0.05f)
+        {
+            var mapSheet = SeString.Dalamud.Data.GetExcelSheet<Map>();
+
+            var matches = SeString.Dalamud.Data.GetExcelSheet<PlaceName>().GetRows()
+                .Where(row => row.Name.ToLowerInvariant() == placeName.ToLowerInvariant())
+                .ToArray();
+
+            foreach (var place in matches)
+            {
+                var map = mapSheet.GetRows().FirstOrDefault(row => row.PlaceName == place.RowId);
+                if (map != null)
+                {
+                    return CreateMapLink(map.TerritoryType, (uint)map.RowId, xCoord, yCoord);
+                }
+            }
+
+            // TODO: empty? throw?
+            return null;
+        }
     }
 }