diff --git a/dexlib2/src/main/java/org/jf/dexlib2/dexbacked/DexBackedDexFile.java b/dexlib2/src/main/java/org/jf/dexlib2/dexbacked/DexBackedDexFile.java
index 88285b81..440c52a4 100644
--- a/dexlib2/src/main/java/org/jf/dexlib2/dexbacked/DexBackedDexFile.java
+++ b/dexlib2/src/main/java/org/jf/dexlib2/dexbacked/DexBackedDexFile.java
@@ -259,9 +259,11 @@ public abstract class DexBackedDexFile extends BaseDexBuffer implements DexFile
             AnnotatedBytes annotatedBytes = new AnnotatedBytes(width);
             HeaderItem.getAnnotator().annotateSection(annotatedBytes, this, 1);
 
+            annotatedBytes.skipTo(getStringIdItemOffset(0));
             annotatedBytes.annotate(0, " ");
             StringIdItem.getAnnotator().annotateSection(annotatedBytes, this, stringCount);
 
+            annotatedBytes.skipTo(getTypeIdItemOffset(0));
             annotatedBytes.annotate(0, " ");
             TypeIdItem.getAnnotator().annotateSection(annotatedBytes, this, typeCount);
 
diff --git a/dexlib2/src/main/java/org/jf/dexlib2/util/AnnotatedBytes.java b/dexlib2/src/main/java/org/jf/dexlib2/util/AnnotatedBytes.java
index e942c3ff..53066f81 100644
--- a/dexlib2/src/main/java/org/jf/dexlib2/util/AnnotatedBytes.java
+++ b/dexlib2/src/main/java/org/jf/dexlib2/util/AnnotatedBytes.java
@@ -61,6 +61,22 @@ public class AnnotatedBytes {
         this.outputWidth = width;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Skips a portion of the binary output. This is equivalent to calling
+     * annotate(offset-cursor, "");
+     *
+     * @param offset The offset to skip to
+     */
+    public void skipTo(int offset) {
+        if (offset < cursor) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("skipTo can only skip forward");
+        }
+        int delta = offset - cursor;
+        if (delta != 0) {
+            annotate(delta, "");
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Add an annotation of the given length at the current location.
      *