diff --git a/draw.c b/draw.c
index 82400bbcd..3a33904cd 100644
--- a/draw.c
+++ b/draw.c
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ draw_text(draw_context_t *ctx, font_t *font, PangoEllipsizeMode ellip, PangoWrap
                            pango_units_from_double(area.width
                                                    - (pdata->margin.left
                                                       + pdata->margin.right)));
-    pango_layout_set_height(ctx->layout, pango_units_from_double(area.height));
+    pango_layout_set_height(ctx->layout, pango_units_from_double(area.height) - pdata->margin.top);
     pango_layout_set_ellipsize(ctx->layout, ellip);
     pango_layout_set_wrap(ctx->layout, wrap);
     pango_layout_set_attributes(ctx->layout, pdata->attr_list);