diff --git a/src/core/text/Text.js b/src/core/text/Text.js
index c714b25..ab57fc8 100644
--- a/src/core/text/Text.js
+++ b/src/core/text/Text.js
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@
     // calculate text height
     var lineHeight = this.style.lineHeight || fontProperties.fontSize + style.strokeThickness;
 
-    var height = lineHeight * lines.length;
+    var height = Math.max(lineHeight, fontProperties.fontSize  + style.strokeThickness) + (lines.length - 1) * lineHeight;
     if (style.dropShadow)
     {
         height += style.dropShadowDistance;