diff --git a/src/gui_dwrite.cpp b/src/gui_dwrite.cpp
index 17fa6e798a..4a24a0306f 100644
--- a/src/gui_dwrite.cpp
+++ b/src/gui_dwrite.cpp
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ DWriteContext::DrawText(const WCHAR *text, int len,
 
 	TextRenderer renderer(this);
 	TextRendererContext context = { color, FLOAT(cellWidth), 0.0f };
-	textLayout->Draw(&context, &renderer, FLOAT(x), FLOAT(y) - 0.5f);
+	textLayout->Draw(&context, &renderer, FLOAT(x), FLOAT(y));
     }
 
     SafeRelease(&textLayout);
diff --git a/src/gui_w32.c b/src/gui_w32.c
index ead617a79f..e8336b56f6 100644
--- a/src/gui_w32.c
+++ b/src/gui_w32.c
@@ -6337,7 +6337,8 @@ gui_mch_draw_string(
 	{
 	    /* Add one to "cells" for italics. */
 	    DWriteContext_DrawText(s_dwc, unicodebuf, wlen,
-		    TEXT_X(col), TEXT_Y(row), FILL_X(cells + 1), FILL_Y(1),
+		    TEXT_X(col), TEXT_Y(row),
+		    FILL_X(cells + 1), FILL_Y(1) - p_linespace,
 		    gui.char_width, gui.currFgColor,
 		    foptions, pcliprect, unicodepdy);
 	}
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index cebd9207c1..5cca930642 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -779,6 +779,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    1029,
 /**/
     1028,
 /**/