diff --git a/include/mapnik/text/glyph_info.hpp b/include/mapnik/text/glyph_info.hpp
index 89f4fb407..274da1758 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/text/glyph_info.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/text/glyph_info.hpp
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ struct glyph_info
     double ymax;
     double line_height;
 
+    double offset_x;
+    double offset_y;
+
     char_properties_ptr format;
 
     double height() const { return ymax-ymin; }
diff --git a/src/text/layout.cpp b/src/text/layout.cpp
index 6d7fb72ad..2833aa885 100644
--- a/src/text/layout.cpp
+++ b/src/text/layout.cpp
@@ -79,10 +79,13 @@ void text_layout::shape_text()
             tmp.char_index = glyphs[i].cluster;
             tmp.glyph_index = glyphs[i].codepoint;
             tmp.width = positions[i].x_advance / 64.0;
+            tmp.offset_x = positions[i].x_offset / 64.0;
+            tmp.offset_y = positions[i].y_offset / 64.0;
             tmp.face = face;
             tmp.format = itr->format;
             face->glyph_dimensions(tmp);
             glyphs_.push_back(tmp);
+            std::cout << "glyph:" << glyphs[i].mask << " xa:" << positions[i].x_advance << " ya:" << positions[i].y_advance << " xo:" << positions[i].x_offset <<  " yo:" << positions[i].y_offset << "\n";
         }
     }
     std::cout << "text_length: unicode chars: " << itemizer.get_text().length() << " glyphs: " << glyphs_.size()  << "\n";
@@ -104,6 +107,7 @@ void text_layout::clear()
     glyphs_.clear();
 }
 
+#if 0
 format_run::format_run(char_properties_ptr properties, double text_height)
     : properties_(properties), glyphs_(), width_(0), text_height_(text_height), line_height_(0)
 {
@@ -127,5 +131,6 @@ void text_line::add_run(format_run_ptr run)
     max_text_height = std::max(max_text_height, run->text_height());
     runs_.push_back(run);
 }
+#endif
 
 } //ns mapnik
diff --git a/src/text/renderer.cpp b/src/text/renderer.cpp
index 5c2d4ea96..df4369a25 100644
--- a/src/text/renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/text/renderer.cpp
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@ void text_renderer<T>::prepare_glyphs(glyph_positions_ptr pos)
     }
     while (pos->next())
     {
-        pixel_position p = pos->get_position();
-        pen.x = int(p.x * 64);
-        pen.y = int(p.y * 64);
-
         glyph_info const& glyph = pos->get_glyph();
         glyph.face->set_character_sizes(glyph.format->text_size); //TODO: Optimize this?
 
+        pixel_position p = pos->get_position();
+        pen.x = int((p.x +glyph.offset_x) * 64);
+        pen.y = int((p.y + glyph.offset_y) * 64);
+
         if (!constant_angle)
         {
             double angle = pos->get_angle();