diff --git a/src/TerminalDisplay.cpp b/src/TerminalDisplay.cpp
index d607c8867f2f688552c9fb74a44656a95848421d..c813e117363823531149fb7b692517bbe513ac79 100644
--- a/src/TerminalDisplay.cpp
+++ b/src/TerminalDisplay.cpp
@@ -856,9 +856,9 @@ void TerminalDisplay::drawCharacters(QPainter& painter,
         painter.setLayoutDirection(Qt::LeftToRight);
 
         if (_bidiEnabled) {
-            painter.drawText(rect.x(), rect.y() + _fontAscent, text);
+            painter.drawText(rect.x(), rect.y() + _fontAscent + _lineSpacing, text);
         } else {
-            painter.drawText(rect.x(), rect.y() + _fontAscent, LTR_OVERRIDE_CHAR + text);
+            painter.drawText(rect.x(), rect.y() + _fontAscent + _lineSpacing, LTR_OVERRIDE_CHAR + text);
         }
     }
 }