diff --git a/src/cairo-scaled-font.c b/src/cairo-scaled-font.c
index 82a4447f5..520ca1c44 100755
--- a/src/cairo-scaled-font.c
+++ b/src/cairo-scaled-font.c
@@ -2231,6 +2231,11 @@ _cairo_scaled_font_single_glyph_device_extents (cairo_scaled_font_t	 *scaled_fon
 	box.p2.y = v + scaled_glyph->bbox.p2.y;
 
 	_cairo_box_round_to_rectangle (&box, extents);
+
+        /* Modify the extents to account for the rounding */
+        extents->y -= 1;
+        extents->width += 1;
+        extents->height += 1;
     }
     _cairo_scaled_font_thaw_cache (scaled_font);
     return status;
@@ -2317,6 +2322,11 @@ _cairo_scaled_font_glyph_device_extents (cairo_scaled_font_t	 *scaled_font,
 
     if (box.p1.x < box.p2.x) {
 	_cairo_box_round_to_rectangle (&box, extents);
+
+        /* Modify the extents to account for the rounding */
+        extents->y -= 1;
+        extents->width += 1;
+        extents->height += 1;
     } else {
 	extents->x = extents->y = 0;
 	extents->width = extents->height = 0;