diff --git a/src/osgText/TextBase.cpp b/src/osgText/TextBase.cpp
index 3d9534903..50cf22a94 100644
--- a/src/osgText/TextBase.cpp
+++ b/src/osgText/TextBase.cpp
@@ -468,11 +468,11 @@ void TextBase::computePositionsImplementation()
         case RIGHT_CENTER:  _offset.set(_textBB.xMax(),(_textBB.yMax()+_textBB.yMin())*0.5f,_textBB.zMin()); break;
         case RIGHT_BOTTOM:  _offset.set(_textBB.xMax(),_textBB.yMin(),_textBB.zMin()); break;
 
-        case LEFT_BASE_LINE:  _offset.set(0.0f,0.0f,0.0f); break;
+        case LEFT_BASE_LINE:  _offset.set(_textBB.xMin(),0.0f,0.0f); break;
         case CENTER_BASE_LINE:  _offset.set((_textBB.xMax()+_textBB.xMin())*0.5f,0.0f,0.0f); break;
         case RIGHT_BASE_LINE:  _offset.set(_textBB.xMax(),0.0f,0.0f); break;
 
-        case LEFT_BOTTOM_BASE_LINE:  _offset.set(0.0f,-_characterHeight*(1.0 + _lineSpacing)*(_lineCount-1),0.0f); break;
+        case LEFT_BOTTOM_BASE_LINE:  _offset.set(_textBB.xMin(),-_characterHeight*(1.0 + _lineSpacing)*(_lineCount-1),0.0f); break;
         case CENTER_BOTTOM_BASE_LINE:  _offset.set((_textBB.xMax()+_textBB.xMin())*0.5f,-_characterHeight*(1.0 + _lineSpacing)*(_lineCount-1),0.0f); break;
         case RIGHT_BOTTOM_BASE_LINE:  _offset.set(_textBB.xMax(),-_characterHeight*(1.0 + _lineSpacing)*(_lineCount-1),0.0f); break;
     }