diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Media/GlyphRun.cs b/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Media/GlyphRun.cs
index 155339b985..66a8c1dd0c 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Media/GlyphRun.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Media/GlyphRun.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Media
         private double _fontRenderingEmSize;
         private Size? _size;
         private int _biDiLevel;
-        private Point _baselineOrigin;
+        private Point? _baselineOrigin;
 
         private ReadOnlySlice<ushort> _glyphIndices;
         private ReadOnlySlice<double> _glyphAdvances;
@@ -97,7 +97,9 @@ namespace Avalonia.Media
         {
             get
             {
-                return _baselineOrigin;
+                _baselineOrigin ??= CalculateBaselineOrigin();
+
+                return _baselineOrigin.Value;
             }
             set => Set(ref _baselineOrigin, value);
         }
@@ -538,6 +540,15 @@ namespace Avalonia.Media
             return GlyphAdvances[index];
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Calculates the default baseline origin of the <see cref="GlyphRun"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>The baseline origin.</returns>
+        private Point CalculateBaselineOrigin()
+        {
+            return new Point(0, -GlyphTypeface.Ascent * Scale);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Calculates the size of the <see cref="GlyphRun"/>.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Media/TextFormatting/TextLineImpl.cs b/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Media/TextFormatting/TextLineImpl.cs
index d13b4836ea..fc98e9f6f8 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Media/TextFormatting/TextLineImpl.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Media/TextFormatting/TextLineImpl.cs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Media.TextFormatting
 
             foreach (var textRun in _textRuns)
             {
-                var offsetY = LineMetrics.TextBaseline;
+                var offsetY = LineMetrics.TextBaseline - textRun.GlyphRun.BaselineOrigin.Y;
 
                 using (drawingContext.PushPostTransform(Matrix.CreateTranslation(currentX, offsetY)))
                 {
diff --git a/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/DrawingContextImpl.cs b/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/DrawingContextImpl.cs
index 9a486b60aa..cbc896813f 100644
--- a/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/DrawingContextImpl.cs
+++ b/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/DrawingContextImpl.cs
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ namespace Avalonia.Skia
         /// </summary>
         public struct CreateInfo
         {
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Canvas to draw to.
+            /// </summary>
+            public SKCanvas Canvas;
+
             /// <summary>
             /// Surface to draw to.
             /// </summary>
@@ -89,7 +94,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Skia
             if (_grContext != null)
                 Monitor.Enter(_grContext);
             Surface = createInfo.Surface;
-            Canvas = createInfo.Surface.Canvas;
+            Canvas = createInfo.Canvas ?? createInfo.Surface?.Canvas;
 
             if (Canvas == null)
             {
diff --git a/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/Helpers/DrawingContextHelper.cs b/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/Helpers/DrawingContextHelper.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..72438609d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/Helpers/DrawingContextHelper.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+using Avalonia.Platform;
+using Avalonia.Rendering;
+using SkiaSharp;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Skia.Helpers
+{
+    public class DrawingContextHelper
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Wrap Skia canvas in drawing context so we can use Avalonia api to render to external skia canvas
+        /// this is useful in scenarios where canvas is not controlled by application, but received from another non avalonia api
+        /// like: SKCanvas canvas = SKDocument.BeginPage(...);
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="canvas"></param>
+        /// <param name="dpi"></param>
+        /// <param name="visualBrushRenderer"></param>
+        /// <returns>DrawingContext</returns>
+        public static IDrawingContextImpl WrapSkiaCanvas(SKCanvas canvas, Vector dpi, IVisualBrushRenderer visualBrushRenderer = null)
+        {
+            var createInfo = new DrawingContextImpl.CreateInfo
+            {
+                Canvas = canvas,
+                Dpi = dpi,
+                VisualBrushRenderer = visualBrushRenderer,
+                DisableTextLcdRendering = true,
+            };
+
+            return new DrawingContextImpl(createInfo);
+        }
+    }
+}