diff --git a/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/TextShaperImpl.cs b/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/TextShaperImpl.cs
index 6744727c24..963edd604f 100644
--- a/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/TextShaperImpl.cs
+++ b/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/TextShaperImpl.cs
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Skia
 
             var offsetX = position.XOffset * textScale;
 
-            var offsetY = position.YOffset * textScale;
+            var offsetY = -position.YOffset * textScale;
 
             return new Vector(offsetX, offsetY);
         }
diff --git a/src/Windows/Avalonia.Direct2D1/Media/TextShaperImpl.cs b/src/Windows/Avalonia.Direct2D1/Media/TextShaperImpl.cs
index 630696e760..2d0edb8f37 100644
--- a/src/Windows/Avalonia.Direct2D1/Media/TextShaperImpl.cs
+++ b/src/Windows/Avalonia.Direct2D1/Media/TextShaperImpl.cs
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Direct2D1.Media
 
             var offsetX = position.XOffset * textScale;
 
-            var offsetY = position.YOffset * textScale;
+            var offsetY = -position.YOffset * textScale;
 
             return new Vector(offsetX, offsetY);
         }