diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/Media/Brush.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/Media/Brush.cs
index b9a560ad8f..accabce145 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/Media/Brush.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/Media/Brush.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Media
     /// Describes how an area is painted.
     /// </summary>
     [TypeConverter(typeof(BrushConverter))]
-    public abstract class Brush : Animatable
+    public abstract class Brush : Animatable, IBrush
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// Defines the <see cref="Opacity"/> property.
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/Media/GlyphRun.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/Media/GlyphRun.cs
index 65575617d0..0ec7152359 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/Media/GlyphRun.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/Media/GlyphRun.cs
@@ -13,14 +13,22 @@ namespace Avalonia.Media
     /// </summary>
     public sealed class GlyphRun : IDisposable
     {
+        private readonly static IPlatformRenderInterface s_renderInterface;
+
         private IRef<IGlyphRunImpl>? _platformImpl;
         private double _fontRenderingEmSize;
         private int _biDiLevel;
         private GlyphRunMetrics? _glyphRunMetrics;
         private ReadOnlyMemory<char> _characters;
         private IReadOnlyList<GlyphInfo> _glyphInfos;
+        private Point? _baselineOrigin;
         private bool _hasOneCharPerCluster; // if true, character index and cluster are similar
 
+        static GlyphRun()
+        {
+            s_renderInterface = AvaloniaLocator.Current.GetRequiredService<IPlatformRenderInterface>();
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="GlyphRun"/> class by specifying properties of the class.
         /// </summary>
@@ -28,15 +36,17 @@ namespace Avalonia.Media
         /// <param name="fontRenderingEmSize">The rendering em size.</param>
         /// <param name="characters">The characters.</param>
         /// <param name="glyphIndices">The glyph indices.</param>
+        /// <param name="baselineOrigin">The baseline origin of the run.</param>
         /// <param name="biDiLevel">The bidi level.</param>
         public GlyphRun(
             IGlyphTypeface glyphTypeface,
             double fontRenderingEmSize,
             ReadOnlyMemory<char> characters,
             IReadOnlyList<ushort> glyphIndices,
+            Point? baselineOrigin = null,
             int biDiLevel = 0)
             : this(glyphTypeface, fontRenderingEmSize, characters,
-                CreateGlyphInfos(glyphIndices, fontRenderingEmSize, glyphTypeface), biDiLevel)
+                CreateGlyphInfos(glyphIndices, fontRenderingEmSize, glyphTypeface), baselineOrigin, biDiLevel)
         {
             _hasOneCharPerCluster = true;
         }
@@ -48,12 +58,14 @@ namespace Avalonia.Media
         /// <param name="fontRenderingEmSize">The rendering em size.</param>
         /// <param name="characters">The characters.</param>
         /// <param name="glyphInfos">The list of glyphs used.</param>
+        /// <param name="baselineOrigin">The baseline origin of the run.</param>
         /// <param name="biDiLevel">The bidi level.</param>
         public GlyphRun(
             IGlyphTypeface glyphTypeface,
             double fontRenderingEmSize,
             ReadOnlyMemory<char> characters,
             IReadOnlyList<GlyphInfo> glyphInfos,
+            Point? baselineOrigin = null,
             int biDiLevel = 0)
         {
             GlyphTypeface = glyphTypeface;
@@ -64,6 +76,8 @@ namespace Avalonia.Media
 
             _glyphInfos = glyphInfos;
 
+            _baselineOrigin = baselineOrigin;
+
             _biDiLevel = biDiLevel;
         }
 
@@ -72,6 +86,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Media
             _glyphInfos = Array.Empty<GlyphInfo>();
             GlyphTypeface = Typeface.Default.GlyphTypeface;
             _platformImpl = platformImpl;
+            _baselineOrigin = platformImpl.Item.BaselineOrigin;
         }
 
         private static IReadOnlyList<GlyphInfo> CreateGlyphInfos(IReadOnlyList<ushort> glyphIndices,
@@ -147,9 +162,13 @@ namespace Avalonia.Media
             => _glyphRunMetrics ??= CreateGlyphRunMetrics();
 
         /// <summary>
-        ///     Gets the baseline origin of the<see cref="GlyphRun"/>.
+        ///     Gets or sets the baseline origin of the<see cref="GlyphRun"/>.
         /// </summary>
-        public Point BaselineOrigin => PlatformImpl.Item.BaselineOrigin;
+        public Point BaselineOrigin
+        {
+            get => _baselineOrigin ?? default;
+            set => Set(ref _baselineOrigin, value);
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         ///     Gets or sets the list of UTF16 code points that represent the Unicode content of the <see cref="GlyphRun"/>.
@@ -204,9 +223,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Media
         /// <returns>The geometry returned contains the combined geometry of all glyphs in the glyph run.</returns>
         public Geometry BuildGeometry()
         {
-            var platformRenderInterface = AvaloniaLocator.Current.GetRequiredService<IPlatformRenderInterface>();
-
-            var geometryImpl = platformRenderInterface.BuildGlyphRunGeometry(this);
+            var geometryImpl = s_renderInterface.BuildGlyphRunGeometry(this);
 
             return new PlatformGeometry(geometryImpl);
         }
@@ -802,9 +819,11 @@ namespace Avalonia.Media
 
         private IRef<IGlyphRunImpl> CreateGlyphRunImpl()
         {
-            var platformRenderInterface = AvaloniaLocator.Current.GetRequiredService<IPlatformRenderInterface>();
-
-            var platformImpl = platformRenderInterface.CreateGlyphRun(GlyphTypeface, FontRenderingEmSize, GlyphInfos);
+            var platformImpl = s_renderInterface.CreateGlyphRun(
+                GlyphTypeface, 
+                FontRenderingEmSize, 
+                GlyphInfos, 
+                _baselineOrigin ?? new Point(0, -GlyphTypeface.Metrics.Ascent * Scale));
 
             _platformImpl = RefCountable.Create(platformImpl);
 
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/Media/TextFormatting/ShapedTextRun.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/Media/TextFormatting/ShapedTextRun.cs
index ac196bf7e0..7f23ac98b4 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/Media/TextFormatting/ShapedTextRun.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/Media/TextFormatting/ShapedTextRun.cs
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Media.TextFormatting
                 ShapedBuffer.FontRenderingEmSize,
                 Text,
                 ShapedBuffer,
-                BidiLevel);
+                biDiLevel: BidiLevel);
         }
 
         public void Dispose()
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/Platform/IPlatformRenderInterface.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/Platform/IPlatformRenderInterface.cs
index e2160f21d2..41e792d58e 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/Platform/IPlatformRenderInterface.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/Platform/IPlatformRenderInterface.cs
@@ -168,8 +168,9 @@ namespace Avalonia.Platform
         /// <param name="glyphTypeface">The glyph typeface.</param>
         /// <param name="fontRenderingEmSize">The font rendering em size.</param>
         /// <param name="glyphInfos">The list of glyphs.</param>
+        /// <param name="baselineOrigin">The baseline origin of the run. Can be null.</param>
         /// <returns>An <see cref="IGlyphRunImpl"/>.</returns>
-        IGlyphRunImpl CreateGlyphRun(IGlyphTypeface glyphTypeface, double fontRenderingEmSize, IReadOnlyList<GlyphInfo> glyphInfos);
+        IGlyphRunImpl CreateGlyphRun(IGlyphTypeface glyphTypeface, double fontRenderingEmSize, IReadOnlyList<GlyphInfo> glyphInfos, Point baselineOrigin);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a backend-specific object using a low-level API graphics context
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Headless/HeadlessPlatformRenderInterface.cs b/src/Avalonia.Headless/HeadlessPlatformRenderInterface.cs
index 572ff1c876..514d3b3e07 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Headless/HeadlessPlatformRenderInterface.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Headless/HeadlessPlatformRenderInterface.cs
@@ -120,7 +120,11 @@ namespace Avalonia.Headless
             return new HeadlessGeometryStub(new Rect(glyphRun.Size));
         }
 
-        public IGlyphRunImpl CreateGlyphRun(IGlyphTypeface glyphTypeface, double fontRenderingEmSize, IReadOnlyList<GlyphInfo> glyphInfos)
+        public IGlyphRunImpl CreateGlyphRun(
+            IGlyphTypeface glyphTypeface, 
+            double fontRenderingEmSize,
+            IReadOnlyList<GlyphInfo> glyphInfos, 
+            Point baselineOrigin)
         {
             return new HeadlessGlyphRunStub();
         }
diff --git a/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/PlatformRenderInterface.cs b/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/PlatformRenderInterface.cs
index 6630f0707e..b4297a7c33 100644
--- a/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/PlatformRenderInterface.cs
+++ b/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/PlatformRenderInterface.cs
@@ -201,7 +201,11 @@ namespace Avalonia.Skia
             return new WriteableBitmapImpl(size, dpi, format, alphaFormat);
         }
 
-        public IGlyphRunImpl CreateGlyphRun(IGlyphTypeface glyphTypeface, double fontRenderingEmSize, IReadOnlyList<GlyphInfo> glyphInfos)
+        public IGlyphRunImpl CreateGlyphRun(
+            IGlyphTypeface glyphTypeface,
+            double fontRenderingEmSize, 
+            IReadOnlyList<GlyphInfo> glyphInfos,
+            Point baselineOrigin)
         {
             if (glyphTypeface == null)
             {
@@ -252,7 +256,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Skia
 
             var scale = fontRenderingEmSize / glyphTypeface.Metrics.DesignEmHeight;
             var height = glyphTypeface.Metrics.LineSpacing * scale;
-            var baselineOrigin = new Point(0, -glyphTypeface.Metrics.Ascent * scale);
 
             return new GlyphRunImpl(builder.Build(), new Size(width, height), baselineOrigin);
         }
diff --git a/src/Windows/Avalonia.Direct2D1/Direct2D1Platform.cs b/src/Windows/Avalonia.Direct2D1/Direct2D1Platform.cs
index 461950b728..fbf8097ece 100644
--- a/src/Windows/Avalonia.Direct2D1/Direct2D1Platform.cs
+++ b/src/Windows/Avalonia.Direct2D1/Direct2D1Platform.cs
@@ -158,7 +158,8 @@ namespace Avalonia.Direct2D1
         public IGeometryImpl CreateGeometryGroup(FillRule fillRule, IReadOnlyList<Geometry> children) => new GeometryGroupImpl(fillRule, children);
         public IGeometryImpl CreateCombinedGeometry(GeometryCombineMode combineMode, Geometry g1, Geometry g2) => new CombinedGeometryImpl(combineMode, g1, g2);
 
-        public IGlyphRunImpl CreateGlyphRun(IGlyphTypeface glyphTypeface, double fontRenderingEmSize, IReadOnlyList<GlyphInfo> glyphInfos)
+        public IGlyphRunImpl CreateGlyphRun(IGlyphTypeface glyphTypeface, double fontRenderingEmSize, 
+            IReadOnlyList<GlyphInfo> glyphInfos, Point baselineOrigin)
         {
             var glyphTypefaceImpl = (GlyphTypefaceImpl)glyphTypeface;
 
@@ -207,7 +208,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Direct2D1
 
             var scale = fontRenderingEmSize / glyphTypeface.Metrics.DesignEmHeight;
             var height = glyphTypeface.Metrics.LineSpacing * scale;
-            var baselineOrigin = new Point(0, -glyphTypeface.Metrics.Ascent * scale);
 
             return new GlyphRunImpl(run, new Size(width, height), baselineOrigin);
         }
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Direct2D1
                 sink.Close();
             }
 
-            var (baselineOriginX, baselineOriginY) = glyphRun.BaselineOrigin;
+            var (baselineOriginX, baselineOriginY) = glyphRun.PlatformImpl.Item.BaselineOrigin;
 
             var transformedGeometry = new SharpDX.Direct2D1.TransformedGeometry(
                 Direct2D1Factory,
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Base.UnitTests/Media/GlyphRunTests.cs b/tests/Avalonia.Base.UnitTests/Media/GlyphRunTests.cs
index a05bfbea4c..43feb75c08 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.Base.UnitTests/Media/GlyphRunTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Base.UnitTests/Media/GlyphRunTests.cs
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Base.UnitTests.Media
                 glyphInfos[i] = new GlyphInfo(0, glyphClusters[i], glyphAdvances[i]);
             }
 
-            return new GlyphRun(new MockGlyphTypeface(), 10, new string('a', count).AsMemory(), glyphInfos, bidiLevel);
+            return new GlyphRun(new MockGlyphTypeface(), 10, new string('a', count).AsMemory(), glyphInfos, biDiLevel: bidiLevel);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Base.UnitTests/VisualTree/MockRenderInterface.cs b/tests/Avalonia.Base.UnitTests/VisualTree/MockRenderInterface.cs
index ee501a86c1..76c7fe97fc 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.Base.UnitTests/VisualTree/MockRenderInterface.cs
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Base.UnitTests/VisualTree/MockRenderInterface.cs
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ namespace Avalonia.Base.UnitTests.VisualTree
             throw new NotImplementedException();
         }
 
-        public IGlyphRunImpl CreateGlyphRun(IGlyphTypeface glyphTypeface, double fontRenderingEmSize, IReadOnlyList<GlyphInfo> glyphInfos)
+        public IGlyphRunImpl CreateGlyphRun(IGlyphTypeface glyphTypeface, double fontRenderingEmSize, 
+            IReadOnlyList<GlyphInfo> glyphInfos, Point baselineOrigin)
         {
             throw new NotImplementedException();
         }
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Benchmarks/NullRenderingPlatform.cs b/tests/Avalonia.Benchmarks/NullRenderingPlatform.cs
index 9b148c798b..37b79855db 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.Benchmarks/NullRenderingPlatform.cs
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Benchmarks/NullRenderingPlatform.cs
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ namespace Avalonia.Benchmarks
             return new MockStreamGeometryImpl();
         }
 
-        public IGlyphRunImpl CreateGlyphRun(IGlyphTypeface glyphTypeface, double fontRenderingEmSize, IReadOnlyList<GlyphInfo> glyphInfos)
+        public IGlyphRunImpl CreateGlyphRun(IGlyphTypeface glyphTypeface, double fontRenderingEmSize, 
+            IReadOnlyList<GlyphInfo> glyphInfos, Point baselineOrigin)
         {
             return new MockGlyphRun(glyphInfos);
         }
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Skia.UnitTests/Media/GlyphRunTests.cs b/tests/Avalonia.Skia.UnitTests/Media/GlyphRunTests.cs
index 59c7ac3786..bfe03030c6 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.Skia.UnitTests/Media/GlyphRunTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Skia.UnitTests/Media/GlyphRunTests.cs
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Skia.UnitTests.Media
                 shapedBuffer.FontRenderingEmSize,
                 shapedBuffer.Text,
                 shapedBuffer.GlyphInfos,
-                shapedBuffer.BidiLevel);
+                biDiLevel: shapedBuffer.BidiLevel);
 
             if(shapedBuffer.BidiLevel == 1)
             {
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.UnitTests/MockPlatformRenderInterface.cs b/tests/Avalonia.UnitTests/MockPlatformRenderInterface.cs
index 30f949ccb8..93073faefb 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.UnitTests/MockPlatformRenderInterface.cs
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.UnitTests/MockPlatformRenderInterface.cs
@@ -149,7 +149,8 @@ namespace Avalonia.UnitTests
             throw new NotImplementedException();
         }
 
-        public IGlyphRunImpl CreateGlyphRun(IGlyphTypeface glyphTypeface, double fontRenderingEmSize, IReadOnlyList<GlyphInfo> glyphInfos)
+        public IGlyphRunImpl CreateGlyphRun(IGlyphTypeface glyphTypeface, double fontRenderingEmSize, 
+            IReadOnlyList<GlyphInfo> glyphInfos, Point baselineOrigin)
         {
             return new MockGlyphRun(glyphInfos);
         }