diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7f424ff..41fd978 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ These features *should* work just like their HTML5 counterparts, but there are l
 - fillText
 - measureText
 - textAlign
+- textBaseline
 - fillStyle
 - strokeText
 - strokeStyle
@@ -124,6 +125,5 @@ These features *should* work just like their HTML5 counterparts, but there are l
 # Missing features
 
 - globalCompositeOperation
-- textBaseline
 - isPointInPath
 - isPointInStroke
diff --git a/canvas.go b/canvas.go
index d4bd065..7b05c8c 100644
--- a/canvas.go
+++ b/canvas.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/golang/freetype/truetype"
+	"golang.org/x/image/font"
 )
 
 //go:generate go run make_shaders.go
@@ -36,7 +37,9 @@ type drawState struct {
 	stroke        drawStyle
 	font          *Font
 	fontSize      float64
+	fontMetrics   font.Metrics
 	textAlign     textAlign
+	textBaseline  textBaseline
 	lineAlpha     float64
 	lineWidth     float64
 	lineJoin      lineJoin
@@ -102,6 +105,18 @@ const (
 	End
 )
 
+type textBaseline uint8
+
+// Text baseline constants for SetTextBaseline
+const (
+	Alphabetic = iota
+	Top
+	Hanging
+	Middle
+	Ideographic
+	Bottom
+)
+
 // New creates a new canvas with the given viewport coordinates.
 // While all functions on the canvas use the top left point as
 // the origin, since GL uses the bottom left coordinate, the
@@ -687,6 +702,9 @@ func (cv *Canvas) SetFont(src interface{}, size float64) {
 		}
 	}
 	cv.state.fontSize = size
+
+	fontFace := truetype.NewFace(cv.state.font.font, &truetype.Options{Size: size})
+	cv.state.fontMetrics = fontFace.Metrics()
 }
 
 // SetTextAlign sets the text align for any text drawing calls.
@@ -695,6 +713,13 @@ func (cv *Canvas) SetTextAlign(align textAlign) {
 	cv.state.textAlign = align
 }
 
+// SetTextBaseline sets the text baseline for any text drawing calls.
+// The value can be Alphabetic (default), Top, Hanging, Middle,
+// Ideographic, or Bottom
+func (cv *Canvas) SetTextBaseline(baseline textBaseline) {
+	cv.state.textBaseline = baseline
+}
+
 // SetLineJoin sets the style of line joints for rendering a path with Stroke.
 // The value can be Miter, Bevel, or Round
 func (cv *Canvas) SetLineJoin(join lineJoin) {
diff --git a/text.go b/text.go
index e28544f..54112bd 100644
--- a/text.go
+++ b/text.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func (cv *Canvas) FillText(str string, x, y float64) {
 
 	frc := fontRenderingContext
 	frc.setFont(cv.state.font.font)
-	frc.setFontSize(float64(cv.state.fontSize))
+	frc.setFontSize(cv.state.fontSize)
 	fnt := cv.state.font.font
 
 	curX := x
@@ -197,6 +197,19 @@ func (cv *Canvas) FillText(str string, x, y float64) {
 		x -= float64(strWidth)
 	}
 
+	var yOff float64
+	metrics := cv.state.fontMetrics
+	switch cv.state.textBaseline {
+	case Alphabetic:
+		yOff = 0
+	case Middle:
+		yOff = -float64(metrics.Descent)/64 + float64(metrics.Height)*0.5/64
+	case Top, Hanging:
+		yOff = -float64(metrics.Descent)/64 + float64(metrics.Height)/64
+	case Bottom, Ideographic:
+		yOff = -float64(metrics.Descent) / 64
+	}
+
 	gli.ActiveTexture(gl_TEXTURE1)
 	gli.BindTexture(gl_TEXTURE_2D, alphaTex)
 	for y := 0; y < strHeight; y++ {
@@ -215,10 +228,10 @@ func (cv *Canvas) FillText(str string, x, y float64) {
 	gli.EnableVertexAttribArray(vertex)
 	gli.EnableVertexAttribArray(alphaTexCoord)
 
-	p0 := cv.tf(vec{float64(textOffset.X) + x, float64(textOffset.Y) + y})
-	p1 := cv.tf(vec{float64(textOffset.X) + x, float64(textOffset.Y+strHeight) + y})
-	p2 := cv.tf(vec{float64(textOffset.X+strWidth) + x, float64(textOffset.Y+strHeight) + y})
-	p3 := cv.tf(vec{float64(textOffset.X+strWidth) + x, float64(textOffset.Y) + y})
+	p0 := cv.tf(vec{float64(textOffset.X) + x, float64(textOffset.Y) + y + yOff})
+	p1 := cv.tf(vec{float64(textOffset.X) + x, float64(textOffset.Y+strHeight) + y + yOff})
+	p2 := cv.tf(vec{float64(textOffset.X+strWidth) + x, float64(textOffset.Y+strHeight) + y + yOff})
+	p3 := cv.tf(vec{float64(textOffset.X+strWidth) + x, float64(textOffset.Y) + y + yOff})
 
 	tw := float64(strWidth) / alphaTexSize
 	th := float64(strHeight) / alphaTexSize