diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/Canvas.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/Canvas.js
index cffecad5e9..2fd620c11e 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/Canvas.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/Canvas.js
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ OpenLayers.Renderer.Canvas = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Renderer, {
                     this.canvas.save();
                     this.canvas.strokeStyle = style.labelOutlineColor;
                     this.canvas.lineWidth = style.labelOutlineWidth;
-                    this.canvas.strokeText(labelRows[i], pt[0], pt[1] + (lineHeight*i));
+                    this.canvas.strokeText(labelRows[i], pt[0], pt[1] + (lineHeight*i) + 1);
                     this.canvas.restore();
                 }
                 this.canvas.fillText(labelRows[i], pt[0], pt[1] + (lineHeight*i));