diff --git a/src/Intervention/Image/Imagick/Font.php b/src/Intervention/Image/Imagick/Font.php
index 7b926679..332249b0 100644
--- a/src/Intervention/Image/Imagick/Font.php
+++ b/src/Intervention/Image/Imagick/Font.php
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class Font extends \Intervention\Image\AbstractFont
                 break;
 
                 case 'top':
-                $posy = $posy + $dimensions['textHeight'] * 0.65;
+                $posy = $posy + $dimensions['characterHeight'];
                 break;
             }
         }