diff --git a/sugarloaf/examples/line_height.rs b/sugarloaf/examples/line_height.rs
index f678fbc08..cda250801 100644
--- a/sugarloaf/examples/line_height.rs
+++ b/sugarloaf/examples/line_height.rs
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ impl ApplicationHandler for Application {
                         "?",
                         FragmentStyle {
                             color: [0.5, 0.5, 1.0, 1.0],
-                            background_color: Some([1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0]),
+                            background_color: Some([1.0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.0]),
                             cursor: Some(SugarCursor::Block([1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0])),
                             ..FragmentStyle::default()
                         },
diff --git a/sugarloaf/src/components/rich_text/compositor.rs b/sugarloaf/src/components/rich_text/compositor.rs
index 51d9de855..e8b540e1c 100644
--- a/sugarloaf/src/components/rich_text/compositor.rs
+++ b/sugarloaf/src/components/rich_text/compositor.rs
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ impl Compositor {
             }),
             Some(FragmentStyleDecoration::Strikethrough) => Some(RunUnderline {
                 enabled: true,
-                offset: (style.line_height / 3.5).round() as i32,
+                offset: (style.line_height_without_mod / 3.5).round() as i32,
                 size: 2.0,
                 color: style.decoration_color.unwrap_or(style.color),
                 is_doubled: false,
@@ -205,14 +205,24 @@ impl Compositor {
         match style.cursor {
             Some(SugarCursor::Block(cursor_color)) => {
                 self.batches.add_rect(
-                    &Rect::new(rect.x, style.topline, rect.width, style.line_height),
+                    &Rect::new(
+                        rect.x,
+                        style.topline,
+                        rect.width,
+                        style.line_height_without_mod,
+                    ),
                     depth,
                     &cursor_color,
                 );
             }
             Some(SugarCursor::HollowBlock(cursor_color)) => {
                 self.batches.add_rect(
-                    &Rect::new(rect.x, style.topline, rect.width, style.line_height),
+                    &Rect::new(
+                        rect.x,
+                        style.topline,
+                        rect.width,
+                        style.line_height_without_mod,
+                    ),
                     depth,
                     &cursor_color,
                 );
@@ -223,7 +233,7 @@ impl Compositor {
                             rect.x + 2.0,
                             style.topline + 2.0,
                             rect.width - 4.0,
-                            style.line_height - 4.0,
+                            style.line_height_without_mod - 4.0,
                         ),
                         depth,
                         &bg_color,
@@ -232,7 +242,7 @@ impl Compositor {
             }
             Some(SugarCursor::Caret(cursor_color)) => {
                 self.batches.add_rect(
-                    &Rect::new(rect.x, style.topline, 3.0, style.line_height),
+                    &Rect::new(rect.x, style.topline, 3.0, style.line_height_without_mod),
                     depth,
                     &cursor_color,
                 );
@@ -247,7 +257,7 @@ impl Compositor {
                 rect.width,
                 style.baseline,
                 depth,
-                style.line_height,
+                style.line_height_without_mod,
             );
         }
 
diff --git a/sugarloaf/src/components/rich_text/mod.rs b/sugarloaf/src/components/rich_text/mod.rs
index e24b87875..6e4cf66d2 100644
--- a/sugarloaf/src/components/rich_text/mod.rs
+++ b/sugarloaf/src/components/rich_text/mod.rs
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ fn draw_layout(
     pos: (f32, f32),
     font_library: &FontLibrary,
     rect: &SugarDimensions,
-    custom_line_height: &f32,
+    line_height_mod: &f32,
     graphics: &mut Graphics,
 ) {
     // let start = std::time::Instant::now();
@@ -455,11 +455,10 @@ fn draw_layout(
         let mut px = x + 0.0;
         let baseline = line_y + ascent;
         line_y = baseline + descent;
-        // line_y = line_y;
+        let line_height_without_mod = ascent + descent + leading;
+        let line_height = line_height_without_mod * line_height_mod;
+
         let py = line_y;
-        let line_height_calc = ascent + descent + leading;
-        let line_height = line_height_calc * custom_line_height;
-        // let line_height = rect.height * line_height;
         for run in &line.render_data.runs {
             glyphs.clear();
             let font = run.span.font_id;
@@ -485,6 +484,7 @@ fn draw_layout(
                 baseline: py,
                 topline: py - ascent,
                 line_height,
+                line_height_without_mod,
                 advance: px - run_x,
                 decoration: run.span.decoration,
                 decoration_color: run.span.decoration_color,
@@ -528,10 +528,9 @@ fn draw_layout(
             );
         }
 
-        if custom_line_height > &1.0 {
-            line_y += line_height - line_height_calc;
+        if line_height_mod > &1.0 {
+            line_y += line_height - line_height_without_mod;
         }
-        // line_y += line_height;
     }
 
     // let duration = start.elapsed();
@@ -605,6 +604,7 @@ fn fetch_dimensions(
             baseline: py,
             topline: py - ascent,
             line_height,
+            line_height_without_mod: line_height,
             advance: px - run_x,
             decoration: None,
             decoration_color: None,
diff --git a/sugarloaf/src/components/rich_text/text.rs b/sugarloaf/src/components/rich_text/text.rs
index 5eb5521c7..939f61dcc 100644
--- a/sugarloaf/src/components/rich_text/text.rs
+++ b/sugarloaf/src/components/rich_text/text.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ pub struct TextRunStyle<'a> {
     pub topline: f32,
     /// Absolute line height of the run.
     pub line_height: f32,
+    /// Absolute line height of the run without mod.
+    pub line_height_without_mod: f32,
     /// Total advance of the run.
     pub advance: f32,
     /// Underline style.