diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 10aac0d31..1a4dab785 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 * Fix BMP issues. (#1497)
 * Update typings to support jpg and addPage on NodeCanvasRenderingContext2D (#1509)
 * Fix assertion failure when using Visual Studio Code debugger to inspect Image prototype (#1534)
+* Tweak text baseline positioning to be as close as possible to browser canvas (#1562)
 * Fix signed/unsigned comparison warning introduced in 2.6.0, and function cast warnings with GCC8+
 * Fix to compile without JPEG support (#1593).
 * Fix compile errors with cairo
diff --git a/src/CanvasRenderingContext2d.cc b/src/CanvasRenderingContext2d.cc
index 42f331805..a15ba4c96 100644
--- a/src/CanvasRenderingContext2d.cc
+++ b/src/CanvasRenderingContext2d.cc
@@ -2398,21 +2398,30 @@ NAN_METHOD(Context2d::StrokeText) {
  */
 inline double getBaselineAdjustment(PangoLayout* layout, short baseline) {
   PangoRectangle logical_rect;
-  pango_layout_line_get_extents(pango_layout_get_line(layout, 0), NULL, &logical_rect);
-
+  PangoLayout* measureLayout = pango_layout_copy(layout);
+  pango_layout_set_text(measureLayout, "gjĮ測試ÅÊ", -1);
+  pango_layout_line_get_extents(pango_layout_get_line(measureLayout, 0), NULL, &logical_rect);
   double scale = 1.0 / PANGO_SCALE;
-  double ascent = scale * pango_layout_get_baseline(layout);
+  double ascent = scale * pango_layout_get_baseline(measureLayout);
   double descent = scale * logical_rect.height - ascent;
+  // 0.072 is a constant that has been chosen comparing the canvas output
+  // if some code change, this constant can be changed too to keep results aligned
+  double correction_factor = scale * logical_rect.height * 0.072;
 
   switch (baseline) {
   case TEXT_BASELINE_ALPHABETIC:
     return ascent;
+  case TEXT_BASELINE_IDEOGRAPHIC:
+    return ascent + correction_factor;
   case TEXT_BASELINE_MIDDLE:
     return (ascent + descent) / 2.0;
   case TEXT_BASELINE_BOTTOM:
-    return ascent + descent;
+    return (ascent + descent) - correction_factor;
+  case TEXT_BASELINE_HANGING:
+    return correction_factor * 3.0;
+  case TEXT_BASELINE_TOP:
   default:
-    return 0;
+    return correction_factor;
   }
 }
 
@@ -2439,7 +2448,6 @@ Context2d::setTextPath(double x, double y) {
       x -= logical_rect.width;
       break;
   }
-
   y -= getBaselineAdjustment(_layout, state->textBaseline);
 
   cairo_move_to(_context, x, y);
@@ -2680,8 +2688,10 @@ NAN_METHOD(Context2d::MeasureText) {
       x_offset = 0.0;
   }
 
+  // are those two line useful?
   cairo_matrix_t matrix;
   cairo_get_matrix(ctx, &matrix);
+
   double y_offset = getBaselineAdjustment(layout, context->state->textBaseline);
 
   Nan::Set(obj,
diff --git a/test/canvas.test.js b/test/canvas.test.js
index b824f8da2..b8c8fb9f1 100644
--- a/test/canvas.test.js
+++ b/test/canvas.test.js
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ describe('Canvas', function () {
       assert.ok(metrics.alphabeticBaseline > 0) // ~4-5
       assert.ok(metrics.actualBoundingBoxAscent > 0)
       // On the baseline or slightly above
-      assert.ok(metrics.actualBoundingBoxDescent <= 0)
+      assert.ok(metrics.actualBoundingBoxDescent <= 1)
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/test/public/tests.js b/test/public/tests.js
index 31ee6aaca..aaa62f8ca 100644
--- a/test/public/tests.js
+++ b/test/public/tests.js
@@ -981,79 +981,217 @@ tests['textAlign center'] = function (ctx) {
 tests['textBaseline alphabetic'] = function (ctx) {
   ctx.strokeStyle = '#666'
   ctx.strokeRect(0, 0, 200, 200)
-  ctx.lineTo(0, 100)
+  ctx.moveTo(0, 50)
+  ctx.lineTo(200, 50)
+  ctx.moveTo(0, 100)
   ctx.lineTo(200, 100)
+  ctx.moveTo(0, 150)
+  ctx.lineTo(200, 150)
   ctx.stroke()
 
-  ctx.font = 'normal 20px Arial'
   ctx.textBaseline = 'alphabetic'
   ctx.textAlign = 'center'
+  ctx.font = 'normal 30px Arial'
+  ctx.fillText('alphabetic', 100, 50)
+  ctx.font = 'normal 30px Verdana'
   ctx.fillText('alphabetic', 100, 100)
+  ctx.font = 'normal 30px "Courier New"'
+  ctx.fillText('alphabetic', 100, 150)
 }
 
 tests['textBaseline top'] = function (ctx) {
   ctx.strokeStyle = '#666'
   ctx.strokeRect(0, 0, 200, 200)
-  ctx.lineTo(0, 100)
+  ctx.moveTo(0, 50)
+  ctx.lineTo(200, 50)
+  ctx.moveTo(0, 100)
   ctx.lineTo(200, 100)
+  ctx.moveTo(0, 150)
+  ctx.lineTo(200, 150)
   ctx.stroke()
 
-  ctx.font = 'normal 20px Arial'
   ctx.textBaseline = 'top'
   ctx.textAlign = 'center'
+  ctx.font = 'normal 30px Arial'
+  ctx.fillText('top', 100, 50)
+  ctx.font = 'normal 30px Verdana'
   ctx.fillText('top', 100, 100)
+  ctx.font = 'normal 30px "Courier New"'
+  ctx.fillText('top', 100, 150)
 }
 
 tests['textBaseline hanging'] = function (ctx) {
   ctx.strokeStyle = '#666'
   ctx.strokeRect(0, 0, 200, 200)
-  ctx.lineTo(0, 100)
+  ctx.moveTo(0, 50)
+  ctx.lineTo(200, 50)
+  ctx.moveTo(0, 100)
   ctx.lineTo(200, 100)
+  ctx.moveTo(0, 150)
+  ctx.lineTo(200, 150)
   ctx.stroke()
 
-  ctx.font = 'normal 20px Arial'
   ctx.textBaseline = 'hanging'
   ctx.textAlign = 'center'
+  ctx.font = 'normal 30px Arial'
+  ctx.fillText('hanging', 100, 50)
+  ctx.font = 'normal 30px Verdana'
   ctx.fillText('hanging', 100, 100)
+  ctx.font = 'normal 30px "Courier New"'
+  ctx.fillText('hanging', 100, 150)
 }
 
 tests['textBaseline middle'] = function (ctx) {
   ctx.strokeStyle = '#666'
   ctx.strokeRect(0, 0, 200, 200)
-  ctx.lineTo(0, 100)
+  ctx.moveTo(0, 50)
+  ctx.lineTo(200, 50)
+  ctx.moveTo(0, 100)
   ctx.lineTo(200, 100)
+  ctx.moveTo(0, 150)
+  ctx.lineTo(200, 150)
   ctx.stroke()
 
-  ctx.font = 'normal 20px Arial'
   ctx.textBaseline = 'middle'
   ctx.textAlign = 'center'
+  ctx.font = 'normal 30px Arial'
+  ctx.fillText('middle', 100, 50)
+  ctx.font = 'normal 30px Verdana'
   ctx.fillText('middle', 100, 100)
+  ctx.font = 'normal 30px "Courier New"'
+  ctx.fillText('middle', 100, 150)
 }
 
 tests['textBaseline ideographic'] = function (ctx) {
   ctx.strokeStyle = '#666'
   ctx.strokeRect(0, 0, 200, 200)
-  ctx.lineTo(0, 100)
+  ctx.moveTo(0, 50)
+  ctx.lineTo(200, 50)
+  ctx.moveTo(0, 100)
   ctx.lineTo(200, 100)
+  ctx.moveTo(0, 150)
+  ctx.lineTo(200, 150)
   ctx.stroke()
 
-  ctx.font = 'normal 20px Arial'
   ctx.textBaseline = 'ideographic'
   ctx.textAlign = 'center'
+  ctx.font = 'normal 30px Arial'
+  ctx.fillText('ideographic', 100, 50)
+  ctx.font = 'normal 30px Verdana'
   ctx.fillText('ideographic', 100, 100)
+  ctx.font = 'normal 30px "Courier New"'
+  ctx.fillText('ideographic', 100, 150)
 }
 
 tests['textBaseline bottom'] = function (ctx) {
   ctx.strokeStyle = '#666'
   ctx.strokeRect(0, 0, 200, 200)
-  ctx.lineTo(0, 100)
+  ctx.moveTo(0, 50)
+  ctx.lineTo(200, 50)
+  ctx.moveTo(0, 100)
   ctx.lineTo(200, 100)
+  ctx.moveTo(0, 150)
+  ctx.lineTo(200, 150)
   ctx.stroke()
 
-  ctx.font = 'normal 20px Arial'
   ctx.textBaseline = 'bottom'
   ctx.textAlign = 'center'
+  ctx.font = 'normal 30px Arial'
+  ctx.fillText('bottom', 100, 50)
+  ctx.font = 'normal 30px Verdana'
   ctx.fillText('bottom', 100, 100)
+  ctx.font = 'normal 30px "Courier New"'
+  ctx.fillText('bottom', 100, 150)
+}
+
+tests['textBaseline alphabetic with scale'] = function (ctx) {
+  ctx.strokeStyle = '#666'
+  ctx.scale(1, 4)
+  ctx.lineWidth = 0.25
+  ctx.strokeRect(0, 0, 200, 50)
+  ctx.lineTo(0, 25)
+  ctx.lineTo(200, 25)
+  ctx.stroke()
+
+  ctx.font = 'normal 30px Arial'
+  ctx.textBaseline = 'alphabetic'
+  ctx.textAlign = 'center'
+  ctx.fillText('alphabetic', 100, 25)
+}
+
+tests['textBaseline top with scale'] = function (ctx) {
+  ctx.strokeStyle = '#666'
+  ctx.scale(1, 4)
+  ctx.lineWidth = 0.25
+  ctx.strokeRect(0, 0, 200, 50)
+  ctx.lineTo(0, 25)
+  ctx.lineTo(200, 25)
+  ctx.stroke()
+
+  ctx.font = 'normal 30px Arial'
+  ctx.textBaseline = 'top'
+  ctx.textAlign = 'center'
+  ctx.fillText('top', 100, 25)
+}
+
+tests['textBaseline hanging with scale'] = function (ctx) {
+  ctx.strokeStyle = '#666'
+  ctx.scale(1, 4)
+  ctx.lineWidth = 0.25
+  ctx.strokeRect(0, 0, 200, 50)
+  ctx.lineTo(0, 25)
+  ctx.lineTo(200, 25)
+  ctx.stroke()
+
+  ctx.font = 'normal 30px Arial'
+  ctx.textBaseline = 'hanging'
+  ctx.textAlign = 'center'
+  ctx.fillText('hanging', 100, 25)
+}
+
+tests['textBaseline middle with scale'] = function (ctx) {
+  ctx.strokeStyle = '#666'
+  ctx.scale(1, 4)
+  ctx.lineWidth = 0.25
+  ctx.strokeRect(0, 0, 200, 50)
+  ctx.lineTo(0, 25)
+  ctx.lineTo(200, 25)
+  ctx.stroke()
+
+  ctx.font = 'normal 30px Arial'
+  ctx.textBaseline = 'middle'
+  ctx.textAlign = 'center'
+  ctx.fillText('middle', 100, 25)
+}
+
+tests['textBaseline ideographic with scale'] = function (ctx) {
+  ctx.strokeStyle = '#666'
+  ctx.scale(1, 4)
+  ctx.lineWidth = 0.25
+  ctx.strokeRect(0, 0, 200, 50)
+  ctx.lineTo(0, 25)
+  ctx.lineTo(200, 25)
+  ctx.stroke()
+
+  ctx.font = 'normal 30px Arial'
+  ctx.textBaseline = 'ideographic'
+  ctx.textAlign = 'center'
+  ctx.fillText('ideographic', 100, 25)
+}
+
+tests['textBaseline bottom with scale'] = function (ctx) {
+  ctx.strokeStyle = '#666'
+  ctx.scale(1, 4)
+  ctx.lineWidth = 0.25
+  ctx.strokeRect(0, 0, 200, 50)
+  ctx.lineTo(0, 25)
+  ctx.lineTo(200, 25)
+  ctx.stroke()
+
+  ctx.font = 'normal 30px Arial'
+  ctx.textBaseline = 'bottom'
+  ctx.textAlign = 'center'
+  ctx.fillText('bottom', 100, 25)
 }
 
 tests['font size px'] = function (ctx) {
@@ -2506,3 +2644,12 @@ tests['transformed drawimage'] = function (ctx) {
   ctx.transform(1.2, 1, 1.8, 1.3, 0, 0)
   ctx.drawImage(ctx.canvas, 0, 0)
 }
+
+tests['#1544 text scaling issue'] = function (ctx) {
+  ctx.font = '24px Verdana'
+  ctx.fillStyle = 'red'
+  ctx.textAlign = 'left'
+  ctx.textBaseline = 'top'
+  ctx.scale(1, 4)
+  ctx.fillText('2020', 20, 20)
+}