diff --git a/util/helper-cairo-user.hh b/util/helper-cairo-user.hh
index d3f5e6aa8..6822b959a 100644
--- a/util/helper-cairo-user.hh
+++ b/util/helper-cairo-user.hh
@@ -363,6 +363,13 @@ render_color_glyph (cairo_scaled_font_t  *scaled_font,
 
   hb_font_paint_glyph (font, glyph, get_cairo_paint_funcs (), (void *)&paint_data);
 
+  hb_glyph_extents_t hb_extents;
+  hb_font_get_glyph_extents (font, glyph, &hb_extents);
+  extents->x_bearing = (double) hb_extents.x_bearing / x_scale;
+  extents->y_bearing = (double) hb_extents.y_bearing / y_scale;
+  extents->width     = (double) hb_extents.width     / x_scale;
+  extents->height    = (double) hb_extents.height    / y_scale;
+
   hb_font_destroy (paint_data.unscaled_font);
 
   return CAIRO_STATUS_SUCCESS;