diff --git a/src/hb-ft.cc b/src/hb-ft.cc
index 6cf27203d..4bc10e062 100644
--- a/src/hb-ft.cc
+++ b/src/hb-ft.cc
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ hb_ft_get_font_h_extents (hb_font_t *font HB_UNUSED,
     metrics->line_gap = ft_face->size->metrics.height - (metrics->ascender - metrics->descender);
   }
 
-  metrics->ascender  = (hb_position_t) (y_mult * metrics->ascender);
+  metrics->ascender  = (hb_position_t) (y_mult * (metrics->ascender + font->y_strength));
   metrics->descender = (hb_position_t) (y_mult * metrics->descender);
   metrics->line_gap  = (hb_position_t) (y_mult * metrics->line_gap);
 
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-font.cc b/src/hb-ot-font.cc
index 41c8c1f6d..578405dd9 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-font.cc
+++ b/src/hb-ot-font.cc
@@ -466,9 +466,16 @@ hb_ot_get_font_h_extents (hb_font_t *font,
 			  hb_font_extents_t *metrics,
 			  void *user_data HB_UNUSED)
 {
-  return _hb_ot_metrics_get_position_common (font, HB_OT_METRICS_TAG_HORIZONTAL_ASCENDER, &metrics->ascender) &&
-	 _hb_ot_metrics_get_position_common (font, HB_OT_METRICS_TAG_HORIZONTAL_DESCENDER, &metrics->descender) &&
-	 _hb_ot_metrics_get_position_common (font, HB_OT_METRICS_TAG_HORIZONTAL_LINE_GAP, &metrics->line_gap);
+  bool ret = _hb_ot_metrics_get_position_common (font, HB_OT_METRICS_TAG_HORIZONTAL_ASCENDER, &metrics->ascender) &&
+	     _hb_ot_metrics_get_position_common (font, HB_OT_METRICS_TAG_HORIZONTAL_DESCENDER, &metrics->descender) &&
+	     _hb_ot_metrics_get_position_common (font, HB_OT_METRICS_TAG_HORIZONTAL_LINE_GAP, &metrics->line_gap);
+
+  /* Embolden */
+  int y_shift = font->y_strength;
+  if (font->y_scale < 0) y_shift = -y_shift;
+  metrics->ascender += y_shift;
+
+  return ret;
 }
 
 #ifndef HB_NO_VERTICAL