diff --git a/src/pixie/contexts.nim b/src/pixie/contexts.nim
index 7ba9e4a..b3f029d 100644
--- a/src/pixie/contexts.nim
+++ b/src/pixie/contexts.nim
@@ -7,6 +7,15 @@ import bumpy, chroma, pixie/common, pixie/fonts, pixie/images, pixie/masks,
 ## https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/ContextRenderingContext2D
 
 type
+
+  BaseLineAlignment* = enum
+    TopBaseAlign
+    HangingBaseAlign
+    MiddleBaseAlign
+    AlphabeticBaseAlign
+    IdeographicBaseAlign
+    BottomBaseAlign
+
   Context* = ref object
     image*: Image
     fillStyle*, strokeStyle*: Paint
@@ -18,6 +27,7 @@ type
     font*: string ## File path to a .ttf or .otf file.
     fontSize*: float32
     textAlign*: HorizontalAlignment
+    textBaseline*: BaseLineAlignment
     lineDash: seq[float32]
     path: Path
     mat: Mat3
@@ -58,6 +68,7 @@ proc newContext*(image: Image): Context {.raises: [].} =
   result.strokeStyle = newPaint(SolidPaint)
   result.strokeStyle.color = color(0, 0, 0, 1)
   result.fontSize = 12
+  result.textBaseline = AlphabeticBaseAlign
 
 proc newContext*(width, height: int): Context {.inline, raises: [PixieError].} =
   ## Create a new Context that will draw to a new image of width and height.
@@ -185,7 +196,22 @@ proc fillText(ctx: Context, image: Image, text: string, at: Vec2) =
 
   # Canvas positions text relative to the alphabetic baseline by default
   var at = at
-  at.y -= round(font.typeface.ascent * font.scale)
+
+  case ctx.textBaseline:
+    of TopBaseAlign:
+      at.y += 0
+    of HangingBaseAlign:
+      # TODO: make accurate (Used by Tibetan and other Indic scripts.)
+      at.y += 0
+    of MiddleBaseAlign:
+      at.y -= round((font.typeface.ascent - font.typeface.descent) / 2 * font.scale)
+    of AlphabeticBaseAlign:
+      at.y -= round(font.typeface.ascent * font.scale)
+    of IdeographicBaseAlign:
+      # TODO: make accurate (Used by Chinese, Japanese, and Korean scripts.)
+      at.y -= round((font.typeface.ascent - font.typeface.descent) * font.scale)
+    of BottomBaseAlign:
+      at.y -= round((font.typeface.ascent - font.typeface.descent) * font.scale)
 
   font.paint = ctx.fillStyle
 
diff --git a/tests/contexts/textBaseline_1.png b/tests/contexts/textBaseline_1.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..628d120
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diff --git a/tests/test_contexts.nim b/tests/test_contexts.nim
index ae4bac4..4330643 100644
--- a/tests/test_contexts.nim
+++ b/tests/test_contexts.nim
@@ -644,3 +644,34 @@ block:
   ctx.restore()
   ctx.fillRect(0, 0, ctx.image.width.float32, ctx.image.height.float32)
   ctx.image.writeFile("tests/contexts/paintSaveRestore.png")
+
+block:
+  # From https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/CanvasRenderingContext2D/textBaseline
+  let
+    image = newImage(550, 500)
+    ctx = newContext(image)
+  image.fill(rgba(255, 255, 255, 255))
+
+  const baselines = @[
+    TopBaseAlign,
+    HangingBaseAlign,
+    MiddleBaseAlign,
+    AlphabeticBaseAlign,
+    IdeographicBaseAlign,
+    BottomBaseAlign,
+  ]
+
+  ctx.font = "tests/fonts/Roboto-Regular_1.ttf"
+  ctx.fontSize = 28
+  ctx.strokeStyle = "red"
+
+  for index, baseline in baselines:
+    ctx.textBaseline = baseline
+    let y = (75 + index * 75).float32
+    ctx.beginPath()
+    ctx.moveTo(0, y + 0.5)
+    ctx.lineTo(550, y + 0.5)
+    ctx.stroke()
+    ctx.fillText("Abcdefghijklmnop (" & $baseline & ")", 0, y)
+
+  ctx.image.writeFile("tests/contexts/textBaseline_1.png")