diff --git a/Common/Gfx/Util/DWriteHelpers.cpp b/Common/Gfx/Util/DWriteHelpers.cpp
index b01fa228..1ab3c941 100644
--- a/Common/Gfx/Util/DWriteHelpers.cpp
+++ b/Common/Gfx/Util/DWriteHelpers.cpp
@@ -29,12 +29,20 @@ DWRITE_TEXT_METRICS GetAdjustedDWriteTextLayoutMetrics(
 	DWRITE_TEXT_METRICS metrics;
 	textLayout->GetMetrics(&metrics);
 
-	if (gdiEmulation)
+	if (metrics.width > 0.0f)
 	{
-		float size = 0.0f;
-		textLayout->GetFontSize(0, &size);
-		metrics.width = floor(metrics.width + (size / 2.05f) + (metrics.width / 55.0f) - 0.5f);
-		metrics.height = floor(metrics.height + (size / 9.25f) + 0.3f);
+		if (gdiEmulation)
+		{
+			float size = 0.0f;
+			textLayout->GetFontSize(0, &size);
+			metrics.width = floor(metrics.width + (size / 2.05f) + (metrics.width / 55.0f) - 0.5f);
+			metrics.height = floor(metrics.height + (size / 9.25f) + 0.3f);
+		}
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		// Get rid of the height that DirectWrite assigns to zero-width strings.
+		metrics.height = 0.0f;
 	}
 
 	return metrics;