diff --git a/Common/Gfx/Canvas.cpp b/Common/Gfx/Canvas.cpp
index 3555425b..b2fe0c58 100644
--- a/Common/Gfx/Canvas.cpp
+++ b/Common/Gfx/Canvas.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ namespace Gfx {
 
 Canvas::Canvas() :
 	m_W(),
-	m_H()
+	m_H(),
+	m_AccurateText(false)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/Common/Gfx/Canvas.h b/Common/Gfx/Canvas.h
index f45ab82c..9f3f50c4 100644
--- a/Common/Gfx/Canvas.h
+++ b/Common/Gfx/Canvas.h
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ public:
 	int GetW() const { return m_W; }
 	int GetH() const { return m_H; }
 
+	void SetAccurateText(bool option) { m_AccurateText = option; }
+
 	// Resize the draw area of the Canvas. This function must not be called if BeginDraw() has been
 	// called and has not yet been matched by a correspoding call to EndDraw.
 	virtual void Resize(int w, int h);
@@ -86,6 +88,8 @@ protected:
 	int m_W;
 	int m_H;
 
+	bool m_AccurateText;
+
 private:
 	Canvas(const Canvas& other) {}
 };
diff --git a/Common/Gfx/CanvasD2D.cpp b/Common/Gfx/CanvasD2D.cpp
index 05e3e3d5..c921ea6a 100644
--- a/Common/Gfx/CanvasD2D.cpp
+++ b/Common/Gfx/CanvasD2D.cpp
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ void CanvasD2D::DrawTextW(const WCHAR* str, UINT strLen, const TextFormat& forma
 		formatD2D.CreateLayout(str, strLen, rect.Width, rect.Height);
 
 		m_Target->DrawTextLayout(
-			D2D1::Point2F(right ? rect.X - 2 : rect.X + 2.0f, rect.Y - 1.0f),
+			D2D1::Point2F(m_AccurateText ? rect.X : right ? rect.X - 3.0f : rect.X + 3.0f, rect.Y - 1.0f),
 			formatD2D.m_TextLayout.Get(),
 			solidBrush.Get());
 	}
@@ -334,8 +334,21 @@ bool CanvasD2D::MeasureTextW(const WCHAR* str, UINT strLen, const TextFormat& fo
 	{
 		DWRITE_TEXT_METRICS metrics;
 		textLayout->GetMetrics(&metrics);
-		rect.Width = metrics.width + 5.0f;
-		rect.Height = metrics.height + 1.0f;  // 1.0f to get same result as GDI+.
+
+		if (!m_AccurateText)
+		{
+			float size = 0.0f;
+			textLayout->GetFontSize(0, &size);
+
+			rect.Width = floor(metrics.width + (size / 2.05f) + 0.65f);
+			rect.Height = floor(metrics.height + 1.5f);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			rect.Width = metrics.width;
+			rect.Height = metrics.height;
+		}
+
 		return true;
 	}
 
@@ -358,8 +371,21 @@ bool CanvasD2D::MeasureTextLinesW(const WCHAR* str, UINT strLen, const TextForma
 	{
 		DWRITE_TEXT_METRICS metrics;
 		textLayout->GetMetrics(&metrics);
-		rect.Width = metrics.width + 5.0f;
-		rect.Height = metrics.height + 1.0f;  // 1.0f to get same result as GDI+.
+
+		if (!m_AccurateText)
+		{
+			float size = 0.0f;
+			textLayout->GetFontSize(0, &size);
+
+			rect.Width = floor(metrics.width + (size / 2.05f) + 0.65f);
+			rect.Height = floor(metrics.height + 1.5f);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			rect.Width = metrics.width;
+			rect.Height = metrics.height + 1.0f;
+		}
+
 		lines = metrics.lineCount;
 		return true;
 	}
diff --git a/Common/Gfx/CanvasGDIP.cpp b/Common/Gfx/CanvasGDIP.cpp
index 48f2c149..23404759 100644
--- a/Common/Gfx/CanvasGDIP.cpp
+++ b/Common/Gfx/CanvasGDIP.cpp
@@ -160,21 +160,45 @@ void CanvasGDIP::Clear(const Gdiplus::Color& color)
 void CanvasGDIP::DrawTextW(const WCHAR* str, UINT strLen, const TextFormat& format, Gdiplus::RectF& rect, const Gdiplus::SolidBrush& brush)
 {
 	Gdiplus::StringFormat& stringFormat = ((TextFormatGDIP&)format).m_StringFormat;
+	Gdiplus::StringFormat tStringFormat = Gdiplus::StringFormat::GenericTypographic();
+
+	if (m_AccurateText)
+	{
+		tStringFormat.SetTrimming(stringFormat.GetTrimming());
+		tStringFormat.SetFormatFlags(stringFormat.GetFormatFlags());
+		tStringFormat.SetAlignment(stringFormat.GetAlignment());
+		tStringFormat.SetLineAlignment(stringFormat.GetLineAlignment());
+	}
+
 	m_Graphics->DrawString(
-		str, (INT)strLen, ((TextFormatGDIP&)format).m_Font.get(), rect, &stringFormat, &brush);
+		str, (INT)strLen, ((TextFormatGDIP&)format).m_Font.get(), rect,
+		m_AccurateText ? &tStringFormat : &stringFormat, &brush);
 }
 
 bool CanvasGDIP::MeasureTextW(const WCHAR* str, UINT strLen, const TextFormat& format, Gdiplus::RectF& rect)
 {
 	Gdiplus::StringFormat& stringFormat = ((TextFormatGDIP&)format).m_StringFormat;
+	Gdiplus::StringFormat tStringFormat = Gdiplus::StringFormat::GenericTypographic();
+
+	if (m_AccurateText)
+	{
+		tStringFormat.SetTrimming(stringFormat.GetTrimming());
+		tStringFormat.SetFormatFlags(stringFormat.GetFormatFlags());
+		tStringFormat.SetAlignment(stringFormat.GetAlignment());
+		tStringFormat.SetLineAlignment(stringFormat.GetLineAlignment());
+	}
+
 	const Gdiplus::Status status = m_Graphics->MeasureString(
-		str, (INT)strLen, ((TextFormatGDIP&)format).m_Font.get(), rect, &stringFormat, &rect);
+		str, (INT)strLen, ((TextFormatGDIP&)format).m_Font.get(), rect,
+		m_AccurateText ? &tStringFormat : &stringFormat, &rect);
+
 	return status == Gdiplus::Ok;
 }
 
 bool CanvasGDIP::MeasureTextLinesW(const WCHAR* str, UINT strLen, const TextFormat& format, Gdiplus::RectF& rect, UINT& lines)
 {
 	Gdiplus::StringFormat& stringFormat = ((TextFormatGDIP&)format).m_StringFormat;
+	Gdiplus::StringFormat tStringFormat = Gdiplus::StringFormat::GenericTypographic();
 
 	// Set trimming and format temporarily.
 	const Gdiplus::StringTrimming stringTrimming = stringFormat.GetTrimming();
@@ -183,9 +207,18 @@ bool CanvasGDIP::MeasureTextLinesW(const WCHAR* str, UINT strLen, const TextForm
 	const INT stringFormatFlags = stringFormat.GetFormatFlags();
 	stringFormat.SetFormatFlags(Gdiplus::StringFormatFlagsNoClip);
 
+	if (m_AccurateText)
+	{
+		tStringFormat.SetTrimming(stringFormat.GetTrimming());
+		tStringFormat.SetFormatFlags(stringFormat.GetFormatFlags());
+		tStringFormat.SetAlignment(stringFormat.GetAlignment());
+		tStringFormat.SetLineAlignment(stringFormat.GetLineAlignment());
+	}
+
 	INT linesFilled = 0;
 	const Gdiplus::Status status = m_Graphics->MeasureString(
-		str, (INT)strLen, ((TextFormatGDIP&)format).m_Font.get(), rect, &stringFormat, &rect, nullptr, &linesFilled);
+		str, (INT)strLen, ((TextFormatGDIP&)format).m_Font.get(), rect,
+		m_AccurateText ? &tStringFormat : &stringFormat, &rect, nullptr, &linesFilled);
 	lines = linesFilled;
 
 	// Restore old options.
diff --git a/Library/MeterWindow.cpp b/Library/MeterWindow.cpp
index 0f014f77..7e1d4c2f 100644
--- a/Library/MeterWindow.cpp
+++ b/Library/MeterWindow.cpp
@@ -2077,6 +2077,9 @@ bool MeterWindow::ReadSkin()
 	// Read options from Rainmeter.ini.
 	ReadOptions();
 
+	m_AccurateText = 0!=m_Parser.ReadInt(L"Rainmeter", L"AccurateText", 0);
+	m_Canvas->SetAccurateText(m_AccurateText);
+
 	// Check the version
 	UINT appVersion = m_Parser.ReadUInt(L"Rainmeter", L"AppVersion", 0);
 	if (appVersion > RAINMETER_VERSION)
diff --git a/Library/MeterWindow.h b/Library/MeterWindow.h
index c4f8d8b6..cb31e328 100644
--- a/Library/MeterWindow.h
+++ b/Library/MeterWindow.h
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ private:
 	void CreateDoubleBuffer(int cx, int cy);
 
 	Gfx::Canvas* m_Canvas;
+	bool m_AccurateText;
 
 	ConfigParser m_Parser;