diff --git a/src/core/core.scale.js b/src/core/core.scale.js
index 11ec187f582..ca2546b26a3 100644
--- a/src/core/core.scale.js
+++ b/src/core/core.scale.js
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ module.exports = function(Chart) {
 
 					var label = itemToDraw.label;
 					if (helpers.isArray(label)) {
-						for (var i = 0, y = 0; i < label.length; ++i) {
+						for (var i = 0, y = -(label.length - 1)*tickFontSize*0.75; i < label.length; ++i) {
 							// We just make sure the multiline element is a string here..
 							context.fillText('' + label[i], 0, y);
 							// apply same lineSpacing as calculated @ L#320