diff --git a/src/shapes/Text.ts b/src/shapes/Text.ts
index 20eefa7e4..1ecdedb5e 100644
--- a/src/shapes/Text.ts
+++ b/src/shapes/Text.ts
@@ -201,11 +201,18 @@ export class Text extends Shape<TextConfig> {
       shouldUnderline = textDecoration.indexOf('underline') !== -1,
       shouldLineThrough = textDecoration.indexOf('line-through') !== -1,
       n;
-    
+
     direction = direction === INHERIT ? context.direction : direction;
 
-    var translateY = 0;
     var translateY = lineHeightPx / 2;
+    const baseline = this.textBaseline();
+    if (baseline === 'alphabetic') {
+      var metrics = this.measureSize('M'); // Use a sample character to get the ascent
+
+      translateY =
+        (metrics.fontBoundingBoxAscent - metrics.fontBoundingBoxDescent) / 2 +
+        lineHeightPx / 2;
+    }
 
     var lineTranslateX = 0;
     var lineTranslateY = 0;
@@ -216,11 +223,10 @@ export class Text extends Shape<TextConfig> {
 
     context.setAttr('font', this._getContextFont());
 
-    context.setAttr('textBaseline', MIDDLE);
+    context.setAttr('textBaseline', baseline);
 
     context.setAttr('textAlign', LEFT);
 
-
     // handle vertical alignment
     if (verticalAlign === MIDDLE) {
       alignY = (this.getHeight() - textArrLen * lineHeightPx - padding * 2) / 2;
@@ -399,6 +405,18 @@ export class Text extends Shape<TextConfig> {
     metrics = _context.measureText(text);
     _context.restore();
     return {
+      // copy all text metrics data:
+      actualBoundingBoxAscent: metrics.actualBoundingBoxAscent,
+      actualBoundingBoxDescent: metrics.actualBoundingBoxDescent,
+      actualBoundingBoxLeft: metrics.actualBoundingBoxLeft,
+      actualBoundingBoxRight: metrics.actualBoundingBoxRight,
+      alphabeticBaseline: metrics.alphabeticBaseline,
+      emHeightAscent: metrics.emHeightAscent,
+      emHeightDescent: metrics.emHeightDescent,
+      fontBoundingBoxAscent: metrics.fontBoundingBoxAscent,
+      fontBoundingBoxDescent: metrics.fontBoundingBoxDescent,
+      hangingBaseline: metrics.hangingBaseline,
+      ideographicBaseline: metrics.ideographicBaseline,
       width: metrics.width,
       height: fontSize,
     };
@@ -637,6 +655,7 @@ export class Text extends Shape<TextConfig> {
 
   direction: GetSet<string, this>;
   fontFamily: GetSet<string, this>;
+  textBaseline: GetSet<string, this>;
   fontSize: GetSet<number, this>;
   fontStyle: GetSet<string, this>;
   fontVariant: GetSet<string, this>;
@@ -703,7 +722,6 @@ Factory.overWriteSetter(Text, 'width', getNumberOrAutoValidator());
 
 Factory.overWriteSetter(Text, 'height', getNumberOrAutoValidator());
 
-
 /**
  * get/set direction
  * @name Konva.Text#direction
@@ -734,6 +752,8 @@ Factory.addGetterSetter(Text, 'direction', INHERIT);
  */
 Factory.addGetterSetter(Text, 'fontFamily', 'Arial');
 
+Factory.addGetterSetter(Text, 'textBaseline', MIDDLE);
+
 /**
  * get/set font size in pixels
  * @name Konva.Text#fontSize
diff --git a/test/sandbox.html b/test/sandbox.html
index 674c2c187..db4dda12d 100644
--- a/test/sandbox.html
+++ b/test/sandbox.html
@@ -30,46 +30,77 @@
     <script type="module">
       import Konva from '../src/index.ts';
 
+      var stageWidth = window.innerWidth;
+      var stageHeight = window.innerHeight;
+
       var stage = new Konva.Stage({
         container: 'container',
-        width: window.innerHeight,
-        height: window.innerHeight,
+        width: stageWidth,
+        height: stageHeight,
       });
 
       var layer = new Konva.Layer();
       stage.add(layer);
 
-      const circle = new Konva.Circle({
-        x: 100,
-        y: 150,
-        radius: 50,
-        draggable: true,
-        fillLinearGradientStartPoint: { x: -50, y: -50 },
-        fillLinearGradientEndPoint: { x: 50, y: 50 },
-        fillLinearGradientColorStops: [0, 'red', 1, 'yellow'],
+      // Stage Background
+      var background = new Konva.Rect({
+        width: stageWidth,
+        height: stageHeight,
+        x: 0,
+        y: 0,
+        fill: 'red',
       });
+      layer.add(background);
 
-      layer.add(circle);
+      // Text Item
+      var text = new Konva.Text({
+        text: 'testtest',
+        x: 50,
+        y: 25,
+        // width: 400,
+        // height: 200,
+        fontSize: 64,
+        // verticalAlign: 'middle',
+        align: 'center',
+        fontFamily: 'Times New Roman',
+        // textBaseline: 'alphabetic',
+      });
+      layer.add(text);
 
-      const tr = new Konva.Transformer({
-        nodes: [circle],
-        flipEnabled: false,
+      // Top line lining up perfect in MAC OSX CHROME, inline with top of text
+      var topLine = new Konva.Line({
+        points: [125, 103, 400, 103],
+        stroke: 'green',
+        strokeWidth: 1,
       });
-      layer.add(tr);
+      layer.add(topLine);
 
-      const dot = new Konva.Circle({
-        x: 100,
-        y: 100,
-        radius: 2,
-        fill: 'blue',
+      // Bottom line lining up perfect in MAC OSX CHROME, inline with bottom of text
+      var bottomLine = new Konva.Line({
+        points: [125, 143, 400, 143],
+        stroke: 'green',
+        strokeWidth: 1,
       });
+      layer.add(bottomLine);
 
-      layer.add(dot);
+      layer.draw();
 
-      circle.on('transform', () => {
-        dot.x(circle.x());
-        dot.y(circle.y() - circle.radius() * circle.scaleY() - 50);
-      });
+      // Get text bounding box
+      var textRect = text.getClientRect();
+
+      // Create overlay text
+      var overlayText = document.createElement('div');
+      overlayText.id = 'overlayText';
+      overlayText.style.position = 'absolute';
+      overlayText.style.left = textRect.x + 'px';
+      overlayText.style.top = textRect.y + 'px';
+      overlayText.style.width = textRect.width + 'px';
+      overlayText.style.height = textRect.height + 'px';
+      overlayText.style.lineHeight = textRect.height + 'px'; // Center vertically
+      overlayText.style.textAlign = 'center';
+      overlayText.style.fontSize = '64px';
+      overlayText.innerHTML = 'testtest';
+      document.getElementById('container').appendChild(overlayText);
     </script>
   </body>
 </html>