diff --git a/PIL/ImageDraw.py b/PIL/ImageDraw.py
index 9e154f236e3..f37b41557d9 100644
--- a/PIL/ImageDraw.py
+++ b/PIL/ImageDraw.py
@@ -267,15 +267,15 @@ def text(self, xy, text, fill=None, font=None, anchor=None):
             self.draw.draw_bitmap(xy, mask, ink)
 
     def multiline_text(self, xy, text, fill=None, font=None, anchor=None,
-                       spacing=0, align="left"):
-        widths, heights = [], []
+                       spacing=4, align="left"):
+        widths = []
         max_width = 0
         lines = self._multiline_split(text)
+        line_spacing = self.textsize('A', font=font)[1] + spacing
         for line in lines:
             line_width, line_height = self.textsize(line, font)
             widths.append(line_width)
             max_width = max(max_width, line_width)
-            heights.append(line_height)
         left, top = xy
         for idx, line in enumerate(lines):
             if align == "left":
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ def multiline_text(self, xy, text, fill=None, font=None, anchor=None,
             else:
                 assert False, 'align must be "left", "center" or "right"'
             self.text((left, top), line, fill, font, anchor)
-            top += heights[idx] + spacing
+            top += line_spacing
             left = xy[0]
 
     ##
@@ -305,11 +305,11 @@ def multiline_textsize(self, text, font=None, spacing=0):
         max_width = 0
         height = 0
         lines = self._multiline_split(text)
+        line_spacing = self.textsize('A', font=font)[1] + spacing
         for line in lines:
             line_width, line_height = self.textsize(line, font)
-            height += line_height + spacing
             max_width = max(max_width, line_width)
-        return max_width, height
+        return max_width, len(lines)*line_spacing
 
 
 ##
diff --git a/Tests/images/multiline_text_spacing.png b/Tests/images/multiline_text_spacing.png
index 86907040729..3c3bc0f267d 100644
Binary files a/Tests/images/multiline_text_spacing.png and b/Tests/images/multiline_text_spacing.png differ
diff --git a/_imagingft.c b/_imagingft.c
index a34fb8af9b0..dc1661f3e70 100644
--- a/_imagingft.c
+++ b/_imagingft.c
@@ -492,6 +492,25 @@ font_getattr_descent(FontObject* self, void* closure)
     return PyInt_FromLong(-PIXEL(self->face->size->metrics.descender));
 }
 
+static PyObject*
+font_getattr_height(FontObject* self, void* closure)
+{
+    return PyInt_FromLong(PIXEL(self->face->size->metrics.height));
+}
+
+static PyObject*
+font_getattr_x_ppem(FontObject* self, void* closure)
+{
+    return PyInt_FromLong(self->face->size->metrics.x_ppem);
+}
+
+static PyObject*
+font_getattr_y_ppem(FontObject* self, void* closure)
+{
+    return PyInt_FromLong(self->face->size->metrics.y_ppem);
+}
+
+
 static PyObject*
 font_getattr_glyphs(FontObject* self, void* closure)
 {
@@ -503,6 +522,9 @@ static struct PyGetSetDef font_getsetters[] = {
     { "style",      (getter) font_getattr_style },
     { "ascent",     (getter) font_getattr_ascent },
     { "descent",    (getter) font_getattr_descent },
+    { "height",     (getter) font_getattr_height },
+    { "x_ppem",     (getter) font_getattr_x_ppem },
+    { "y_ppem",     (getter) font_getattr_y_ppem },
     { "glyphs",     (getter) font_getattr_glyphs },
     { NULL }
 };