diff --git a/win32ss/user/rtl/text.c b/win32ss/user/rtl/text.c
index 061e49b6d5..8252b83f47 100644
--- a/win32ss/user/rtl/text.c
+++ b/win32ss/user/rtl/text.c
@@ -1263,8 +1263,13 @@ INT WINAPI DrawTextExWorker( HDC hdc,
 	if (flags & DT_SINGLELINE)
 	{
 #ifdef __REACTOS__
-        if (flags & DT_VCENTER) y = rect->top +
-            (rect->bottom - rect->top + (invert_y ? size.cy : -size.cy)) / 2;
+        if (flags & DT_VCENTER)
+        {
+            int MoveDown = (rect->bottom - rect->top) / 2 + (invert_y ? size.cy : -size.cy) / 2;
+            y = rect->top + MoveDown;        // MoveDown is our Pixel count to move down to center
+            if ((MoveDown == 1) & (y > 1))   // It was 1 and our vertical position was at least 2 
+                y--;                         // so we had room to move it up, so make it one less
+        }
         else if (flags & DT_BOTTOM)
             y = rect->bottom + (invert_y ? 0 : -size.cy);
 #else