diff --git "a/win32ss/gdi/gdi32/objects/text.c" "b/win32ss/gdi/gdi32/objects/text.c"
index 4ba8c9a5d4d..448d7adc653 100644
--- "a/win32ss/gdi/gdi32/objects/text.c"
+++ "b/win32ss/gdi/gdi32/objects/text.c"
@@ -475,6 +475,24 @@ ExtTextOutA(
     if (StringU.Length != StringA.Length * sizeof(WCHAR))
         DPRINT1("ERROR: Should convert lpDx properly!\n");
 
+    /* HACK: Improves small fonts with rotation such as Word 2000
+     * and Word Viewer 2003 in Rapps. See CORE-12378 */
+    if (cch == 1)
+    {
+        LOGFONTA lfa = { 0 };
+        HFONT hFont;
+
+        hFont = GetCurrentObject(hdc, OBJ_FONT);
+        if (hFont)
+            GetObjectA(hFont, sizeof(lfa), &lfa);
+
+        if (stricmp(lfa.lfFaceName, "Tahoma") == 0 &&
+            lfa.lfWeight == 400 && lfa.lfHeight == -9)
+        {
+            SelectObject(hdc, GetStockObject(ANSI_FIXED_FONT));
+        }
+    }
+
     ret = ExtTextOutW(hdc, x, y, fuOptions, lprc, StringU.Buffer, cch, lpDx);
 
     RtlFreeUnicodeString(&StringU);