diff --git a/resources/gui/default.theme.txt b/resources/gui/default.theme.txt
index c2f306ebdb..dc2ee5a07a 100644
--- a/resources/gui/default.theme.txt
+++ b/resources/gui/default.theme.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 [base] {
     font: gui/fonts/BigShouldersDisplay-SemiBold.ttf
-    
+    # Positive offset moves the font down, negative moves it up.
+    font_offset: 0.0
+
     [button] {
         color: #ffffff
         size: 30
@@ -75,7 +77,7 @@
             image.focus: gui/widget/TextEntryBackground.focused.png
         }
     }
-    
+
     [luaconsole] {
         size: 12
         font: gui/fonts/RobotoMono-SemiBold.ttf
@@ -164,5 +166,6 @@
     # Stronger font used at a few locations without UI widgets.
     [bold] {
         font: gui/fonts/BigShouldersDisplay-ExtraBold.ttf
+        offset: 0.0
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/gui/theme.cpp b/src/gui/theme.cpp
index 707289efcb..36036212e3 100644
--- a/src/gui/theme.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/theme.cpp
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ bool GuiTheme::loadTheme(const string& name, const string& resource_name)
         else
             global_style.color = {255, 255, 255, 255};
         global_style.font = getFont(input["font"]);
+        global_style.font_offset = input["font_offset"].toFloat();
         global_style.size = input["size"].toFloat();
         global_style.sound = input["sound"];
         for(unsigned int n=0; n<int(GuiElement::State::COUNT); n++)
@@ -129,6 +130,8 @@ bool GuiTheme::loadTheme(const string& name, const string& resource_name)
                 style.states[n].color = toColor(input["color." + postfix]);
             if (input.find("font." + postfix) != input.end())
                 style.states[n].font = getFont(input["font." + postfix]);
+            if (input.find("font_offset." + postfix) != input.end())
+                style.states[n].font_offset = input["font_offset." + postfix].toFloat();
             if (input.find("size." + postfix) != input.end())
                 style.states[n].size = input["size." + postfix].toFloat();
             if (input.find("sound." + postfix) != input.end())
@@ -151,9 +154,8 @@ GuiTheme::GuiTheme(const string& name)
     fallback_state.font = nullptr;
     std::vector<string> fonts = findResources("gui/fonts/*.ttf");
     if(fonts.size() > 0)
-    {
         fallback_state.font = getFont(fonts[0]);
-    }
+    fallback_state.font_offset = 0.0f;
     fallback_state.texture = "";
     GuiThemeStyle fallback;
     for(unsigned int n=0; n<int(GuiElement::State::COUNT); n++)
diff --git a/src/gui/theme.h b/src/gui/theme.h
index ed986f1e5b..ec52b96fef 100644
--- a/src/gui/theme.h
+++ b/src/gui/theme.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class GuiThemeStyle
         glm::u8vec4 color;
         float size; //general size parameter, depends on the widget type what it means.
         sp::Font* font;
+        float font_offset = 0.0f;
         string sound;   //Sound effect played by the widget on certain actions.
     };
     StateStyle states[int(GuiElement::State::COUNT)];
@@ -23,17 +24,18 @@ class GuiThemeStyle
 };
 
 /** The Theme class is used by the GuiElement classes to style themselves.
-    
+
     Themes are loaded from a text resource, and referenced from GuiElement classes.
     A single theme contains information on how to style different widget elements.
-    
+
     Each element describes the following properties:
     - texture
     - color
     - font
+    - offset
     - size
     - sound
-   
+
     With the possibility to distingish with the following states:
     - normal: Default state
     - disabled: When enabled is false
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index c474153709..1c92c3a3f0 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -156,8 +156,9 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     soundManager->setMusicVolume(PreferencesManager::get("music_volume", "50").toFloat());
     soundManager->setMasterSoundVolume(PreferencesManager::get("sound_volume", "50").toFloat());
 
-    main_font = GuiTheme::getCurrentTheme()->getStyle("base")->states[0].font;
-    bold_font = GuiTheme::getCurrentTheme()->getStyle("bold")->states[0].font;
+    const auto& active_theme = GuiTheme::getCurrentTheme();
+    main_font = active_theme->getStyle("base")->get(GuiElement::State::Normal).font;
+    bold_font = active_theme->getStyle("bold")->get(GuiElement::State::Normal).font;
     if (!main_font || !bold_font)
     {
         LOG(ERROR, "Missing font or bold font.");
@@ -167,6 +168,11 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 
     sp::RenderTarget::setDefaultFont(main_font);
 
+    // Apply baseline offset adjustments to fonts
+    // Positive values move text down, negative values move text up
+    main_font->setBaselineOffset(active_theme->getStyle("base")->get(GuiElement::State::Normal).font_offset);
+    bold_font->setBaselineOffset(active_theme->getStyle("bold")->get(GuiElement::State::Normal).font_offset);
+
     // On Android, this requires the 'record audio' permissions,
     // which is always a scary thing for users.
     // Since there is no way to access it (yet) via a touchscreen, compile out.