diff --git a/src/mac/carbon/dc.cpp b/src/mac/carbon/dc.cpp
index d9630ecbb9..e108c61210 100644
--- a/src/mac/carbon/dc.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/carbon/dc.cpp
@@ -1343,6 +1343,10 @@ void  wxDC::DoDrawRotatedText(const wxString& str, wxCoord x, wxCoord y,
         &chars , (ATSUStyle*) &m_macATSUIStyle , &atsuLayout ) ;
 
     wxASSERT_MSG( status == noErr , wxT("couldn't create the layout of the rotated text") );
+
+    status = ::ATSUSetTransientFontMatching( atsuLayout , true ) ;
+    wxASSERT_MSG( status == noErr , wxT("couldn't setup transient font matching") );
+
     int iAngle = int( angle );
     int drawX = XLOG2DEVMAC(x) ;
     int drawY = YLOG2DEVMAC(y) ;
diff --git a/src/mac/carbon/dccg.cpp b/src/mac/carbon/dccg.cpp
index f73b9be63b..0dbc510268 100755
--- a/src/mac/carbon/dccg.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/carbon/dccg.cpp
@@ -1325,10 +1325,11 @@ void  wxDC::DoDrawRotatedText(const wxString& str, wxCoord x, wxCoord y,
         &chars , (ATSUStyle*) &m_macATSUIStyle , &atsuLayout ) ;
 
     wxASSERT_MSG( status == noErr , wxT("couldn't create the layout of the rotated text") );
+    
+    status = ::ATSUSetTransientFontMatching( atsuLayout , true ) ;
+    wxASSERT_MSG( status == noErr , wxT("couldn't setup transient font matching") );
+    
     int iAngle = int( angle );
-    
-
-    
     if ( abs(iAngle) > 0 )
     {
         Fixed atsuAngle = IntToFixed( iAngle ) ;