diff --git a/src/richtext/richtextbuffer.cpp b/src/richtext/richtextbuffer.cpp
index f443e7647a..0e7ea98318 100644
--- a/src/richtext/richtextbuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/richtext/richtextbuffer.cpp
@@ -3453,6 +3453,10 @@ bool wxRichTextParagraph::Layout(wxDC& dc, const wxRect& rect, int style)
             wxSize actualSize;
             wxRichTextRange actualRange(lastCompletedEndPos+1, wrapPosition);
 
+            /// Use previous descent, not the wrapping descent we just found, since this may be too big
+            /// for the fragment we're about to add.
+            childDescent = maxDescent;
+
 #if wxRICHTEXT_USE_PARTIAL_TEXT_EXTENTS
             // Get height only, then the width using the partial extents
             GetRangeSize(actualRange, actualSize, childDescent, dc, wxRICHTEXT_UNFORMATTED|wxRICHTEXT_HEIGHT_ONLY);
@@ -3620,12 +3624,16 @@ void wxRichTextParagraph::ApplyParagraphStyle(const wxTextAttr& attr, const wxRe
         {
             int rightIndent = ConvertTenthsMMToPixels(dc, attr.GetRightIndent());
             pos.x = (rect.GetWidth() - (pos.x - rect.x) - rightIndent - size.x)/2 + pos.x;
+            // Lines are relative to the paragraph position
+            pos.x -= GetPosition().x;
             line->SetPosition(pos);
         }
         else if (attr.HasAlignment() && GetAttributes().GetAlignment() == wxTEXT_ALIGNMENT_RIGHT)
         {
             int rightIndent = ConvertTenthsMMToPixels(dc, attr.GetRightIndent());
             pos.x = rect.x + rect.GetWidth() - size.x - rightIndent;
+            // Lines are relative to the paragraph position
+            pos.x -= GetPosition().x;
             line->SetPosition(pos);
         }