diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 3bd67bfba..59f4e41f2 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+2010-01-06  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
+
+	Fix descent and ascent calculation.
+
+	* util/grub-mkfont.c (grub_font_info): New fields 'asce' and 'max_y'.
+	(options): New option "asce".
+	(usage): Likewise.
+	(add_char): Ignore invalid glyphs for descent calculation.
+	Calculate ascent from actual content.
+	(print_glyphs): Use 'asce'.
+	(write_font): Likewise. Allow ascent override.
+	(main): Handle "asce" option.
+
 2010-01-06  Carles Pina i Estany  <carles@pina.cat>
 
 	* kern/err.c: Include `<grub/i18n.h>'.
diff --git a/util/grub-mkfont.c b/util/grub-mkfont.c
index a358ba5b0..3d1c6faac 100644
--- a/util/grub-mkfont.c
+++ b/util/grub-mkfont.c
@@ -59,10 +59,12 @@ struct grub_font_info
   char* name;
   int style;
   int desc;
+  int asce;
   int size;
   int max_width;
   int max_height;
   int min_y;
+  int max_y;
   int flags;
   int num_range;
   grub_uint32_t *ranges;
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ static struct option options[] =
   {"range", required_argument, 0, 'r'},
   {"size", required_argument, 0, 's'},
   {"desc", required_argument, 0, 'd'},
+  {"asce", required_argument, 0, 'c'},
   {"bold", no_argument, 0, 'b'},
   {"no-bitmap", no_argument, 0, 0x100},
   {"no-hinting", no_argument, 0, 0x101},
@@ -104,6 +107,7 @@ Usage: %s [OPTIONS] FONT_FILES\n\
   -n, --name=S              set font family name\n\
   -s, --size=N              set font size\n\
   -d, --desc=N              set font descent\n\
+  -c, --asce=N              set font ascent\n\
   -b, --bold                convert to bold font\n\
   -a, --force-autohint      force autohint\n\
   --no-hinting              disable hinting\n\
@@ -193,9 +197,12 @@ add_char (struct grub_font_info *font_info, FT_Face face,
   if (height > font_info->max_height)
     font_info->max_height = height;
 
-  if (glyph_info->y_ofs < font_info->min_y)
+  if (glyph_info->y_ofs < font_info->min_y && glyph_info->y_ofs > -font_info->size)
     font_info->min_y = glyph_info->y_ofs;
 
+  if (glyph_info->y_ofs + height > font_info->max_y)
+    font_info->max_y = glyph_info->y_ofs + height;
+
   mask = 0;
   data = &glyph_info->bitmap[0] - 1;
   for (j = 0; j < height; j++)
@@ -284,8 +291,8 @@ print_glyphs (struct grub_font_info *font_info)
 	xmin = 0;
 
       ymax = glyph->y_ofs + glyph->height;
-      if (ymax < font_info->size - font_info->desc)
-	ymax = font_info->size - font_info->desc;
+      if (ymax < font_info->asce)
+	ymax = font_info->asce;
 
       ymin = glyph->y_ofs;
       if (ymin > - font_info->desc)
@@ -316,7 +323,7 @@ print_glyphs (struct grub_font_info *font_info)
 	      else if ((x >= 0) &&
 		       (x < glyph->device_width) &&
 		       (y >= - font_info->desc) &&
-		       (y < font_info->size - font_info->desc))
+		       (y < font_info->asce))
 		{
 		  line[line_pos++] = ((x == 0) || (y == 0)) ? '+' : '.';
 		}
@@ -392,7 +399,15 @@ write_font (struct grub_font_info *font_info, char *output_file)
 	font_info->desc = - font_info->min_y;
     }
 
-  write_be16_section ("ASCE", font_info->size - font_info->desc, &offset, file);
+  if (! font_info->asce)
+    {
+      if (font_info->max_y <= 0)
+	font_info->asce = 1;
+      else
+	font_info->asce = font_info->max_y;
+    }
+
+  write_be16_section ("ASCE", font_info->asce, &offset, file);
   write_be16_section ("DESC", font_info->desc, &offset, file);
 
   if (font_verbosity > 0)
@@ -400,7 +415,7 @@ write_font (struct grub_font_info *font_info, char *output_file)
       printf ("Font name: %s\n", font_name);
       printf ("Max width: %d\n", font_info->max_width);
       printf ("Max height: %d\n", font_info->max_height);
-      printf ("Font ascent: %d\n", font_info->size - font_info->desc);
+      printf ("Font ascent: %d\n", font_info->asce);
       printf ("Font descent: %d\n", font_info->desc);
     }
 
@@ -560,6 +575,10 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
 	    font_info.desc = strtoul (optarg, NULL, 0);
 	    break;
 
+	  case 'e':
+	    font_info.asce = strtoul (optarg, NULL, 0);
+	    break;
+
 	  case 'h':
 	    usage (0);
 	    break;