diff --git a/src/base/ftglyph.c b/src/base/ftglyph.c
index 47d61caac..3026170e7 100644
--- a/src/base/ftglyph.c
+++ b/src/base/ftglyph.c
@@ -829,6 +829,9 @@
       if ( destroy )
         FT_Done_Glyph( glyph );
 
+      /* copy advance - thanks Karsten ;-) */
+      bitmap->root.advance = glyph->advance;
+      
       *the_glyph = FT_GLYPH( bitmap );
     }