diff --git a/lib/ui/text.dart b/lib/ui/text.dart
index 19b06a906e878..fa5092cac172f 100644
--- a/lib/ui/text.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/text.dart
@@ -429,6 +429,94 @@ enum TextDecorationStyle {
   wavy
 }
 
+/// {@template flutter.dart:ui.textHeightBehavior}
+/// Defines how the paragraph will apply [TextStyle.height] to the ascent of the
+/// first line and descent of the last line.
+///
+/// Each boolean value represents whether the [TextStyle.height] modifier will
+/// be applied to the corresponding metric. By default, all properties are true,
+/// and [TextStyle.height] is applied as normal. When set to false, the font's
+/// default ascent will be used.
+/// {@endtemplate}
+class TextHeightBehavior {
+
+  /// Creates a new TextHeightBehavior object.
+  ///
+  ///  * applyHeightToFirstAscent: When true, the [TextStyle.height] modifier
+  ///    will be applied to the ascent of the first line. When false, the font's
+  ///    default ascent will be used.
+  ///  * applyHeightToLastDescent: When true, the [TextStyle.height] modifier
+  ///    will be applied to the descent of the last line. When false, the font's
+  ///    default descent will be used.
+  ///
+  /// All properties default to true (height modifications applied as normal).
+  const TextHeightBehavior({
+    this.applyHeightToFirstAscent = true,
+    this.applyHeightToLastDescent = true,
+  });
+
+  /// Creates a new TextHeightBehavior object from an encoded form.
+  ///
+  /// See [encode] for the creation of the encoded form.
+  const TextHeightBehavior.fromEncoded(int encoded) : applyHeightToFirstAscent = (encoded & 0x1) == 0,
+                                                      applyHeightToLastDescent = (encoded & 0x2) == 0;
+
+
+  /// Whether to apply the [TextStyle.height] modifier to the ascent of the first
+  /// line in the paragraph.
+  ///
+  /// When true, the [TextStyle.height] modifier will be applied to to the ascent
+  /// of the first line. When false, the font's default ascent will be used and
+  /// the [TextStyle.height] will have no effect on the ascent of the first line.
+  ///
+  /// This property only has effect if a non-null [TextStyle.height] is specified.
+  ///
+  /// Defaults to true (height modifications applied as normal).
+  final bool applyHeightToFirstAscent;
+
+  /// Whether to apply the [TextStyle.height] modifier to the descent of the last
+  /// line in the paragraph.
+  ///
+  /// When true, the [TextStyle.height] modifier will be applied to to the descent
+  /// of the last line. When false, the font's default descent will be used and
+  /// the [TextStyle.height] will have no effect on the descent of the last line.
+  ///
+  /// This property only has effect if a non-null [TextStyle.height] is specified.
+  ///
+  /// Defaults to true (height modifications applied as normal).
+  final bool applyHeightToLastDescent;
+
+  /// Returns an encoded int representation of this object.
+  int encode() {
+    return (applyHeightToFirstAscent ? 0 : 1 << 0) | (applyHeightToLastDescent ? 0 : 1 << 1);
+  }
+
+  @override
+  bool operator ==(dynamic other) {
+    if (other.runtimeType != runtimeType)
+      return false;
+    return other is TextHeightBehavior
+        && other.applyHeightToFirstAscent == applyHeightToFirstAscent
+        && other.applyHeightToLastDescent == applyHeightToLastDescent;
+  }
+
+  @override
+  int get hashCode {
+    return hashValues(
+      applyHeightToFirstAscent,
+      applyHeightToLastDescent,
+    );
+  }
+
+  @override
+  String toString() {
+    return 'TextHeightBehavior('
+             'applyHeightToFirstAscent: $applyHeightToFirstAscent, '
+             'applyHeightToLastDescent: $applyHeightToLastDescent'
+           ')';
+  }
+}
+
 /// Determines if lists [a] and [b] are deep equivalent.
 ///
 /// Returns true if the lists are both null, or if they are both non-null, have
@@ -746,6 +834,8 @@ class TextStyle {
 //
 //  - Element 5: The value of |maxLines|.
 //
+//  - Element 6: The encoded value of |textHeightBehavior|.
+//
 Int32List _encodeParagraphStyle(
   TextAlign textAlign,
   TextDirection textDirection,
@@ -753,13 +843,14 @@ Int32List _encodeParagraphStyle(
   String fontFamily,
   double fontSize,
   double height,
+  TextHeightBehavior textHeightBehavior,
   FontWeight fontWeight,
   FontStyle fontStyle,
   StrutStyle strutStyle,
   String ellipsis,
   Locale locale,
 ) {
-  final Int32List result = Int32List(6); // also update paragraph_builder.cc
+  final Int32List result = Int32List(7); // also update paragraph_builder.cc
   if (textAlign != null) {
     result[0] |= 1 << 1;
     result[1] = textAlign.index;
@@ -780,28 +871,32 @@ Int32List _encodeParagraphStyle(
     result[0] |= 1 << 5;
     result[5] = maxLines;
   }
-  if (fontFamily != null) {
+  if (textHeightBehavior != null) {
     result[0] |= 1 << 6;
+    result[6] = textHeightBehavior.encode();
+  }
+  if (fontFamily != null) {
+    result[0] |= 1 << 7;
     // Passed separately to native.
   }
   if (fontSize != null) {
-    result[0] |= 1 << 7;
+    result[0] |= 1 << 8;
     // Passed separately to native.
   }
   if (height != null) {
-    result[0] |= 1 << 8;
+    result[0] |= 1 << 9;
     // Passed separately to native.
   }
   if (strutStyle != null) {
-    result[0] |= 1 << 9;
+    result[0] |= 1 << 10;
     // Passed separately to native.
   }
   if (ellipsis != null) {
-    result[0] |= 1 << 10;
+    result[0] |= 1 << 11;
     // Passed separately to native.
   }
   if (locale != null) {
-    result[0] |= 1 << 11;
+    result[0] |= 1 << 12;
     // Passed separately to native.
   }
   return result;
@@ -842,6 +937,9 @@ class ParagraphStyle {
   ///   the line height to take the height as defined by the font, which may not
   ///   be exactly the height of the `fontSize`.
   ///
+  /// * `textHeightBehavior`: Specifies how the `height` multiplier is
+  ///   applied to ascent of the first line and the descent of the last line.
+  ///
   /// * `fontWeight`: The typeface thickness to use when painting the text
   ///   (e.g., bold).
   ///
@@ -869,6 +967,7 @@ class ParagraphStyle {
     String fontFamily,
     double fontSize,
     double height,
+    TextHeightBehavior textHeightBehavior,
     FontWeight fontWeight,
     FontStyle fontStyle,
     StrutStyle strutStyle,
@@ -881,6 +980,7 @@ class ParagraphStyle {
          fontFamily,
          fontSize,
          height,
+         textHeightBehavior,
          fontWeight,
          fontStyle,
          strutStyle,
@@ -929,11 +1029,14 @@ class ParagraphStyle {
              'fontWeight: ${    _encoded[0] & 0x008 == 0x008 ? FontWeight.values[_encoded[3]]    : "unspecified"}, '
              'fontStyle: ${     _encoded[0] & 0x010 == 0x010 ? FontStyle.values[_encoded[4]]     : "unspecified"}, '
              'maxLines: ${      _encoded[0] & 0x020 == 0x020 ? _encoded[5]                       : "unspecified"}, '
-             'fontFamily: ${    _encoded[0] & 0x040 == 0x040 ? _fontFamily                       : "unspecified"}, '
-             'fontSize: ${      _encoded[0] & 0x080 == 0x080 ? _fontSize                         : "unspecified"}, '
-             'height: ${        _encoded[0] & 0x100 == 0x100 ? "${_height}x"                     : "unspecified"}, '
-             'ellipsis: ${      _encoded[0] & 0x200 == 0x200 ? "\"$_ellipsis\""                  : "unspecified"}, '
-             'locale: ${        _encoded[0] & 0x400 == 0x400 ? _locale                           : "unspecified"}'
+             'textHeightBehavior: ${
+                                _encoded[0] & 0x040 == 0x040 ?
+                                  TextHeightBehavior.fromEncoded(_encoded[6]).toString() : "unspecified"}, '
+             'fontFamily: ${    _encoded[0] & 0x080 == 0x080 ? _fontFamily                       : "unspecified"}, '
+             'fontSize: ${      _encoded[0] & 0x100 == 0x100 ? _fontSize                         : "unspecified"}, '
+             'height: ${        _encoded[0] & 0x200 == 0x200 ? "${_height}x"                     : "unspecified"}, '
+             'ellipsis: ${      _encoded[0] & 0x400 == 0x400 ? "\"$_ellipsis\""                  : "unspecified"}, '
+             'locale: ${        _encoded[0] & 0x800 == 0x800 ? _locale                           : "unspecified"}'
            ')';
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/ui/text/paragraph_builder.cc b/lib/ui/text/paragraph_builder.cc
index 8c858e6953ba9..51739fc2cf3fd 100644
--- a/lib/ui/text/paragraph_builder.cc
+++ b/lib/ui/text/paragraph_builder.cc
@@ -75,12 +75,13 @@ const int psTextDirectionIndex = 2;
 const int psFontWeightIndex = 3;
 const int psFontStyleIndex = 4;
 const int psMaxLinesIndex = 5;
-const int psFontFamilyIndex = 6;
-const int psFontSizeIndex = 7;
-const int psHeightIndex = 8;
-const int psStrutStyleIndex = 9;
-const int psEllipsisIndex = 10;
-const int psLocaleIndex = 11;
+const int psTextHeightBehaviorIndex = 6;
+const int psFontFamilyIndex = 7;
+const int psFontSizeIndex = 8;
+const int psHeightIndex = 9;
+const int psStrutStyleIndex = 10;
+const int psEllipsisIndex = 11;
+const int psLocaleIndex = 12;
 
 const int psTextAlignMask = 1 << psTextAlignIndex;
 const int psTextDirectionMask = 1 << psTextDirectionIndex;
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ const int psMaxLinesMask = 1 << psMaxLinesIndex;
 const int psFontFamilyMask = 1 << psFontFamilyIndex;
 const int psFontSizeMask = 1 << psFontSizeIndex;
 const int psHeightMask = 1 << psHeightIndex;
+const int psTextHeightBehaviorMask = 1 << psTextHeightBehaviorIndex;
 const int psStrutStyleMask = 1 << psStrutStyleIndex;
 const int psEllipsisMask = 1 << psEllipsisIndex;
 const int psLocaleMask = 1 << psLocaleIndex;
@@ -265,6 +267,10 @@ ParagraphBuilder::ParagraphBuilder(
     style.has_height_override = true;
   }
 
+  if (mask & psTextHeightBehaviorMask) {
+    style.text_height_behavior = encoded[psTextHeightBehaviorIndex];
+  }
+
   if (mask & psStrutStyleMask) {
     decodeStrut(strutData, strutFontFamilies, style);
   }
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/compositor/text.dart b/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/compositor/text.dart
index 06f6805b88020..a9cf6578f5c96 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/compositor/text.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/compositor/text.dart
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class SkParagraphStyle implements ui.ParagraphStyle {
     String fontFamily,
     double fontSize,
     double height,
+    ui.TextHeightBehavior textHeightBehavior,
     ui.FontWeight fontWeight,
     ui.FontStyle fontStyle,
     ui.StrutStyle strutStyle,
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ class SkParagraphStyle implements ui.ParagraphStyle {
       fontFamily,
       fontSize,
       height,
+      textHeightBehavior,
       fontWeight,
       fontStyle,
       ellipsis,
@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@ class SkParagraphStyle implements ui.ParagraphStyle {
     String fontFamily,
     double fontSize,
     double height,
+    ui.TextHeightBehavior textHeightBehavior,
     ui.FontWeight fontWeight,
     ui.FontStyle fontStyle,
     String ellipsis,
@@ -129,6 +132,10 @@ class SkParagraphStyle implements ui.ParagraphStyle {
       skParagraphStyle['heightMultiplier'] = height;
     }
 
+    if (textHeightBehavior != null) {
+      skParagraphStyle['textHeightBehavior'] = textHeightBehavior.encode();
+    }
+
     if (maxLines != null) {
       skParagraphStyle['maxLines'] = maxLines;
     }
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/text/paragraph.dart b/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/text/paragraph.dart
index b4c5912c7946e..80ba65dbd8bdb 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/text/paragraph.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/text/paragraph.dart
@@ -457,6 +457,7 @@ class EngineParagraphStyle implements ui.ParagraphStyle {
     String fontFamily,
     double fontSize,
     double height,
+    ui.TextHeightBehavior textHeightBehavior,
     ui.FontWeight fontWeight,
     ui.FontStyle fontStyle,
     ui.StrutStyle strutStyle,
@@ -470,6 +471,7 @@ class EngineParagraphStyle implements ui.ParagraphStyle {
         _fontFamily = fontFamily,
         _fontSize = fontSize,
         _height = height,
+        _textHeightBehavior = textHeightBehavior,
         // TODO(b/128317744): add support for strut style.
         _strutStyle = strutStyle,
         _ellipsis = ellipsis,
@@ -483,6 +485,7 @@ class EngineParagraphStyle implements ui.ParagraphStyle {
   final String _fontFamily;
   final double _fontSize;
   final double _height;
+  final ui.TextHeightBehavior _textHeightBehavior;
   final EngineStrutStyle _strutStyle;
   final String _ellipsis;
   final ui.Locale _locale;
@@ -536,6 +539,7 @@ class EngineParagraphStyle implements ui.ParagraphStyle {
         _fontFamily == typedOther._fontFamily ||
         _fontSize == typedOther._fontSize ||
         _height == typedOther._height ||
+        _textHeightBehavior == typedOther._textHeightBehavior ||
         _ellipsis == typedOther._ellipsis ||
         _locale == typedOther._locale;
   }
@@ -556,6 +560,7 @@ class EngineParagraphStyle implements ui.ParagraphStyle {
           'fontFamily: ${_fontFamily ?? "unspecified"}, '
           'fontSize: ${_fontSize != null ? _fontSize.toStringAsFixed(1) : "unspecified"}, '
           'height: ${_height != null ? "${_height.toStringAsFixed(1)}x" : "unspecified"}, '
+          'textHeightBehavior: ${_textHeightBehavior ?? "unspecified"}, '
           'ellipsis: ${_ellipsis != null ? "\"$_ellipsis\"" : "unspecified"}, '
           'locale: ${_locale ?? "unspecified"}'
           ')';
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/lib/src/ui/text.dart b/lib/web_ui/lib/src/ui/text.dart
index 6b57d37f2f168..b479db85c51c7 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/lib/src/ui/text.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/lib/src/ui/text.dart
@@ -424,6 +424,92 @@ enum TextDecorationStyle {
   wavy
 }
 
+/// Defines how the paragraph will apply [TextStyle.height] the ascent of the
+/// first line and descent of the last line.
+///
+/// The boolean value represents whether the [TextStyle.height] modifier will
+/// be applied to the corresponding metric. By default, all properties are true,
+/// and [TextStyle.height] is applied as normal. When set to false, the font's
+/// default ascent will be used.
+class TextHeightBehavior {
+
+  /// Creates a new TextHeightBehavior object.
+  ///
+  ///  * applyHeightToFirstAscent: When true, the [TextStyle.height] modifier
+  ///    will be applied to the ascent of the first line. When false, the font's
+  ///    default ascent will be used.
+  ///  * applyHeightToLastDescent: When true, the [TextStyle.height] modifier
+  ///    will be applied to the descent of the last line. When false, the font's
+  ///    default descent will be used.
+  ///
+  /// All properties default to true (height modifications applied as normal).
+  const TextHeightBehavior({
+    this.applyHeightToFirstAscent = true,
+    this.applyHeightToLastDescent = true,
+  });
+
+  /// Creates a new TextHeightBehavior object from an encoded form.
+  ///
+  /// See [encode] for the creation of the encoded form.
+  const TextHeightBehavior.fromEncoded(int encoded) : applyHeightToFirstAscent = (encoded & 0x1) == 0,
+                                                      applyHeightToLastDescent = (encoded & 0x2) == 0;
+
+
+  /// Whether to apply the [TextStyle.height] modifier to the ascent of the first
+  /// line in the paragraph.
+  ///
+  /// When true, the [TextStyle.height] modifier will be applied to to the ascent
+  /// of the first line. When false, the font's default ascent will be used and
+  /// the [TextStyle.height] will have no effect on the ascent of the first line.
+  ///
+  /// This property only has effect if a non-null [TextStyle.height] is specified.
+  ///
+  /// Defaults to true (height modifications applied as normal).
+  final bool applyHeightToFirstAscent;
+
+  /// Whether to apply the [TextStyle.height] modifier to the descent of the last
+  /// line in the paragraph.
+  ///
+  /// When true, the [TextStyle.height] modifier will be applied to to the descent
+  /// of the last line. When false, the font's default descent will be used and
+  /// the [TextStyle.height] will have no effect on the descent of the last line.
+  ///
+  /// This property only has effect if a non-null [TextStyle.height] is specified.
+  ///
+  /// Defaults to true (height modifications applied as normal).
+  final bool applyHeightToLastDescent;
+
+  /// Returns an encoded int representation of this object.
+  int encode() {
+    return (applyHeightToFirstAscent ? 0 : 1 << 0) | (applyHeightToLastDescent ? 0 : 1 << 1);
+  }
+
+  @override
+  bool operator ==(dynamic other) {
+    if (other.runtimeType != runtimeType)
+      return false;
+    return other is TextHeightBehavior
+        && other.applyHeightToFirstAscent == applyHeightToFirstAscent
+        && other.applyHeightToLastDescent == applyHeightToLastDescent;
+  }
+
+  @override
+  int get hashCode {
+    return hashValues(
+      applyHeightToFirstAscent,
+      applyHeightToLastDescent,
+    );
+  }
+
+  @override
+  String toString() {
+    return 'TextHeightBehavior('
+             'applyHeightToFirstAscent: $applyHeightToFirstAscent, '
+             'applyHeightToLastDescent: $applyHeightToLastDescent'
+           ')';
+  }
+}
+
 /// An opaque object that determines the size, position, and rendering of text.
 abstract class TextStyle {
   /// Creates a new TextStyle object.
@@ -584,6 +670,7 @@ abstract class ParagraphStyle {
     String fontFamily,
     double fontSize,
     double height,
+    TextHeightBehavior textHeightBehavior,
     FontWeight fontWeight,
     FontStyle fontStyle,
     StrutStyle strutStyle,
@@ -598,6 +685,7 @@ abstract class ParagraphStyle {
         fontFamily: fontFamily,
         fontSize: fontSize,
         height: height,
+        textHeightBehavior: textHeightBehavior,
         fontWeight: fontWeight,
         fontStyle: fontStyle,
         strutStyle: strutStyle,
@@ -612,6 +700,7 @@ abstract class ParagraphStyle {
         fontFamily: fontFamily,
         fontSize: fontSize,
         height: height,
+        textHeightBehavior: textHeightBehavior,
         fontWeight: fontWeight,
         fontStyle: fontStyle,
         strutStyle: strutStyle,
diff --git a/testing/dart/text_test.dart b/testing/dart/text_test.dart
index df1f9a8384af3..2ca0d726f9fdb 100644
--- a/testing/dart/text_test.dart
+++ b/testing/dart/text_test.dart
@@ -26,6 +26,56 @@ void main() {
       expect(FontWeight.lerp(FontWeight.w400, null, 1), equals(FontWeight.w400));
     });
   });
+
+  group('TextHeightBehavior', () {
+    const TextHeightBehavior behavior0 = TextHeightBehavior();
+    const TextHeightBehavior behavior1 = TextHeightBehavior(
+      applyHeightToFirstAscent: false,
+      applyHeightToLastDescent: false
+    );
+    const TextHeightBehavior behavior2 = TextHeightBehavior(
+      applyHeightToFirstAscent: false,
+    );
+    const TextHeightBehavior behavior3 = TextHeightBehavior(
+      applyHeightToLastDescent: false
+    );
+
+    test('default constructor works', () {
+      expect(behavior0.applyHeightToFirstAscent, equals(true));
+      expect(behavior0.applyHeightToLastDescent, equals(true));
+
+      expect(behavior1.applyHeightToFirstAscent, equals(false));
+      expect(behavior1.applyHeightToLastDescent, equals(false));
+
+      expect(behavior2.applyHeightToFirstAscent, equals(false));
+      expect(behavior2.applyHeightToLastDescent, equals(true));
+
+      expect(behavior3.applyHeightToFirstAscent, equals(true));
+      expect(behavior3.applyHeightToLastDescent, equals(false));
+    });
+
+    test('encode works', () {
+      expect(behavior0.encode(), equals(0));
+      expect(behavior1.encode(), equals(3));
+      expect(behavior2.encode(), equals(1));
+      expect(behavior3.encode(), equals(2));
+    });
+
+    test('decode works', () {
+      expect(const TextHeightBehavior.fromEncoded(0), equals(behavior0));
+      expect(const TextHeightBehavior.fromEncoded(3), equals(behavior1));
+      expect(const TextHeightBehavior.fromEncoded(1), equals(behavior2));
+      expect(const TextHeightBehavior.fromEncoded(2), equals(behavior3));
+    });
+
+    test('toString works', () {
+      expect(behavior0.toString(), equals('TextHeightBehavior(applyHeightToFirstAscent: true, applyHeightToLastDescent: true)'));
+      expect(behavior1.toString(), equals('TextHeightBehavior(applyHeightToFirstAscent: false, applyHeightToLastDescent: false)'));
+      expect(behavior2.toString(), equals('TextHeightBehavior(applyHeightToFirstAscent: false, applyHeightToLastDescent: true)'));
+      expect(behavior3.toString(), equals('TextHeightBehavior(applyHeightToFirstAscent: true, applyHeightToLastDescent: false)'));
+    });
+  });
+
   group('TextRange', () {
     test('empty ranges are correct', () {
       const TextRange range = TextRange(start: -1, end: -1);
diff --git a/third_party/txt/src/txt/paragraph_style.h b/third_party/txt/src/txt/paragraph_style.h
index 9ca5fae3ca9c4..46ea7a1e7c1a8 100644
--- a/third_party/txt/src/txt/paragraph_style.h
+++ b/third_party/txt/src/txt/paragraph_style.h
@@ -41,6 +41,25 @@ enum class TextDirection {
   ltr,
 };
 
+// Allows disabling height adjustments to first line's ascent and the
+// last line's descent. If disabled, the line will use the default font
+// metric provided ascent/descent and ParagraphStyle.height will not take
+// effect.
+//
+// The default behavior is kAll where height adjustments are enabled for all
+// lines.
+//
+// Multiple behaviors can be applied at once with a bitwise | operator. For
+// example, disabling first ascent and last descent can achieved with:
+//
+//   (kDisableFirstAscent | kDisableLastDescent).
+enum TextHeightBehavior {
+  kAll = 0x0,
+  kDisableFirstAscent = 0x1,
+  kDisableLastDescent = 0x2,
+  kDisableAll = 0x1 | 0x2,
+};
+
 class ParagraphStyle {
  public:
   // Default TextStyle. Used in GetTextStyle() to obtain the base TextStyle to
@@ -50,6 +69,7 @@ class ParagraphStyle {
   std::string font_family = "";
   double font_size = 14;
   double height = 1;
+  size_t text_height_behavior = TextHeightBehavior::kAll;
   bool has_height_override = false;
 
   // Strut properties. strut_enabled must be set to true for the rest of the
diff --git a/third_party/txt/src/txt/paragraph_txt.cc b/third_party/txt/src/txt/paragraph_txt.cc
index 4b28234e83876..0554091ceeb72 100644
--- a/third_party/txt/src/txt/paragraph_txt.cc
+++ b/third_party/txt/src/txt/paragraph_txt.cc
@@ -1113,7 +1113,8 @@ void ParagraphTxt::Layout(double width) {
     for (const PaintRecord& paint_record : paint_records) {
       UpdateLineMetrics(paint_record.metrics(), paint_record.style(),
                         max_ascent, max_descent, max_unscaled_ascent,
-                        paint_record.GetPlaceholderRun());
+                        paint_record.GetPlaceholderRun(), line_number,
+                        line_limit);
     }
 
     // If no fonts were actually rendered, then compute a baseline based on the
@@ -1125,7 +1126,7 @@ void ParagraphTxt::Layout(double width) {
       font.setSize(style.font_size);
       font.getMetrics(&metrics);
       UpdateLineMetrics(metrics, style, max_ascent, max_descent,
-                        max_unscaled_ascent, nullptr);
+                        max_unscaled_ascent, nullptr, line_number, line_limit);
     }
 
     // Calculate the baselines. This is only done on the first line.
@@ -1181,7 +1182,9 @@ void ParagraphTxt::UpdateLineMetrics(const SkFontMetrics& metrics,
                                      double& max_ascent,
                                      double& max_descent,
                                      double& max_unscaled_ascent,
-                                     PlaceholderRun* placeholder_run) {
+                                     PlaceholderRun* placeholder_run,
+                                     size_t line_number,
+                                     size_t line_limit) {
   if (!strut_.force_strut) {
     double ascent;
     double descent;
@@ -1242,6 +1245,21 @@ void ParagraphTxt::UpdateLineMetrics(const SkFontMetrics& metrics,
       ascent = (-metrics.fAscent + metrics.fLeading / 2);
       descent = (metrics.fDescent + metrics.fLeading / 2);
     }
+
+    // Account for text_height_behavior in paragraph_style_.
+    //
+    // Disable first line ascent modifications.
+    if (line_number == 0 && paragraph_style_.text_height_behavior &
+                                TextHeightBehavior::kDisableFirstAscent) {
+      ascent = -metrics.fAscent;
+    }
+    // Disable last line descent modifications.
+    if (line_number == line_limit - 1 &&
+        paragraph_style_.text_height_behavior &
+            TextHeightBehavior::kDisableLastDescent) {
+      descent = metrics.fDescent;
+    }
+
     ComputePlaceholder(placeholder_run, ascent, descent);
 
     max_ascent = std::max(ascent, max_ascent);
diff --git a/third_party/txt/src/txt/paragraph_txt.h b/third_party/txt/src/txt/paragraph_txt.h
index 7cb1cce73f8e2..bb95e6e7a0053 100644
--- a/third_party/txt/src/txt/paragraph_txt.h
+++ b/third_party/txt/src/txt/paragraph_txt.h
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ class ParagraphTxt : public Paragraph {
   FRIEND_TEST(ParagraphTest, FontFeaturesParagraph);
   FRIEND_TEST(ParagraphTest, GetGlyphPositionAtCoordinateSegfault);
   FRIEND_TEST(ParagraphTest, KhmerLineBreaker);
+  FRIEND_TEST(ParagraphTest, TextHeightBehaviorRectsParagraph);
 
   // Starting data to layout.
   std::vector<uint16_t> text_;
@@ -368,7 +369,10 @@ class ParagraphTxt : public Paragraph {
                          double& max_ascent,
                          double& max_descent,
                          double& max_unscaled_ascent,
-                         PlaceholderRun* placeholder_run);
+                         PlaceholderRun* placeholder_run,
+                         size_t line_number,
+                         size_t line_limit);
+
   // Calculate the starting X offset of a line based on the line's width and
   // alignment.
   double GetLineXOffset(double line_total_advance,
diff --git a/third_party/txt/tests/paragraph_unittests.cc b/third_party/txt/tests/paragraph_unittests.cc
index 057273eddf9c7..6122be579929b 100644
--- a/third_party/txt/tests/paragraph_unittests.cc
+++ b/third_party/txt/tests/paragraph_unittests.cc
@@ -5877,4 +5877,102 @@ TEST_F(ParagraphTest, KhmerLineBreaker) {
   ASSERT_TRUE(Snapshot());
 }
 
+TEST_F(ParagraphTest, TextHeightBehaviorRectsParagraph) {
+  // clang-format off
+  const char* text =
+      "line1\nline2\nline3";
+  // clang-format on
+  auto icu_text = icu::UnicodeString::fromUTF8(text);
+  std::u16string u16_text(icu_text.getBuffer(),
+                          icu_text.getBuffer() + icu_text.length());
+
+  txt::ParagraphStyle paragraph_style;
+  paragraph_style.text_height_behavior =
+      txt::TextHeightBehavior::kDisableFirstAscent |
+      txt::TextHeightBehavior::kDisableLastDescent;
+
+  txt::ParagraphBuilderTxt builder(paragraph_style, GetTestFontCollection());
+
+  txt::TextStyle text_style;
+  text_style.color = SK_ColorBLACK;
+  text_style.font_families = std::vector<std::string>(1, "Roboto");
+  text_style.font_size = 30;
+  text_style.height = 5;
+  text_style.has_height_override = true;
+  builder.PushStyle(text_style);
+  builder.AddText(u16_text);
+
+  builder.Pop();
+
+  auto paragraph = BuildParagraph(builder);
+  paragraph->Layout(GetTestCanvasWidth() - 300);
+
+  paragraph->Paint(GetCanvas(), 0, 0);
+
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < u16_text.length(); i++) {
+    ASSERT_EQ(paragraph->text_[i], u16_text[i]);
+  }
+
+  ASSERT_EQ(paragraph->records_.size(), 3ull);
+
+  SkPaint paint;
+  paint.setStyle(SkPaint::kStroke_Style);
+  paint.setAntiAlias(true);
+  paint.setStrokeWidth(1);
+
+  // Tests for GetRectsForRange()
+  Paragraph::RectHeightStyle rect_height_style =
+      Paragraph::RectHeightStyle::kMax;
+  Paragraph::RectWidthStyle rect_width_style =
+      Paragraph::RectWidthStyle::kTight;
+  paint.setColor(SK_ColorRED);
+  std::vector<txt::Paragraph::TextBox> boxes =
+      paragraph->GetRectsForRange(0, 0, rect_height_style, rect_width_style);
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < boxes.size(); ++i) {
+    GetCanvas()->drawRect(boxes[i].rect, paint);
+  }
+  EXPECT_EQ(boxes.size(), 0ull);
+
+  // First line. Shorter due to disabled height modifications on first ascent.
+  boxes =
+      paragraph->GetRectsForRange(0, 3, rect_height_style, rect_width_style);
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < boxes.size(); ++i) {
+    GetCanvas()->drawRect(boxes[i].rect, paint);
+  }
+  EXPECT_EQ(boxes.size(), 1ull);
+  EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(boxes[0].rect.left(), 0);
+  EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(boxes[0].rect.right(), 31.117188);
+  EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(boxes[0].rect.top(), -0.08203125);
+  EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(boxes[0].rect.bottom(), 59);
+  EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(boxes[0].rect.bottom() - boxes[0].rect.top(), 59.082031);
+
+  // Second line. Normal.
+  boxes =
+      paragraph->GetRectsForRange(6, 10, rect_height_style, rect_width_style);
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < boxes.size(); ++i) {
+    GetCanvas()->drawRect(boxes[i].rect, paint);
+  }
+  EXPECT_EQ(boxes.size(), 1ull);
+  EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(boxes[0].rect.left(), 0);
+  EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(boxes[0].rect.right(), 47.011719);
+  EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(boxes[0].rect.top(), 59);
+  EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(boxes[0].rect.bottom(), 209);
+  EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(boxes[0].rect.bottom() - boxes[0].rect.top(), 150);
+
+  // Third line. Shorter due to disabled height modifications on last descent
+  boxes =
+      paragraph->GetRectsForRange(12, 17, rect_height_style, rect_width_style);
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < boxes.size(); ++i) {
+    GetCanvas()->drawRect(boxes[i].rect, paint);
+  }
+  EXPECT_EQ(boxes.size(), 1ull);
+  EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(boxes[0].rect.left(), 0);
+  EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(boxes[0].rect.right(), 63.859375);
+  EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(boxes[0].rect.top(), 208.92578);
+  EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(boxes[0].rect.bottom(), 335);
+  EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(boxes[0].rect.bottom() - boxes[0].rect.top(), 126.07422);
+
+  ASSERT_TRUE(Snapshot());
+}
+
 }  // namespace txt