diff --git a/impeller/display_list/dl_dispatcher.cc b/impeller/display_list/dl_dispatcher.cc
index 210f64b7f9e24..c73ea1f9962c6 100644
--- a/impeller/display_list/dl_dispatcher.cc
+++ b/impeller/display_list/dl_dispatcher.cc
@@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@ void DlDispatcher::drawDisplayList(
 void DlDispatcher::drawTextBlob(const sk_sp<SkTextBlob> blob,
                                 SkScalar x,
                                 SkScalar y) {
-  Scalar scale = canvas_.GetCurrentTransformation().GetMaxBasisLength();
+  Scalar scale = canvas_.GetCurrentTransformation().GetMaxBasisLengthXY();
   canvas_.DrawTextFrame(TextFrameFromTextBlob(blob, scale),  //
                         impeller::Point{x, y},               //
                         paint_                               //
diff --git a/impeller/geometry/geometry_unittests.cc b/impeller/geometry/geometry_unittests.cc
index 964312932881d..632e0e6aeb6b8 100644
--- a/impeller/geometry/geometry_unittests.cc
+++ b/impeller/geometry/geometry_unittests.cc
@@ -336,6 +336,21 @@ TEST(GeometryTest, MatrixGetMaxBasisLength) {
   }
 }
 
+TEST(GeometryTest, MatrixGetMaxBasisLengthXY) {
+  {
+    auto m = Matrix::MakeScale({3, 1, 1});
+    ASSERT_EQ(m.GetMaxBasisLengthXY(), 3);
+
+    m = m * Matrix::MakeSkew(0, 4);
+    ASSERT_EQ(m.GetMaxBasisLengthXY(), 5);
+  }
+
+  {
+    auto m = Matrix::MakeScale({-3, 4, 7});
+    ASSERT_EQ(m.GetMaxBasisLengthXY(), 4);
+  }
+}
+
 TEST(GeometryTest, MatrixMakeOrthographic) {
   {
     auto m = Matrix::MakeOrthographic(Size(100, 200));
diff --git a/impeller/geometry/matrix.cc b/impeller/geometry/matrix.cc
index 70ede5866aee8..0819465591496 100644
--- a/impeller/geometry/matrix.cc
+++ b/impeller/geometry/matrix.cc
@@ -202,6 +202,14 @@ Scalar Matrix::GetMaxBasisLength() const {
   return std::sqrt(max);
 }
 
+Scalar Matrix::GetMaxBasisLengthXY() const {
+  Scalar max = 0;
+  for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+    max = std::max(max, e[i][0] * e[i][0] + e[i][1] * e[i][1]);
+  }
+  return std::sqrt(max);
+}
+
 /*
  *  Adapted for Impeller from Graphics Gems:
  *  http://www.realtimerendering.com/resources/GraphicsGems/gemsii/unmatrix.c
diff --git a/impeller/geometry/matrix.h b/impeller/geometry/matrix.h
index d30d803491288..6938cf930fffa 100644
--- a/impeller/geometry/matrix.h
+++ b/impeller/geometry/matrix.h
@@ -290,6 +290,8 @@ struct Matrix {
 
   Scalar GetMaxBasisLength() const;
 
+  Scalar GetMaxBasisLengthXY() const;
+
   constexpr Vector3 GetBasisX() const { return Vector3(m[0], m[1], m[2]); }
 
   constexpr Vector3 GetBasisY() const { return Vector3(m[4], m[5], m[6]); }