diff --git a/crates/epaint/src/text/font.rs b/crates/epaint/src/text/font.rs
index 8fc6e9efc6d..3b601847b3a 100644
--- a/crates/epaint/src/text/font.rs
+++ b/crates/epaint/src/text/font.rs
@@ -468,6 +468,18 @@ impl Font {
         (Some(font_impl), glyph_info)
     }
 
+    pub(crate) fn ascent(&self) -> f32 {
+        if self.fonts.is_empty() {
+            self.row_height
+        } else {
+            let mut max_ascent = 0.0;
+            for font in &self.fonts {
+                max_ascent = f32::max(max_ascent, font.ascent());
+            }
+            max_ascent
+        }
+    }
+
     fn glyph_info_no_cache_or_fallback(&mut self, c: char) -> Option<(FontIndex, GlyphInfo)> {
         for (font_index, font_impl) in self.fonts.iter().enumerate() {
             if let Some(glyph_info) = font_impl.glyph_info(c) {
diff --git a/crates/epaint/src/text/text_layout.rs b/crates/epaint/src/text/text_layout.rs
index 96dd067582d..41b4630c72a 100644
--- a/crates/epaint/src/text/text_layout.rs
+++ b/crates/epaint/src/text/text_layout.rs
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ fn layout_section(
                 chr,
                 pos: pos2(paragraph.cursor_x, f32::NAN),
                 size: vec2(glyph_info.advance_width, line_height),
-                ascent: font_impl.map_or(0.0, |font| font.ascent()), // Failure to find the font here would be weird
+                ascent: font.ascent(),
                 uv_rect: glyph_info.uv_rect,
                 section_index,
             });
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ fn replace_last_glyph_with_overflow_character(
             chr: overflow_character,
             pos: pos2(x, f32::NAN),
             size: vec2(replacement_glyph_info.advance_width, line_height),
-            ascent: font_impl.map_or(0.0, |font| font.ascent()), // Failure to find the font here would be weird
+            ascent: font.ascent(),
             uv_rect: replacement_glyph_info.uv_rect,
             section_index,
         });
@@ -404,13 +404,13 @@ fn replace_last_glyph_with_overflow_character(
 
         let x = 0.0; // TODO(emilk): heed paragraph leading_space 😬
 
-        let (font_impl, replacement_glyph_info) = font.font_impl_and_glyph_info(overflow_character);
+        let (_, replacement_glyph_info) = font.font_impl_and_glyph_info(overflow_character);
 
         row.glyphs.push(Glyph {
             chr: overflow_character,
             pos: pos2(x, f32::NAN),
             size: vec2(replacement_glyph_info.advance_width, line_height),
-            ascent: font_impl.map_or(0.0, |font| font.ascent()), // Failure to find the font here would be weird
+            ascent: font.ascent(),
             uv_rect: replacement_glyph_info.uv_rect,
             section_index,
         });