diff -r 2fa3b88c2b6c modules/graphics/src/main/java/com/sun/javafx/sg/prism/NGCanvas.java
--- a/modules/graphics/src/main/java/com/sun/javafx/sg/prism/NGCanvas.java	Wed May 21 09:17:20 2014 -0700
+++ b/modules/graphics/src/main/java/com/sun/javafx/sg/prism/NGCanvas.java	Wed May 21 11:38:16 2014 -0700
@@ -1296,28 +1296,31 @@
                     }
                 }
                 if (gr != null) {
+                    float layoutX = 0;
+                    float layoutY = y - yAlign;
                     if (maxWidth > 0.0 && layoutWidth > maxWidth) {
                         float sx = maxWidth / layoutWidth;
                         if (rtl) {
-                            gr.translate(x + maxWidth - xAlign * sx, y - yAlign);
+                            layoutX = -((x + maxWidth) / sx - xAlign);
                             gr.scale(-sx, 1);
                         } else {
-                            gr.translate(x - xAlign * sx, y - yAlign);
+                            layoutX = x / sx - xAlign;
                             gr.scale(sx, 1);
                         }
                     } else {
                         if (rtl) {
-                            gr.translate(x + layoutWidth - xAlign, y - yAlign);
+                            layoutX = -(x - xAlign + layoutWidth);
                             gr.scale(-1, 1);
                         } else {
-                            gr.translate(x - xAlign, y - yAlign);
+                            layoutX = x - xAlign;
                         }
                     }
+                    ngtext.setLayoutLocation(-layoutX, -layoutY);
                     if (token == FILL_TEXT) {
                         ngtext.setMode(NGShape.Mode.FILL);
                         ngtext.setFillPaint(fillPaint);
                         if (fillPaint.getType() == Paint.Type.LINEAR_GRADIENT && fillPaint.isProportional()) {
-                            ngtext.setContentBounds(new RectBounds(0, 0, layoutWidth, layoutHeight));
+                            ngtext.setContentBounds(new RectBounds(layoutX, layoutY, layoutX + layoutWidth, layoutY + layoutHeight));
                         }
                     } else {
                         if (strokePaint.getType() == Paint.Type.LINEAR_GRADIENT && strokePaint.isProportional()) {