diff --git a/crates/bevy_text/src/glyph_brush.rs b/crates/bevy_text/src/glyph_brush.rs
index e9961d3e49f4c..276ea44386673 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_text/src/glyph_brush.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_text/src/glyph_brush.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ use glyph_brush_layout::{
     FontId, GlyphPositioner, Layout, SectionGeometry, SectionGlyph, SectionText, ToSectionText,
 };
 
-use crate::{error::TextError, Font, FontAtlasSet, GlyphAtlasInfo, TextAlignment, TextSettings};
+use crate::{
+    error::TextError, Font, FontAtlasSet, GlyphAtlasInfo, TextAlignment, TextSettings, TextType,
+};
 
 pub struct GlyphBrush {
     fonts: Vec<FontArc>,
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ impl GlyphBrush {
         texture_atlases: &mut Assets<TextureAtlas>,
         textures: &mut Assets<Image>,
         text_settings: &TextSettings,
+        text_type: TextType,
     ) -> Result<Vec<PositionedGlyph>, TextError> {
         if glyphs.is_empty() {
             return Ok(Vec::new());
@@ -75,12 +78,14 @@ impl GlyphBrush {
 
         let mut min_x = std::f32::MAX;
         let mut min_y = std::f32::MAX;
+        let mut max_y = std::f32::MIN;
         for sg in &glyphs {
             let glyph = &sg.glyph;
 
             let scaled_font = sections_data[sg.section_index].3;
             min_x = min_x.min(glyph.position.x);
             min_y = min_y.min(glyph.position.y - scaled_font.ascent());
+            max_y = max_y.max(glyph.position.y - scaled_font.descent());
         }
         min_x = min_x.floor();
         min_y = min_y.floor();
@@ -120,7 +125,12 @@ impl GlyphBrush {
                 let size = Vec2::new(glyph_rect.width(), glyph_rect.height());
 
                 let x = bounds.min.x + size.x / 2.0 - min_x;
-                let y = bounds.min.y + size.y / 2.0 - min_y;
+
+                let y = match text_type {
+                    TextType::Text2D => max_y - bounds.max.y + size.y / 2.0,
+                    TextType::Ui => bounds.min.y + size.y / 2.0 - min_y,
+                };
+
                 let position = adjust.position(Vec2::new(x, y));
 
                 positioned_glyphs.push(PositionedGlyph {
diff --git a/crates/bevy_text/src/lib.rs b/crates/bevy_text/src/lib.rs
index 277a51dd47c81..552b2d3e2b038 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_text/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_text/src/lib.rs
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ impl Default for TextSettings {
     }
 }
 
+pub enum TextType {
+    Ui,
+    Text2D,
+}
+
 impl Plugin for TextPlugin {
     fn build(&self, app: &mut App) {
         app.add_asset::<Font>()
diff --git a/crates/bevy_text/src/pipeline.rs b/crates/bevy_text/src/pipeline.rs
index c3b85317e1c59..df3080736a9ab 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_text/src/pipeline.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_text/src/pipeline.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use glyph_brush_layout::{FontId, SectionText};
 
 use crate::{
     error::TextError, glyph_brush::GlyphBrush, scale_value, Font, FontAtlasSet, PositionedGlyph,
-    TextAlignment, TextSection, TextSettings,
+    TextAlignment, TextSection, TextSettings, TextType,
 };
 
 #[derive(Default, Resource)]
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ impl TextPipeline {
         texture_atlases: &mut Assets<TextureAtlas>,
         textures: &mut Assets<Image>,
         text_settings: &TextSettings,
+        text_type: TextType,
     ) -> Result<TextLayoutInfo, TextError> {
         let mut scaled_fonts = Vec::new();
         let sections = sections
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ impl TextPipeline {
             texture_atlases,
             textures,
             text_settings,
+            text_type,
         )?;
 
         Ok(TextLayoutInfo { glyphs, size })
diff --git a/crates/bevy_text/src/text2d.rs b/crates/bevy_text/src/text2d.rs
index 8097db3e5cddc..ead32c0714cb1 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_text/src/text2d.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_text/src/text2d.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use bevy_window::{WindowId, WindowScaleFactorChanged, Windows};
 
 use crate::{
     Font, FontAtlasSet, HorizontalAlign, Text, TextError, TextLayoutInfo, TextPipeline,
-    TextSettings, VerticalAlign,
+    TextSettings, TextType, VerticalAlign,
 };
 
 /// The calculated size of text drawn in 2D scene.
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ pub fn update_text2d_layout(
                 ),
                 None => Vec2::new(f32::MAX, f32::MAX),
             };
+
             match text_pipeline.queue_text(
                 &fonts,
                 &text.sections,
@@ -192,6 +193,7 @@ pub fn update_text2d_layout(
                 &mut *texture_atlases,
                 &mut *textures,
                 text_settings.as_ref(),
+                TextType::Text2D,
             ) {
                 Err(TextError::NoSuchFont) => {
                     // There was an error processing the text layout, let's add this entity to the
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ui/src/widget/text.rs b/crates/bevy_ui/src/widget/text.rs
index ddc7567f1b5e4..e20a33f2d0616 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ui/src/widget/text.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ui/src/widget/text.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ use bevy_ecs::{
 use bevy_math::Vec2;
 use bevy_render::texture::Image;
 use bevy_sprite::TextureAtlas;
-use bevy_text::{Font, FontAtlasSet, Text, TextError, TextLayoutInfo, TextPipeline, TextSettings};
+use bevy_text::{
+    Font, FontAtlasSet, Text, TextError, TextLayoutInfo, TextPipeline, TextSettings, TextType,
+};
 use bevy_window::Windows;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default)]
@@ -118,6 +120,7 @@ pub fn text_system(
                 &mut *texture_atlases,
                 &mut *textures,
                 text_settings.as_ref(),
+                TextType::Ui,
             ) {
                 Err(TextError::NoSuchFont) => {
                     // There was an error processing the text layout, let's add this entity to the
diff --git a/examples/2d/text2d.rs b/examples/2d/text2d.rs
index f5dce2403701d..e0093aae5dd9a 100644
--- a/examples/2d/text2d.rs
+++ b/examples/2d/text2d.rs
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ fn main() {
 
 #[derive(Component)]
 struct AnimateTranslation;
+
 #[derive(Component)]
 struct AnimateRotation;
+
 #[derive(Component)]
 struct AnimateScale;