diff --git a/src/driver/fontrenderer.cpp b/src/driver/fontrenderer.cpp
index 84385943e..662e3968a 100644
--- a/src/driver/fontrenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/driver/fontrenderer.cpp
@@ -292,6 +292,8 @@ return 0;
 	upper = halflinegap+ascender+3;   // we add 3 at top
 	lower = -descender+halflinegap+1; // we add 1 at bottom
 	height=upper+lower;               // this is total height == distance of lines
+	DigitHeight = ascender+2;
+	DigitOffset = -descender+halflinegap;
 	// hack end
 
 	//printf("glyph: hM=%d tM=%d hg=%d tg=%d ascender=%d descender=%d height=%d linegap/2=%d upper=%d lower=%d\n",
@@ -310,6 +312,16 @@ int Font::getHeight(void)
 	return height;
 }
 
+int Font::getDigitHeight(void)
+{
+	return DigitHeight;
+}
+
+int Font::getDigitOffset(void)
+{
+	return DigitOffset;
+}
+
 int UTF8ToUnicode(const char * &text, const bool utf8_encoded) // returns -1 on error
 {
 	int unicode_value;
diff --git a/src/driver/fontrenderer.h b/src/driver/fontrenderer.h
index 28d519ea7..e10baf6dc 100644
--- a/src/driver/fontrenderer.h
+++ b/src/driver/fontrenderer.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class Font
 	FT_Error getGlyphBitmap(FT_ULong glyph_index, FTC_SBit *sbit);
 
 	// these are HACKED values, because the font metrics were unusable.
-	int height,ascender,descender,upper,lower;
+	int height,DigitHeight,DigitOffset,ascender,descender,upper,lower;
 	int fontwidth;
 
  public:
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ class Font
 	int getRenderWidth(const char *        text, const bool utf8_encoded = false);
 	int getRenderWidth(const std::string & text, const bool utf8_encoded = false);
 	int getHeight(void);
+	int getDigitHeight(void);
+	int getDigitOffset(void);
 	int getWidth(void);
 	int getSize(){return font.width;}
 	int setSize(int isize);