diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/frescosupport/FrescoBasedReactTextInlineImageSpan.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/frescosupport/FrescoBasedReactTextInlineImageSpan.java
index d62ecf0ce..0613457e5 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/frescosupport/FrescoBasedReactTextInlineImageSpan.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/frescosupport/FrescoBasedReactTextInlineImageSpan.java
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@ public class FrescoBasedReactTextInlineImageSpan extends TextInlineImageSpan {
 
     int transY = bottom - mDrawable.getBounds().bottom;
 
+    // Align to baseline by default
+    transY -= paint.getFontMetricsInt().descent;
+
     canvas.translate(x, transY);
     mDrawable.draw(canvas);
     canvas.restore();