diff --git a/src/Libraries/AvalonEdit/ICSharpCode.AvalonEdit/Rendering/BackgroundGeometryBuilder.cs b/src/Libraries/AvalonEdit/ICSharpCode.AvalonEdit/Rendering/BackgroundGeometryBuilder.cs
index c0f5a4e149..505f966ed8 100644
--- a/src/Libraries/AvalonEdit/ICSharpCode.AvalonEdit/Rendering/BackgroundGeometryBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/Libraries/AvalonEdit/ICSharpCode.AvalonEdit/Rendering/BackgroundGeometryBuilder.cs
@@ -56,16 +56,16 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.AvalonEdit.Rendering
 			foreach (Rect r in GetRectsForSegment(textView, segment)) {
 				if (AlignToWholePixels) {
 					AddRectangle(PixelSnapHelpers.Round(r.Left, pixelSize.Width),
-					             PixelSnapHelpers.Round(r.Top, pixelSize.Height),
+					             PixelSnapHelpers.Round(r.Top + 1, pixelSize.Height),
 					             PixelSnapHelpers.Round(r.Right, pixelSize.Width),
-					             PixelSnapHelpers.Round(r.Bottom, pixelSize.Height));
+					             PixelSnapHelpers.Round(r.Bottom + 1, pixelSize.Height));
 				} else if (AlignToMiddleOfPixels) {
 					AddRectangle(PixelSnapHelpers.PixelAlign(r.Left, pixelSize.Width),
-					             PixelSnapHelpers.PixelAlign(r.Top, pixelSize.Height),
+					             PixelSnapHelpers.PixelAlign(r.Top + 1, pixelSize.Height),
 					             PixelSnapHelpers.PixelAlign(r.Right, pixelSize.Width),
-					             PixelSnapHelpers.PixelAlign(r.Bottom, pixelSize.Height));
+					             PixelSnapHelpers.PixelAlign(r.Bottom + 1, pixelSize.Height));
 				} else {
-					AddRectangle(r.Left, r.Top, r.Right, r.Bottom);
+					AddRectangle(r.Left, r.Top + 1, r.Right, r.Bottom + 1);
 				}
 			}
 		}