diff --git a/core/renderers/common/debugger.js b/core/renderers/common/debugger.js
index 68c4583f4..9c2ca82b6 100644
--- a/core/renderers/common/debugger.js
+++ b/core/renderers/common/debugger.js
@@ -126,15 +126,14 @@ Blockly.blockRendering.Debug.prototype.drawSpacerElem = function(elem, rowHeight
   if (isRtl) {
     xPos = -(xPos + elem.width);
   }
-  var debugRenderedHeight = Math.min(elem.height, rowHeight);
-  var yPos = elem.centerline - debugRenderedHeight / 2;
+  var yPos = elem.centerline - elem.height / 2;
   this.debugElements_.push(Blockly.utils.dom.createSvgElement('rect',
       {
         'class': 'elemSpacerRect blockRenderDebug',
         'x': xPos,
         'y': yPos,
         'width': elem.width,
-        'height': debugRenderedHeight,
+        'height': elem.height,
         'stroke': 'pink',
         'fill': 'pink',
         'fill-opacity': '0.5',
diff --git a/core/renderers/common/info.js b/core/renderers/common/info.js
index 500e34c23..433b3056f 100644
--- a/core/renderers/common/info.js
+++ b/core/renderers/common/info.js
@@ -624,6 +624,26 @@ Blockly.blockRendering.RenderInfo.prototype.getElemCenterline_ = function(row,
   return result;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Record final position information on elements on the given row, for use in
+ * drawing.  At minimum this records xPos and centerline on each element.
+ * @param {!Blockly.blockRendering.Row} row The row containing the elements.
+ * @private
+ */
+Blockly.blockRendering.RenderInfo.prototype.recordElemPositions_ = function(
+    row) {
+  var xCursor = row.xPos;
+  for (var j = 0, elem; (elem = row.elements[j]); j++) {
+    // Now that row heights are finalized, make spacers use the row height.
+    if (Blockly.blockRendering.Types.isSpacer(elem)) {
+      elem.height = row.height;
+    }
+    elem.xPos = xCursor;
+    elem.centerline = this.getElemCenterline_(row, elem);
+    xCursor += elem.width;
+  }
+};
+
 /**
  * Make any final changes to the rendering information object.  In particular,
  * store the y position of each row, and record the height of the full block.
@@ -642,12 +662,7 @@ Blockly.blockRendering.RenderInfo.prototype.finalize_ = function() {
 
     widestRowWithConnectedBlocks =
         Math.max(widestRowWithConnectedBlocks, row.widthWithConnectedBlocks);
-    var xCursor = row.xPos;
-    for (var j = 0, elem; (elem = row.elements[j]); j++) {
-      elem.xPos = xCursor;
-      elem.centerline = this.getElemCenterline_(row, elem);
-      xCursor += elem.width;
-    }
+    this.recordElemPositions_(row);
   }
 
   this.widthWithChildren = widestRowWithConnectedBlocks + this.startX;
diff --git a/core/renderers/geras/info.js b/core/renderers/geras/info.js
index 80fdb9c24..b8549d4ab 100644
--- a/core/renderers/geras/info.js
+++ b/core/renderers/geras/info.js
@@ -309,6 +309,9 @@ Blockly.geras.RenderInfo.prototype.getSpacerRowHeight_ = function(prev, next) {
  * @override
  */
 Blockly.geras.RenderInfo.prototype.getElemCenterline_ = function(row, elem) {
+  if (Blockly.blockRendering.Types.isSpacer(elem)) {
+    return row.yPos + elem.height / 2;
+  }
   if (Blockly.blockRendering.Types.isBottomRow(row)) {
     var baseline = row.yPos + row.height - row.descenderHeight;
     if (Blockly.blockRendering.Types.isNextConnection(elem)) {
@@ -363,12 +366,7 @@ Blockly.geras.RenderInfo.prototype.finalize_ = function() {
       this.bottomRow.height += diff;
       yCursor += diff;
     }
-    var xCursor = row.xPos;
-    for (var j = 0, elem; (elem = row.elements[j]); j++) {
-      elem.xPos = xCursor;
-      elem.centerline = this.getElemCenterline_(row, elem);
-      xCursor += elem.width;
-    }
+    this.recordElemPositions_(row);
   }
   this.bottomRow.baseline = yCursor - this.bottomRow.descenderHeight;
 
diff --git a/core/renderers/thrasos/info.js b/core/renderers/thrasos/info.js
index 3883d57ca..c2e34200f 100644
--- a/core/renderers/thrasos/info.js
+++ b/core/renderers/thrasos/info.js
@@ -270,6 +270,9 @@ Blockly.thrasos.RenderInfo.prototype.getSpacerRowHeight_ = function(
  * @override
  */
 Blockly.thrasos.RenderInfo.prototype.getElemCenterline_ = function(row, elem) {
+  if (Blockly.blockRendering.Types.isSpacer(elem)) {
+    return row.yPos + elem.height / 2;
+  }
   if (Blockly.blockRendering.Types.isBottomRow(row)) {
     var baseline = row.yPos + row.height - row.descenderHeight;
     if (Blockly.blockRendering.Types.isNextConnection(elem)) {
@@ -320,12 +323,7 @@ Blockly.thrasos.RenderInfo.prototype.finalize_ = function() {
       this.bottomRow.height += diff;
       yCursor += diff;
     }
-    var xCursor = row.xPos;
-    for (var j = 0, elem; (elem = row.elements[j]); j++) {
-      elem.xPos = xCursor;
-      elem.centerline = this.getElemCenterline_(row, elem);
-      xCursor += elem.width;
-    }
+    this.recordElemPositions_(row);
   }
 
   this.bottomRow.baseline = yCursor - this.bottomRow.descenderHeight;
diff --git a/core/renderers/zelos/info.js b/core/renderers/zelos/info.js
index 3ade1ed01..1527e286c 100644
--- a/core/renderers/zelos/info.js
+++ b/core/renderers/zelos/info.js
@@ -333,8 +333,10 @@ Blockly.zelos.RenderInfo.prototype.getSpacerRowHeight_ = function(
 /**
  * @override
  */
-Blockly.zelos.RenderInfo.prototype.getElemCenterline_ = function(row,
-    elem) {
+Blockly.zelos.RenderInfo.prototype.getElemCenterline_ = function(row, elem) {
+  if (Blockly.blockRendering.Types.isSpacer(elem)) {
+    return row.yPos + elem.height / 2;
+  }
   if (Blockly.blockRendering.Types.isBottomRow(row)) {
     var baseline = row.yPos + row.height - row.descenderHeight;
     if (Blockly.blockRendering.Types.isNextConnection(elem)) {
@@ -398,12 +400,7 @@ Blockly.zelos.RenderInfo.prototype.finalize_ = function() {
 
     widestRowWithConnectedBlocks =
         Math.max(widestRowWithConnectedBlocks, row.widthWithConnectedBlocks);
-    var xCursor = row.xPos;
-    for (var j = 0, elem; (elem = row.elements[j]); j++) {
-      elem.xPos = xCursor;
-      elem.centerline = this.getElemCenterline_(row, elem);
-      xCursor += elem.width;
-    }
+    this.recordElemPositions_(row);
   }
 
   this.widthWithChildren = widestRowWithConnectedBlocks + this.startX;