diff --git a/gsk/gskrendernode.h b/gsk/gskrendernode.h
index 766e4f8091..6277bf74ce 100644
--- a/gsk/gskrendernode.h
+++ b/gsk/gskrendernode.h
@@ -288,6 +288,13 @@ GskRenderNode *         gsk_text_node_new                       (PangoFont
                                                                  double                    x,
                                                                  double                    y);
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
+GskRenderNode *         gsk_text_node_new_with_bounds           (PangoFont                *font,
+                                                                 PangoGlyphString         *glyphs,
+                                                                 const GdkRGBA            *color,
+                                                                 double                    x,
+                                                                 double                    y,
+                                                                 const graphene_rect_t    *bounds);
+GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 const PangoFont *       gsk_text_node_peek_font                 (GskRenderNode            *node);
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 guint                   gsk_text_node_get_num_glyphs            (GskRenderNode            *node);
diff --git a/gsk/gskrendernodeimpl.c b/gsk/gskrendernodeimpl.c
index f7765b72fd..f0b451f9a4 100644
--- a/gsk/gskrendernodeimpl.c
+++ b/gsk/gskrendernodeimpl.c
@@ -4002,6 +4002,42 @@ gsk_text_node_new (PangoFont        *font,
   if (ink_rect.width == 0 || ink_rect.height == 0)
     return NULL;
 
+  self = (GskTextNode *)gsk_text_node_new_with_bounds (font, glyphs, color, x, y,
+                                                       &GRAPHENE_RECT_INIT (x,
+                                                                            y + ink_rect.y,
+                                                                            ink_rect.x + ink_rect.width,
+                                                                            ink_rect.height));
+
+  return &self->render_node;
+}
+
+/**
+ * gsk_text_node_new_with_bounds:
+ * @font: the #PangoFont containing the glyphs
+ * @glyphs: the #PangoGlyphString to render
+ * @color: the foreground color to render with
+ * @x: the x coordinate at which to put the baseline
+ * @y: the y coordinate at wihch to put the baseline
+ * @bounds: the node bounds
+ *
+ * Creates a render node that renders the given glyphs,
+ * Note that @color may not be used if the font contains
+ * color glyphs.
+ *
+ * This function will not do any text measuring, contrary to gsk_text_node_new().
+ *
+ * Returns: (nullable): a new text node, or %NULL
+ */
+GskRenderNode *
+gsk_text_node_new_with_bounds (PangoFont             *font,
+                               PangoGlyphString      *glyphs,
+                               const GdkRGBA         *color,
+                               double                 x,
+                               double                 y,
+                               const graphene_rect_t *bounds)
+{
+  GskTextNode *self;
+
   self = (GskTextNode *) gsk_render_node_new (&GSK_TEXT_NODE_CLASS, sizeof (PangoGlyphInfo) * glyphs->num_glyphs);
 
   self->font = g_object_ref (font);
@@ -4011,11 +4047,7 @@ gsk_text_node_new (PangoFont        *font,
   self->num_glyphs = glyphs->num_glyphs;
   memcpy (self->glyphs, glyphs->glyphs, sizeof (PangoGlyphInfo) * glyphs->num_glyphs);
 
-  graphene_rect_init (&self->render_node.bounds,
-                      x,
-                      y + ink_rect.y,
-                      ink_rect.x + ink_rect.width,
-                      ink_rect.height);
+  graphene_rect_init_from_rect (&self->render_node.bounds, bounds);
 
   return &self->render_node;
 }