diff --git a/openlp/core/lib/htmlbuilder.py b/openlp/core/lib/htmlbuilder.py
index b90b895b4..16c537fc2 100644
--- a/openlp/core/lib/htmlbuilder.py
+++ b/openlp/core/lib/htmlbuilder.py
@@ -458,13 +458,18 @@ def build_lyrics_format_css(theme, width, height):
     # fix tag incompatibilities
     if theme.display_horizontal_align == HorizontalType.Justify:
         justify = u''
+    if theme.display_vertical_align == VerticalType.Bottom:
+        padding_bottom = u'0.5em'
+    else:
+        padding_bottom = u'0'
     lyrics = u'%s word-wrap: break-word; ' \
         'text-align: %s; vertical-align: %s; font-family: %s; ' \
         'font-size: %spt; color: %s; line-height: %d%%; margin: 0;' \
-        'padding: 0; padding-left: %spx; width: %spx; height: %spx; ' % \
+        'padding: 0; padding-bottom: %s; padding-left: %spx; width: %spx;' \
+        'height: %spx; ' % \
         (justify, align, valign, theme.font_main_name, theme.font_main_size,
         theme.font_main_color, 100 + int(theme.font_main_line_adjustment),
-        left_margin, width, height)
+        padding_bottom, left_margin, width, height)
     if theme.font_main_outline:
         if webkit_version() <= 534.3:
             lyrics += u' letter-spacing: 1px;'
diff --git a/openlp/core/lib/renderer.py b/openlp/core/lib/renderer.py
index 135bb9078..8da5967a1 100644
--- a/openlp/core/lib/renderer.py
+++ b/openlp/core/lib/renderer.py
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ class Renderer(object):
 
     def _calculate_default(self):
         """
-        Calculate the default dimentions of the screen.
+        Calculate the default dimensions of the screen.
         """
         screen_size = self.screens.current[u'size']
         self.width = screen_size.width()
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@ class Renderer(object):
             (build_lyrics_format_css(self.theme_data, self.page_width,
             self.page_height), build_lyrics_outline_css(self.theme_data))
         self.web.setHtml(html)
+        self.empty_height = self.web_frame.contentsSize().height()
 
     def _paginate_slide(self, lines, line_end):
         """
@@ -600,7 +601,7 @@ class Renderer(object):
         """
         self.web_frame.evaluateJavaScript(u'show_text("%s")' %
             text.replace(u'\\', u'\\\\').replace(u'\"', u'\\\"'))
-        return self.web_frame.contentsSize().height() <= self.page_height
+        return self.web_frame.contentsSize().height() <= self.empty_height
 
     def _words_split(self, line):
         """