diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 575f0ec..648262e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ It will even do word wrap for you!
 ```go
 DrawString(s string, x, y float64)
 DrawStringAnchored(s string, x, y, ax, ay float64)
-DrawStringWrapped(s string, x, y, ax, ay, width, lineSpacing float64, align Align)
+DrawStringWrapped(s string, x, y, ax, ay, width, lineSpacing float64, align Align) float64
 MeasureString(s string) (w, h float64)
 MeasureMultilineString(s string, lineSpacing float64) (w, h float64)
 WordWrap(s string, w float64) []string
diff --git a/context.go b/context.go
index 1ddb09f..e864a9b 100644
--- a/context.go
+++ b/context.go
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ func (dc *Context) DrawStringAnchored(s string, x, y, ax, ay float64) {
 // DrawStringWrapped word-wraps the specified string to the given max width
 // and then draws it at the specified anchor point using the given line
 // spacing and text alignment.
-func (dc *Context) DrawStringWrapped(s string, x, y, ax, ay, width, lineSpacing float64, align Align) {
+func (dc *Context) DrawStringWrapped(s string, x, y, ax, ay, width, lineSpacing float64, align Align) float64 {
 	lines := dc.WordWrap(s, width)
 
 	// sync h formula with MeasureMultilineString
@@ -789,6 +789,8 @@ func (dc *Context) DrawStringWrapped(s string, x, y, ax, ay, width, lineSpacing
 		dc.DrawStringAnchored(line, x, y, ax, ay)
 		y += dc.fontHeight * lineSpacing
 	}
+
+	return h
 }
 
 func (dc *Context) MeasureMultilineString(s string, lineSpacing float64) (width, height float64) {