diff --git a/crates/pdf/src/draw.rs b/crates/pdf/src/draw.rs
index 99f4e390..1ff48409 100644
--- a/crates/pdf/src/draw.rs
+++ b/crates/pdf/src/draw.rs
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ pub(crate) fn rule(r: figcraft_render::FillRule) -> FillRule {
 }
 
 /// The renderer's stroke fill rule: even-odd ring paths for aligned strokes, else non-zero.
-fn stroke_rule(n: &Node, closed: bool) -> FillRule {
+pub(crate) fn stroke_rule(n: &Node, closed: bool) -> FillRule {
     if n.stroke.sides.is_some() || (n.stroke.dashes.is_empty() && closed && n.stroke.align != StrokeAlign::Center) {
         FillRule::EvenOdd
     } else {
diff --git a/crates/pdf/src/text.rs b/crates/pdf/src/text.rs
index c425404d..cb2ec7a2 100644
--- a/crates/pdf/src/text.rs
+++ b/crates/pdf/src/text.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::collections::BTreeSet;
 use std::ops::Range;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-use figcraft_doc::{Node, NodeKind, StrokeAlign, StrokeProps};
+use figcraft_doc::{Node, NodeKind};
 use figcraft_geom::{Affine, BezPath};
 use figcraft_text::fontdb::FontBytes;
 use figcraft_text::{Face, Glyph, TextLayout};
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use krilla::text::{Font, GlyphId, KrillaGlyph};
 
 use figcraft_color::{GradientKind, Paint, PaintKind};
 
-use crate::draw::{Exporter, above, affine_ok, blend, to_xf, vector_paint};
+use crate::draw::{Exporter, above, affine_ok, blend, stroke_rule, to_xf, vector_paint};
 use crate::raster::Raster;
 
 /// Glyphs of one face and size on one line, written as one text run.
@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@ pub(crate) fn draw_text(ex: &mut Exporter, s: &mut Surface, n: &Node, xf: Affine
         }
     }
     ex.place_inner(s, inner);
-    let props = StrokeProps { align: StrokeAlign::Center, ..n.stroke.clone() };
+    // Glyph outlines are closed: inside and outside strokes clip to them, as on the canvas (#615).
     for outlines in &stroked {
-        let area = figcraft_pathops::stroke_center(outlines, props.weight, &props);
+        let area = figcraft_render::draw::stroke_area(n, outlines, true);
         for p in &n.strokes {
-            ex.fill(s, &area, FillRule::NonZero, p, w, h, gxf);
+            ex.fill(s, &area, stroke_rule(n, true), p, w, h, gxf);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/render/src/draw.rs b/crates/render/src/draw.rs
index 021af92d..4e99afb0 100644
--- a/crates/render/src/draw.rs
+++ b/crates/render/src/draw.rs
@@ -621,11 +621,11 @@ fn draw_content(ctx: &Ctx, pix: &mut Pixmap, n: &Node, xf: Affine, depth: usize,
                 f(pix);
             }
             if n.has_visible_stroke() {
-                let props = figcraft_doc::StrokeProps { align: StrokeAlign::Center, ..n.stroke.clone() };
+                // Glyph outlines are closed: inside and outside strokes clip to them (#615).
                 for path in keys.iter().filter_map(|k| by_style.get(k)) {
-                    let s = figcraft_pathops::stroke_center(path, props.weight, &props);
+                    let s = stroke_area(n, path, true);
                     if let Some(ts) = ts_path(&s) {
-                        fill_with(pix, &ts, &n.strokes, w, h, gxf, FillRule::Winding, ctx, None);
+                        fill_with(pix, &ts, &n.strokes, w, h, gxf, stroke_rule(n, true), ctx, None);
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/crates/render/src/paint_behaviour_tests.rs b/crates/render/src/paint_behaviour_tests.rs
index f4bad2ca..30c583d0 100644
--- a/crates/render/src/paint_behaviour_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/render/src/paint_behaviour_tests.rs
@@ -630,3 +630,35 @@ fn changing_the_colour_profile_converts_or_keeps_values() {
     let seen = draw(&kept);
     assert!(seen[0] > before[0] && seen[2] < before[2], "kept values look more saturated: {seen:?} vs {before:?}");
 }
+
+// ---- strokes on text ----
+
+#[test]
+fn text_strokes_follow_their_alignment() {
+    // #615: as on other shapes (and in SVG export), an inside stroke stays in the glyphs, a centre
+    // one reaches half its weight past them and an outside one all of it.
+    figcraft_text::scan_system_fonts();
+    let left_edge = |align: StrokeAlign| -> Option<u32> {
+        let (mut d, p) = page();
+        let mut td = figcraft_doc::TextData::new("I");
+        td.style.font_size = 120.0;
+        let t = d.create(p, NodeKind::Text(td), "T", 60.0, 30.0, 1.0, 1.0).unwrap();
+        let n = d.get_mut(t).unwrap();
+        n.fills.clear();
+        n.strokes = vec![Paint::solid(hex("#000000"))];
+        n.stroke.weight = 12.0;
+        n.stroke.align = align;
+        let (w, h) = figcraft_text::auto_size(n)?;
+        (n.width, n.height) = (w, h);
+        let pix = render(&d);
+        (0..200).find(|x| (0..200).any(|y| px(&pix, *x, y)[0] < 128))
+    };
+    let (Some(inside), Some(centre), Some(outside)) =
+        (left_edge(StrokeAlign::Inside), left_edge(StrokeAlign::Center), left_edge(StrokeAlign::Outside))
+    else {
+        eprintln!("no font to draw text with; skipping");
+        return;
+    };
+    assert!((5..=7).contains(&(inside - centre)), "centre reaches half the weight past inside: {inside} → {centre}");
+    assert!((5..=7).contains(&(centre - outside)), "outside reaches the rest: {centre} → {outside}");
+}