diff --git a/src/gpu/batches/GrAtlasTextBatch.cpp b/src/gpu/batches/GrAtlasTextBatch.cpp
index ce6b2ea..b2251a4 100644
--- a/src/gpu/batches/GrAtlasTextBatch.cpp
+++ b/src/gpu/batches/GrAtlasTextBatch.cpp
@@ -413,6 +413,19 @@
         size_t byteCount = info.byteCount();
         memcpy(currVertex, blob->fVertices + info.vertexStartIndex(), byteCount);
 
+#ifdef SK_DEBUG
+        // bounds sanity check
+        SkRect rect;
+        rect.setLargestInverted();
+        SkPoint* vertex = (SkPoint*) ((char*)blob->fVertices + info.vertexStartIndex());
+        rect.growToInclude(vertex, vertexStride, kVerticesPerGlyph * info.glyphCount());
+
+        if (this->usesDistanceFields()) {
+            fBatch.fViewMatrix.mapRect(&rect);
+        }
+        SkASSERT(fBounds.contains(rect));
+#endif
+
         currVertex += byteCount;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/gpu/batches/GrAtlasTextBatch.h b/src/gpu/batches/GrAtlasTextBatch.h
index 8f20313..01c5615 100644
--- a/src/gpu/batches/GrAtlasTextBatch.h
+++ b/src/gpu/batches/GrAtlasTextBatch.h
@@ -84,14 +84,31 @@
         fBatch.fViewMatrix = geo.fBlob->fViewMatrix;
 
         // We don't yet position distance field text on the cpu, so we have to map the vertex bounds
-        // into device space
+        // into device space.
+        // We handle vertex bounds differently for distance field text and bitmap text because
+        // the vertex bounds of bitmap text are in device space.  If we are flushing multiple runs
+        // from one blob then we are going to pay the price here of mapping the rect for each run.
         const Run& run = geo.fBlob->fRuns[geo.fRun];
+        SkRect bounds = run.fSubRunInfo[geo.fSubRun].vertexBounds();
         if (run.fSubRunInfo[geo.fSubRun].drawAsDistanceFields()) {
-            SkRect bounds = run.fVertexBounds;
+            // Distance field text is positioned with the (X,Y) as part of the glyph position,
+            // and currently the view matrix is applied on the GPU
+            bounds.offset(geo.fBlob->fX - geo.fBlob->fInitialX,
+                          geo.fBlob->fY - geo.fBlob->fInitialY);
             fBatch.fViewMatrix.mapRect(&bounds);
             this->setBounds(bounds);
         } else {
-            this->setBounds(run.fVertexBounds);
+            // Bitmap text is fully positioned on the CPU
+            SkMatrix boundsMatrix;
+            bounds.offset(-geo.fBlob->fInitialX, -geo.fBlob->fInitialY);
+            boundsMatrix.setConcat(fBatch.fViewMatrix, geo.fBlob->fInitialViewMatrixInverse);
+            boundsMatrix.mapRect(&bounds);
+
+            // Due to floating point numerical inaccuracies, we have to round out here
+            SkRect roundedOutBounds;
+            bounds.roundOut(&roundedOutBounds);
+            roundedOutBounds.offset(geo.fBlob->fX, geo.fBlob->fY);
+            this->setBounds(roundedOutBounds);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/gpu/text/GrAtlasTextBlob.cpp b/src/gpu/text/GrAtlasTextBlob.cpp
index 05fb5ad..10fc308 100644
--- a/src/gpu/text/GrAtlasTextBlob.cpp
+++ b/src/gpu/text/GrAtlasTextBlob.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 
     subRun->setMaskFormat(format);
 
-    run.fVertexBounds.joinNonEmptyArg(positions);
+    subRun->joinGlyphBounds(positions);
     subRun->setColor(color);
 
     intptr_t vertex = reinterpret_cast<intptr_t>(this->fVertices + subRun->vertexEndIndex());
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@
         (*outTransY) = y - fY;
     }
 
-
     // If we can reuse the blob, then make sure we update the blob's viewmatrix, and x/y
     // offsets.  Note, we offset the vertex bounds right before flushing
     fViewMatrix = viewMatrix;
@@ -383,7 +382,6 @@
                                   drawFilter, viewMatrix, clipBounds, x, y);
             continue;
         }
-        fRuns[run].fVertexBounds.offset(transX, transY);
         this->flushRun(dc, &pipelineBuilder, run, color,
                        transX, transY, skPaint, props,
                        distanceAdjustTable, context->getBatchFontCache());
diff --git a/src/gpu/text/GrAtlasTextBlob.h b/src/gpu/text/GrAtlasTextBlob.h
index 1c5ea5e..af6441e 100644
--- a/src/gpu/text/GrAtlasTextBlob.h
+++ b/src/gpu/text/GrAtlasTextBlob.h
@@ -210,13 +210,11 @@
     // We use this color vs the SkPaint color because it has the colorfilter applied.
     void initReusableBlob(GrColor color, const SkMatrix& viewMatrix, SkScalar x, SkScalar y) {
         fPaintColor = color;
-        fViewMatrix = viewMatrix;
-        fX = x;
-        fY = y;
+        this->setupViewMatrix(viewMatrix, x, y);
     }
 
-    void initThrowawayBlob(const SkMatrix& viewMatrix) {
-        fViewMatrix = viewMatrix;
+    void initThrowawayBlob(const SkMatrix& viewMatrix, SkScalar x, SkScalar y) {
+        this->setupViewMatrix(viewMatrix, x, y);
     }
 
     GrDrawBatch* test_createBatch(int glyphCount, int run, int subRun,
@@ -249,6 +247,20 @@
                          SkDrawFilter* drawFilter, const SkMatrix& viewMatrix,
                          const SkIRect& clipBounds, SkScalar x, SkScalar y);
 
+    // This function will only be called when we are regenerating a blob from scratch. We record the
+    // initial view matrix and initial offsets(x,y), because we record vertex bounds relative to
+    // these numbers.  When blobs are reused with new matrices, we need to return to model space so
+    // we can update the vertex bounds appropriately.
+    void setupViewMatrix(const SkMatrix& viewMatrix, SkScalar x, SkScalar y) {
+        fViewMatrix = viewMatrix;
+        if (!viewMatrix.invert(&fInitialViewMatrixInverse)) {
+            fInitialViewMatrixInverse = SkMatrix::I();
+            SkDebugf("Could not invert viewmatrix\n");
+        }
+        fX = fInitialX = x;
+        fY = fInitialY = y;
+    }
+
     /*
      * Each Run inside of the blob can have its texture coordinates regenerated if required.
      * To determine if regeneration is necessary, fAtlasGeneration is used.  If there have been
@@ -276,7 +288,6 @@
         Run()
             : fInitialized(false)
             , fDrawAsPaths(false) {
-            fVertexBounds.setLargestInverted();
             // To ensure we always have one subrun, we push back a fresh run here
             fSubRunInfo.push_back();
         }
@@ -290,10 +301,13 @@
                 , fColor(GrColor_ILLEGAL)
                 , fMaskFormat(kA8_GrMaskFormat)
                 , fDrawAsDistanceFields(false)
-                , fUseLCDText(false) {}
+                , fUseLCDText(false) {
+                fVertexBounds.setLargestInverted();
+            }
             SubRunInfo(const SubRunInfo& that)
                 : fBulkUseToken(that.fBulkUseToken)
                 , fStrike(SkSafeRef(that.fStrike.get()))
+                , fVertexBounds(that.fVertexBounds)
                 , fAtlasGeneration(that.fAtlasGeneration)
                 , fVertexStartIndex(that.fVertexStartIndex)
                 , fVertexEndIndex(that.fVertexEndIndex)
@@ -338,6 +352,11 @@
                 fVertexEndIndex = prev.vertexEndIndex();
             }
 
+            const SkRect& vertexBounds() const { return fVertexBounds; }
+            void joinGlyphBounds(const SkRect& glyphBounds) {
+                fVertexBounds.joinNonEmptyArg(glyphBounds);
+            }
+
             // df properties
             void setUseLCDText(bool useLCDText) { fUseLCDText = useLCDText; }
             bool hasUseLCDText() const { return fUseLCDText; }
@@ -347,6 +366,7 @@
         private:
             GrBatchAtlas::BulkUseTokenUpdater fBulkUseToken;
             SkAutoTUnref<GrBatchTextStrike> fStrike;
+            SkRect fVertexBounds;
             uint64_t fAtlasGeneration;
             size_t fVertexStartIndex;
             size_t fVertexEndIndex;
@@ -368,7 +388,6 @@
         }
         static const int kMinSubRuns = 1;
         SkAutoTUnref<SkTypeface> fTypeface;
-        SkRect fVertexBounds;
         SkSTArray<kMinSubRuns, SubRunInfo> fSubRunInfo;
         SkAutoDescriptor fDescriptor;
 
@@ -423,7 +442,10 @@
     SkTArray<BigGlyph> fBigGlyphs;
     Key fKey;
     SkMatrix fViewMatrix;
+    SkMatrix fInitialViewMatrixInverse;
     GrColor fPaintColor;
+    SkScalar fInitialX;
+    SkScalar fInitialY;
     SkScalar fX;
     SkScalar fY;
 
diff --git a/src/gpu/text/GrAtlasTextContext.cpp b/src/gpu/text/GrAtlasTextContext.cpp
index e286aa6..d491da9 100644
--- a/src/gpu/text/GrAtlasTextContext.cpp
+++ b/src/gpu/text/GrAtlasTextContext.cpp
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@
     int glyphCount = skPaint.countText(text, byteLength);
 
     GrAtlasTextBlob* blob = fCache->createBlob(glyphCount, 1, GrAtlasTextBlob::kGrayTextVASize);
-    blob->initThrowawayBlob(viewMatrix);
+    blob->initThrowawayBlob(viewMatrix, x, y);
 
     if (GrTextUtils::CanDrawAsDistanceFields(skPaint, viewMatrix, fSurfaceProps,
                                              *fContext->caps()->shaderCaps())) {
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@
     int glyphCount = skPaint.countText(text, byteLength);
 
     GrAtlasTextBlob* blob = fCache->createBlob(glyphCount, 1, GrAtlasTextBlob::kGrayTextVASize);
-    blob->initThrowawayBlob(viewMatrix);
+    blob->initThrowawayBlob(viewMatrix, offset.x(), offset.y());
 
     if (GrTextUtils::CanDrawAsDistanceFields(skPaint, viewMatrix, fSurfaceProps,
                                              *fContext->caps()->shaderCaps())) {