diff --git a/src/api-impl-jni/graphics/android_graphics_Paint.c b/src/api-impl-jni/graphics/android_graphics_Paint.c
index 9b34681e..45c7fecb 100644
--- a/src/api-impl-jni/graphics/android_graphics_Paint.c
+++ b/src/api-impl-jni/graphics/android_graphics_Paint.c
@@ -117,13 +117,13 @@ JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL Java_android_graphics_Paint_native_1get_1stroke_1join(JNI
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_android_graphics_Paint_native_1set_1text_1size(JNIEnv *env, jclass clazz, jlong paint_ptr, jfloat size)
 {
 	struct AndroidPaint *paint = _PTR(paint_ptr);
-	pango_font_description_set_size(paint->font, size * .8f * PANGO_SCALE);
+	pango_font_description_set_absolute_size(paint->font, roundf(size * PANGO_SCALE));
 }
 
 JNIEXPORT jfloat JNICALL Java_android_graphics_Paint_native_1get_1text_1size(JNIEnv *env, jclass clazz, jlong paint_ptr)
 {
 	struct AndroidPaint *paint = _PTR(paint_ptr);
-	return pango_font_description_get_size(paint->font) / .8f / PANGO_SCALE;
+	return (jfloat)pango_font_description_get_size(paint->font) / PANGO_SCALE;
 }
 
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_android_graphics_Paint_native_1set_1color_1filter(JNIEnv *env, jclass clazz, jlong paint_ptr, jint mode, jint color)
diff --git a/src/api-impl/android/widget/TextView.java b/src/api-impl/android/widget/TextView.java
index c3f0f48e..9d7a41c3 100644
--- a/src/api-impl/android/widget/TextView.java
+++ b/src/api-impl/android/widget/TextView.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import android.view.View;
 public class TextView extends View {
 	private ColorStateList colors = new ColorStateList(new int[][] {new int[0]}, new int[1]);
 	private CharSequence text = "";
+	private TextPaint paint = new TextPaint();
 
 	public TextView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
 		this(context, attrs, 0);
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@ public class TextView extends View {
 	public static ColorStateList getTextColors(Context context, TypedArray attrs) { return new ColorStateList(new int[][] {new int[0]}, new int[1]); }
 
 	public TextPaint getPaint() {
-		return new TextPaint();
+		return paint;
 	}
 
 	public void addTextChangedListener(TextWatcher watcher) {}