diff --git a/Tests/images/text_mono.gif b/Tests/images/text_mono.gif
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b350c10e6
Binary files /dev/null and b/Tests/images/text_mono.gif differ
diff --git a/Tests/test_imagefont.py b/Tests/test_imagefont.py
index b62fc2e23..5ceb72c99 100644
--- a/Tests/test_imagefont.py
+++ b/Tests/test_imagefont.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from PIL import Image, ImageDraw, ImageFont
 
 from .helper import (
     assert_image_equal,
+    assert_image_equal_tofile,
     assert_image_similar,
     assert_image_similar_tofile,
     is_pypy,
@@ -736,3 +737,19 @@ class TestImageFont:
 @skip_unless_feature("raqm")
 class TestImageFont_RaqmLayout(TestImageFont):
     LAYOUT_ENGINE = ImageFont.LAYOUT_RAQM
+
+
+def test_render_mono_size():
+    # issue 4177
+
+    if distutils.version.StrictVersion(ImageFont.core.freetype2_version) < "2.4":
+        pytest.skip("Different metrics")
+
+    im = Image.new("P", (100, 30), "white")
+    draw = ImageDraw.Draw(im)
+    ttf = ImageFont.truetype(
+        "Tests/fonts/DejaVuSans.ttf", 18, layout_engine=ImageFont.LAYOUT_BASIC
+    )
+
+    draw.text((10, 10), "r" * 10, "black", ttf)
+    assert_image_equal_tofile(im, "Tests/images/text_mono.gif")
diff --git a/src/PIL/ImageFont.py b/src/PIL/ImageFont.py
index 79c161713..617a7e5a7 100644
--- a/src/PIL/ImageFont.py
+++ b/src/PIL/ImageFont.py
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ class FreeTypeFont:
 
         :return: (width, height)
         """
-        size, offset = self.font.getsize(text, direction, features, language)
+        size, offset = self.font.getsize(text, False, direction, features, language)
         return (
             size[0] + stroke_width * 2 + offset[0],
             size[1] + stroke_width * 2 + offset[1],
@@ -468,7 +468,9 @@ class FreeTypeFont:
                  :py:mod:`PIL.Image.core` interface module, and the text offset, the
                  gap between the starting coordinate and the first marking
         """
-        size, offset = self.font.getsize(text, direction, features, language)
+        size, offset = self.font.getsize(
+            text, mode == "1", direction, features, language
+        )
         size = size[0] + stroke_width * 2, size[1] + stroke_width * 2
         im = fill("L", size, 0)
         self.font.render(
diff --git a/src/_imagingft.c b/src/_imagingft.c
index e0ff7521c..bf53e929e 100644
--- a/src/_imagingft.c
+++ b/src/_imagingft.c
@@ -609,6 +609,8 @@ font_getsize(FontObject* self, PyObject* args)
     FT_Face face;
     int xoffset, yoffset;
     int horizontal_dir;
+    int mask = 0;
+    int load_flags;
     const char *dir = NULL;
     const char *lang = NULL;
     size_t i, count;
@@ -618,11 +620,11 @@ font_getsize(FontObject* self, PyObject* args)
     /* calculate size and bearing for a given string */
 
     PyObject* string;
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O|zOz:getsize", &string, &dir, &features, &lang)) {
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O|izOz:getsize", &string, &mask, &dir, &features, &lang)) {
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    count = text_layout(string, self, dir, features, lang, &glyph_info, 0);
+    count = text_layout(string, self, dir, features, lang, &glyph_info, mask);
     if (PyErr_Occurred()) {
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -641,7 +643,11 @@ font_getsize(FontObject* self, PyObject* args)
         /* Note: bitmap fonts within ttf fonts do not work, see #891/pr#960
          *   Yifu Yu<root@jackyyf.com>, 2014-10-15
          */
-        error = FT_Load_Glyph(face, index, FT_LOAD_DEFAULT|FT_LOAD_NO_BITMAP);
+        load_flags = FT_LOAD_NO_BITMAP;
+        if (mask) {
+            load_flags |= FT_LOAD_TARGET_MONO;
+        }
+        error = FT_Load_Glyph(face, index, load_flags);
         if (error) {
             return geterror(error);
         }