diff --git a/PIL/ImageDraw.py b/PIL/ImageDraw.py
index 161cce701..f37b41557 100644
--- a/PIL/ImageDraw.py
+++ b/PIL/ImageDraw.py
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ class ImageDraw(object):
             self.draw.draw_bitmap(xy, mask, ink)
 
     def multiline_text(self, xy, text, fill=None, font=None, anchor=None,
-                       spacing=0, align="left"):
+                       spacing=4, align="left"):
         widths = []
         max_width = 0
         lines = self._multiline_split(text)
diff --git a/Tests/images/multiline_text.png b/Tests/images/multiline_text.png
index c9b931270..ff1308c5e 100644
Binary files a/Tests/images/multiline_text.png and b/Tests/images/multiline_text.png differ
diff --git a/Tests/images/multiline_text_center.png b/Tests/images/multiline_text_center.png
index 142e93519..f44d0783a 100644
Binary files a/Tests/images/multiline_text_center.png and b/Tests/images/multiline_text_center.png differ
diff --git a/Tests/images/multiline_text_right.png b/Tests/images/multiline_text_right.png
index d263603f7..1b32d9167 100644
Binary files a/Tests/images/multiline_text_right.png and b/Tests/images/multiline_text_right.png differ
diff --git a/Tests/test_imagefont.py b/Tests/test_imagefont.py
index 47548bdf0..dd2234467 100644
--- a/Tests/test_imagefont.py
+++ b/Tests/test_imagefont.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ try:
             im = Image.new(mode='RGB', size=(300, 100))
             draw = ImageDraw.Draw(im)
             ttf = ImageFont.truetype(FONT_PATH, FONT_SIZE)
-            line_spacing = draw.textsize('A', font=ttf)[1]
+            line_spacing = draw.textsize('A', font=ttf)[1] + 4
             lines = TEST_TEXT.split("\n")
             y = 0
             for line in lines: