diff --git a/PIL/ImageDraw.py b/PIL/ImageDraw.py
index f5b72efb7..21b2cbb87 100644
--- a/PIL/ImageDraw.py
+++ b/PIL/ImageDraw.py
@@ -241,9 +241,9 @@ class ImageDraw(object):
 
         return text.split(split_character)
 
-    def text(self, xy, text, fill=None, font=None, anchor=None):
+    def text(self, xy, text, fill=None, font=None, anchor=None, *args, **kwargs):
         if self._multiline_check(text):
-            return self.multiline_text(xy, text, fill, font, anchor)
+            return self.multiline_text(xy, text, fill, font, anchor, *args, **kwargs)
 
         ink, fill = self._getink(fill)
         if font is None:
diff --git a/Tests/test_imagefont.py b/Tests/test_imagefont.py
index a64eb68ef..1f4621362 100644
--- a/Tests/test_imagefont.py
+++ b/Tests/test_imagefont.py
@@ -159,12 +159,20 @@ try:
 
             self.assert_image_similar(im, target_img, .5)
 
+            # Test that text() can pass on additional arguments
+            # to multiline_text()
+            draw.text((0, 0), TEST_TEXT, fill=None, font=ttf, anchor=None,
+                      spacing=4, align="left")
+            draw.text((0, 0), TEST_TEXT, None, ttf, None, 4, "left")
+            del draw
+
             # Test align center and right
             for align, ext in {"center": "_center",
                                "right": "_right"}.items():
                 im = Image.new(mode='RGB', size=(300, 100))
                 draw = ImageDraw.Draw(im)
                 draw.multiline_text((0, 0), TEST_TEXT, font=ttf, align=align)
+                del draw
 
                 target = 'Tests/images/multiline_text'+ext+'.png'
                 target_img = Image.open(target)