diff --git a/common/plotters/PDF_plotter.cpp b/common/plotters/PDF_plotter.cpp
index 19ea834d25..1e982b6caf 100644
--- a/common/plotters/PDF_plotter.cpp
+++ b/common/plotters/PDF_plotter.cpp
@@ -1567,10 +1567,11 @@ void PDF_PLOTTER::Text( const VECTOR2I&        aPos,
     double wideningFactor, heightFactor;
 
     VECTOR2I t_size( std::abs( aSize.x ), std::abs( aSize.y ) );
+    bool     textMirrored = aSize.x < 0;
 
-    computeTextParameters( aPos, aText, aOrient, t_size, m_plotMirror, aH_justify,
-                           aV_justify, aWidth, aItalic, aBold, &wideningFactor, &ctm_a,
-                           &ctm_b, &ctm_c, &ctm_d, &ctm_e, &ctm_f, &heightFactor );
+    computeTextParameters( aPos, aText, aOrient, t_size, textMirrored, aH_justify, aV_justify,
+                           aWidth, aItalic, aBold, &wideningFactor, &ctm_a, &ctm_b, &ctm_c, &ctm_d,
+                           &ctm_e, &ctm_f, &heightFactor );
 
     SetColor( aColor );
     SetCurrentLineWidth( aWidth, aData );
@@ -1583,6 +1584,10 @@ void PDF_PLOTTER::Text( const VECTOR2I&        aPos,
 
     VECTOR2I full_box( aFont->StringBoundaryLimits( aText, t_size, aWidth, aBold, aItalic,
                                                     aFontMetrics ) );
+
+    if( textMirrored )
+        full_box.x *= -1;
+
     VECTOR2I box_x( full_box.x, 0 );
     VECTOR2I box_y( 0, full_box.y );
 
@@ -1603,14 +1608,18 @@ void PDF_PLOTTER::Text( const VECTOR2I&        aPos,
     {
         wxString word = str_tok.GetNextToken();
 
-        computeTextParameters( pos, word, aOrient, t_size, m_plotMirror, GR_TEXT_H_ALIGN_LEFT,
-                               GR_TEXT_V_ALIGN_BOTTOM, aWidth, aItalic, aBold, &wideningFactor, &ctm_a,
-                               &ctm_b, &ctm_c, &ctm_d, &ctm_e, &ctm_f, &heightFactor );
+        computeTextParameters( pos, word, aOrient, t_size, textMirrored, GR_TEXT_H_ALIGN_LEFT,
+                               GR_TEXT_V_ALIGN_BOTTOM, aWidth, aItalic, aBold, &wideningFactor,
+                               &ctm_a, &ctm_b, &ctm_c, &ctm_d, &ctm_e, &ctm_f, &heightFactor );
 
         // Extract the changed width and rotate by the orientation to get the offset for the
         // next word
         VECTOR2I bbox( aFont->StringBoundaryLimits( word, t_size, aWidth,
                                                     aBold, aItalic, aFontMetrics ).x, 0 );
+
+        if( textMirrored )
+            bbox.x *= -1;
+
         RotatePoint( bbox, aOrient );
         pos += bbox;
 
diff --git a/common/plotters/PS_plotter.cpp b/common/plotters/PS_plotter.cpp
index 981789fe72..7de0d20bba 100644
--- a/common/plotters/PS_plotter.cpp
+++ b/common/plotters/PS_plotter.cpp
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ void PSLIKE_PLOTTER::computeTextParameters( const VECTOR2I&          aPos,
     // This is an approximation of the text bounds (in IUs)
     int tw = returnPostscriptTextWidth( aText, aSize.x, aItalic, aWidth );
     int th = aSize.y;
-    int dx, dy;
+    int dx = 0, dy = 0;
 
     switch( aH_justify )
     {
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ void PSLIKE_PLOTTER::computeTextParameters( const VECTOR2I&          aPos,
     *wideningFactor = sz_dev.x / sz_dev.y;
 
     // Mirrored texts must be plotted as mirrored!
-    if( m_plotMirror )
+    if( m_plotMirror ^ aMirror )
         *wideningFactor = -*wideningFactor;
 
     // The CTM transformation matrix