diff --git a/src/display_manager.py b/src/display_manager.py
index 97e55723..eb5921c7 100644
--- a/src/display_manager.py
+++ b/src/display_manager.py
@@ -279,10 +279,14 @@ class DisplayManager:
             
             # Draw the text
             if isinstance(current_font, freetype.Face):
-                # For BDF fonts, use _draw_bdf_text
-                self._draw_bdf_text(text, x, y, color, current_font)
+                # For BDF fonts, we need to adjust the y-coordinate.
+                # The passed 'y' is the top of the text, but our drawing function
+                # expects the baseline. The 'ascender' is the distance from the
+                # baseline to the top of the glyphs.
+                baseline_y = y + (current_font.size.ascender >> 6)
+                self._draw_bdf_text(text, x, baseline_y, color, current_font)
             else:
-                # For TTF fonts, use PIL's text drawing
+                # For TTF fonts, use PIL's text drawing which expects top-left.
                 self.draw.text((x, y), text, font=current_font, fill=color)
             
         except Exception as e: