diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 89a70276f1..0d8c60d1ae 100755
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 * **Translation Updates:**
     * German
 
+2023-11-27
+* objects: tweaked "write" primitive for the stage
+
 2023-11-24
 * objects: optimized scanning variable memory for function dependencies - speeds up editing custom blocks in projects with large lists
 * lists: turned off experimental list indices wrapping by default, not sure whether this is a good idea after all
diff --git a/snap.html b/snap.html
index b784587745..bcc932d3db 100755
--- a/snap.html
+++ b/snap.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         <script src="src/widgets.js?version=2023-05-24"></script>
         <script src="src/blocks.js?version=2023-11-24"></script>
         <script src="src/threads.js?version=2023-10-22"></script>
-        <script src="src/objects.js?version=2023-11-24"></script>
+        <script src="src/objects.js?version=2023-11-27"></script>
         <script src="src/scenes.js?version=2022-10-25"></script>
         <script src="src/gui.js?version=2023-11-23"></script>
         <script src="src/paint.js?version=2023-05-24"></script>
diff --git a/src/objects.js b/src/objects.js
index 9b1e9b7c15..8e43d4bf62 100644
--- a/src/objects.js
+++ b/src/objects.js
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ embedMetadataPNG, SnapExtensions, SnapSerializer, snapEquals*/
 
 /*jshint esversion: 11*/
 
-modules.objects = '2023-November-24';
+modules.objects = '2023-November-27';
 
 var SpriteMorph;
 var StageMorph;
@@ -10167,7 +10167,7 @@ StageMorph.prototype.setColorDimension = function (idx, num) {
 
 // StageMorph writing on the trails canvas
 
-StageMorph.prototype.write = function (text, size) { // +++
+StageMorph.prototype.write = function (text, size) {
     var fontSize = Math.max(3, +size || 1) * this.scale,
         textMorph, ctx, img;
 
@@ -10205,7 +10205,7 @@ StageMorph.prototype.write = function (text, size) { // +++
     ctx.drawImage(
         img,
         fontSize / 2,
-        Math.min(0, (this.height() - img.height))
+        Math.min(0, (this.height() - img.height - fontSize / 2))
     );
     ctx.restore();
     this.changed();