diff --git a/libs/hwui/FontRenderer.cpp b/libs/hwui/FontRenderer.cpp
index aa9b40e041cb6..1ca0a19f14f31 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/FontRenderer.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/FontRenderer.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ namespace uirenderer {
 #define DEFAULT_TEXT_CACHE_WIDTH 1024
 #define DEFAULT_TEXT_CACHE_HEIGHT 256
 
+#define MAX_TEXT_CACHE_WIDTH 2048
+#define MAX_TEXT_CACHE_HEIGHT 2048
+
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Font
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -386,9 +389,17 @@ void FontRenderer::flushAllAndInvalidate() {
 bool FontRenderer::cacheBitmap(const SkGlyph& glyph, uint32_t* retOriginX, uint32_t* retOriginY) {
     // If the glyph is too tall, don't cache it
     if (glyph.fHeight > mCacheLines[mCacheLines.size() - 1]->mMaxHeight) {
-        LOGE("Font size to large to fit in cache. width, height = %i, %i",
-                (int) glyph.fWidth, (int) glyph.fHeight);
-        return false;
+        if (mCacheHeight < MAX_TEXT_CACHE_HEIGHT) {
+            // Default cache not large enough for large glyphs - resize cache to
+            // max size and try again
+            flushAllAndInvalidate();
+            initTextTexture(true);
+        }
+        if (glyph.fHeight > mCacheLines[mCacheLines.size() - 1]->mMaxHeight) {
+            LOGE("Font size to large to fit in cache. width, height = %i, %i",
+                    (int) glyph.fWidth, (int) glyph.fHeight);
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 
     // Now copy the bitmap into the cache texture
@@ -446,16 +457,25 @@ bool FontRenderer::cacheBitmap(const SkGlyph& glyph, uint32_t* retOriginX, uint3
     return true;
 }
 
-void FontRenderer::initTextTexture() {
+void FontRenderer::initTextTexture(bool largeFonts) {
+    mCacheLines.clear();
+    if (largeFonts) {
+        mCacheWidth = MAX_TEXT_CACHE_WIDTH;
+        mCacheHeight = MAX_TEXT_CACHE_HEIGHT;
+    }
+
     mTextTexture = new uint8_t[mCacheWidth * mCacheHeight];
     memset(mTextTexture, 0, mCacheWidth * mCacheHeight * sizeof(uint8_t));
 
     mUploadTexture = false;
 
+    if (mTextureId != 0) {
+        glDeleteTextures(1, &mTextureId);
+    }
     glGenTextures(1, &mTextureId);
     glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, mTextureId);
     glPixelStorei(GL_UNPACK_ALIGNMENT, 1);
-    // Initialize texture dimentions
+    // Initialize texture dimensions
     glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_ALPHA, mCacheWidth, mCacheHeight, 0,
             GL_ALPHA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, 0);
 
@@ -480,6 +500,15 @@ void FontRenderer::initTextTexture() {
     nextLine += mCacheLines.top()->mMaxHeight;
     mCacheLines.push(new CacheTextureLine(mCacheWidth, 42, nextLine, 0));
     nextLine += mCacheLines.top()->mMaxHeight;
+    if (largeFonts) {
+        int nextSize = 76;
+        // Make several new lines with increasing font sizes
+        while (nextSize < (int)(mCacheHeight - nextLine - (2 * nextSize))) {
+            mCacheLines.push(new CacheTextureLine(mCacheWidth, nextSize, nextLine, 0));
+            nextLine += mCacheLines.top()->mMaxHeight;
+            nextSize += 50;
+        }
+    }
     mCacheLines.push(new CacheTextureLine(mCacheWidth, mCacheHeight - nextLine, nextLine, 0));
 }
 
diff --git a/libs/hwui/FontRenderer.h b/libs/hwui/FontRenderer.h
index f685d5f98ad22..95f714fb003f5 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/FontRenderer.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/FontRenderer.h
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ protected:
         }
     };
 
-    void initTextTexture();
+    void initTextTexture(bool largeFonts = false);
     bool cacheBitmap(const SkGlyph& glyph, uint32_t *retOriginX, uint32_t *retOriginY);
 
     void flushAllAndInvalidate();
diff --git a/tests/HwAccelerationTest/src/com/android/test/hwui/TextActivity.java b/tests/HwAccelerationTest/src/com/android/test/hwui/TextActivity.java
index 3c8432ea0d5cc..7bf25cfd5058c 100644
--- a/tests/HwAccelerationTest/src/com/android/test/hwui/TextActivity.java
+++ b/tests/HwAccelerationTest/src/com/android/test/hwui/TextActivity.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ public class TextActivity extends Activity {
         private final Paint mStrikePaint;
         private final Paint mScaledPaint;
         private final Paint mSkewPaint;
+        private final Paint mHugePaint;
 
         CustomTextView(Context c) {
             super(c);
@@ -64,6 +65,11 @@ public class TextActivity extends Activity {
             mSkewPaint.setAntiAlias(true);
             mSkewPaint.setTextSize(16.0f);
             mSkewPaint.setShadowLayer(3.0f, 3.0f, 3.0f, 0xff000000);
+
+            mHugePaint = new Paint();
+            mHugePaint.setAntiAlias(true);
+            mHugePaint.setColor(0xff000000);
+            mHugePaint.setTextSize(300f);
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -98,7 +104,9 @@ public class TextActivity extends Activity {
             mLargePaint.setAlpha(255);
             mLargePaint.setColor(0xff000000);
             mLargePaint.clearShadowLayer();
-            
+
+            canvas.drawText("Hello!", 500, 600, mHugePaint);
+
             canvas.drawText("Hello OpenGL renderer!", 500, 40, mStrikePaint);
             mStrikePaint.setStrikeThruText(true);
             canvas.drawText("Hello OpenGL renderer!", 500, 70, mStrikePaint);
@@ -106,7 +114,7 @@ public class TextActivity extends Activity {
             canvas.drawText("Hello OpenGL renderer!", 500, 100, mStrikePaint);
             mStrikePaint.setStrikeThruText(false);
             mStrikePaint.setUnderlineText(true);
-            
+
             mSkewPaint.setTextSkewX(-0.25f);
             canvas.drawText("Hello OpenGL renderer!", 980, 200, mSkewPaint);
             mSkewPaint.setTextSkewX(0.5f);
@@ -120,11 +128,12 @@ public class TextActivity extends Activity {
             canvas.drawText("Hello OpenGL renderer!", 500, 230, mScaledPaint);
             mScaledPaint.setTextScaleX(2.0f);
             canvas.drawText("Hello OpenGL renderer!", 500, 260, mScaledPaint);
-            
+
             canvas.save();
             canvas.clipRect(150.0f, 220.0f, 450.0f, 320.0f);
             canvas.drawText("Hello OpenGL renderer!", 100, 300, mLargePaint);
             canvas.restore();
+
         }
     }
 }