diff --git a/addons/xterm-addon-canvas/src/BaseRenderLayer.ts b/addons/xterm-addon-canvas/src/BaseRenderLayer.ts
index e22bc8d4e6..ff29bbf1b4 100644
--- a/addons/xterm-addon-canvas/src/BaseRenderLayer.ts
+++ b/addons/xterm-addon-canvas/src/BaseRenderLayer.ts
@@ -375,9 +375,9 @@ export abstract class BaseRenderLayer extends Disposable implements IRenderLayer
 
     let glyph: IRasterizedGlyph;
     if (chars && chars.length > 1) {
-      glyph = this._charAtlas.getRasterizedGlyphCombinedChar(chars, this._cellColorResolver.result.bg, this._cellColorResolver.result.fg, this._cellColorResolver.result.ext);
+      glyph = this._charAtlas.getRasterizedGlyphCombinedChar(chars, this._cellColorResolver.result.bg, this._cellColorResolver.result.fg, this._cellColorResolver.result.ext, true);
     } else {
-      glyph = this._charAtlas.getRasterizedGlyph(cell.getCode() || WHITESPACE_CELL_CODE, this._cellColorResolver.result.bg, this._cellColorResolver.result.fg, this._cellColorResolver.result.ext);
+      glyph = this._charAtlas.getRasterizedGlyph(cell.getCode() || WHITESPACE_CELL_CODE, this._cellColorResolver.result.bg, this._cellColorResolver.result.fg, this._cellColorResolver.result.ext, true);
     }
     if (!glyph.size.x || !glyph.size.y) {
       return;
diff --git a/addons/xterm-addon-webgl/src/GlyphRenderer.ts b/addons/xterm-addon-webgl/src/GlyphRenderer.ts
index 80a631e0b4..1c75b3b923 100644
--- a/addons/xterm-addon-webgl/src/GlyphRenderer.ts
+++ b/addons/xterm-addon-webgl/src/GlyphRenderer.ts
@@ -236,9 +236,9 @@ export class GlyphRenderer extends Disposable {
 
     // Get the glyph
     if (chars && chars.length > 1) {
-      $glyph = this._atlas.getRasterizedGlyphCombinedChar(chars, bg, fg, ext);
+      $glyph = this._atlas.getRasterizedGlyphCombinedChar(chars, bg, fg, ext, false);
     } else {
-      $glyph = this._atlas.getRasterizedGlyph(code, bg, fg, ext);
+      $glyph = this._atlas.getRasterizedGlyph(code, bg, fg, ext, false);
     }
 
     $leftCellPadding = Math.floor((this._dimensions.device.cell.width - this._dimensions.device.char.width) / 2);
diff --git a/src/browser/renderer/shared/TextureAtlas.ts b/src/browser/renderer/shared/TextureAtlas.ts
index d6bf1581f7..e77e595ddd 100644
--- a/src/browser/renderer/shared/TextureAtlas.ts
+++ b/src/browser/renderer/shared/TextureAtlas.ts
@@ -242,12 +242,12 @@ export class TextureAtlas implements ITextureAtlas {
     }
   }
 
-  public getRasterizedGlyphCombinedChar(chars: string, bg: number, fg: number, ext: number): IRasterizedGlyph {
-    return this._getFromCacheMap(this._cacheMapCombined, chars, bg, fg, ext);
+  public getRasterizedGlyphCombinedChar(chars: string, bg: number, fg: number, ext: number, restrictToCellHeight: boolean): IRasterizedGlyph {
+    return this._getFromCacheMap(this._cacheMapCombined, chars, bg, fg, ext, restrictToCellHeight);
   }
 
-  public getRasterizedGlyph(code: number, bg: number, fg: number, ext: number): IRasterizedGlyph {
-    return this._getFromCacheMap(this._cacheMap, code, bg, fg, ext);
+  public getRasterizedGlyph(code: number, bg: number, fg: number, ext: number, restrictToCellHeight: boolean): IRasterizedGlyph {
+    return this._getFromCacheMap(this._cacheMap, code, bg, fg, ext, restrictToCellHeight);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -258,11 +258,12 @@ export class TextureAtlas implements ITextureAtlas {
     key: string | number,
     bg: number,
     fg: number,
-    ext: number
+    ext: number,
+    restrictToCellHeight: boolean = false
   ): IRasterizedGlyph {
     $glyph = cacheMap.get(key, bg, fg, ext);
     if (!$glyph) {
-      $glyph = this._drawToCache(key, bg, fg, ext);
+      $glyph = this._drawToCache(key, bg, fg, ext, restrictToCellHeight);
       cacheMap.set(key, bg, fg, ext, $glyph);
     }
     return $glyph;
@@ -414,7 +415,7 @@ export class TextureAtlas implements ITextureAtlas {
     return color;
   }
 
-  private _drawToCache(codeOrChars: number | string, bg: number, fg: number, ext: number): IRasterizedGlyph {
+  private _drawToCache(codeOrChars: number | string, bg: number, fg: number, ext: number, restrictToCellHeight: boolean = false): IRasterizedGlyph {
     const chars = typeof codeOrChars === 'number' ? String.fromCharCode(codeOrChars) : codeOrChars;
 
     // Uncomment for debugging
@@ -534,6 +535,7 @@ export class TextureAtlas implements ITextureAtlas {
       const yTop = Math.ceil(padding + this._config.deviceCharHeight) - yOffset;
       const yMid = padding + this._config.deviceCharHeight + lineWidth - yOffset;
       const yBot = Math.ceil(padding + this._config.deviceCharHeight + lineWidth * 2) - yOffset;
+      const ySpace = lineWidth * 2;
 
       for (let i = 0; i < chWidth; i++) {
         this._tmpCtx.save();
@@ -542,10 +544,17 @@ export class TextureAtlas implements ITextureAtlas {
         const xChMid = xChLeft + this._config.deviceCellWidth / 2;
         switch (this._workAttributeData.extended.underlineStyle) {
           case UnderlineStyle.DOUBLE:
-            this._tmpCtx.moveTo(xChLeft, yTop);
-            this._tmpCtx.lineTo(xChRight, yTop);
-            this._tmpCtx.moveTo(xChLeft, yBot);
-            this._tmpCtx.lineTo(xChRight, yBot);
+            if (restrictToCellHeight) {
+              this._tmpCtx.moveTo(xChLeft, yTop - ySpace);
+              this._tmpCtx.lineTo(xChRight, yTop - ySpace);
+              this._tmpCtx.moveTo(xChLeft, yTop);
+              this._tmpCtx.lineTo(xChRight, yTop);
+            } else {
+              this._tmpCtx.moveTo(xChLeft, yTop);
+              this._tmpCtx.lineTo(xChRight, yTop);
+              this._tmpCtx.moveTo(xChLeft, yBot);
+              this._tmpCtx.lineTo(xChRight, yBot);
+            }
             break;
           case UnderlineStyle.CURLY:
             // Choose the bezier top and bottom based on the device pixel ratio, the curly line is
diff --git a/src/browser/renderer/shared/Types.d.ts b/src/browser/renderer/shared/Types.d.ts
index cf4513c26a..a7e55e72cd 100644
--- a/src/browser/renderer/shared/Types.d.ts
+++ b/src/browser/renderer/shared/Types.d.ts
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ export interface ITextureAtlas extends IDisposable {
    * Clear all glyphs from the texture atlas.
    */
   clearTexture(): void;
-  getRasterizedGlyph(code: number, bg: number, fg: number, ext: number): IRasterizedGlyph;
-  getRasterizedGlyphCombinedChar(chars: string, bg: number, fg: number, ext: number): IRasterizedGlyph;
+  getRasterizedGlyph(code: number, bg: number, fg: number, ext: number, restrictToCellHeight: boolean): IRasterizedGlyph;
+  getRasterizedGlyphCombinedChar(chars: string, bg: number, fg: number, ext: number, restrictToCellHeight: boolean): IRasterizedGlyph;
 }
 
 /**