diff --git a/packages/core/image-source/index.android.ts b/packages/core/image-source/index.android.ts
index 224802877..cd4d7938f 100644
--- a/packages/core/image-source/index.android.ts
+++ b/packages/core/image-source/index.android.ts
@@ -181,13 +181,14 @@ export class ImageSource implements ImageSourceDefinition {
 		const textBounds = new android.graphics.Rect();
 		paint.getTextBounds(source, 0, source.length, textBounds);
 
-		const textWidth = textBounds.width();
-		const textHeight = textBounds.height();
+		const padding = 1;
+		const textWidth = textBounds.width() + padding * 2;
+		const textHeight = textBounds.height() + padding * 2;
 		if (textWidth > 0 && textHeight > 0) {
 			const bitmap = android.graphics.Bitmap.createBitmap(textWidth, textHeight, android.graphics.Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
 
 			const canvas = new android.graphics.Canvas(bitmap);
-			canvas.drawText(source, -textBounds.left, -textBounds.top, paint);
+			canvas.drawText(source, -textBounds.left + padding, -textBounds.top + padding, paint);
 
 			return new ImageSource(bitmap);
 		}