diff --git a/examples/osgtext3D/TextNode.cpp b/examples/osgtext3D/TextNode.cpp
index 5d5b32c31..1ae3018aa 100644
--- a/examples/osgtext3D/TextNode.cpp
+++ b/examples/osgtext3D/TextNode.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ void Layout::layout(TextNode& text) const
         }
         else
         {
-            osgText::Glyph3D* glyph = font->getGlyph3D(charcode);
+            osgText::Glyph3D* glyph = font->getGlyph3D(resolution, charcode);
             OSG_NOTICE<<"pos = "<<pos<<", charcode="<<charcode<<", glyph="<<glyph<< std::endl;
             if (glyph)
             {
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ void Layout::layout(TextNode& text) const
 
         if (previousCharcode!=0 && charcode!=0)
         {
-            osg::Vec2 offset = font->getKerning(previousCharcode, charcode, kerningType);
+            osg::Vec2 offset = font->getKerning(resolution, previousCharcode, charcode, kerningType);
             OSG_NOTICE<<"  offset = "<<offset<< std::endl;
             pos.x() += offset.x();
             pos.y() += offset.y();
diff --git a/include/osgQt/QFontImplementation b/include/osgQt/QFontImplementation
index 36942c22e..5f06c066e 100644
--- a/include/osgQt/QFontImplementation
+++ b/include/osgQt/QFontImplementation
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ public:
 
     virtual osgText::Glyph* getGlyph(const osgText::FontResolution& fontRes, unsigned int charcode);
 
-    virtual osgText::Glyph3D* getGlyph3D(unsigned int /*charcode*/) { return 0; }
+    virtual osgText::Glyph3D* getGlyph3D(const osgText::FontResolution& /*fontRes*/, unsigned int /*charcode*/) { return 0; }
 
-    virtual osg::Vec2 getKerning(unsigned int leftcharcode, unsigned int rightcharcode, osgText::KerningType kerningType);
+    virtual osg::Vec2 getKerning(const osgText::FontResolution& fontRes, unsigned int leftcharcode, unsigned int rightcharcode, osgText::KerningType kerningType);
 
     virtual bool hasVertical() const;
 
diff --git a/include/osgText/Font b/include/osgText/Font
index b14e723c8..952a6fda4 100644
--- a/include/osgText/Font
+++ b/include/osgText/Font
@@ -93,15 +93,15 @@ public:
     const osg::StateSet* getStateSet() const { return _stateset.get(); }
 
 
-    /** Get a kerning (adjustment of spacing of two adjacent character) for specified charcodes, w.r.t the current font size hint.*/
-    virtual osg::Vec2 getKerning(unsigned int leftcharcode,unsigned int rightcharcode, KerningType kerningType);
+    /** Get a kerning (adjustment of spacing of two adjacent character) for specified charcodes and a font resolution.*/
+    virtual osg::Vec2 getKerning(const FontResolution& fontRes, unsigned int leftcharcode, unsigned int rightcharcode, KerningType kerningType);
 
     /** Get a Glyph for specified charcode, and the font size nearest to the current font size hint.*/
     virtual Glyph* getGlyph(const FontResolution& fontSize, unsigned int charcode);
 
 
-    /** Get a Glyph3D for specified charcode.*/
-    virtual Glyph3D* getGlyph3D(unsigned int charcode);
+    /** Get a Glyph3D for specified charcode and a font size.*/
+    virtual Glyph3D* getGlyph3D(const FontResolution& fontSize, unsigned int charcode);
 
     /** Return true if this font provides vertical alignments and spacing or glyphs.*/
     virtual bool hasVertical() const;
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ protected:
     typedef std::map< unsigned int, osg::ref_ptr<Glyph3D> >  Glyph3DMap;
 
     typedef std::map< FontResolution, GlyphMap >            FontSizeGlyphMap;
+    typedef std::map< FontResolution, Glyph3DMap >          FontSizeGlyph3DMap;
 
     mutable OpenThreads::Mutex      _glyphMapMutex;
 
@@ -190,7 +191,7 @@ protected:
     GlyphTextureList                _glyphTextureList;
 
 
-    Glyph3DMap                      _glyph3DMap;
+    FontSizeGlyph3DMap              _sizeGlyph3DMap;
 
     // current active size of font
     FontResolution                  _fontSize;
@@ -228,10 +229,10 @@ public:
         virtual Glyph* getGlyph(const FontResolution& fontRes, unsigned int charcode) = 0;
 
         /** Get a Glyph3D for specified charcode.*/
-        virtual Glyph3D* getGlyph3D(unsigned int charcode) = 0;
+        virtual Glyph3D* getGlyph3D(const FontResolution& fontRes, unsigned int charcode) = 0;
 
         /** Get a kerning (adjustment of spacing of two adjacent character) for specified charcodes, w.r.t the current font size hint.*/
-        virtual osg::Vec2 getKerning(unsigned int leftcharcode,unsigned int rightcharcode, KerningType kerningType) = 0;
+        virtual osg::Vec2 getKerning(const FontResolution& fontRes, unsigned int leftcharcode, unsigned int rightcharcode, KerningType kerningType) = 0;
 
         /** Return true if this font provides vertical alignments and spacing or glyphs.*/
         virtual bool hasVertical() const = 0;
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/freetype/FreeTypeFont.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/freetype/FreeTypeFont.cpp
index eded9a976..fe54d1b56 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/freetype/FreeTypeFont.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/freetype/FreeTypeFont.cpp
@@ -413,10 +413,12 @@ osgText::Glyph* FreeTypeFont::getGlyph(const osgText::FontResolution& fontRes, u
 
 }
 
-osgText::Glyph3D * FreeTypeFont::getGlyph3D(unsigned int charcode)
+osgText::Glyph3D * FreeTypeFont::getGlyph3D(const osgText::FontResolution& fontRes, unsigned int charcode)
 {
     OpenThreads::ScopedLock<OpenThreads::Mutex> lock(FreeTypeLibrary::instance()->getMutex());
 
+    setFontResolution(fontRes);
+
     //
     // GT: fix for symbol fonts (i.e. the Webdings font) as the wrong character are being
     // returned, for symbol fonts in windows (FT_ENCONDING_MS_SYMBOL in freetype) the correct
@@ -515,10 +517,12 @@ osgText::Glyph3D * FreeTypeFont::getGlyph3D(unsigned int charcode)
     return glyph.release();
 }
 
-osg::Vec2 FreeTypeFont::getKerning(unsigned int leftcharcode,unsigned int rightcharcode, osgText::KerningType kerningType)
+osg::Vec2 FreeTypeFont::getKerning(const osgText::FontResolution& fontRes, unsigned int leftcharcode, unsigned int rightcharcode, osgText::KerningType kerningType)
 {
     OpenThreads::ScopedLock<OpenThreads::Mutex> lock(FreeTypeLibrary::instance()->getMutex());
 
+    setFontResolution(fontRes);
+
     if (!FT_HAS_KERNING(_face) || (kerningType == osgText::KERNING_NONE)) return osg::Vec2(0.0f,0.0f);
 
     FT_Kerning_Mode mode = (kerningType==osgText::KERNING_DEFAULT) ? ft_kerning_default : ft_kerning_unfitted;
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/freetype/FreeTypeFont.h b/src/osgPlugins/freetype/FreeTypeFont.h
index 9583cea57..3654358bf 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/freetype/FreeTypeFont.h
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/freetype/FreeTypeFont.h
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ public:
 
     virtual bool supportsMultipleFontResolutions() const { return true; }
 
-    virtual osgText::Glyph* getGlyph(const osgText::FontResolution& fontRes,unsigned int charcode);
+    virtual osgText::Glyph* getGlyph(const osgText::FontResolution& fontRes, unsigned int charcode);
 
-    virtual osgText::Glyph3D* getGlyph3D(unsigned int charcode);
+    virtual osgText::Glyph3D* getGlyph3D(const osgText::FontResolution& fontRes, unsigned int charcode);
 
-    virtual osg::Vec2 getKerning(unsigned int leftcharcode,unsigned int rightcharcode, osgText::KerningType _kerningType);
+    virtual osg::Vec2 getKerning(const osgText::FontResolution& fontRes, unsigned int leftcharcode, unsigned int rightcharcode, osgText::KerningType _kerningType);
 
     virtual bool hasVertical() const;
 
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/txf/TXFFont.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/txf/TXFFont.cpp
index 91de23c4b..9cffb40a8 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/txf/TXFFont.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/txf/TXFFont.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ TXFFont::hasVertical() const
 }
 
 osg::Vec2
-TXFFont::getKerning(unsigned int, unsigned int, osgText::KerningType)
+TXFFont::getKerning(const osgText::FontResolution&, unsigned int, unsigned int, osgText::KerningType)
 {
     return osg::Vec2(0, 0);
 }
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/txf/TXFFont.h b/src/osgPlugins/txf/TXFFont.h
index 1dd845ad4..8a227e392 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/txf/TXFFont.h
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/txf/TXFFont.h
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ public:
 
     virtual osgText::Glyph* getGlyph(const osgText::FontResolution& fontRes, unsigned int charcode);
 
-    virtual osgText::Glyph3D* getGlyph3D(unsigned int) { return 0; }
+    virtual osgText::Glyph3D* getGlyph3D(const osgText::FontResolution&, unsigned int) { return 0; }
 
     virtual bool hasVertical() const;
 
-    virtual osg::Vec2 getKerning(unsigned int leftcharcode,unsigned int rightcharcode, osgText::KerningType kerningType);
+    virtual osg::Vec2 getKerning(const osgText::FontResolution& fontRes, unsigned int leftcharcode, unsigned int rightcharcode, osgText::KerningType kerningType);
 
     bool loadFont(std::istream& stream);
 
diff --git a/src/osgQt/QFontImplementation.cpp b/src/osgQt/QFontImplementation.cpp
index bc54204b9..37fbba286 100644
--- a/src/osgQt/QFontImplementation.cpp
+++ b/src/osgQt/QFontImplementation.cpp
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ QFontImplementation::getGlyph(const osgText::FontResolution& fontRes, unsigned i
 }
 
 osg::Vec2
-QFontImplementation::getKerning(unsigned int /*leftcharcode*/, unsigned int /*rightcharcode*/, osgText::KerningType /*kerningType*/)
+QFontImplementation::getKerning(const osgText::FontResolution& /*fontRes*/, unsigned int /*leftcharcode*/, unsigned int /*rightcharcode*/, osgText::KerningType /*kerningType*/)
 {
     return osg::Vec2(0, 0);
 }
diff --git a/src/osgText/DefaultFont.cpp b/src/osgText/DefaultFont.cpp
index 390705485..cf0b55cc4 100644
--- a/src/osgText/DefaultFont.cpp
+++ b/src/osgText/DefaultFont.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ osgText::Glyph* DefaultFont::getGlyph(const FontResolution& fontRes, unsigned in
 }
 
 
-osg::Vec2 DefaultFont::getKerning(unsigned int,unsigned int, KerningType)
+osg::Vec2 DefaultFont::getKerning(const osgText::FontResolution&, unsigned int, unsigned int, KerningType)
 {
     // no kerning on default font.
     return osg::Vec2(0.0f,0.0f);
diff --git a/src/osgText/DefaultFont.h b/src/osgText/DefaultFont.h
index 72ee2cdf6..c578fa0ee 100644
--- a/src/osgText/DefaultFont.h
+++ b/src/osgText/DefaultFont.h
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ public:
 
     virtual osgText::Glyph* getGlyph(const FontResolution& fontRes, unsigned int charcode);
 
-    virtual osgText::Glyph3D* getGlyph3D(unsigned int /*charcode*/) { return 0; }
+    virtual osgText::Glyph3D* getGlyph3D(const osgText::FontResolution& /*fontRes*/, unsigned int /*charcode*/) { return 0; }
 
-    virtual osg::Vec2 getKerning(unsigned int leftcharcode,unsigned int rightcharcode, KerningType kerningType);
+    virtual osg::Vec2 getKerning(const osgText::FontResolution& fontRes, unsigned int leftcharcode, unsigned int rightcharcode, KerningType kerningType);
 
     virtual bool hasVertical() const;
 
diff --git a/src/osgText/Font.cpp b/src/osgText/Font.cpp
index 666dd54b3..be2ee0425 100644
--- a/src/osgText/Font.cpp
+++ b/src/osgText/Font.cpp
@@ -377,22 +377,32 @@ Glyph* Font::getGlyph(const FontResolution& fontRes, unsigned int charcode)
     else return 0;
 }
 
-Glyph3D* Font::getGlyph3D(unsigned int charcode)
+Glyph3D* Font::getGlyph3D(const FontResolution &fontRes, unsigned int charcode)
 {
+    if (!_implementation) return 0;
+
+    FontResolution fontResUsed(0,0);
+    if (_implementation->supportsMultipleFontResolutions()) fontResUsed = fontRes;
+
     {
         OpenThreads::ScopedLock<OpenThreads::Mutex> lock(_glyphMapMutex);
-        Glyph3DMap::iterator itr = _glyph3DMap.find(charcode);
-        if (itr!=_glyph3DMap.end()) return itr->second.get();
+        FontSizeGlyph3DMap::iterator itr = _sizeGlyph3DMap.find(fontResUsed);
+        if (itr!=_sizeGlyph3DMap.end())
+        {
+            Glyph3DMap& glyphmap = itr->second;
+            Glyph3DMap::iterator gitr = glyphmap.find(charcode);
+            if (gitr!=glyphmap.end()) return gitr->second.get();
+        }
     }
 
-    Glyph3D* glyph = _implementation.valid() ? _implementation->getGlyph3D(charcode) : 0;
+    Glyph3D* glyph = _implementation->getGlyph3D(fontResUsed, charcode);
     if (glyph)
     {
         OpenThreads::ScopedLock<OpenThreads::Mutex> lock(_glyphMapMutex);
-        _glyph3DMap[charcode] = glyph;
+        _sizeGlyph3DMap[fontResUsed][charcode] = glyph;
         return glyph;
     }
-    return 0;
+    else return 0;
 }
 
 void Font::setThreadSafeRefUnref(bool threadSafe)
@@ -437,9 +447,9 @@ void Font::releaseGLObjects(osg::State* state) const
     // const_cast<Font*>(this)->_sizeGlyphMap.clear();
 }
 
-osg::Vec2 Font::getKerning(unsigned int leftcharcode,unsigned int rightcharcode, KerningType kerningType)
+osg::Vec2 Font::getKerning(const FontResolution& fontRes, unsigned int leftcharcode, unsigned int rightcharcode, KerningType kerningType)
 {
-    if (_implementation.valid()) return _implementation->getKerning(leftcharcode,rightcharcode,kerningType);
+    if (_implementation.valid()) return _implementation->getKerning(fontRes, leftcharcode, rightcharcode, kerningType);
     else return osg::Vec2(0.0f,0.0f);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/osgText/Text.cpp b/src/osgText/Text.cpp
index 5cedc7cb0..68ac0b837 100644
--- a/src/osgText/Text.cpp
+++ b/src/osgText/Text.cpp
@@ -132,14 +132,14 @@ String::iterator Text::computeLastCharacterOnLine(osg::Vec2& cursor, String::ite
                 {
                   case LEFT_TO_RIGHT:
                   {
-                    osg::Vec2 delta(activefont->getKerning(previous_charcode,charcode,_kerningType));
+                    osg::Vec2 delta(activefont->getKerning(_fontSize, previous_charcode, charcode, _kerningType));
                     cursor.x() += delta.x() * wr;
                     cursor.y() += delta.y() * hr;
                     break;
                   }
                   case RIGHT_TO_LEFT:
                   {
-                    osg::Vec2 delta(activefont->getKerning(charcode,previous_charcode,_kerningType));
+                    osg::Vec2 delta(activefont->getKerning(_fontSize, charcode, previous_charcode, _kerningType));
                     cursor.x() -= delta.x() * wr;
                     cursor.y() -= delta.y() * hr;
                     break;
@@ -396,14 +396,14 @@ void Text::computeGlyphRepresentation()
                         {
                           case LEFT_TO_RIGHT:
                           {
-                            osg::Vec2 delta(activefont->getKerning(previous_charcode,charcode,_kerningType));
+                            osg::Vec2 delta(activefont->getKerning(_fontSize, previous_charcode, charcode, _kerningType));
                             cursor.x() += delta.x() * wr;
                             cursor.y() += delta.y() * hr;
                             break;
                           }
                           case RIGHT_TO_LEFT:
                           {
-                            osg::Vec2 delta(activefont->getKerning(charcode,previous_charcode,_kerningType));
+                            osg::Vec2 delta(activefont->getKerning(_fontSize, charcode, previous_charcode, _kerningType));
                             cursor.x() -= delta.x() * wr;
                             cursor.y() -= delta.y() * hr;
                             break;
diff --git a/src/osgText/Text3D.cpp b/src/osgText/Text3D.cpp
index 71f8f13c4..0868ae61f 100644
--- a/src/osgText/Text3D.cpp
+++ b/src/osgText/Text3D.cpp
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ String::iterator Text3D::computeLastCharacterOnLine(osg::Vec2& cursor, String::i
             return lastChar;
         }
 
-        Glyph3D* glyph = _font->getGlyph3D(charcode);
+        Glyph3D* glyph = _font->getGlyph3D(_fontSize, charcode);
         if (glyph)
         {
             const osg::BoundingBox & bb = glyph->getBoundingBox();
@@ -152,14 +152,14 @@ String::iterator Text3D::computeLastCharacterOnLine(osg::Vec2& cursor, String::i
                 {
                   case LEFT_TO_RIGHT:
                   {
-                    osg::Vec2 delta(_font->getKerning(previous_charcode,charcode,_kerningType));
+                    osg::Vec2 delta(_font->getKerning(_fontSize, previous_charcode, charcode, _kerningType));
                     cursor.x() += delta.x() * wr;
                     cursor.y() += delta.y() * hr;
                     break;
                   }
                   case RIGHT_TO_LEFT:
                   {
-                    osg::Vec2 delta(_font->getKerning(charcode,previous_charcode,_kerningType));
+                    osg::Vec2 delta(_font->getKerning(_fontSize, charcode, previous_charcode, _kerningType));
                     cursor.x() -= delta.x() * wr;
                     cursor.y() -= delta.y() * hr;
                     break;
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ String::iterator Text3D::computeLastCharacterOnLine(osg::Vec2& cursor, String::i
             // Subtract off glyphs from the cursor position (to correctly center text)
                 if(*prevChar != '-')
             {
-                Glyph3D* glyph = _font->getGlyph3D(*prevChar);
+                Glyph3D* glyph = _font->getGlyph3D(_fontSize, *prevChar);
                 if (glyph)
                 {
                     switch(_layout)
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ void Text3D::computeGlyphRepresentation()
             {
                 unsigned int charcode = *itr;
 
-                Glyph3D* glyph = _font->getGlyph3D(charcode);
+                Glyph3D* glyph = _font->getGlyph3D(_fontSize, charcode);
                 if (glyph)
                 {
                     const osg::BoundingBox & bb = glyph->getBoundingBox();
@@ -316,14 +316,14 @@ void Text3D::computeGlyphRepresentation()
                         {
                           case LEFT_TO_RIGHT:
                           {
-                            osg::Vec2 delta(_font->getKerning(previous_charcode,charcode,_kerningType));
+                            osg::Vec2 delta(_font->getKerning(_fontSize, previous_charcode, charcode, _kerningType));
                             cursor.x() += delta.x() * wr;
                             cursor.y() += delta.y() * hr;
                             break;
                           }
                           case RIGHT_TO_LEFT:
                           {
-                            osg::Vec2 delta(_font->getKerning(charcode,previous_charcode,_kerningType));
+                            osg::Vec2 delta(_font->getKerning(_fontSize, charcode, previous_charcode, _kerningType));
                             cursor.x() -= delta.x() * wr;
                             cursor.y() -= delta.y() * hr;
                             break;