diff --git a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/swing/Label.java b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/swing/Label.java
index 5335f9a5..434e5931 100644
--- a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/swing/Label.java
+++ b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/swing/Label.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: Label.java,v 1.7 2002/03/15 17:34:48 shaper Exp $
+// $Id: Label.java,v 1.8 2002/04/30 01:57:47 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.samskivert.swing;
 
@@ -203,6 +203,13 @@ public class Label implements SwingConstants
             layouts.add(layout);
         }
 
+        // if we have an outline color, we need to be two pixels bigger in
+        // both directions to account for stealthy, hack outline mode
+        if (_outlineColor != null) {
+            _size.width += 2;
+            _size.height += 2;
+        }
+
         // create our layouts array
         _layouts = new TextLayout[layouts.size()];
         layouts.toArray(_layouts);