1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/sp-text.cpp b/src/sp-text.cpp
index 0f21b59d1..bae625f58 100644
--- a/src/sp-text.cpp
+++ b/src/sp-text.cpp
@@ -528,6 +528,8 @@ unsigned SPText::_buildLayoutInput(SPObject *root, Inkscape::Text::Layout::Optio
     }
     else if (SP_IS_TSPAN(root)) {
         SPTSpan *tspan = SP_TSPAN(root);
+        // x, y attributes are stripped from some tspans as we do our own line layout
+        // This should be checked carefully, as it can undo line layout in imported SVG files.
         bool use_xy = !in_textpath && (tspan->role == SP_TSPAN_ROLE_UNSPECIFIED || !tspan->attributes.singleXYCoordinates());
         tspan->attributes.mergeInto(&optional_attrs, parent_optional_attrs, parent_attrs_offset, use_xy, true);
     }