diff --git a/common/eda_text.cpp b/common/eda_text.cpp
index b1bda567cd..fdadf86c82 100644
--- a/common/eda_text.cpp
+++ b/common/eda_text.cpp
@@ -265,47 +265,17 @@ void EDA_TEXT::Draw( EDA_RECT* aClipBox, wxDC* aDC, const wxPoint& aOffset,
 {
     if( m_MultilineAllowed )
     {
+        std::vector<wxPoint> positions;
         wxArrayString* list = wxStringSplit( m_Text, '\n' );
+        positions.reserve( list->Count() );
 
-        wxPoint        pos  = m_Pos;  // Position of first line of the
-                                      // multiline text according to
-                                      // the center of the multiline text block
+        GetPositionsOfLinesOfMultilineText(positions, list->Count() );
 
-        wxPoint        offset;        // Offset to next line.
-
-        offset.y = GetInterline();
-
-#ifdef FIX_MULTILINE_VERT_JUSTIF
-        if( list->Count() > 1 )
+        for( unsigned ii = 0; ii < list->Count(); ii++ )
         {
-            switch( m_VJustify )
-            {
-            case GR_TEXT_VJUSTIFY_TOP:
-                break;
-
-            case GR_TEXT_VJUSTIFY_CENTER:
-                pos.y -= ( list->Count() - 1 ) * offset.y / 2;
-                break;
-
-            case GR_TEXT_VJUSTIFY_BOTTOM:
-                pos.y -= ( list->Count() - 1 ) * offset.y;
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-
-        // Rotate the position of the first line
-        // around the center of the multiline text block
-        RotatePoint( &pos, m_Pos, m_Orient );
-#endif
-        // Rotate the offset lines to increase happened in the right direction
-        RotatePoint( &offset, m_Orient );
-
-        for( unsigned i = 0; i<list->Count(); i++ )
-        {
-            wxString txt = list->Item( i );
+            wxString& txt = list->Item( ii );
             drawOneLineOfText( aClipBox, aDC, aOffset, aColor,
-                               aDrawMode, aFillMode, txt, pos );
-            pos += offset;
+                               aDrawMode, aFillMode, txt, positions[ii] );
         }
 
         delete (list);
@@ -324,6 +294,49 @@ void EDA_TEXT::Draw( EDA_RECT* aClipBox, wxDC* aDC, const wxPoint& aOffset,
 }
 
 
+void EDA_TEXT::GetPositionsOfLinesOfMultilineText(
+        std::vector<wxPoint>& aPositions, int aLineCount )
+{
+    wxPoint        pos  = m_Pos;  // Position of first line of the
+                                  // multiline text according to
+                                  // the center of the multiline text block
+
+    wxPoint        offset;        // Offset to next line.
+
+    offset.y = GetInterline();
+
+#ifdef FIX_MULTILINE_VERT_JUSTIF
+    if( aLineCount > 1 )
+    {
+        switch( m_VJustify )
+        {
+        case GR_TEXT_VJUSTIFY_TOP:
+            break;
+
+        case GR_TEXT_VJUSTIFY_CENTER:
+            pos.y -= ( aLineCount - 1 ) * offset.y / 2;
+            break;
+
+        case GR_TEXT_VJUSTIFY_BOTTOM:
+            pos.y -= ( aLineCount - 1 ) * offset.y;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Rotate the position of the first line
+    // around the center of the multiline text block
+    RotatePoint( &pos, m_Pos, m_Orient );
+#endif
+    // Rotate the offset lines to increase happened in the right direction
+    RotatePoint( &offset, m_Orient );
+
+    for( int ii = 0; ii < aLineCount; ii++ )
+    {
+        aPositions.push_back( pos );
+        pos += offset;
+    }
+}
+
 void EDA_TEXT::drawOneLineOfText( EDA_RECT* aClipBox, wxDC* aDC,
                                   const wxPoint& aOffset, EDA_COLOR_T aColor,
                                   GR_DRAWMODE aDrawMode, EDA_DRAW_MODE_T aFillMode,
diff --git a/eeschema/sch_text.cpp b/eeschema/sch_text.cpp
index c719cff2b1..e6e3bbf915 100644
--- a/eeschema/sch_text.cpp
+++ b/eeschema/sch_text.cpp
@@ -673,20 +673,17 @@ void SCH_TEXT::Plot( PLOTTER* aPlotter )
 
     if( m_MultilineAllowed )
     {
-        wxPoint        pos  = textpos;
+        std::vector<wxPoint> positions;
         wxArrayString* list = wxStringSplit( m_Text, '\n' );
-        wxPoint        offset;
+        positions.reserve( list->Count() );
 
-        offset.y = GetInterline();
+        GetPositionsOfLinesOfMultilineText(positions, list->Count() );
 
-        RotatePoint( &offset, m_Orient );
-
-        for( unsigned i = 0; i<list->Count(); i++ )
+        for( unsigned ii = 0; ii < list->Count(); ii++ )
         {
-            wxString txt = list->Item( i );
-            aPlotter->Text( pos, color, txt, m_Orient, m_Size, m_HJustify,
+            wxString& txt = list->Item( ii );
+            aPlotter->Text( positions[ii], color, txt, m_Orient, m_Size, m_HJustify,
                             m_VJustify, thickness, m_Italic, m_Bold );
-            pos += offset;
         }
 
         delete (list);
diff --git a/include/eda_text.h b/include/eda_text.h
index b5988c244f..7de9dbd2c7 100644
--- a/include/eda_text.h
+++ b/include/eda_text.h
@@ -265,6 +265,17 @@ public:
     void SetHorizJustify( EDA_TEXT_HJUSTIFY_T aType )   { m_HJustify = aType; };
     void SetVertJustify( EDA_TEXT_VJUSTIFY_T aType )    { m_VJustify = aType; };
 
+    /**
+     * Function GetPositionsOfLinesOfMultilineText
+     * Populates aPositions with the position of each line of
+     * a multiline text, according to the vertical justification and the
+     * rotation of the whole text
+     * @param aPositions is the list to populate by the wxPoint positions
+     * @param aLineCount is the number of lines (not recalculated here
+     * for efficiency reasons
+     */
+    void GetPositionsOfLinesOfMultilineText(
+                std::vector<wxPoint>& aPositions, int aLineCount );
     /**
      * Function Format
      * outputs the object to \a aFormatter in s-expression form.
diff --git a/pcbnew/plot_brditems_plotter.cpp b/pcbnew/plot_brditems_plotter.cpp
index 1922a20091..e9272f1ca8 100644
--- a/pcbnew/plot_brditems_plotter.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/plot_brditems_plotter.cpp
@@ -477,20 +477,18 @@ void BRDITEMS_PLOTTER::PlotTextePcb( TEXTE_PCB* pt_texte )
 
     if( pt_texte->IsMultilineAllowed() )
     {
+        std::vector<wxPoint> positions;
         wxArrayString* list = wxStringSplit( pt_texte->GetText(), '\n' );
-        wxPoint        offset;
+        positions.reserve( list->Count() );
 
-        offset.y = pt_texte->GetInterline();
+        pt_texte->GetPositionsOfLinesOfMultilineText( positions, list->Count() );
 
-        RotatePoint( &offset, orient );
-
-        for( unsigned i = 0; i < list->Count(); i++ )
+        for( unsigned ii = 0; ii < list->Count(); ii++ )
         {
-            wxString txt = list->Item( i );
-            m_plotter->Text( pos, UNSPECIFIED_COLOR, txt, orient, size,
+            wxString& txt = list->Item( ii );
+            m_plotter->Text( positions[ii], UNSPECIFIED_COLOR, txt, orient, size,
                              pt_texte->GetHorizJustify(), pt_texte->GetVertJustify(),
                              thickness, pt_texte->IsItalic(), allow_bold );
-            pos += offset;
         }
 
         delete list;