diff --git a/Tests/test_imagedraw.py b/Tests/test_imagedraw.py
index 5fc1c27661a..28d7ed7252d 100644
--- a/Tests/test_imagedraw.py
+++ b/Tests/test_imagedraw.py
@@ -1396,6 +1396,28 @@ def test_stroke_descender() -> None:
     assert_image_similar_tofile(im, "Tests/images/imagedraw_stroke_descender.png", 6.76)
 
 
+@skip_unless_feature("freetype2")
+def test_stroke_inside_gap() -> None:
+    # Arrange
+    im = Image.new("RGB", (120, 130))
+    draw = ImageDraw.Draw(im)
+    font = ImageFont.truetype("Tests/fonts/FreeMono.ttf", 120)
+
+    # Act
+    draw.text((12, 12), "i", "#f00", font, stroke_width=20)
+
+    # Assert
+    for y in range(im.height):
+        glyph = ""
+        for x in range(im.width):
+            if im.getpixel((x, y)) == (0, 0, 0):
+                if glyph == "started":
+                    glyph = "ended"
+            else:
+                assert glyph != "ended", "Gap inside stroked glyph"
+                glyph = "started"
+
+
 @skip_unless_feature("freetype2")
 def test_split_word() -> None:
     # Arrange
diff --git a/src/_imagingft.c b/src/_imagingft.c
index 3a65007a514..68fe65c7915 100644
--- a/src/_imagingft.c
+++ b/src/_imagingft.c
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ font_render(FontObject *self, PyObject *args) {
         if (stroker != NULL) {
             error = FT_Get_Glyph(glyph_slot, &glyph);
             if (!error) {
-                error = FT_Glyph_Stroke(&glyph, stroker, 1);
+                error = FT_Glyph_StrokeBorder(&glyph, stroker, 0, 1);
             }
             if (!error) {
                 FT_Vector origin = {0, 0};