diff --git a/x.c b/x.c
@@ -1648,32 +1641,39 @@ xstartdraw(void)
 void
 xdrawline(Line line, int x1, int y1, int x2)
 {
-	int i, x, ox, numspecs;
+	int i, x, ox, numspecs, numspecs_cached;
 	Glyph base, new;
-	XftGlyphFontSpec *specs = xw.specbuf;
-
-	numspecs = xmakeglyphfontspecs(specs, &line[x1], x2 - x1, x1, y1);
-	i = ox = 0;
-	for (x = x1; x < x2 && i < numspecs; x++) {
-		new = line[x];
-		if (new.mode == ATTR_WDUMMY)
-			continue;
-		if (selected(x, y1))
-			new.mode ^= ATTR_REVERSE;
-		if (i > 0 && ATTRCMP(base, new)) {
-			xdrawglyphfontspecs(specs, base, i, ox, y1);
-			specs += i;
-			numspecs -= i;
-			i = 0;
-		}
-		if (i == 0) {
-			ox = x;
-			base = new;
+	XftGlyphFontSpec *specs;
+
+	numspecs_cached = xmakeglyphfontspecs(xw.specbuf, &line[x1], x2 - x1, x1, y1);
+
+	/* Draw line in 2 passes: background and foreground. This way wide glyphs
+       won't get truncated (#223) */
+	for (int dmode = DRAW_BG; dmode <= DRAW_FG; dmode <<= 1) {
+		specs = xw.specbuf;
+		numspecs = numspecs_cached;
+		i = ox = 0;
+		for (x = x1; x < x2 && i < numspecs; x++) {
+			new = line[x];
+			if (new.mode == ATTR_WDUMMY)
+				continue;
+			if (selected(x, y1))
+				new.mode ^= ATTR_REVERSE;
+			if (i > 0 && ATTRCMP(base, new)) {
+				xdrawglyphfontspecs(specs, base, i, ox, y1, dmode);
+				specs += i;
+				numspecs -= i;
+				i = 0;
+			}
+			if (i == 0) {
+				ox = x;
+				base = new;
+			}
+			i++;
 		}
-		i++;
+		if (i > 0)
+			xdrawglyphfontspecs(specs, base, i, ox, y1, dmode);
 	}
-	if (i > 0)
-		xdrawglyphfontspecs(specs, base, i, ox, y1);
 }
 
 void
-- 
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