diff --git a/collects/scribble/latex-render.rkt b/collects/scribble/latex-render.rkt
index 1cdbda22..caccf925 100644
--- a/collects/scribble/latex-render.rkt
+++ b/collects/scribble/latex-render.rkt
@@ -301,13 +301,17 @@
                                   => (lambda (bstr+info+suffix)
                                        (let* ([bstr (list-ref (list-ref bstr+info+suffix 0) 0)]
                                               [suffix (list-ref bstr+info+suffix 1)]
+                                              [width (list-ref (list-ref bstr+info+suffix 0) 1)]
                                               [height (list-ref (list-ref bstr+info+suffix 0) 2)]
                                               [descent (and height
                                                             (+ (list-ref (list-ref bstr+info+suffix 0) 3)
                                                                (- (ceiling height) height)))]
                                               [fn (install-file (format "pict~a" suffix) bstr)])
                                          (if descent
-                                             (printf "\\raisebox{-~apx}{\\includegraphics{~a}}" descent fn)
+                                             (printf "\\raisebox{-~apx}{\\makebox[~apx][l]{\\includegraphics{~a}}}" 
+                                                     descent
+                                                     width 
+                                                     fn)
                                              (printf "\\includegraphics{~a}" fn))))]
                                  [else
                                   (parameterize ([rendering-tt (or tt? (rendering-tt))])