diff --git a/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/services/parsing/LegacyPDFStreamEngine.java b/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/services/parsing/LegacyPDFStreamEngine.java
index 326746d..560ea93 100644
--- a/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/services/parsing/LegacyPDFStreamEngine.java
+++ b/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/services/parsing/LegacyPDFStreamEngine.java
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ public class LegacyPDFStreamEngine extends PDFStreamEngine {
 
     private int pageRotation;
     private PDRectangle pageSize;
+    private Matrix translateMatrix;
     private final GlyphList glyphList;
     private final Map<COSDictionary, Float> fontHeightMap = new WeakHashMap<COSDictionary, Float>();
 
@@ -133,6 +134,12 @@ public class LegacyPDFStreamEngine extends PDFStreamEngine {
         this.pageRotation = page.getRotation();
         this.pageSize = page.getCropBox();
 
+        if (pageSize.getLowerLeftX() == 0 && pageSize.getLowerLeftY() == 0) {
+            translateMatrix = null;
+        } else {
+            // translation matrix for cropbox
+            translateMatrix = Matrix.getTranslateInstance(-pageSize.getLowerLeftX(), -pageSize.getLowerLeftY());
+        }
         super.processPage(page);
     }
 
@@ -257,13 +264,22 @@ public class LegacyPDFStreamEngine extends PDFStreamEngine {
                 return;
             }
         }
+        // adjust for cropbox if needed
+        Matrix translatedTextRenderingMatrix;
+        if (translateMatrix == null) {
+            translatedTextRenderingMatrix = textRenderingMatrix;
+        } else {
+            translatedTextRenderingMatrix = Matrix.concatenate(translateMatrix, textRenderingMatrix);
+            nextX -= pageSize.getLowerLeftX();
+            nextY -= pageSize.getLowerLeftY();
+        }
 
         // This is a hack for unicode letter with 2 chars e.g. RA see unicodeProblem.pdf
         if (unicodeMapping.length() == 2) {
             processTextPosition(new TextPosition(pageRotation,
                                                  pageSize.getWidth(),
                                                  pageSize.getHeight(),
-                                                 textRenderingMatrix,
+                                                 translatedTextRenderingMatrix,
                                                  nextX,
                                                  nextY,
                                                  Math.abs(dyDisplay),
@@ -277,7 +293,7 @@ public class LegacyPDFStreamEngine extends PDFStreamEngine {
             processTextPosition(new TextPosition(pageRotation,
                                                  pageSize.getWidth(),
                                                  pageSize.getHeight(),
-                                                 textRenderingMatrix,
+                                                 translatedTextRenderingMatrix,
                                                  nextX,
                                                  nextY,
                                                  Math.abs(dyDisplay),
@@ -293,7 +309,7 @@ public class LegacyPDFStreamEngine extends PDFStreamEngine {
             processTextPosition(new TextPosition(pageRotation,
                                                  pageSize.getWidth(),
                                                  pageSize.getHeight(),
-                                                 textRenderingMatrix,
+                                                 translatedTextRenderingMatrix,
                                                  nextX,
                                                  nextY,
                                                  Math.abs(dyDisplay),