diff --git a/Tests/fonts/DejaVuSans-bitmap.ttf b/Tests/fonts/DejaVuSans-bitmap.ttf
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diff --git a/Tests/test_imagefont_bitmap.py b/Tests/test_imagefont_bitmap.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..90b97afd428
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/test_imagefont_bitmap.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+from helper import unittest, PillowTestCase
+from PIL import Image, ImageFont, ImageDraw
+
+class TestImageFontBitmap(PillowTestCase):
+    def test_similar(self):
+        text = 'EmbeddedBitmap'
+        font_outline = ImageFont.truetype(font='Tests/fonts/DejaVuSans.ttf', size=24)
+        font_bitmap = ImageFont.truetype(font='Tests/fonts/DejaVuSans-bitmap.ttf', size=24)
+        size_outline, size_bitmap = font_outline.getsize(text), font_bitmap.getsize(text)
+        size_final = max(size_outline[0], size_bitmap[0]), max(size_outline[1], size_bitmap[1])
+        im_bitmap = Image.new('RGB', size_final, (255, 255, 255))
+        im_outline = im_bitmap.copy()
+        draw_bitmap, draw_outline = ImageDraw.Draw(im_bitmap), ImageDraw.Draw(im_outline)
+        # Don't know why, but bitmap version is always vertical 1 pixel longer than outline one on my PC.
+        # Revert back to both 0, 0
+        draw_bitmap.text((0, 0), text, fill=(0, 0, 0), font=font_bitmap)
+        draw_outline.text((0, 0), text, fill=(0, 0, 0), font=font_outline)
+        self.assert_image_similar(im_bitmap, im_outline, 0.01)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/_imagingft.c b/_imagingft.c
index eb6313704b6..cebc52eb31f 100644
--- a/_imagingft.c
+++ b/_imagingft.c
@@ -18,6 +18,17 @@
  * Copyright (c) 1998-2007 by Secret Labs AB
  */
 
+/*
+ * Notes:
+ *   Currently, embedded bitmap fonts within truetype fonts do not work
+ *   properly (see issue #891), truetype fonts are loaded with 
+ *   FT_LOAD_NO_BITMAP load flags, resulting in embedded bitmap fonts
+ *   not being used.
+ *
+ * Yifu Yu<root@jackyyf.com>
+ * 2014-10-15
+ */
+
 #include "Python.h"
 #include "Imaging.h"
 
@@ -243,7 +254,7 @@ font_getsize(FontObject* self, PyObject* args)
                            &delta);
             x += delta.x;
         }
-        error = FT_Load_Glyph(face, index, FT_LOAD_DEFAULT);
+        error = FT_Load_Glyph(face, index, FT_LOAD_DEFAULT|FT_LOAD_NO_BITMAP);
         if (error)
             return geterror(error);
         if (i == 0)
@@ -316,7 +327,7 @@ font_getabc(FontObject* self, PyObject* args)
         int index, error;
         face = self->face;
         index = FT_Get_Char_Index(face, ch);
-        error = FT_Load_Glyph(face, index, FT_LOAD_DEFAULT);
+        error = FT_Load_Glyph(face, index, FT_LOAD_DEFAULT|FT_LOAD_NO_BITMAP);
         if (error)
             return geterror(error);
         a = face->glyph->metrics.horiBearingX / 64.0;
@@ -364,7 +375,7 @@ font_render(FontObject* self, PyObject* args)
 
     im = (Imaging) id;
 
-    load_flags = FT_LOAD_RENDER;
+    load_flags = FT_LOAD_RENDER|FT_LOAD_NO_BITMAP;
     if (mask)
         load_flags |= FT_LOAD_TARGET_MONO;