diff --git a/src/hb-ot-hmtx-table.hh b/src/hb-ot-hmtx-table.hh
index 89640b43f..f225d6b6f 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-hmtx-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-hmtx-table.hh
@@ -145,6 +145,29 @@ struct hmtxvmtx
         table->minTrailingBearing = min_rsb;
         table->maxExtent = max_extent;
       }
+
+      if (T::is_horizontal)
+      {
+        const auto &OS2 = *c->plan->source->table.OS2;
+        if (OS2.has_data () &&
+            table->ascender == OS2.sTypoAscender &&
+            table->descender == OS2.sTypoDescender &&
+            table->lineGap == OS2.sTypoLineGap)
+        {
+          table->ascender = static_cast<int> (roundf (OS2.sTypoAscender +
+                                                      MVAR.get_var (HB_OT_METRICS_TAG_HORIZONTAL_ASCENDER,
+                                                                    c->plan->normalized_coords.arrayZ,
+                                                                    c->plan->normalized_coords.length)));
+          table->descender = static_cast<int> (roundf (OS2.sTypoDescender +
+                                                       MVAR.get_var (HB_OT_METRICS_TAG_HORIZONTAL_DESCENDER,
+                                                                     c->plan->normalized_coords.arrayZ,
+                                                                     c->plan->normalized_coords.length)));
+          table->lineGap = static_cast<int> (roundf (OS2.sTypoLineGap +
+                                                     MVAR.get_var (HB_OT_METRICS_TAG_HORIZONTAL_LINE_GAP,
+                                                                   c->plan->normalized_coords.arrayZ,
+                                                                   c->plan->normalized_coords.length)));
+        }
+      }
     }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/test/subset/data/expected/sync_vmetrics/playwrite_mm.subset.default.retain-all-codepoint.SPED=25,YEXT=520,wght=100-400,slnt=18.ttf b/test/subset/data/expected/sync_vmetrics/playwrite_mm.subset.default.retain-all-codepoint.SPED=25,YEXT=520,wght=100-400,slnt=18.ttf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5311eb0eb
Binary files /dev/null and b/test/subset/data/expected/sync_vmetrics/playwrite_mm.subset.default.retain-all-codepoint.SPED=25,YEXT=520,wght=100-400,slnt=18.ttf differ
diff --git a/test/subset/data/fonts/playwrite_mm.subset.ttf b/test/subset/data/fonts/playwrite_mm.subset.ttf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e939c8594
Binary files /dev/null and b/test/subset/data/fonts/playwrite_mm.subset.ttf differ
diff --git a/test/subset/data/tests/sync_vmetrics.tests b/test/subset/data/tests/sync_vmetrics.tests
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8ad194306
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/subset/data/tests/sync_vmetrics.tests
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+FONTS:
+playwrite_mm.subset.ttf
+
+PROFILES:
+default.txt
+
+SUBSETS:
+*
+
+INSTANCES:
+SPED=25,YEXT=520,wght=100:400,slnt=18
diff --git a/test/subset/meson.build b/test/subset/meson.build
index 38a137360..4a850ba41 100644
--- a/test/subset/meson.build
+++ b/test/subset/meson.build
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ if get_option('experimental_api')
     'gdef_partial_instance',
     'value_format_partial_instance',
     'feature_variation_instance_collect_lookups',
-    'iftb_requirements'
+    'iftb_requirements',
+    'sync_vmetrics',
     ]
 endif