diff --git a/pypdf/_page.py b/pypdf/_page.py
index 11507de96..941b833bc 100644
--- a/pypdf/_page.py
+++ b/pypdf/_page.py
@@ -2183,6 +2183,7 @@ def _layout_mode_text(
         scale_weight: float = 1.25,
         strip_rotated: bool = True,
         debug_path: Optional[Path] = None,
+        font_height_weight: float = 1,
     ) -> str:
         """
         Get text preserving fidelity to source PDF text layout.
@@ -2202,6 +2203,8 @@ def _layout_mode_text(
                   - bts.json: text render ops left justified and grouped by BT/ET operators
                   - bt_groups.json: BT/ET operations grouped by rendered y-coord (aka lines)
                 Defaults to None.
+            font_height_weight: multiplier for font height when calculating
+                blank lines. Defaults to 1.
 
         Returns:
             str: multiline string containing page text in a fixed width format that
@@ -2232,7 +2235,7 @@ def _layout_mode_text(
 
         char_width = _layout_mode.fixed_char_width(bt_groups, scale_weight)
 
-        return _layout_mode.fixed_width_page(ty_groups, char_width, space_vertically)
+        return _layout_mode.fixed_width_page(ty_groups, char_width, space_vertically, font_height_weight)
 
     def extract_text(
         self,
@@ -2307,6 +2310,8 @@ def extract_text(
                   - tjs.json: individual text render ops with corresponding transform matrices
                   - bts.json: text render ops left justified and grouped by BT/ET operators
                   - bt_groups.json: BT/ET operations grouped by rendered y-coord (aka lines)
+            layout_mode_font_height_weight (float): multiplier for font height when calculating
+                blank lines. Defaults to 1.
 
         Returns:
             The extracted text
@@ -2329,6 +2334,7 @@ def extract_text(
                 scale_weight=kwargs.get("layout_mode_scale_weight", 1.25),
                 strip_rotated=kwargs.get("layout_mode_strip_rotated", True),
                 debug_path=kwargs.get("layout_mode_debug_path", None),
+                font_height_weight=kwargs.get("layout_mode_font_height_weight", 1)
             )
         if len(args) >= 1:
             if isinstance(args[0], str):
diff --git a/pypdf/_text_extraction/_layout_mode/_fixed_width_page.py b/pypdf/_text_extraction/_layout_mode/_fixed_width_page.py
index e7af1b234..ac05aa59a 100644
--- a/pypdf/_text_extraction/_layout_mode/_fixed_width_page.py
+++ b/pypdf/_text_extraction/_layout_mode/_fixed_width_page.py
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ def fixed_char_width(bt_groups: List[BTGroup], scale_weight: float = 1.25) -> fl
 
 
 def fixed_width_page(
-    ty_groups: Dict[int, List[BTGroup]], char_width: float, space_vertically: bool
+    ty_groups: Dict[int, List[BTGroup]], char_width: float, space_vertically: bool, font_height_weight: float
 ) -> str:
     """
     Generate page text from text operations grouped by rendered y coordinate.
@@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ def fixed_width_page(
         ty_groups: dict of text show ops as returned by y_coordinate_groups()
         char_width: fixed character width
         space_vertically: include blank lines inferred from y distance + font height.
+        font_height_weight: multiplier for font height when calculating blank lines.
 
     Returns:
         str: page text in a fixed width format that closely adheres to the rendered
@@ -357,7 +358,7 @@ def fixed_width_page(
     for y_coord, line_data in ty_groups.items():
         if space_vertically and lines:
             blank_lines = (
-                int(abs(y_coord - last_y_coord) / line_data[0]["font_height"]) - 1
+                int(abs(y_coord - last_y_coord) / (line_data[0]["font_height"] * font_height_weight)) - 1
             )
             lines.extend([""] * blank_lines)
         line = ""