diff --git a/plot-lib/plot/private/plot3d/plot-area.rkt b/plot-lib/plot/private/plot3d/plot-area.rkt
index c6b6f85f..1bb03d53 100644
--- a/plot-lib/plot/private/plot3d/plot-area.rkt
+++ b/plot-lib/plot/private/plot3d/plot-area.rkt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 (require typed/racket/class typed/racket/draw racket/match racket/list racket/math racket/flonum
          (only-in math fl vector->flvector)
-         (only-in typed/pict pict?)
+         (only-in typed/pict pict? pict-height)
          "../common/type-doc.rkt"
          "../common/types.rkt"
          "../common/math.rkt"
@@ -372,7 +372,13 @@
                  (fl- area-y-mid (fl* z area-per-view-z))))))
     
     (: init-top-margin Real)
-    (define init-top-margin (if (and (plot-decorations?) (plot-title)) (* 3/2 char-height) 0))
+    (define init-top-margin
+      (let ([title (plot-title)])
+        (cond [(and (plot-decorations?) title)
+               (if (pict? title)
+                   (+ (pict-height title) (* 1/2 char-height))
+                   (* 3/2 char-height))]
+              [else  0])))
     
     ;; Initial view->dc
     (: view->dc (-> FlVector (Vectorof Real)))
diff --git a/plot-test/plot/tests/PRs/76.rkt b/plot-test/plot/tests/PRs/76.rkt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9e947d81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plot-test/plot/tests/PRs/76.rkt
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#lang racket
+(require rackunit
+         plot pict
+         racket/draw
+         racket/runtime-path
+         "../helpers.rkt")
+
+;; Tests for: https://github.com/racket/plot/pull/68
+
+(define (do-plot-title output-fn)
+  (output-fn
+   (surface3d (λ (x y) 1) 0 1 0 1)
+   #:title (standard-fish 100 50)))
+
+(define-runtime-path pr76-data "./test-data/pr76.dat")
+
+(define pr76-test-suite
+  (test-suite
+   "PR#76: pict title for plot3d"
+   (test-case "pr76-plot3d-title"
+     (check-draw-steps-3d do-plot-title pr76-data))))
+
+(module+ test
+  (require rackunit/text-ui)
+  (run-tests pr76-test-suite))
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