diff --git a/src/hb-ot-layout-gdef-private.hh b/src/hb-ot-layout-gdef-private.hh
index 14bef8cd0afd121c5b8d32c174fa2e344fa3ab74..46d40bae7c70045654b606b9a0395ed2a564d988 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-layout-gdef-private.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-layout-gdef-private.hh
@@ -115,7 +115,10 @@ struct CaretValueFormat2
   private:
   inline int get_caret_value (hb_ot_layout_context_t *context, hb_codepoint_t glyph_id) const
   {
-    return /* TODO contour point */ 0;
+    /* TODO vertical */
+    hb_position_t x = 0, y = 0;
+    hb_font_get_contour_point (context->font, context->face, caretValuePoint, glyph_id, &x, &y);
+    return x;
   }
 
   inline bool sanitize (SANITIZE_ARG_DEF) {