diff --git a/crates/horizon-client/src/game/text_displays.rs b/crates/horizon-client/src/game/text_displays.rs
index a5545575fd..dcb8850f58 100644
--- a/crates/horizon-client/src/game/text_displays.rs
+++ b/crates/horizon-client/src/game/text_displays.rs
@@ -348,13 +348,14 @@ impl Game<'_> {
         let background = self.settings.text_background(0.25);
         let mut displays = std::mem::take(&mut self.text_displays);
         for display in displays.values_mut().filter(|d| d.shows == Shows::Text) {
-            let cached = display.lines.take();
             display.last_progress = display.progress(partial as f32);
             let d = display.shown.blend(&display.from, display.last_progress);
             let position = display.previous.lerp(display.position, partial);
             if d.text.is_empty() || !self.display_in_view(camera, position, &d, scale) {
+                // Out of view: its glyphs stay cached for when it comes back.
                 continue;
             }
+            let cached = display.lines.take();
             let rotation = std::array::from_fn(|i| {
                 display.old_rotation[i]
                     + angle(display.rotation[i] - display.old_rotation[i]) * partial as f32
@@ -514,6 +515,11 @@ mod tests {
         d.text = std::sync::Arc::new(horizon_client::text::Text::legacy("§kSecret"));
         let cache = CachedQuads::new(&atlas, &d, 0);
         assert!(!cache.matches(&d, 0, atlas.font.epoch(), atlas.revision));
+        // A plugin hologram sends `§k` inside a literal JSON string: the font
+        // resolves it, so its glyphs still change every frame.
+        d.text = std::sync::Arc::new(horizon_client::text::Text::literal("§kSecret"));
+        let cache = CachedQuads::new(&atlas, &d, 0);
+        assert!(!cache.matches(&d, 0, atlas.font.epoch(), atlas.revision));
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/crates/horizon-client/src/text_display.rs b/crates/horizon-client/src/text_display.rs
index c737a0e3c7..4408db6211 100644
--- a/crates/horizon-client/src/text_display.rs
+++ b/crates/horizon-client/src/text_display.rs
@@ -418,7 +418,10 @@ impl Lines {
 
 /// Local geometry, independent of the display's interpolated world pose.
 pub struct CachedQuads {
-    key: (Arc<Text>, i32, i32, i8, u8, u32, u64, u64),
+    key: (Arc<Text>, i32, i32, i8, u8, u32, u64, u64, bool),
+    /// Drawn differently every frame: obfuscated (`§k`) glyphs, legacy codes
+    /// included, or an inline object (a head whose skin arrives later).
+    animated: bool,
     pub lines: Lines,
     pub batch: crate::hud::HudBatch,
     bounds: (glam::Vec3, glam::Vec3),
@@ -426,10 +429,7 @@ pub struct CachedQuads {
 
 impl CachedQuads {
     pub fn matches(&self, d: &TextDisplayData, background: u32, epoch: u64, revision: u64) -> bool {
-        !d.text
-            .spans
-            .iter()
-            .any(|s| s.style.obfuscated == Some(true))
+        !self.animated
             && self.key
                 == (
                     d.text.clone(),
@@ -440,6 +440,7 @@ impl CachedQuads {
                     background,
                     epoch,
                     revision,
+                    crate::lang::bidirectional(),
                 )
     }
 
@@ -454,6 +455,12 @@ impl CachedQuads {
             lo = lo.min(p);
             hi = hi.max(p);
         }
+        let animated = d
+            .text
+            .resolved()
+            .spans
+            .iter()
+            .any(|s| s.style.obfuscated == Some(true) || s.style.inline_object.is_some());
         Self {
             key: (
                 d.text.clone(),
@@ -464,7 +471,9 @@ impl CachedQuads {
                 background,
                 atlas.font.epoch(),
                 atlas.revision,
+                crate::lang::bidirectional(),
             ),
+            animated,
             lines,
             batch,
             bounds: (lo, hi),