diff --git a/gfx/drivers/vita2d_gfx.c b/gfx/drivers/vita2d_gfx.c
index 2bfa36b502..2c893c00bd 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/vita2d_gfx.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/vita2d_gfx.c
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ static void *vita2d_gfx_init(const video_info_t *video,
       const input_driver_t **input, void **input_data)
 {
    vita_video_t *vita = (vita_video_t *)calloc(1, sizeof(vita_video_t));
+   driver_t            *driver = driver_get_ptr();
+   settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
 
    if (!vita)
       return NULL;
@@ -134,6 +136,14 @@ static void *vita2d_gfx_init(const video_info_t *video,
 #ifdef HAVE_OVERLAY
    vita->overlay_enable           = false;
 #endif
+   if (!font_init_first((const void**)&driver->font_osd_driver, &driver->font_osd_data,
+          vita, *settings->video.font_path 
+          ? settings->video.font_path : NULL, settings->video.font_size,
+          FONT_DRIVER_RENDER_VITA2D))
+   {
+      RARCH_ERR("Font: Failed to initialize font renderer.\n");
+        return false;
+   }
    return vita;
 }
 
@@ -237,6 +247,11 @@ static bool vita2d_gfx_frame(void *data, const void *frame,
       }
    }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_OVERLAY
+   if (vita->overlay_enable)
+      vita2d_render_overlay(vita);
+#endif
+
    if (vita->menu.active && vita->menu.texture)
    {
       if (vita->fullscreen)
@@ -265,11 +280,14 @@ static bool vita2d_gfx_frame(void *data, const void *frame,
       }
    }
    
-#ifdef HAVE_OVERLAY
-   if (vita->overlay_enable)
-     vita2d_render_overlay(vita);
-#endif
-
+   if(msg&&strcmp(msg,"")){
+     driver_t          *driver = driver_get_ptr();
+     const font_renderer_t *font_ctx = driver->font_osd_driver;
+     
+     if (font_ctx->render_msg)
+       font_ctx->render_msg(driver->font_osd_data, msg, NULL);
+   }
+   
    vita2d_end_drawing();
    vita2d_swap_buffers();
 
@@ -600,7 +618,7 @@ static const video_poke_interface_t vita_poke_interface = {
    NULL,
    NULL,
    NULL
-};
+ };
 
 static void vita2d_gfx_get_poke_interface(void *data,
       const video_poke_interface_t **iface)
diff --git a/gfx/drivers_font/vita2d_font.c b/gfx/drivers_font/vita2d_font.c
index 57ec046d40..beb70b38bc 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_font/vita2d_font.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers_font/vita2d_font.c
@@ -76,18 +76,14 @@ static void vita2d_font_render_msg(void *data, const char *msg,
    {
       x     = settings->video.msg_pos_x;
       y     = 0.90f;
-      scale = 1.04f;
-      color = SILVER;
+      scale = 0.8f;
+      color = YELLOW;
    }
-
-   vita2d_font_draw_text(vita->font, x, y, color, vita->size*scale, msg);
-
-   if (!params)
-      vita2d_font_draw_text(vita->font, x, y, color, vita->size*(scale - 0.01f), msg);
-      
+   
+   vita2d_font_draw_text(vita->font, x, y, color, vita->size*scale, msg);      
 }
 
-font_renderer_t vita2d_font_renderer = {
+font_renderer_t vita2d_vita_font = {
    vita2d_font_init_font,
    vita2d_font_free_font,
    vita2d_font_render_msg,
diff --git a/gfx/font_driver.c b/gfx/font_driver.c
index be73ac176e..fc0a386284 100644
--- a/gfx/font_driver.c
+++ b/gfx/font_driver.c
@@ -82,6 +82,33 @@ static bool gl_font_init_first(
 }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef HAVE_VITA2D
+static const font_renderer_t *vita2d_font_backends[] = {
+   &vita2d_vita_font
+};
+
+static bool vita2d_font_init_first(
+      const void **font_driver, void **font_handle,
+      void *video_data, const char *font_path, float font_size)
+{
+   unsigned i;
+
+   for (i = 0; vita2d_font_backends[i]; i++)
+   {
+      void *data = vita2d_font_backends[i]->init(video_data, font_path, font_size);
+
+      if (!data)
+         continue;
+
+      *font_driver = vita2d_font_backends[i];
+      *font_handle = data;
+      return true;
+   }
+
+   return false;
+}
+#endif
+
 bool font_init_first(const void **font_driver, void **font_handle,
       void *video_data, const char *font_path, float font_size,
       enum font_driver_render_api api)
@@ -100,6 +127,11 @@ bool font_init_first(const void **font_driver, void **font_handle,
       case FONT_DRIVER_RENDER_OPENGL_API:
          return gl_font_init_first(font_driver, font_handle,
                video_data, font_path, font_size);
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_VITA2D
+      case FONT_DRIVER_RENDER_VITA2D:
+         return vita2d_font_init_first(font_driver, font_handle,
+               video_data, font_path, font_size);
 #endif
       case FONT_DRIVER_RENDER_DONT_CARE:
          /* TODO/FIXME - lookup graphics driver's 'API' */
diff --git a/gfx/font_driver.h b/gfx/font_driver.h
index fa9e1b664a..0bb8d61ea8 100644
--- a/gfx/font_driver.h
+++ b/gfx/font_driver.h
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ enum font_driver_render_api
 {
    FONT_DRIVER_RENDER_DONT_CARE,
    FONT_DRIVER_RENDER_OPENGL_API,
-   FONT_DRIVER_RENDER_DIRECT3D_API
+   FONT_DRIVER_RENDER_DIRECT3D_API,
+   FONT_DRIVER_RENDER_VITA2D
 };
 
 bool font_init_first(
@@ -42,4 +43,3 @@ bool font_init_first(
 #endif
 
 #endif
-
diff --git a/gfx/font_renderer_driver.h b/gfx/font_renderer_driver.h
index 44a3d87381..ef80475ddd 100644
--- a/gfx/font_renderer_driver.h
+++ b/gfx/font_renderer_driver.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ extern font_renderer_t libdbg_font;
 extern font_renderer_t d3d_xbox360_font;
 extern font_renderer_t d3d_xdk1_font;
 extern font_renderer_t d3d_win32_font;
+extern font_renderer_t vita2d_vita_font;
 
 typedef struct font_renderer_driver
 {