diff --git a/engines/sci/engine/kernel32.cpp b/engines/sci/engine/kernel32.cpp
index 44a6a04b234..917637a7c13 100644
--- a/engines/sci/engine/kernel32.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/engine/kernel32.cpp
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ reg_t kCreateTextBitmap(EngineState *s, int argc, reg_t *argv) {
 	// TODO: argument 0 is usually 0, and arguments 1 and 2 are usually 1
 	reg_t object = argv[3];
 	Common::String text = s->_segMan->getString(GET_SEL32(s->_segMan, object, text));
-	debug("%s", text.c_str());
+	debug("kCreateTextBitmap: %s", text.c_str());
 
 	return NULL_REG;
 }
diff --git a/engines/sci/engine/selector.cpp b/engines/sci/engine/selector.cpp
index 8e3f57e547f..c2bc7de2ac6 100644
--- a/engines/sci/engine/selector.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/engine/selector.cpp
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ void Kernel::mapSelectors() {
 	FIND_SELECTOR(plane);
 	FIND_SELECTOR(top);
 	FIND_SELECTOR(left);
+	FIND_SELECTOR(dimmed);
+	FIND_SELECTOR(fore);
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/engines/sci/engine/vm.h b/engines/sci/engine/vm.h
index 6da18688050..85ece64d7ad 100644
--- a/engines/sci/engine/vm.h
+++ b/engines/sci/engine/vm.h
@@ -204,6 +204,9 @@ struct SelectorCache {
 	Selector plane;
 	Selector top;
 	Selector left;
+
+	Selector fore;
+	Selector dimmed;
 #endif
 };
 
diff --git a/engines/sci/graphics/frameout.cpp b/engines/sci/graphics/frameout.cpp
index 9cd4c6d7f56..741501744c6 100644
--- a/engines/sci/graphics/frameout.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/graphics/frameout.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "sci/engine/selector.h"
 #include "sci/engine/vm.h"
 #include "sci/graphics/cache.h"
+#include "sci/graphics/font.h"
 #include "sci/graphics/view.h"
 #include "sci/graphics/screen.h"
 #include "sci/graphics/picture.h"
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ void GfxFrameout::kernelFrameout() {
 				itemEntry->priority = GET_SEL32V(_segMan, itemObject, priority);
 				itemEntry->scaleX = GET_SEL32V(_segMan, itemObject, scaleX);
 				itemEntry->scaleY = GET_SEL32V(_segMan, itemObject, scaleY);
+				itemEntry->object = itemObject;
 
 				itemEntry->x += planeLeft;
 				itemEntry->y += planeTop;
@@ -198,6 +200,31 @@ void GfxFrameout::kernelFrameout() {
 					view->draw(itemEntry->celRect, itemEntry->celRect, itemEntry->celRect, itemEntry->loopNo, itemEntry->celNo, 255, 0, false);
 				else
 					view->drawScaled(itemEntry->celRect, itemEntry->celRect, itemEntry->celRect, itemEntry->loopNo, itemEntry->celNo, 255, itemEntry->scaleX, itemEntry->scaleY);
+			} else {
+				// Most likely a text entry
+				// This draws text the "SCI0-SCI11" way. In SCI2, text is prerendered in kCreateTextBitmap
+				// TODO: rewrite this the "SCI2" way (i.e. implement the text buffer to draw inside kCreateTextBitmap)
+				Kernel *kernel = ((SciEngine *)g_engine)->getKernel();
+				if (lookup_selector(_segMan, itemEntry->object, kernel->_selectorCache.text, NULL, NULL) == kSelectorVariable) {
+					Common::String text = _segMan->getString(GET_SEL32(_segMan, itemEntry->object, text));
+					int16 fontRes = GET_SEL32V(_segMan, itemEntry->object, font);
+					Font *font = new Font(_resMan, _screen, fontRes);
+					bool dimmed = GET_SEL32V(_segMan, itemEntry->object, dimmed);
+					uint16 foreColor = GET_SEL32V(_segMan, itemEntry->object, fore);
+					uint16 curX = itemEntry->x;
+					uint16 curY = itemEntry->y;
+					for (uint32 i = 0; i < text.size(); i++) {
+						// TODO: proper text splitting... this is a hack
+						if ((text[i] == ' ' && i > 0 && text[i - i] == ' ') || text[i] == '\n' || 
+							(curX + font->getCharWidth(text[i]) > _screen->getWidth())) {
+							curY += font->getCharHeight('A');
+							curX = itemEntry->x;
+						}
+						font->draw(text[i], curY, curX, foreColor, dimmed);
+						curX += font->getCharWidth(text[i]);
+					}
+					delete font;
+				}
 			}
 			listIterator++;
 		}