diff --git a/engines/parallaction/graphics.cpp b/engines/parallaction/graphics.cpp
index a63445117d7..fb62c34e870 100644
--- a/engines/parallaction/graphics.cpp
+++ b/engines/parallaction/graphics.cpp
@@ -505,6 +505,43 @@ void Gfx::blit(const Common::Rect& r, uint16 z, byte *data, Graphics::Surface *s
 
 }
 
+#define	LABEL_TRANSPARENT_COLOR 0xFF
+
+Label *Gfx::renderFloatingLabel(Font *font, char *text) {
+
+	Label *label = new Label;
+	Graphics::Surface *cnv = &label->_cnv;
+
+	uint w, h;
+
+	if (_vm->getPlatform() == Common::kPlatformAmiga) {
+		w = font->getStringWidth(text) + 16;
+		h = 10;
+
+		cnv->create(w, h, 1);
+		cnv->fillRect(Common::Rect(w,h), LABEL_TRANSPARENT_COLOR);
+
+		font->setColor(7);
+		font->drawString((byte*)cnv->pixels + 1, cnv->w, text);
+		font->drawString((byte*)cnv->pixels + 1 + cnv->w * 2, cnv->w, text);
+		font->drawString((byte*)cnv->pixels + cnv->w, cnv->w, text);
+		font->drawString((byte*)cnv->pixels + 2 + cnv->w, cnv->w, text);
+		font->setColor(1);
+		font->drawString((byte*)cnv->pixels + 1 + cnv->w, cnv->w, text);
+	} else {
+		w = font->getStringWidth(text);
+		h = font->height();
+
+		cnv->create(w, h, 1);
+		cnv->fillRect(Common::Rect(w,h), LABEL_TRANSPARENT_COLOR);
+
+		font->drawString((byte*)cnv->pixels, cnv->w, text);
+	}
+
+	return label;
+}
+
+
 void Gfx::setLabel(Label *label) {
 	_label = label;
 
@@ -544,7 +581,7 @@ void Gfx::drawLabel() {
 	r.moveTo(_label->_pos);
 
 	Graphics::Surface* surf = g_system->lockScreen();
-	flatBlit(r, (byte*)_label->_cnv.getBasePtr(0, 0), surf, 0);
+	flatBlit(r, (byte*)_label->_cnv.getBasePtr(0, 0), surf, LABEL_TRANSPARENT_COLOR);
 	g_system->unlockScreen();
 }
 
diff --git a/engines/parallaction/graphics.h b/engines/parallaction/graphics.h
index fe9a24dd376..a40dc5dc375 100644
--- a/engines/parallaction/graphics.h
+++ b/engines/parallaction/graphics.h
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ public:
 	// labels
 	Label	*_label;
 	void setLabel(Label *label);
+	Label *renderFloatingLabel(Font *font, char *text);
 
 	// cut/paste
 	void flatBlitCnv(Graphics::Surface *cnv, int16 x, int16 y, Gfx::Buffers buffer);
diff --git a/engines/parallaction/objects.cpp b/engines/parallaction/objects.cpp
index 1135724cd5f..337e213dfd6 100644
--- a/engines/parallaction/objects.cpp
+++ b/engines/parallaction/objects.cpp
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ Zone::Zone() {
 	_type = 0;
 	_flags = 0;
 
+	_label = 0;
+
 	memset(_name, 0, ZONENAME_LENGTH);
 }
 
@@ -166,6 +168,8 @@ Zone::~Zone() {
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
+
+	delete _label;
 }
 
 void Zone::getRect(Common::Rect& r) const {
diff --git a/engines/parallaction/objects.h b/engines/parallaction/objects.h
index 4bd290fb6bb..a270ddf0f75 100644
--- a/engines/parallaction/objects.h
+++ b/engines/parallaction/objects.h
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ struct Zone {
 	int16			_bottom;
 	uint32			_type;
 	uint32			_flags;
-	Label			_label;
+	Label			*_label;
 	uint16			field_2C;		// unused
 	uint16			field_2E;		// unused
 	TypeData		u;
diff --git a/engines/parallaction/parallaction.cpp b/engines/parallaction/parallaction.cpp
index 9327982a71e..1cb8e05fa00 100644
--- a/engines/parallaction/parallaction.cpp
+++ b/engines/parallaction/parallaction.cpp
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ bool Parallaction::translateGameInput() {
 	if ((_hoverZone == NULL) && ((z->_flags & kFlagsNoName) == 0)) {
 		_hoverZone = z;
 		_input._event = kEvEnterZone;
-		_input._label = &z->_label;
+		_input._label = z->_label;
 		return true;
 	}
 
@@ -949,7 +949,6 @@ Character::Character(Parallaction *vm) : _vm(vm), _builder(&_ani) {
 	_ani._frame = 0;
 	_ani._flags = kFlagsActive | kFlagsNoName;
 	_ani._type = kZoneYou;
-	_ani._label._cnv.pixels = NULL;
 	strncpy(_ani._name, "yourself", ZONENAME_LENGTH);
 }
 
diff --git a/engines/parallaction/parallaction.h b/engines/parallaction/parallaction.h
index 10750c0f8c0..283e6164b73 100644
--- a/engines/parallaction/parallaction.h
+++ b/engines/parallaction/parallaction.h
@@ -570,7 +570,6 @@ protected:		// members
 
 public:
 	virtual	void callFunction(uint index, void* parm) { }
-	virtual void renderLabel(Graphics::Surface *cnv, char *text) { }
 
 	virtual void setArrowCursor() = 0;
 	virtual void setInventoryCursor(int pos) = 0;
@@ -670,7 +669,6 @@ public:
 	typedef void (Parallaction_ns::*Callable)(void*);
 
 	virtual	void callFunction(uint index, void* parm);
-	void renderLabel(Graphics::Surface *cnv, char *text);
 	void setMousePointer(uint32 value);
 
 	void	initJobs();
diff --git a/engines/parallaction/parallaction_ns.cpp b/engines/parallaction/parallaction_ns.cpp
index aa688667111..516f20e6c65 100644
--- a/engines/parallaction/parallaction_ns.cpp
+++ b/engines/parallaction/parallaction_ns.cpp
@@ -164,25 +164,6 @@ void Parallaction_ns::freeFonts() {
 
 }
 
-void Parallaction_ns::renderLabel(Graphics::Surface *cnv, char *text) {
-
-	if (getPlatform() == Common::kPlatformAmiga) {
-		cnv->create(_labelFont->getStringWidth(text) + 16, 10, 1);
-
-		_labelFont->setColor(7);
-		_labelFont->drawString((byte*)cnv->pixels + 1, cnv->w, text);
-		_labelFont->drawString((byte*)cnv->pixels + 1 + cnv->w * 2, cnv->w, text);
-		_labelFont->drawString((byte*)cnv->pixels + cnv->w, cnv->w, text);
-		_labelFont->drawString((byte*)cnv->pixels + 2 + cnv->w, cnv->w, text);
-		_labelFont->setColor(1);
-		_labelFont->drawString((byte*)cnv->pixels + 1 + cnv->w, cnv->w, text);
-	} else {
-		cnv->create(_labelFont->getStringWidth(text), _labelFont->height(), 1);
-		_labelFont->drawString((byte*)cnv->pixels, cnv->w, text);
-	}
-
-}
-
 void Parallaction_ns::initCursors() {
 
 	_mouseComposedArrow = _disk->loadPointer("pointer");
diff --git a/engines/parallaction/parser_ns.cpp b/engines/parallaction/parser_ns.cpp
index 85a330ddd18..fef9cf803c7 100644
--- a/engines/parallaction/parser_ns.cpp
+++ b/engines/parallaction/parser_ns.cpp
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ DECLARE_ANIM_PARSER(type)  {
 DECLARE_ANIM_PARSER(label)  {
 	debugC(7, kDebugParser, "ANIM_PARSER(label) ");
 
-	renderLabel(&_locParseCtxt.a->_label._cnv, _tokens[1]);
+	_locParseCtxt.a->_label = _gfx->renderFloatingLabel(_labelFont, _tokens[1]);
 }
 
 
@@ -1237,7 +1237,7 @@ DECLARE_ZONE_PARSER(label)  {
 	debugC(7, kDebugParser, "ZONE_PARSER(label) ");
 
 //			printf("label: %s", _tokens[1]);
-	renderLabel(&_locParseCtxt.z->_label._cnv, _tokens[1]);
+	_locParseCtxt.z->_label = _gfx->renderFloatingLabel(_labelFont, _tokens[1]);
 }