diff --git a/src/tz/ren/text.cpp b/src/tz/ren/text.cpp
index ed69800cf3..e6e7b4c0bd 100644
--- a/src/tz/ren/text.cpp
+++ b/src/tz/ren/text.cpp
@@ -151,6 +151,14 @@ namespace tz::ren
 		strings[static_cast<std::size_t>(static_cast<tz::hanval>(sh))].model = transform.matrix();
 	}
 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	tz::trs char_storage::string_get_transform(tz::gl::renderer_handle rh, string_handle sh) const
+	{
+		auto strings = tz::gl::get_device().get_renderer(rh).get_resource(this->string_buffer)->data_as<const string_locator>();
+		return tz::trs::from_matrix(strings[static_cast<std::size_t>(static_cast<tz::hanval>(sh))].model);
+	}
+
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	void char_storage::string_set_colour(tz::gl::renderer_handle rh, string_handle sh, tz::vec3 colour)
@@ -577,6 +585,13 @@ namespace tz::ren
 		this->chars.string_set_transform(this->rh, sh, transform);
 	}
 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	tz::trs text_renderer::string_get_transform(string_handle sh)
+	{
+		return this->chars.string_get_transform(this->rh, sh);
+	}
+
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	void text_renderer::string_set_colour(string_handle sh, tz::vec3 colour)
diff --git a/src/tz/ren/text.hpp b/src/tz/ren/text.hpp
index 3c4d43f6ed..81c472a4c8 100644
--- a/src/tz/ren/text.hpp
+++ b/src/tz/ren/text.hpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ namespace tz::ren
 		std::size_t string_count(bool include_free_list = false) const;
 
 		void string_set_transform(tz::gl::renderer_handle rh, string_handle sh, tz::trs transform);
+		tz::trs string_get_transform(tz::gl::renderer_handle rh, string_handle sh) const;
 		void string_set_colour(tz::gl::renderer_handle rh, string_handle sh, tz::vec3 colour);
 		void string_set_text(tz::gl::renderer_handle rh, string_handle sh, std::string);
 		float string_get_width_pixels(tz::gl::renderer_handle rh, string_handle sh) const;
@@ -166,6 +167,7 @@ namespace tz::ren
 		 * @param transform New transform of the rendered text.
 		 */
 		void string_set_transform(string_handle sh, tz::trs transform);
+		tz::trs string_get_transform(string_handle sh);
 		/**
 		 * Set the colour of an existing rendered text.
 		 * @param sh String corresponding to the handle to be affected.