diff --git a/graphics/macgui/mactext.cpp b/graphics/macgui/mactext.cpp
index 7e937de9dcaa..f7b2ed9b2767 100644
--- a/graphics/macgui/mactext.cpp
+++ b/graphics/macgui/mactext.cpp
@@ -24,15 +24,20 @@
 
 namespace Graphics {
 
-MacText::MacText(Common::String s, Graphics::Font *font, int maxWidth) {
+MacText::MacText(Common::String s, Graphics::Font *font, int fgcolor, int bgcolor, int maxWidth) {
 	_str = s;
 	_font = font;
+	_fgcolor = fgcolor;
+	_bgcolor = bgcolor;
 	_maxWidth = maxWidth;
-	_interLinear = 2; // 2 pixels by default
+
+	_interLinear = 0; // 0 pixels between the lines by default
 
 	_textMaxWidth = -1;
 
 	splitString();
+
+	_fullRefresh = true;
 }
 
 void MacText::splitString() {
@@ -62,6 +67,9 @@ void MacText::splitString() {
 		tmp += *s;
 	}
 
+	if (_text.size())
+		_text.push_back(tmp);
+
 	calcMaxWidth();
 }
 
@@ -76,6 +84,21 @@ void MacText::calcMaxWidth() {
 }
 
 void MacText::render() {
+	if (_fullRefresh) {
+		_surface.create(_textMaxWidth, _text.size() * (_font->getFontHeight() + _interLinear));
+
+		_surface.clear(_bgcolor);
+
+		int y = 0;
+
+		for (uint i = 0; i < _text.size(); i++) {
+			_font->drawString(&_surface, _text[i], 0, y, _textMaxWidth, _fgcolor);
+
+			y += _font->getFontHeight() + _interLinear;
+		}
+
+		_fullRefresh = false;
+	}
 }
 
 } // End of namespace Graphics
diff --git a/graphics/macgui/mactext.h b/graphics/macgui/mactext.h
index 6f49133d575c..cf975849b784 100644
--- a/graphics/macgui/mactext.h
+++ b/graphics/macgui/mactext.h
@@ -24,12 +24,13 @@
 #define GRAPHICS_MACGUI_MACTEXT_H
 
 #include "graphics/fontman.h"
+#include "graphics/managed_surface.h"
 
 namespace Graphics {
 
 class MacText {
 public:
-	MacText(Common::String s, Graphics::Font *font, int maxWidth = -1);
+	MacText(Common::String s, Graphics::Font *font, int fgcolor, int bgcolor, int maxWidth = -1);
 
 	void setInterLinear(int interLinear) { _interLinear = interLinear; }
 
@@ -41,6 +42,8 @@ class MacText {
 private:
 	Common::String _str;
 	Graphics::Font *_font;
+	int _fgcolor, _bgcolor;
+
 	int _maxWidth;
 	int _interLinear;
 
@@ -48,6 +51,9 @@ class MacText {
 	Common::Array<int> _widths;
 
 	int _textMaxWidth;
+
+	Graphics::ManagedSurface _surface;
+	bool _fullRefresh;
 };
 
 } // End of namespace Graphics