diff --git a/engines/wage/gui.cpp b/engines/wage/gui.cpp
index baf9445b390d..2f36270cc523 100644
--- a/engines/wage/gui.cpp
+++ b/engines/wage/gui.cpp
@@ -133,7 +133,9 @@ static void cursor_timer_handler(void *refCon) {
 	y += gui->_consoleTextArea.top;
 
 	gui->_screen.vLine(x, y - kCursorHeight, y, gui->_cursorState ? kColorBlack : kColorWhite);
-    gui->_cursorState = !gui->_cursorState;
+
+	if (!gui->_cursorOff)
+		gui->_cursorState = !gui->_cursorState;
 
 	g_system->copyRectToScreen(gui->_screen.getBasePtr(x, y - kCursorHeight), gui->_screen.pitch, x, y - kCursorHeight, 1, kCursorHeight);
 	g_system->updateScreen();
@@ -161,6 +163,7 @@ Gui::Gui(WageEngine *engine) {
 	_cursorX = 0;
 	_cursorY = 0;
 	_cursorState = false;
+	_cursorOff = false;
 
 	g_system->getPaletteManager()->setPalette(palette, 0, 4);
 
@@ -500,6 +503,34 @@ void Gui::renderConsole(Graphics::Surface *g, Common::Rect &r) {
 	g_system->copyRectToScreen(g->getBasePtr(r.left, r.top), g->pitch, r.left, r.top, r.width(), r.height());
 }
 
+void Gui::drawInput() {
+	if (!_screen.getPixels())
+		return;
+
+	const Graphics::Font *font = getConsoleFont();
+
+	int x = kConHPadding + _consoleTextArea.left;
+	int y = _cursorY + _consoleTextArea.top;
+	Common::String text(_engine->_inputText);
+	int textW = font->getStringWidth(text);
+
+	// undraw cursor
+	_cursorOff = true;
+	_cursorState = false;
+	cursor_timer_handler(this);
+	_cursorOff = false;
+
+	Common::Rect r(x, y, x + textW + 10, y + font->getFontHeight());
+
+	_screen.fillRect(r, kColorWhite);
+
+	font->drawString(&_screen, text, x, y, _screen.w, kColorBlack);
+
+	g_system->copyRectToScreen(_screen.getBasePtr(x, y), _screen.pitch, x, y, textW + 10, font->getFontHeight());
+
+	_cursorX = font->getStringWidth(_engine->_inputText) + 1;
+}
+
 void Gui::loadFonts() {
 	Common::Archive *dat;
 
diff --git a/engines/wage/gui.h b/engines/wage/gui.h
index 1a82c8f71319..cd918f7bd311 100644
--- a/engines/wage/gui.h
+++ b/engines/wage/gui.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ class Gui {
 	void clearOutput();
 	void mouseMove(int x, int y);
 	Designed *getClickTarget(int x, int y);
+	void drawInput();
 
 private:
 	void paintBorder(Graphics::Surface *g, Common::Rect &r, WindowType windowType);
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ class Gui {
 	int _cursorX, _cursorY;
 	bool _cursorState;
 	Common::Rect _consoleTextArea;
+	bool _cursorOff;
 
 private:
 	WageEngine *_engine;
diff --git a/engines/wage/wage.cpp b/engines/wage/wage.cpp
index e8658101eff4..e3addd102059 100644
--- a/engines/wage/wage.cpp
+++ b/engines/wage/wage.cpp
@@ -158,6 +158,29 @@ void WageEngine::processEvents() {
 				if (obj != NULL)
 					processTurn(NULL, obj);
 			}
+			break;
+		case Common::EVENT_KEYDOWN:
+			switch (event.kbd.keycode) {
+			case Common::KEYCODE_BACKSPACE:
+				if (_inputText.size()) {
+					_inputText.deleteLastChar();
+					_gui->drawInput();
+				}
+				break;
+
+			default:
+				if (event.kbd.flags)
+					break;
+
+				if (Common::isAlpha(event.kbd.ascii)) {
+					_inputText += (char)event.kbd.ascii;
+					_gui->drawInput();
+				}
+
+				break;
+			}
+			break;
+
 		default:
 			break;
 		}
diff --git a/engines/wage/wage.h b/engines/wage/wage.h
index 0c6f2e03c89a..91d940470bd7 100644
--- a/engines/wage/wage.h
+++ b/engines/wage/wage.h
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ class WageEngine : public Engine {
 	World *_world;
 
 	Scene *_lastScene;
-	//PrintStream out;
 	int _loopCount;
 	int _turn;
 	Chr *_monster;
@@ -142,6 +141,8 @@ class WageEngine : public Engine {
 	bool _temporarilyHidden;
 	bool _isGameOver;
 
+	Common::String _inputText;
+
 	void playSound(String soundName);
 	void setMenu(String soundName);
 	void appendText(String &str);