--- a/src/fontcache.cpp
+++ b/src/fontcache.cpp
@@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@
 	sprite.y_offs = _ascender[size] - slot->bitmap_top;
 
 	/* Draw shadow for medium size */
-	if (size == FS_NORMAL) {
+	if (size == FS_NORMAL && !aa) {
 		for (y = 0; y < slot->bitmap.rows; y++) {
 			for (x = 0; x < slot->bitmap.width; x++) {
 				if (aa ? (slot->bitmap.buffer[x + y * slot->bitmap.pitch] > 0) : HasBit(slot->bitmap.buffer[(x / 8) + y * slot->bitmap.pitch], 7 - (x % 8))) {
@@ -1074,6 +1074,12 @@
 }
 
 
+bool GetDrawGlyphShadow()
+{
+	return GetFontFace(FS_NORMAL) != NULL && GetFontAAState(FS_NORMAL);
+}
+
+
 uint GetGlyphWidth(FontSize size, WChar key)
 {
 	FT_Face face = GetFontFace(size);

--- a/src/fontcache.h
+++ b/src/fontcache.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 void UninitFreeType();
 const Sprite *GetGlyph(FontSize size, uint32 key);
 uint GetGlyphWidth(FontSize size, uint32 key);
+bool GetDrawGlyphShadow();
 
 typedef bool (SetFallbackFontCallback)(const char **);
 /**
@@ -82,6 +83,11 @@
 	return SpriteExists(sprite) ? GetSprite(sprite, ST_FONT)->width + (size != FS_NORMAL) : 0;
 }
 
+static inline bool GetDrawGlyphShadow()
+{
+	return false;
+}
+
 #endif /* WITH_FREETYPE */
 
 #endif /* FONTCACHE_H */

--- a/src/gfx.cpp
+++ b/src/gfx.cpp
@@ -1057,6 +1057,7 @@
 static int ReallyDoDrawString(const UChar *string, int x, int y, DrawStringParams &params, bool parse_string_also_when_clipped)
 {
 	DrawPixelInfo *dpi = _cur_dpi;
+	bool draw_shadow = GetDrawGlyphShadow();
 	UChar c;
 	int xo = x;
 
@@ -1087,7 +1088,13 @@
 		if (IsPrintable(c) && !IsTextDirectionChar(c)) {
 			if (x >= dpi->left + dpi->width) goto skip_char;
 			if (x + _max_char_width >= dpi->left) {
-				GfxMainBlitter(GetGlyph(params.fontsize, c), x, y, BM_COLOUR_REMAP);
+				const Sprite *glyph = GetGlyph(params.fontsize, c);
+				if (draw_shadow && params.fontsize == FS_NORMAL && params.cur_colour != TC_BLACK && !(c >= SCC_SPRITE_START && c <= SCC_SPRITE_END)) {
+					SetColourRemap(TC_BLACK);
+					GfxMainBlitter(glyph, x + 1, y + 1, BM_COLOUR_REMAP);
+					SetColourRemap(params.cur_colour);
+				}
+				GfxMainBlitter(glyph, x, y, BM_COLOUR_REMAP);
 			}
 			x += GetCharacterWidth(params.fontsize, c);
 		} else if (c == '\n') { // newline = {}