diff --git a/data/schema/gui/generic.cfg b/data/schema/gui/generic.cfg
index 5bc80b456c1..5bcf4d19163 100644
--- a/data/schema/gui/generic.cfg
+++ b/data/schema/gui/generic.cfg
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@
                 {DEFAULT_KEY "text_link_aware" f_bool false}
                 {DEFAULT_KEY "text_link_color" string "#ffff00"}
                 {DEFAULT_KEY "text_wrap_mode" f_unsigned 0}
+                {DEFAULT_KEY "outline" f_bool false}
                 {DEFAULT_KEY "h" f_unsigned 0}
                 {DEFAULT_KEY "w" f_unsigned 0}
                 {DEFAULT_KEY "x" f_unsigned 0}
diff --git a/src/gui/core/canvas.cpp b/src/gui/core/canvas.cpp
index 58363517c38..ee4693ca353 100644
--- a/src/gui/core/canvas.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/core/canvas.cpp
@@ -412,6 +412,7 @@ text_shape::text_shape(const config& cfg)
 	, highlight_start_(cfg["highlight_start"], 0)
 	, highlight_end_(cfg["highlight_end"], 0)
 	, highlight_color_(cfg["highlight_color"], color_t::from_hex_string("215380"))
+	, outline_(cfg["outline"], false)
 {
 	if(!font_size_.has_formula()) {
 		VALIDATE(font_size_(), _("Text has a font size of 0."));
@@ -441,7 +442,6 @@ void text_shape::draw(wfl::map_formula_callable& variables)
 
 	text_renderer.set_highlight_area(highlight_start_(variables), highlight_end_(variables), highlight_color_(variables));
 
-
 	text_renderer
 		.set_link_aware(link_aware_(variables))
 		.set_link_color(link_color_(variables))
@@ -457,7 +457,8 @@ void text_shape::draw(wfl::map_formula_callable& variables)
 		.set_ellipse_mode(variables.has_key("text_wrap_mode")
 				? static_cast<PangoEllipsizeMode>(variables.query_value("text_wrap_mode").as_int())
 				: PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_END)
-		.set_characters_per_line(characters_per_line_);
+		.set_characters_per_line(characters_per_line_)
+		.set_add_outline(outline_(variables));
 
 	wfl::map_formula_callable local_variables(variables);
 	const auto [tw, th] = text_renderer.get_size();
diff --git a/src/gui/core/canvas_private.hpp b/src/gui/core/canvas_private.hpp
index 4d191282504..4257f89768f 100644
--- a/src/gui/core/canvas_private.hpp
+++ b/src/gui/core/canvas_private.hpp
@@ -451,8 +451,12 @@ private:
 	/** Start and end offsets for highlight */
 	typed_formula<int> highlight_start_;
 	typed_formula<int> highlight_end_;
+
 	/** The color to be used for highlighting */
 	typed_formula<color_t> highlight_color_;
+
+	/** Whether to apply a text outline. */
+	typed_formula<bool> outline_;
 };
 
 }