diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index bb7d68fd..78826e5d 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -715,6 +715,7 @@ Sascha Volkenandt <sascha@akv-soft.de>
  bitmap area is covered
  for reporting a bug in cBitmap::DrawPixel(), which messed with other bitmaps'
  palettes in case the pixel coordinates were outside this bitmap
+ for suggesting to allow drawing "transparent" texts
 
 Malcolm Caldwell <malcolm.caldwell@ntu.edu.au>
  for modifying LOF handling to allow for C-band reception
diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index 87e91ce9..b62a7fb6 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -2876,3 +2876,6 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
 - Fixed cBitmap::DrawPixel(), which messed with other bitmaps' palettes in case
   the pixel coordinates were outside this bitmap (thanks to Sascha Volkenandt for
   reporting this one).
+- The cBitmap::DrawText() function now doesn't set any background pixels if the
+  given background color is clrTransparent. This allows drawing "transparent"
+  texts (suggested by Sascha Volkenandt).
diff --git a/osd.c b/osd.c
index 7feee784..b61bfbd9 100644
--- a/osd.c
+++ b/osd.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: osd.c 1.49 2004/06/05 11:15:43 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: osd.c 1.50 2004/06/05 11:37:42 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "osd.h"
@@ -355,7 +355,8 @@ void cBitmap::DrawText(int x, int y, const char *s, tColor ColorFg, tColor Color
         int ch = Height ? Height : h;
         if (!Intersects(x, y, x + cw - 1, y + ch - 1))
            return;
-        DrawRectangle(x, y, x + cw - 1, y + ch - 1, ColorBg);
+        if (ColorBg != clrTransparent)
+           DrawRectangle(x, y, x + cw - 1, y + ch - 1, ColorBg);
         limit = x + cw - x0;
         if (Width) {
            if ((Alignment & taLeft) != 0)
@@ -396,7 +397,8 @@ void cBitmap::DrawText(int x, int y, const char *s, tColor ColorFg, tColor Color
               for (int row = 0; row < h; row++) {
                   cFont::tPixelData PixelData = CharData->lines[row];
                   for (int col = CharData->width; col-- > 0; ) {
-                      SetIndex(x + col, y + row, (PixelData & 1) ? fg : bg);
+                      if (ColorBg != clrTransparent || (PixelData & 1))
+                         SetIndex(x + col, y + row, (PixelData & 1) ? fg : bg);
                       PixelData >>= 1;
                       }
                   }
diff --git a/osd.h b/osd.h
index de0db694..1fc87819 100644
--- a/osd.h
+++ b/osd.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: osd.h 1.43 2004/05/31 14:09:00 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: osd.h 1.44 2004/06/05 11:40:12 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef __OSD_H
@@ -158,7 +158,8 @@ public:
        ///< Draws the given string at coordinates (x, y) with the given foreground
        ///< and background color and font. If Width and Height are given, the text
        ///< will be drawn into a rectangle with the given size and the given
-       ///< Alignment (default is top-left).
+       ///< Alignment (default is top-left). If ColorBg is clrTransparent, no
+       ///< background pixels will be drawn, which allows drawing "transparent" text.
   void DrawRectangle(int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2, tColor Color);
        ///< Draws a filled rectangle defined by the upper left (x1, y1) and lower right
        ///< (x2, y2) corners with the given Color. If the rectangle covers the entire
@@ -276,7 +277,8 @@ public:
        ///< Draws the given string at coordinates (x, y) with the given foreground
        ///< and background color and font. If Width and Height are given, the text
        ///< will be drawn into a rectangle with the given size and the given
-       ///< Alignment (default is top-left).
+       ///< Alignment (default is top-left). If ColorBg is clrTransparent, no
+       ///< background pixels will be drawn, which allows drawing "transparent" text.
   virtual void DrawRectangle(int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2, tColor Color);
        ///< Draws a filled rectangle defined by the upper left (x1, y1) and lower right
        ///< (x2, y2) corners with the given Color.