diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index dba012e7..ad957cc9 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -7052,7 +7052,7 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
 - Fixed handling IDLEPRIORITY in cDvbDevice::ProvidesChannel() (thanks to Frank
   Schmirler).
 
-2012-05-13: Version 1.7.28
+2012-05-17: Version 1.7.28
 
 - Fixed cPixmapMemory::DrawEllipse() for quadrants -1 and -4.
 - Fixed getting the maximum short channel name length in case there are no short names
@@ -7108,3 +7108,6 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
   more information about the currently played recording.
 - Fixed a mismatched 'delete' in cSchedules::SetEpgDataFileName() (thanks to Reinhard
   Mantey).
+- The DrawText() functions of the OSD now accept the new alignment flag taBorder,
+  which triggers keeping a proper distance from the edge that taLeft or taRight
+  aligns to.
diff --git a/osd.c b/osd.c
index fc4ffa42..84c5a278 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 2.28 2012/03/28 10:40:12 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: osd.c 2.29 2012/05/17 13:29:19 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "osd.h"
@@ -553,11 +553,15 @@ void cBitmap::DrawText(int x, int y, const char *s, tColor ColorFg, tColor Color
      if (Width || Height) {
         limit = x + cw - x0;
         if (Width) {
-           if ((Alignment & taLeft) != 0)
-              ;
+           if ((Alignment & taLeft) != 0) {
+              if ((Alignment & taBorder) != 0)
+                 x += max(h / TEXT_ALIGN_BORDER, 1);
+              }
            else if ((Alignment & taRight) != 0) {
               if (w < Width)
                  x += Width - w;
+              if ((Alignment & taBorder) != 0)
+                 x -= max(h / TEXT_ALIGN_BORDER, 1);
               }
            else { // taCentered
               if (w < Width)
@@ -1280,11 +1284,15 @@ void cPixmapMemory::DrawText(const cPoint &Point, const char *s, tColor ColorFg,
   if (Width || Height) {
      limit = x + cw;
      if (Width) {
-        if ((Alignment & taLeft) != 0)
-           ;
+        if ((Alignment & taLeft) != 0) {
+           if ((Alignment & taBorder) != 0)
+              x += max(h / TEXT_ALIGN_BORDER, 1);
+           }
         else if ((Alignment & taRight) != 0) {
            if (w < Width)
               x += Width - w;
+           if ((Alignment & taBorder) != 0)
+              x -= max(h / TEXT_ALIGN_BORDER, 1);
            }
         else { // taCentered
            if (w < Width)
diff --git a/osd.h b/osd.h
index f5f8b656..9f951bbb 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 2.15 2011/12/04 13:38:17 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: osd.h 2.16 2012/05/17 15:09:35 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef __OSD_H
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #define ALPHA_TRANSPARENT  0x00
 #define ALPHA_OPAQUE       0xFF
 #define IS_OPAQUE(c)       ((c >> 24) == ALPHA_OPAQUE)
+#define TEXT_ALIGN_BORDER  10 // fraction of the font height used for sizing border
 
 enum {
                    //AARRGGBB
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ enum eTextAlignment { taCenter  = 0x00,
                       taRight   = 0x02,
                       taTop     = 0x04,
                       taBottom  = 0x08,
+                      taBorder  = 0x10, // keeps some distance from the left or right alignment edge
                       taDefault = taTop | taLeft
                     };