diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Graphics.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Graphics.cpp
index b04c59a9..85f1ff0e 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Graphics.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Graphics.cpp
@@ -1049,6 +1049,17 @@ void Graphics::drawgui(void)
             //blue guy
             draw_sprite(crew_xp, crew_yp, crew_sprite, 75, 75, 255 - help.glow / 4 - textboxes[i].rand);
         }
+
+        for (int index = 0; index < (int) textboxes[i].sprites.size(); index++)
+        {
+            TextboxSprite* sprite = &textboxes[i].sprites[index];
+            draw_sprite(
+                sprite->x + textboxes[i].xp,
+                sprite->y + textboxes[i].yp,
+                sprite->tile,
+                getcol(sprite->col)
+            );
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -1428,6 +1439,17 @@ void Graphics::textboxtimer(int t)
     textboxes[m].timer = t;
 }
 
+void Graphics::addsprite(int x, int y, int tile, int col)
+{
+    if (!INBOUNDS_VEC(m, textboxes))
+    {
+        vlog_error("addsprite() out-of-bounds!");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    textboxes[m].addsprite(x, y, tile, col);
+}
+
 void Graphics::addline( const std::string& t )
 {
     if (!INBOUNDS_VEC(m, textboxes))
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Graphics.h b/desktop_version/src/Graphics.h
index 5cb7479c..ce748552 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Graphics.h
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Graphics.h
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ public:
 
     void textboxtimer(int t);
 
+    void addsprite(int x, int y, int tile, int col);
+
     void textboxremove(void);
 
     void textboxremovefast(void);
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp
index c6ebe63e..260144da 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ scriptclass::scriptclass(void)
     textcase = 1;
     textbuttons = false;
     textlarge = false;
+    textbox_sprites.clear();
 }
 
 void scriptclass::add_default_colours(void)
@@ -528,6 +529,7 @@ void scriptclass::run(void)
                 textpad_right = 0;
                 textpadtowidth = 0;
                 textboxtimer = 0;
+                textbox_sprites.clear();
 
                 translate_dialogue();
             }
@@ -698,6 +700,15 @@ void scriptclass::run(void)
             {
                 textboxtimer = ss_toi(words[1]);
             }
+            else if (words[0] == "textsprite")
+            {
+                TextboxSprite sprite;
+                sprite.x = ss_toi(words[1]);
+                sprite.y = ss_toi(words[2]);
+                sprite.tile = ss_toi(words[3]);
+                sprite.col = ss_toi(words[4]);
+                textbox_sprites.push_back(sprite);
+            }
             else if (words[0] == "flipme")
             {
                 textflipme = !textflipme;
@@ -729,6 +740,11 @@ void scriptclass::run(void)
                     graphics.textboxtimer(textboxtimer);
                 }
 
+                for (size_t i = 0; i < textbox_sprites.size(); i++)
+                {
+                    graphics.addsprite(textbox_sprites[i].x, textbox_sprites[i].y, textbox_sprites[i].tile, textbox_sprites[i].col);
+                }
+
                 // Some textbox formatting that can be set by translations...
                 if (textcentertext)
                 {
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Script.h b/desktop_version/src/Script.h
index 1924fb41..6bc19715 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Script.h
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Script.h
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 #define SCRIPT_H
 
 #include <map>
+#include <SDL.h>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
-#include <SDL.h>
+#include "Textbox.h"
 
 #define filllines(lines) commands.insert(commands.end(), lines, lines + SDL_arraysize(lines))
 
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@ public:
     bool textbuttons;
     bool textlarge;
     int textboxtimer;
+    std::vector<TextboxSprite> textbox_sprites;
 
     //Misc
     int i, j, k;
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Textbox.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Textbox.cpp
index 7978a3da..1546b425 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Textbox.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Textbox.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,18 @@ textboxclass::textboxclass(void)
 
     print_flags = PR_FONT_LEVEL;
     fill_buttons = false;
+
+    sprites.clear();
+}
+
+void textboxclass::addsprite(int x, int y, int tile, int col)
+{
+    TextboxSprite sprite;
+    sprite.x = x;
+    sprite.y = y;
+    sprite.tile = tile;
+    sprite.col = col;
+    sprites.push_back(sprite);
 }
 
 void textboxclass::centerx(void)
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Textbox.h b/desktop_version/src/Textbox.h
index 46cf1f1f..92da145d 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Textbox.h
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Textbox.h
@@ -5,11 +5,21 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
+struct TextboxSprite
+{
+    int x;
+    int y;
+    int col;
+    int tile;
+};
+
 class textboxclass
 {
 public:
     textboxclass(void);
 
+    void addsprite(int x, int y, int tile, int col);
+
     void centerx(void);
 
     void centery(void);
@@ -53,6 +63,8 @@ public:
 
     uint32_t print_flags;
     bool fill_buttons;
+
+    std::vector<TextboxSprite> sprites;
 };
 
 #endif /* TEXTBOX_H */