diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Graphics.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Graphics.cpp
index 73c813dd..c0885ead 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Graphics.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Graphics.cpp
@@ -929,13 +929,20 @@ void Graphics::drawgui(void)
             size_t j;
             for (j = 0; j < textboxes[i].lines.size(); j++)
             {
-                font::print(
-                    print_flags | PR_BOR,
-                    text_xp,
-                    yp + text_yoff + text_sign * (j * (font_height + textboxes[i].linegap)),
-                    textbox_line(buffer, sizeof(buffer), i, j),
-                    0, 0, 0
-                );
+                const int x = text_xp;
+                const int y = yp + text_yoff + text_sign * (j * (font_height + textboxes[i].linegap));
+                if (!textboxes[i].force_outline)
+                {
+                    font::print(print_flags | PR_BOR, x, y, textbox_line(buffer, sizeof(buffer), i, j), 0, 0, 0);
+                }
+                else if (textboxes[i].outline)
+                {
+                    // We're forcing an outline, so we'll have to draw it ourselves instead of relying on PR_BOR.
+                    font::print(print_flags, x - 1, y, textbox_line(buffer, sizeof(buffer), i, j), 0, 0, 0);
+                    font::print(print_flags, x + 1, y, textbox_line(buffer, sizeof(buffer), i, j), 0, 0, 0);
+                    font::print(print_flags, x, y - 1, textbox_line(buffer, sizeof(buffer), i, j), 0, 0, 0);
+                    font::print(print_flags, x, y + 1, textbox_line(buffer, sizeof(buffer), i, j), 0, 0, 0);
+                }
             }
             for (j = 0; j < textboxes[i].lines.size(); j++)
             {
@@ -1483,6 +1490,18 @@ void Graphics::setimage(TextboxImage image)
     textboxes[m].setimage(image);
 }
 
+void Graphics::textboxoutline(bool enabled)
+{
+    if (!INBOUNDS_VEC(m, textboxes))
+    {
+        vlog_error("textboxoutline() out-of-bounds!");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    textboxes[m].force_outline = true;
+    textboxes[m].outline = enabled;
+}
+
 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 4f805c56..ae93e42d 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Graphics.h
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Graphics.h
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ public:
 
     void setimage(TextboxImage image);
 
+    void textboxoutline(bool enabled);
+
     void textboxindex(int index);
 
     void textboxremove(void);
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp
index f3e95342..81c9717d 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp
@@ -568,6 +568,8 @@ void scriptclass::run(void)
                 textbox_sprites.clear();
                 textbox_image = TEXTIMAGE_NONE;
                 textbox_forcepos = false;
+                textbox_force_outline = false;
+                textbox_outline = false;
             }
             else if (words[0] == "position")
             {
@@ -746,6 +748,23 @@ void scriptclass::run(void)
                     textbox_image = TEXTIMAGE_NONE;
                 }
             }
+            else if (words[0] == "textoutline")
+            {
+                if (words[1] == "default")
+                {
+                    textbox_force_outline = false;
+                }
+                else if (words[1] == "on")
+                {
+                    textbox_force_outline = true;
+                    textbox_outline = true;
+                }
+                else if (words[1] == "off")
+                {
+                    textbox_force_outline = true;
+                    textbox_outline = false;
+                }
+            }
             else if (words[0] == "flipme")
             {
                 textflipme = !textflipme;
@@ -803,6 +822,11 @@ void scriptclass::run(void)
                     }
                 }
 
+                if (textbox_force_outline)
+                {
+                    graphics.textboxoutline(textbox_outline);
+                }
+
                 TextboxOriginalContext context = TextboxOriginalContext();
                 context.text_case = textcase;
                 context.lines = std::vector<std::string>(txt);
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Script.h b/desktop_version/src/Script.h
index 304f1276..2f9ee29e 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Script.h
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Script.h
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ public:
     std::vector<TextboxSprite> textbox_sprites;
     TextboxImage textbox_image;
     bool textbox_forcepos;
+    bool textbox_force_outline;
+    bool textbox_outline;
 
     //Misc
     int i, j, k;
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Textbox.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Textbox.cpp
index 5a57a88b..0a164b03 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Textbox.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Textbox.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ textboxclass::textboxclass(int gap)
 
     image = TEXTIMAGE_NONE;
 
+    force_outline = false;
+    outline = false;
+
     crewmate_position = TextboxCrewmatePosition();
     original = TextboxOriginalContext();
     original.text_case = 1;
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Textbox.h b/desktop_version/src/Textbox.h
index edd7a5de..ad3e1546 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Textbox.h
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Textbox.h
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ public:
     std::vector<TextboxSprite> sprites;
     TextboxImage image;
 
+    bool force_outline;
+    bool outline;
+
     TextboxCrewmatePosition crewmate_position;
     TextboxOriginalContext original;
     TextboxSpacing spacing;