diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Graphics.h b/desktop_version/src/Graphics.h
index 09393369..44ccc17b 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Graphics.h
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Graphics.h
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ public:
 	SDL_Rect foot_rect;
 	SDL_Rect prect;
 	SDL_Rect footerrect;
+	SDL_Surface* footerbuffer;
 
 	int linestate, linedelay;
 	int backoffset;
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/editor.cpp b/desktop_version/src/editor.cpp
index bac77646..1a044215 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/editor.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/editor.cpp
@@ -3447,7 +3447,8 @@ void editorrender( KeyPoll& key, Graphics& dwgfx, Game& game, mapclass& map, ent
                 {
                     if(ed.roomnamehide<12) ed.roomnamehide++;
                 }
-                FillRect(dwgfx.backBuffer, 0,230+ed.roomnamehide,320,10, dwgfx.getRGB(0,0,0));
+                dwgfx.footerrect.y = 230+ed.roomnamehide;
+                SDL_BlitSurface(dwgfx.footerbuffer, NULL, dwgfx.backBuffer, &dwgfx.footerrect);
                 dwgfx.Print(5,231+ed.roomnamehide,ed.level[ed.levx+(ed.maxwidth*ed.levy)].roomname, 196, 196, 255 - help.glow, true);
                 dwgfx.bprint(4, 222, "SPACE ^  SHIFT ^", 196, 196, 255 - help.glow, false);
                 dwgfx.bprint(268,222, "("+help.String(ed.levx+1)+","+help.String(ed.levy+1)+")",196, 196, 255 - help.glow, false);
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/main.cpp b/desktop_version/src/main.cpp
index f50be9b3..0e5c9cf5 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/main.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/main.cpp
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     const SDL_PixelFormat* fmt = gameScreen.GetFormat();
     graphics.backBuffer = SDL_CreateRGBSurface(SDL_SWSURFACE ,320 ,240 ,32,fmt->Rmask,fmt->Gmask,fmt->Bmask,fmt->Amask ) ;
     SDL_SetSurfaceBlendMode(graphics.backBuffer, SDL_BLENDMODE_NONE);
+    graphics.footerbuffer = SDL_CreateRGBSurface(SDL_SWSURFACE, 320, 10, 32, fmt->Rmask, fmt->Gmask, fmt->Bmask, fmt->Amask);
+    SDL_SetSurfaceBlendMode(graphics.footerbuffer, SDL_BLENDMODE_BLEND);
+    FillRect(graphics.footerbuffer, SDL_MapRGB(fmt, 0, 0, 0));
     graphics.Makebfont();
 
 
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/titlerender.cpp b/desktop_version/src/titlerender.cpp
index e4f9da69..2e2b1a69 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/titlerender.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/titlerender.cpp
@@ -1552,7 +1552,8 @@ void gamerender(Graphics& dwgfx, mapclass& map, Game& game, entityclass& obj, Ut
 
     if(map.extrarow==0 || (map.custommode && map.roomname!=""))
     {
-        FillRect(dwgfx.backBuffer, dwgfx.footerrect, 0);
+        dwgfx.footerrect.y = 230;
+        SDL_BlitSurface(dwgfx.footerbuffer, NULL, dwgfx.backBuffer, &dwgfx.footerrect);
 
         if (map.finalmode)
         {
@@ -2808,7 +2809,8 @@ void towerrender(Graphics& dwgfx, Game& game, mapclass& map, entityclass& obj, U
     }
 
 
-    FillRect(dwgfx.backBuffer, dwgfx.footerrect, 0x000000);
+    dwgfx.footerrect.y = 230;
+    SDL_BlitSurface(dwgfx.footerbuffer, NULL, dwgfx.backBuffer, &dwgfx.footerrect);
     dwgfx.Print(5, 231, map.roomname, 196, 196, 255 - help.glow, true);
 
     //dwgfx.rprint(5, 231,help.String(game.coins), 255 - help.glow/2, 255 - help.glow/2, 196, true);