diff --git a/src/osgText/Text.cpp b/src/osgText/Text.cpp
index 7699c7915..6ef6a1b0f 100644
--- a/src/osgText/Text.cpp
+++ b/src/osgText/Text.cpp
@@ -1597,6 +1597,7 @@ void Text::renderOnlyForegroundText(osg::State& state, const osg::Vec4& colorMul
 
 void Text::renderWithDelayedDepthWrites(osg::State& state, const osg::Vec4& colorMultiplier) const
 {
+    //glPushAttrib( _enableDepthWrites ? (GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT) : GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
     // Render to color buffer without writing to depth buffer.
     glDepthMask(GL_FALSE);
     drawTextWithBackdrop(state,colorMultiplier);
@@ -1611,6 +1612,9 @@ void Text::renderWithDelayedDepthWrites(osg::State& state, const osg::Vec4& colo
 
     state.haveAppliedAttribute(osg::StateAttribute::DEPTH);
     state.haveAppliedAttribute(osg::StateAttribute::COLORMASK);
+
+    glColorMask(GL_TRUE, GL_TRUE, GL_TRUE, GL_TRUE);
+    //glPopAttrib();
 }
 
 void Text::drawTextWithBackdrop(osg::State& state, const osg::Vec4& colorMultiplier) const