diff --git a/include/osgText/Font b/include/osgText/Font
index e3638afa0..a32fffe1e 100644
--- a/include/osgText/Font
+++ b/include/osgText/Font
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <osg/Texture2D>
 #include <osg/StateSet>
 #include <osg/buffered_value>
+#include <osg/TexEnv>
 
 #include <osgText/Export>
 
@@ -87,6 +88,9 @@ public:
 
     virtual std::string getFileName() const;
 
+    void setTexEnv(osg::TexEnv* texenv) { if (texenv) _texenv = texenv; }
+    inline osg::TexEnv* getTexEnv() {  return _texenv.get(); }
+    inline const osg::TexEnv* getTexEnv() const {  return _texenv.get(); }
 
     void setStateSet(osg::StateSet* stateset) { _stateset = stateset; }
     osg::StateSet* getStateSet() { return _stateset.get(); }
@@ -157,6 +161,7 @@ protected:
     typedef std::map< SizePair, GlyphMap >                  SizeGlyphMap;
     
 
+    osg::ref_ptr<osg::TexEnv>       _texenv;
     osg::ref_ptr<osg::StateSet>     _stateset;
     SizeGlyphMap                    _sizeGlyphMap;
     GlyphTextureList                _glyphTextureList;
diff --git a/src/osgText/Font.cpp b/src/osgText/Font.cpp
index ca17e4cf1..fcabca2ca 100644
--- a/src/osgText/Font.cpp
+++ b/src/osgText/Font.cpp
@@ -142,9 +142,8 @@ Font::Font(FontImplementation* implementation):
 {
     setImplementation(implementation);
 
+    _texenv = new osg::TexEnv;
     _stateset = new osg::StateSet;
-    //_stateset->setMode(GL_BLEND,osg::StateAttribute::ON);
-    //_stateset->setTextureMode(0,GL_TEXTURE_2D,osg::StateAttribute::ON);
     _stateset->setRenderingHint(osg::StateSet::TRANSPARENT_BIN);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/osgText/Text.cpp b/src/osgText/Text.cpp
index 365ae822e..4fbd827e0 100644
--- a/src/osgText/Text.cpp
+++ b/src/osgText/Text.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <osg/GL>
 #include <osg/Notify>
 #include <osg/PolygonOffset>
+#include <osg/TexEnv>
 
 #include <osgUtil/CullVisitor>
 
@@ -1452,6 +1453,7 @@ void Text::drawImplementation(osg::State& state) const
 
     state.applyMode(GL_BLEND,true);
     state.applyTextureMode(0,GL_TEXTURE_2D,true);
+    state.applyTextureAttribute(0,getActiveFont()->getTexEnv());
 
     if (_characterSizeMode!=OBJECT_COORDS || _autoRotateToScreen)
     {