diff --git a/src/osgText/Text.cpp b/src/osgText/Text.cpp
index fdd31f8ab..514cb271e 100644
--- a/src/osgText/Text.cpp
+++ b/src/osgText/Text.cpp
@@ -1601,6 +1601,12 @@ void Text::renderOnlyForegroundText(osg::State& state, const osg::Vec4& colorMul
 
 void Text::renderWithDelayedDepthWrites(osg::State& state, const osg::Vec4& colorMultiplier) const
 {
+    // If depth testing is disabled, then just render text as normal
+    if( !state.getLastAppliedMode(GL_DEPTH_TEST) ) {
+        drawTextWithBackdrop(state,colorMultiplier);
+        return;
+    }
+
     //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);