diff --git a/src/osgText/FadeText.cpp b/src/osgText/FadeText.cpp
index 4b4842085..d572324c8 100644
--- a/src/osgText/FadeText.cpp
+++ b/src/osgText/FadeText.cpp
@@ -395,10 +395,15 @@ void FadeText::drawImplementation(osg::RenderInfo& renderInfo) const
 
 
 
+#ifdef NEW_APPROACH
+    osg::Matrix lmv = state.getModelViewMatrix();
+    computeMatrix(state, lmv);
+    lmv.postMult(state.getModelViewMatrix());
+#else
     osgText::Text::AutoTransformCache& atc = _autoTransformCache[renderInfo.getContextID()];
-
     osg::Matrix lmv = atc._matrix;
     lmv.postMult(state.getModelViewMatrix());
+#endif
 
     if (renderInfo.getView() && renderInfo.getView()->getCamera())
     {