diff --git a/src/BitmapText.cpp b/src/BitmapText.cpp
index 1cf3a8419b..701a817381 100644
--- a/src/BitmapText.cpp
+++ b/src/BitmapText.cpp
@@ -414,6 +414,10 @@ void BitmapText::DrawChars( bool bUseStrokeTexture )
 				m_aVertices[i+j].c.a = (unsigned char)( m_aVertices[i+j].c.a * fAlpha );
 		}
 	}
+	
+	bool bDistanceField = m_pFont->IsDistanceField();
+	if( bDistanceField )
+		DISPLAY->SetEffectMode( EffectMode_DistanceField );
 
 	for( int start = iStartGlyph; start < iEndGlyph; )
 	{
@@ -443,6 +447,8 @@ void BitmapText::DrawChars( bool bUseStrokeTexture )
 
 		start = end;
 	}
+	if( bDistanceField )
+		DISPLAY->SetEffectMode( EffectMode_Normal );
 }
 
 /* sText is UTF-8. If not all of the characters in sText are available in the
diff --git a/src/Font.cpp b/src/Font.cpp
index 99610d8c4d..243d63773a 100644
--- a/src/Font.cpp
+++ b/src/Font.cpp
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ int Font::GetGlyphsThatFit(const wstring& line, int* width) const
 }
 
 Font::Font(): m_iRefCount(1), path(""), m_apPages(), m_pDefault(NULL),
-	m_iCharToGlyph(), m_bRightToLeft(false),
+	m_iCharToGlyph(), m_bRightToLeft(false), m_bDistanceField(false),
 	// strokes aren't shown by default, hence the Color.
 	m_DefaultStrokeColor(RageColor(0,0,0,0)), m_sChars("") {}
 Font::~Font()
@@ -785,6 +785,7 @@ void Font::Load( const RString &sIniPath, RString sChars )
 		ini.RenameKey("Char Widths", "main");	// backward compat
 		ini.GetValue( "common", "CapitalsOnly", bCapitalsOnly );
 		ini.GetValue( "common", "RightToLeft", m_bRightToLeft );
+		ini.GetValue( "common", "DistanceField", m_bDistanceField );
 		RString s;
 		if( ini.GetValue( "common", "DefaultStrokeColor", s ) )
 			m_DefaultStrokeColor.FromString( s );
diff --git a/src/Font.h b/src/Font.h
index b24faff671..da06841192 100644
--- a/src/Font.h
+++ b/src/Font.h
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ public:
 	void SetDefaultGlyph( FontPage *pPage );
 
 	bool IsRightToLeft() const { return m_bRightToLeft; };
+	bool IsDistanceField() const { return m_bDistanceField; };
 	const RageColor &GetDefaultStrokeColor() const { return m_DefaultStrokeColor; };
 
 private:
@@ -198,6 +199,8 @@ private:
 	 * This will also change the way glyphs from the default FontPage are rendered. 
 	 * There may be a better way to handle this. */
 	bool m_bRightToLeft;
+	
+	bool m_bDistanceField;
 
 	RageColor m_DefaultStrokeColor;