diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_mainmenu.layout b/files/mygui/openmw_mainmenu.layout
index 2dc43f1b7..e8cb23b77 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_mainmenu.layout
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_mainmenu.layout
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
     <Widget type="Widget" layer="Windows" position="0 0 300 300" name="_Main" >
         <Widget type="TextBox" skin="SandText" position="0 250 300 50" align="Bottom" name="VersionText">
             <Property key="TextAlign" value="Center"/>
+            <Property key="TextShadow" value="true"/>
+            <Property key="TextShadowColour" value="0 0 0"/>
         </Widget>
     </Widget>	
 </MyGUI>