diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_progress.skin.xml b/files/mygui/openmw_progress.skin.xml
index a09011e10d..5ef3d73046 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_progress.skin.xml
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_progress.skin.xml
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
         <Property key="FontName" value="Default"/>
         <Property key="TextAlign" value="Top HCenter"/>
         <Property key="TextColour" value="0.75 0.6 0.35"/>
+        <Property key="TextShadow" value="true"/>
 
         <BasisSkin type="SimpleText" offset="0 0 16 16" align="Stretch"/>
     </Skin>
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_text.skin.xml b/files/mygui/openmw_text.skin.xml
index d75abc8735..b80859ea1a 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_text.skin.xml
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_text.skin.xml
@@ -147,29 +147,29 @@
 
     <Skin name="MW_ChargeBar" size="204 18">
         <Child type="ProgressBar" skin="MW_Progress_Red" offset="0 0 204 18" align="Right Top Stretch" name="Bar"/>
-        <Child type="TextBox" skin="SandTextC" offset="0 0 204 18" align="Right Top Stretch" name="BarText"/>
+        <Child type="TextBox" skin="ProgressText" offset="0 0 204 18" align="Right Top Stretch" name="BarText"/>
     </Skin>
 
     <Skin name="MW_ChargeBar_Blue" size="204 18">
         <Child type="ProgressBar" skin="MW_Progress_Blue" offset="0 0 204 18" align="Right Top Stretch" name="Bar"/>
-        <Child type="TextBox" skin="SandTextC" offset="0 2 204 18" align="Right Top Stretch" name="BarText"/>
+        <Child type="TextBox" skin="ProgressText" offset="0 2 204 18" align="Right Top Stretch" name="BarText"/>
     </Skin>
 
     <Skin name="MW_DynamicStat_Red" size="204 18">
         <Child type="TextBox" skin="SandText" offset="0 0 100 18" align="Left Top" name="Text"/>
         <Child type="ProgressBar" skin="MW_Progress_Red" offset="74 0 130 18" align="Right Top" name="Bar"/>
-        <Child type="TextBox" skin="SandTextC" offset="74 0 130 18" align="Right Top" name="BarText"/>
+        <Child type="TextBox" skin="ProgressText" offset="74 0 130 18" align="Right Top" name="BarText"/>
     </Skin>
 
     <Skin name="MW_DynamicStat_Blue" size="204 18">
         <Child type="TextBox" skin="SandText" offset="0 0 100 18" align="Left Top" name="Text"/>
         <Child type="ProgressBar" skin="MW_Progress_Blue" offset="74 0 130 18" align="Right Top" name="Bar"/>
-        <Child type="TextBox" skin="SandTextC" offset="74 0 130 18" align="Right Top" name="BarText"/>
+        <Child type="TextBox" skin="ProgressText" offset="74 0 130 18" align="Right Top" name="BarText"/>
     </Skin>
 
     <Skin name="MW_DynamicStat_Green" size="204 18">
         <Child type="TextBox" skin="SandText" offset="0 0 100 18" align="Left Top" name="Text"/>
         <Child type="ProgressBar" skin="MW_Progress_Green" offset="74 0 130 18" align="Right Top" name="Bar"/>
-        <Child type="TextBox" skin="SandTextC" offset="74 0 130 18" align="Right Top" name="BarText"/>
+        <Child type="TextBox" skin="ProgressText" offset="74 0 130 18" align="Right Top" name="BarText"/>
     </Skin>
 </MyGUI>