diff --git a/src/engine/client/text.cpp b/src/engine/client/text.cpp
index dc1517ae7..c1a0e9ddc 100644
--- a/src/engine/client/text.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/client/text.cpp
@@ -840,6 +840,9 @@ public:
 	}
 	virtual void TextOutlineColor(ColorRGBA rgb) { m_OutlineColor = rgb; };
 
+	virtual ColorRGBA GetTextColor() { return m_Color; }
+	virtual ColorRGBA GetTextOutlineColor() { return m_OutlineColor; }
+
 	virtual void TextEx(CTextCursor *pCursor, const char *pText, int Length)
 	{
 		dbg_assert(pText != NULL, "null text pointer");
diff --git a/src/engine/textrender.h b/src/engine/textrender.h
index da7760ebb..f2f01aa68 100644
--- a/src/engine/textrender.h
+++ b/src/engine/textrender.h
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ struct STextRenderColor
 		m_A = a;
 	}
 
+	bool operator!=(const STextRenderColor &Other)
+	{
+		return m_R != Other.m_R || m_G != Other.m_G || m_B != Other.m_B || m_A != Other.m_A;
+	}
+
 	float m_R, m_G, m_B, m_A;
 };
 
@@ -129,6 +134,9 @@ public:
 	virtual float TextWidth(void *pFontSetV, float Size, const char *pText, int StrLength, float LineWidth, float *pAlignedHeight = NULL, float *pMaxCharacterHeightInLine = NULL) = 0;
 	virtual int TextLineCount(void *pFontSetV, float Size, const char *pText, float LineWidth) = 0;
 
+	virtual ColorRGBA GetTextColor() = 0;
+	virtual ColorRGBA GetTextOutlineColor() = 0;
+
 	virtual void OnWindowResize() = 0;
 
 	virtual float GetGlyphOffsetX(int FontSize, char TextCharacter) = 0;
diff --git a/src/game/client/ui.cpp b/src/game/client/ui.cpp
index 316b4de88..e2d0bb754 100644
--- a/src/game/client/ui.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/ui.cpp
@@ -511,12 +511,15 @@ void CUI::DoLabel(CUIElement::SUIElementRect &RectEl, const CUIRect *pRect, cons
 
 	RectEl.m_UITextContainer = TextRender()->CreateTextContainer(&Cursor, pText, StrLen);
 	RectEl.m_Cursor = Cursor;
+	RectEl.m_TextColor = TextRender()->GetTextColor();
+	RectEl.m_TextOutlineColor = TextRender()->GetTextOutlineColor();
 }
 
 void CUI::DoLabelStreamed(CUIElement::SUIElementRect &RectEl, const CUIRect *pRect, const char *pText, float Size, int Align, int MaxWidth, int AlignVertically, bool StopAtEnd, int StrLen, CTextCursor *pReadCursor)
 {
 	bool NeedsRecreate = false;
-	if(RectEl.m_UITextContainer == -1 || RectEl.m_X != pRect->x || RectEl.m_Y != pRect->y || RectEl.m_Width != pRect->w || RectEl.m_Height != pRect->h)
+	bool ColorChanged = RectEl.m_TextColor != TextRender()->GetTextColor() || RectEl.m_TextOutlineColor != TextRender()->GetTextOutlineColor();
+	if(RectEl.m_UITextContainer == -1 || RectEl.m_X != pRect->x || RectEl.m_Y != pRect->y || RectEl.m_Width != pRect->w || RectEl.m_Height != pRect->h || ColorChanged)
 	{
 		NeedsRecreate = true;
 	}
diff --git a/src/game/client/ui.h b/src/game/client/ui.h
index f98843d78..6ab98544f 100644
--- a/src/game/client/ui.h
+++ b/src/game/client/ui.h
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ public:
 
 		CTextCursor m_Cursor;
 
+		STextRenderColor m_TextColor;
+		STextRenderColor m_TextOutlineColor;
+
 		SUIElementRect() :
 			m_UIRectQuadContainer(-1), m_UITextContainer(-1), m_X(-1), m_Y(-1), m_Width(-1), m_Height(-1)
 		{