diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/official/gui/test/4_session.xml b/binaries/data/mods/official/gui/test/4_session.xml
index 475f90288a..be730bd792 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/official/gui/test/4_session.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/official/gui/test/4_session.xml
@@ -343,6 +343,12 @@
 		</object>
 
     <!-- This object contains the status messages like ´Insufficient wood..´, etc -->
+    <object name="globalMessageUnder"
+		        type="text"
+		        style="globalMessageStyleUnder"
+		>
+    </object>
+    
 		<object name="globalMessage"
 		        type="text"
 		        style="globalMessageStyle"
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/official/gui/test/styles.xml b/binaries/data/mods/official/gui/test/styles.xml
index 41a9e41488..89225daf9f 100755
--- a/binaries/data/mods/official/gui/test/styles.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/official/gui/test/styles.xml
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ NOT YET CONVERTED NOT YET CONVERTED NOT YET CONVERTED NOT YET CONVERTED NOT YET
 	/>
 
   <style name="globalMessageStyle"
-    hidden="false"
+    hidden="true"
     text_align="left"
     text_valign="top"
     textcolor="255 255 255"
@@ -779,4 +779,15 @@ NOT YET CONVERTED NOT YET CONVERTED NOT YET CONVERTED NOT YET CONVERTED NOT YET
     size="20 150 100% 30%"
   />
 
+  <!-- This is for creating a small 1px. shadow so the text is visible on the bright maps. -->
+  <style name="globalMessageStyleUnder"
+    hidden="true"
+    text_align="left"
+    text_valign="top"
+    textcolor="50 50 50"
+    ghost="true"
+    font="trebuchet14b"
+    size="19 150 100% 30%"
+  />
+
 </styles>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/official/scripts/entity_functions.js b/binaries/data/mods/official/scripts/entity_functions.js
index 5e6e83f638..dc087ce535 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/official/scripts/entity_functions.js
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/official/scripts/entity_functions.js
@@ -2251,7 +2251,8 @@ var messagesList = new Array();
 
 function showMessage(text)
 {
-	var message = getGUIObjectByName("globalMessage");
+	message = getGUIObjectByName("globalMessage");
+	messageUnder = getGUIObjectByName("globalMessageUnder");
 
 	if (messagesList.length == MAX_MESSAGES)
 	{
@@ -2260,7 +2261,9 @@ function showMessage(text)
 	
 	messagesList.unshift(text);
 	updateMessageView();
+	
 	message.hidden = false;
+	messageUnder.hidden = false;
 	
 	/*
 	 * This is made so only the first message, calls hideMessage().
@@ -2278,6 +2281,7 @@ function hideMessage()
 	if (messagesList.length == 0) 
 	{
 		getGUIObjectByName("globalMessage").hidden = true;
+		getGUIObjectByName("globalMessageUnder").hidden = true;
 	}
 	else
 	{
@@ -2294,4 +2298,5 @@ function updateMessageView()
 		result = result + messagesList[i] + "\n";
 	}
 	getGUIObjectByName("globalMessage").caption = result;
+	getGUIObjectByName("globalMessageUnder").caption = result;
 }
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