diff --git a/glfw/glfw3.h b/glfw/glfw3.h
index 14fce1227..db74dced0 100644
--- a/glfw/glfw3.h
+++ b/glfw/glfw3.h
@@ -1683,6 +1683,7 @@ typedef void (* GLFWjoystickfun)(int,int);
 
 typedef void (* GLFWuserdatafun)(unsigned long long, void*);
 typedef void (* GLFWtickcallback)(void*);
+typedef void (* GLFWdrawtextfun)(const char *text, uint32_t fg, uint32_t bg, uint8_t *output_buf, size_t width, size_t height, float x_offset, float y_offset);
 
 /*! @brief Video mode type.
  *
@@ -1839,6 +1840,7 @@ GLFWAPI void glfwStopMainLoop(void);
 GLFWAPI unsigned long long glfwAddTimer(monotonic_t interval, bool repeats, GLFWuserdatafun callback, void * callback_data, GLFWuserdatafun free_callback);
 GLFWAPI void glfwUpdateTimer(unsigned long long timer_id, monotonic_t interval, bool enabled);
 GLFWAPI void glfwRemoveTimer(unsigned long long);
+GLFWAPI GLFWdrawtextfun glfwSetDrawTextFunction(GLFWdrawtextfun function);
 
 /*! @brief Terminates the GLFW library.
  *
diff --git a/glfw/init.c b/glfw/init.c
index 2ed62d5c1..c23a6d9fa 100644
--- a/glfw/init.c
+++ b/glfw/init.c
@@ -375,3 +375,10 @@ GLFWAPI GLFWapplicationclosefun glfwSetApplicationCloseCallback(GLFWapplicationc
     _GLFW_SWAP_POINTERS(_glfw.callbacks.application_close, cbfun);
     return cbfun;
 }
+
+GLFWAPI GLFWdrawtextfun glfwSetDrawTextFunction(GLFWdrawtextfun cbfun)
+{
+    _GLFW_REQUIRE_INIT_OR_RETURN(NULL);
+    _GLFW_SWAP_POINTERS(_glfw.callbacks.draw_text, cbfun);
+    return cbfun;
+}
diff --git a/glfw/internal.h b/glfw/internal.h
index fa150cb1d..88cf83ebc 100644
--- a/glfw/internal.h
+++ b/glfw/internal.h
@@ -614,6 +614,7 @@ struct _GLFWlibrary
         GLFWmonitorfun  monitor;
         GLFWjoystickfun joystick;
         GLFWapplicationclosefun application_close;
+        GLFWdrawtextfun draw_text;
     } callbacks;
 
 
diff --git a/kitty/glfw-wrapper.c b/kitty/glfw-wrapper.c
index e3251bfb8..1c78bba04 100644
--- a/kitty/glfw-wrapper.c
+++ b/kitty/glfw-wrapper.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ load_glfw(const char* path) {
     *(void **) (&glfwRemoveTimer_impl) = dlsym(handle, "glfwRemoveTimer");
     if (glfwRemoveTimer_impl == NULL) fail("Failed to load glfw function glfwRemoveTimer with error: %s", dlerror());
 
+    *(void **) (&glfwSetDrawTextFunction_impl) = dlsym(handle, "glfwSetDrawTextFunction");
+    if (glfwSetDrawTextFunction_impl == NULL) fail("Failed to load glfw function glfwSetDrawTextFunction with error: %s", dlerror());
+
     *(void **) (&glfwTerminate_impl) = dlsym(handle, "glfwTerminate");
     if (glfwTerminate_impl == NULL) fail("Failed to load glfw function glfwTerminate with error: %s", dlerror());
 
diff --git a/kitty/glfw-wrapper.h b/kitty/glfw-wrapper.h
index 101cde393..cf4ffaffd 100644
--- a/kitty/glfw-wrapper.h
+++ b/kitty/glfw-wrapper.h
@@ -1421,6 +1421,7 @@ typedef void (* GLFWjoystickfun)(int,int);
 
 typedef void (* GLFWuserdatafun)(unsigned long long, void*);
 typedef void (* GLFWtickcallback)(void*);
+typedef void (* GLFWdrawtextfun)(const char *text, uint32_t fg, uint32_t bg, uint8_t *output_buf, size_t width, size_t height, float x_offset, float y_offset);
 
 /*! @brief Video mode type.
  *
@@ -1606,6 +1607,10 @@ typedef void (*glfwRemoveTimer_func)(unsigned long);
 GFW_EXTERN glfwRemoveTimer_func glfwRemoveTimer_impl;
 #define glfwRemoveTimer glfwRemoveTimer_impl
 
+typedef GLFWdrawtextfun (*glfwSetDrawTextFunction_func)(GLFWdrawtextfun);
+GFW_EXTERN glfwSetDrawTextFunction_func glfwSetDrawTextFunction_impl;
+#define glfwSetDrawTextFunction glfwSetDrawTextFunction_impl
+
 typedef void (*glfwTerminate_func)(void);
 GFW_EXTERN glfwTerminate_func glfwTerminate_impl;
 #define glfwTerminate glfwTerminate_impl