diff --git a/src/newgdi/drawtext.c b/src/newgdi/drawtext.c
index 83becfe9..00375c5b 100644
--- a/src/newgdi/drawtext.c
+++ b/src/newgdi/drawtext.c
@@ -144,11 +144,12 @@ static BOOL cb_drawtextex2 (void* context, Glyph32 glyph_value,
 
         case ACHAR_BASIC_VOWEL:
             if (!ctxt->only_extent) {
-                // int bkmode = ctxt->pdc->bkmode;
+                int bkmode = ctxt->pdc->bkmode;
+                ctxt->pdc->bkmode = BM_TRANSPARENT;
                 _gdi_draw_one_glyph (ctxt->pdc, glyph_value,
                         (ctxt->pdc->ta_flags & TA_X_MASK) != TA_RIGHT,
                         ctxt->x, ctxt->y, &adv_x, &adv_y);
-                // ctxt->pdc->bkmode = bkmode;
+                ctxt->pdc->bkmode = bkmode;
                 adv_x = adv_y = 0;
             }
             break;
@@ -161,9 +162,12 @@ static BOOL cb_drawtextex2 (void* context, Glyph32 glyph_value,
                     ctxt->x, ctxt->y, &adv_x, &adv_y, &bbox);
             }
             else {
+                int bkmode = ctxt->pdc->bkmode;
+                ctxt->pdc->bkmode = ctxt->pdc->bkmode_set;
                 ctxt->advance += _gdi_draw_one_glyph (ctxt->pdc, glyph_value,
                         (ctxt->pdc->ta_flags & TA_X_MASK) != TA_RIGHT,
                         ctxt->x, ctxt->y, &adv_x, &adv_y);
+                ctxt->pdc->bkmode = bkmode;
             }
             break;
     }
diff --git a/src/newgdi/glyph.c b/src/newgdi/glyph.c
index 52d2e44c..7bdcf2bd 100644
--- a/src/newgdi/glyph.c
+++ b/src/newgdi/glyph.c
@@ -559,7 +559,6 @@ static void _glyph_draw_pixels (PDC pdc, int x, int y, gal_pixel pixel, int w)
 
         pdc->cur_pixel = old_color;
     }
-    pdc->cur_pixel = old_color;
 }
 
 #include "../newgal/blit.h"
@@ -1151,8 +1150,7 @@ static void _dc_ft2subpixel_scan_line(PDC pdc, int xpos, int ypos,
                     rgba_cur.g, rgba_cur.b);
 
         if (pdc->cur_pixel != pixel) {
-            _glyph_draw_pixel (pdc,
-                    x+xpos, ypos, pdc->cur_pixel);
+            _glyph_draw_pixel (pdc, x+xpos, ypos, pdc->cur_pixel);
         }
     }
 
@@ -2691,15 +2689,14 @@ int _gdi_draw_null_glyph (PDC pdc, int advance, BOOL direction,
 
     if (WITHOUT_DRAWING (pdc)) goto end;
 
-    pdc->cur_pixel = pdc->bkcolor;
-    pdc->cur_ban = NULL;
-    pdc->step = 1;
-
-    if(!IntersectRect(&pdc->rc_output, &rc_back, &pdc->rc_output))
+    if (!IntersectRect(&pdc->rc_output, &rc_back, &pdc->rc_output))
         goto end;
 
     ENTER_DRAWING(pdc);
 
+    pdc->cur_pixel = pdc->bkcolor;
+    pdc->cur_ban = NULL;
+    pdc->step = 1;
     draw_back_area (pdc, area, &gal_rc, 0, 0, flag);
 
     LEAVE_DRAWING (pdc);
@@ -2968,7 +2965,7 @@ int GUIAPI DrawGlyph (HDC hdc, int x, int y, Glyph32 glyph_value,
         int* adv_x, int* adv_y)
 {
     int my_adv_x, my_adv_y;
-    int advance;
+    int advance, bkmode;
     PDC pdc;
 
     if (glyph_value == INV_GLYPH_VALUE)
@@ -2982,9 +2979,12 @@ int GUIAPI DrawGlyph (HDC hdc, int x, int y, Glyph32 glyph_value,
     /* convert to the start point on baseline. */
     _gdi_get_baseline_point (pdc, &x, &y);
 
+    bkmode = pdc->bkmode;
+    pdc->bkmode = pdc->bkmode_set;
     advance = _gdi_draw_one_glyph (pdc, glyph_value,
             (pdc->ta_flags & TA_X_MASK) != TA_RIGHT,
             x, y, &my_adv_x, &my_adv_y);
+    pdc->bkmode = bkmode;
 
     if (adv_x) *adv_x = my_adv_x;
     if (adv_y) *adv_y = my_adv_y;
@@ -2996,9 +2996,10 @@ int GUIAPI DrawGlyphStrings(HDC hdc, Glyph32* glyphs, int nr_glyphs,
         const POINT* pts)
 {
     int count = 0;
-    int i;
+    int i, bkmode;
     PDC pdc = dc_HDC2PDC(hdc);
 
+    bkmode = pdc->bkmode;
     for (i = 0; i < nr_glyphs; i++) {
         int x, y;
         int my_adv_x, my_adv_y;
@@ -3019,10 +3020,12 @@ int GUIAPI DrawGlyphStrings(HDC hdc, Glyph32* glyphs, int nr_glyphs,
         /* convert to the start point on baseline. */
         _gdi_get_baseline_point (pdc, &x, &y);
 
+        pdc->bkmode = pdc->bkmode_set;
         _gdi_draw_one_glyph (pdc, gv,
                 (pdc->ta_flags & TA_X_MASK) != TA_RIGHT,
                 x, y, &my_adv_x, &my_adv_y);
     }
+    pdc->bkmode = bkmode;
 
     return count;
 }
diff --git a/src/newgdi/tabbedtextout.c b/src/newgdi/tabbedtextout.c
index 90779216..a582d446 100644
--- a/src/newgdi/tabbedtextout.c
+++ b/src/newgdi/tabbedtextout.c
@@ -175,9 +175,12 @@ static BOOL cb_tabbedtextout (void* context, Glyph32 glyph_value,
                     ctxt->x, ctxt->y, &adv_x, &adv_y, &bbox);
             }
             else {
+                int bkmode = ctxt->pdc->bkmode;
+                ctxt->pdc->bkmode = ctxt->pdc->bkmode_set;
                 ctxt->advance += _gdi_draw_one_glyph (ctxt->pdc, glyph_value,
                     (ctxt->pdc->ta_flags & TA_X_MASK) != TA_RIGHT,
                     ctxt->x, ctxt->y, &adv_x, &adv_y);
+                ctxt->pdc->bkmode = bkmode;
             }
             break;
     }
@@ -224,11 +227,14 @@ static BOOL cb_tabbedtextoutex (void* context, Glyph32 glyph_value,
             /* use some tabs to move current x. */
             if (ctxt->advance >= tab_pos) {
                 while (ctxt->advance >= tab_pos)
-                    tab_pos += (ctxt->nr_tab >= ctxt->nTabs) ? ctxt->tab_width : ctxt->pTabPos[ctxt->nr_tab++];
+                    tab_pos += (ctxt->nr_tab >= ctxt->nTabs) ?
+                        ctxt->tab_width : ctxt->pTabPos[ctxt->nr_tab++];
             }
             else {
-                tab_pos += (ctxt->nr_tab >= ctxt->nTabs) ? ctxt->tab_width : ctxt->pTabPos[ctxt->nr_tab++];
+                tab_pos += (ctxt->nr_tab >= ctxt->nTabs) ?
+                    ctxt->tab_width : ctxt->pTabPos[ctxt->nr_tab++];
             }
+
             _gdi_draw_null_glyph (ctxt->pdc, tab_pos - ctxt->advance,
                     (ctxt->pdc->ta_flags & TA_X_MASK) != TA_RIGHT,
                     ctxt->x, ctxt->y, &adv_x, &adv_y);
@@ -237,18 +243,26 @@ static BOOL cb_tabbedtextoutex (void* context, Glyph32 glyph_value,
             ctxt->nTabOrig = tab_pos;
             break;
 
-        case ACHAR_BASIC_VOWEL:
+        case ACHAR_BASIC_VOWEL: {
+            int bkmode = ctxt->pdc->bkmode;
+            ctxt->pdc->bkmode = BM_TRANSPARENT;
             _gdi_draw_one_glyph (ctxt->pdc, glyph_value,
                     (ctxt->pdc->ta_flags & TA_X_MASK) != TA_RIGHT,
                     ctxt->x, ctxt->y, &adv_x, &adv_y);
+            ctxt->pdc->bkmode = bkmode;
             adv_x = adv_y = 0;
             break;
+        }
 
-        default:
+        default: {
+            int bkmode = ctxt->pdc->bkmode;
+            ctxt->pdc->bkmode = ctxt->pdc->bkmode_set;
             ctxt->advance += _gdi_draw_one_glyph (ctxt->pdc, glyph_value,
                     (ctxt->pdc->ta_flags & TA_X_MASK) != TA_RIGHT,
                     ctxt->x, ctxt->y, &adv_x, &adv_y);
+            ctxt->pdc->bkmode = bkmode;
             break;
+        }
     }
 
     ctxt->x += adv_x;
diff --git a/src/newgdi/textout.c b/src/newgdi/textout.c
index 76066d57..18abd155 100644
--- a/src/newgdi/textout.c
+++ b/src/newgdi/textout.c
@@ -179,10 +179,14 @@ static BOOL cb_textout (void* context, Glyph32 glyph_value,
             ctxt->advance += _gdi_get_glyph_advance (ctxt->pdc, glyph_value,
                 (ctxt->pdc->ta_flags & TA_X_MASK) != TA_RIGHT,
                 0, 0, &adv_x, &adv_y, NULL);
-        else
+        else {
+            int bkmode = ctxt->pdc->bkmode;
+            ctxt->pdc->bkmode = ctxt->pdc->bkmode_set;
             ctxt->advance += _gdi_draw_one_glyph (ctxt->pdc, glyph_value,
                 (ctxt->pdc->ta_flags & TA_X_MASK) != TA_RIGHT,
                 ctxt->x, ctxt->y, &adv_x, &adv_y);
+            ctxt->pdc->bkmode = bkmode;
+        }
     }
 
     ctxt->x += adv_x;
@@ -342,9 +346,12 @@ static BOOL cb_textout_omitted (void* context, Glyph32 glyph_value, unsigned int
         if((ctxt->advance + glyph_advance) > ctxt->max_extent)
             return FALSE;
 
+        int bkmode = ctxt->pdc->bkmode;
+        ctxt->pdc->bkmode = ctxt->pdc->bkmode_set;
         ctxt->advance += _gdi_draw_one_glyph (ctxt->pdc, glyph_value,
                 (ctxt->pdc->ta_flags & TA_X_MASK) != TA_RIGHT,
                 ctxt->x, ctxt->y, &adv_x, &adv_y);
+        ctxt->pdc->bkmode = bkmode;
     }
 
     ctxt->x += adv_x;