diff --git a/Assets/Shaders/Text_FS.glsl b/Assets/Shaders/Text_FS.glsl
index 36bdb8eb..755ee3f9 100644
--- a/Assets/Shaders/Text_FS.glsl
+++ b/Assets/Shaders/Text_FS.glsl
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ layout(location = 0) in struct
 layout(location = 3) flat in struct
 {
   uint eid;
-  vec3 textColor;
+  vec4 textColor;
 } In2;
 
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ void main()
   if (opacity < 0.2f)
     discard;
   else
-    fragColor = mix(vec4(0.0f), vec4(In2.textColor, 1.0f), min (opacity, 1.0f));
+    fragColor = mix(vec4(0.0f), vec4(In2.textColor.xyz, 1.0f), min (opacity, In2.textColor.a));
 
   // fragColor = vec4 (1.0f);
 
diff --git a/Assets/Shaders/Text_FS.shshaderb b/Assets/Shaders/Text_FS.shshaderb
index 024073a8..39a760a2 100644
Binary files a/Assets/Shaders/Text_FS.shshaderb and b/Assets/Shaders/Text_FS.shshaderb differ
diff --git a/Assets/Shaders/Text_VS.glsl b/Assets/Shaders/Text_VS.glsl
index 1e05dd25..92d738ce 100644
--- a/Assets/Shaders/Text_VS.glsl
+++ b/Assets/Shaders/Text_VS.glsl
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ layout(location = 0) out struct
 layout(location = 3) out struct
 {
   uint eid;
-  vec3 textColor;
+  vec4 textColor;
 } Out2;
 
 // Camera data
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ layout(std140, push_constant) uniform TestPushConstant
 {
   mat4 worldTransform;
   uint eid;
-  vec3 textColor;
+  vec4 textColor;
 
 } testPushConstant;
 
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ void main()
   //characterIndex = gl_InstanceID; 
 
   // Transform the vertices to font space
-  vertexPos = toFontSpace * vec3(vertexPos.xy, 1.0f); 
+  vertexPos = toFontSpace * vec3(vertexPos.xy, 1.0f);
+  vertexPos.z = 0.0f; 
 
   Out2.textColor = testPushConstant.textColor;
 
diff --git a/Assets/Shaders/Text_VS.shshaderb b/Assets/Shaders/Text_VS.shshaderb
index 527b3db7..51490e32 100644
Binary files a/Assets/Shaders/Text_VS.shshaderb and b/Assets/Shaders/Text_VS.shshaderb differ
diff --git a/SHADE_Engine/src/Editor/EditorWindow/Inspector/SHEditorComponentView.hpp b/SHADE_Engine/src/Editor/EditorWindow/Inspector/SHEditorComponentView.hpp
index 561adcf4..6aacfbf0 100644
--- a/SHADE_Engine/src/Editor/EditorWindow/Inspector/SHEditorComponentView.hpp
+++ b/SHADE_Engine/src/Editor/EditorWindow/Inspector/SHEditorComponentView.hpp
@@ -599,6 +599,8 @@ namespace SHADE
           component->SetText(val);
         }
       );
+
+      SHEditorWidgets::ColorPicker("Color", [&textComp = component]() {return textComp->GetColour(); }, [&textComp = component](SHVec4 const& newColor) {textComp->SetColour(newColor); });
     }
     else
     {
diff --git a/SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/TextRendering/SHTextRenderableComponent.cpp b/SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/TextRendering/SHTextRenderableComponent.cpp
index b407b599..a7a3d2ed 100644
--- a/SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/TextRendering/SHTextRenderableComponent.cpp
+++ b/SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/TextRendering/SHTextRenderableComponent.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ namespace SHADE
     MakeDirty();
   }
 
+  void SHTextRenderableComponent::SetColour(SHColour const& newColor) noexcept
+  {
+    color = newColor;
+  }
+
   /***************************************************************************/
   /*! 
    
@@ -82,6 +87,11 @@ namespace SHADE
     return fontHandle;
   }
 
+  SHADE::SHColour const& SHTextRenderableComponent::GetColour(void) const noexcept
+  {
+    return color;
+  }
+
 }
 
 namespace rttr
diff --git a/SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/TextRendering/SHTextRenderableComponent.h b/SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/TextRendering/SHTextRenderableComponent.h
index ef907409..d34e7c38 100644
--- a/SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/TextRendering/SHTextRenderableComponent.h
+++ b/SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/TextRendering/SHTextRenderableComponent.h
@@ -51,10 +51,12 @@ namespace SHADE
     /* SETTERS AND GETTERS                                                   */
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     void               SetText (std::string_view newText) noexcept;
-    void               SetFont (Handle<SHFont> font) noexcept;
+    void               SetFont(Handle<SHFont> font) noexcept;
+    void               SetColour(SHColour const& newColor) noexcept;
 
     std::string const& GetText (void) const noexcept;
     Handle<SHFont>     GetFont (void) const noexcept;
+    SHColour const&    GetColour (void) const noexcept;
 
     friend class SHTextRenderingSubSystem;
 
diff --git a/SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/TextRendering/SHTextRenderingSubSystem.cpp b/SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/TextRendering/SHTextRenderingSubSystem.cpp
index 0452e4e9..9ab6106d 100644
--- a/SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/TextRendering/SHTextRenderingSubSystem.cpp
+++ b/SHADE_Engine/src/Graphics/MiddleEnd/TextRendering/SHTextRenderingSubSystem.cpp
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ namespace SHADE
           .srcColorBlendFactor = vk::BlendFactor::eSrcAlpha,
           .dstColorBlendFactor = vk::BlendFactor::eOneMinusSrcAlpha,
           .colorBlendOp = vk::BlendOp::eAdd,
-          .srcAlphaBlendFactor = vk::BlendFactor::eOne,
-          .dstAlphaBlendFactor = vk::BlendFactor::eZero,
+          .srcAlphaBlendFactor = vk::BlendFactor::eSrcAlpha,
+          .dstAlphaBlendFactor = vk::BlendFactor::eOneMinusSrcAlpha,
           .alphaBlendOp = vk::BlendOp::eAdd,
           .colorWriteMask = vk::ColorComponentFlagBits::eR | vk::ColorComponentFlagBits::eG | vk::ColorComponentFlagBits::eB | vk::ColorComponentFlagBits::eA,
         }
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ namespace SHADE
 
 
         cmdBuffer->SetPushConstantVariable("TestPushConstant.eid", comp.GetEID(), SH_PIPELINE_TYPE::GRAPHICS);
-        cmdBuffer->SetPushConstantVariable("TestPushConstant.textColor", SHVec3 (1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f), SH_PIPELINE_TYPE::GRAPHICS);
+        cmdBuffer->SetPushConstantVariable("TestPushConstant.textColor", comp.color, SH_PIPELINE_TYPE::GRAPHICS);
 
         cmdBuffer->SubmitPushConstants(SH_PIPELINE_TYPE::GRAPHICS);