diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/DisplayManager/OSDManager.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/DisplayManager/OSDManager.cs
index 92d776fe0f..bd6503a531 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/DisplayManager/OSDManager.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/DisplayManager/OSDManager.cs
@@ -95,12 +95,29 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		private readonly List<UIMessage> _messages = new List<UIMessage>(5);
 		private readonly List<UIDisplay> _guiTextList = new List<UIDisplay>();
+		private readonly List<UIDisplay> _ramWatchList = new List<UIDisplay>();
 
 		public void AddMessage(string message)
 		{
 			_messages.Add(new UIMessage { Message = message, ExpireAt = DateTime.Now + TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2) });
 		}
 
+		public void ClearRamWatches()
+		{
+			_ramWatchList.Clear();
+		}
+
+		public void AddRamWatch(string message, MessagePosition pos, Color backGround, Color foreColor)
+		{
+			_ramWatchList.Add(new UIDisplay
+			{
+				Message = message,
+				Position = pos,
+				BackGround = backGround,
+				ForeColor = foreColor
+			});
+		}
+
 		public void AddGuiText(string message, MessagePosition pos, Color backGround, Color foreColor)
 		{
 			_guiTextList.Add(new UIDisplay
@@ -156,7 +173,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				}
 			}
 
-			foreach (var text in _guiTextList)
+			foreach (var text in _guiTextList.Concat(_ramWatchList))
 			{
 				try
 				{
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Watch/RamWatch.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Watch/RamWatch.cs
index 097395dd01..fa58151023 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Watch/RamWatch.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Watch/RamWatch.cs
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				for (var i = 0; i < _watches.Count; i++)
 				{
 					var frozen = !_watches[i].IsSeparator && Global.CheatList.IsActive(_watches[i].Domain, _watches[i].Address);
-					GlobalWin.OSD.AddGuiText(
+					GlobalWin.OSD.AddRamWatch(
 						_watches[i].ToDisplayString(),
 						new MessagePosition
 						{
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				return;
 			}
 
-			GlobalWin.OSD.ClearGuiText();
+			GlobalWin.OSD.ClearRamWatches();
 			if (_watches.Any())
 			{
 				_watches.UpdateValues();
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 			if (!Config.DisplayRamWatch)
 			{
-				GlobalWin.OSD.ClearGuiText();
+				GlobalWin.OSD.ClearRamWatches();
 			}
 			else
 			{