diff --git a/gfx/drivers_font/d3d_w32_font.cpp b/gfx/drivers_font/d3d_w32_font.cpp
index f743358cd1..5a1f60b24c 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_font/d3d_w32_font.cpp
+++ b/gfx/drivers_font/d3d_w32_font.cpp
@@ -118,4 +118,5 @@ font_renderer_t d3d_win32_font = {
    NULL,                      /* get_glyph */
    NULL,                      /* bind_block */
    NULL,                      /* flush */
+   NULL                       /* get_message_width */
 };
diff --git a/gfx/drivers_font/gl_raster_font.c b/gfx/drivers_font/gl_raster_font.c
index c23984a645..e90fc5d608 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_font/gl_raster_font.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers_font/gl_raster_font.c
@@ -407,5 +407,6 @@ font_renderer_t gl_raster_font = {
    "GL raster",
    gl_raster_font_get_glyph,
    gl_raster_font_bind_block,
-   gl_raster_font_flush_block
+   gl_raster_font_flush_block,
+   NULL                         /* get_message_width */
 };
diff --git a/gfx/drivers_font/ps_libdbgfont.c b/gfx/drivers_font/ps_libdbgfont.c
index 433959c27b..e7ab2c35a9 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_font/ps_libdbgfont.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers_font/ps_libdbgfont.c
@@ -104,5 +104,6 @@ font_renderer_t libdbg_font = {
    "libdbgfont",
    NULL,                      /* get_glyph */
    NULL,                      /* bind_block */
-   NULL,                      /* flush */
+   NULL,                      /* flush */,
+   NULL,                      /* get_message_width */
 };
diff --git a/gfx/drivers_font/xdk1_xfonts.c b/gfx/drivers_font/xdk1_xfonts.c
index eee8902184..968e2e2281 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_font/xdk1_xfonts.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers_font/xdk1_xfonts.c
@@ -92,4 +92,5 @@ font_renderer_t d3d_xdk1_font = {
    NULL,                      /* get_glyph */
    NULL,                      /* bind_block */
    NULL,                      /* flush */
+   NULL                       /* get_message_width */
 };
diff --git a/gfx/drivers_font/xdk360_fonts.c b/gfx/drivers_font/xdk360_fonts.c
index bac4792c8b..5d8e216a7d 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_font/xdk360_fonts.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers_font/xdk360_fonts.c
@@ -497,4 +497,5 @@ font_renderer_t d3d_xbox360_font = {
    NULL,                      /* get_glyph */
    NULL,                      /* bind_block */
    NULL,                      /* flush */
+   NULL                       /* get_message_width */
 };
diff --git a/gfx/font_renderer_driver.h b/gfx/font_renderer_driver.h
index 1c34e02b44..51423b942f 100644
--- a/gfx/font_renderer_driver.h
+++ b/gfx/font_renderer_driver.h
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ typedef struct font_renderer
    const struct font_glyph *(*get_glyph)(void *data, uint32_t code);
    void (*bind_block)(void *data, void *block);
    void (*flush)(void *data);
+   
+   int (*get_message_width)(void *data, const char *msg, float scale);
 } font_renderer_t;
 
 extern font_renderer_t gl_raster_font;