diff --git a/gfx.cpp b/gfx.cpp
index 8d10ee0f..8c924ff2 100644
--- a/gfx.cpp
+++ b/gfx.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ extern struct SLineMatrixData	LineMatrixData[240];
 void S9xComputeClipWindows (void);
 
 static int	font_width = 8, font_height = 9;
+void (*S9xCustomDisplayString) (const char *, int, int, bool) = NULL;
 
 static void SetupOBJ (void);
 static void DrawOBJS (int);
@@ -1824,6 +1825,12 @@ void S9xDisplayChar (uint16 *s, uint8 c)
 
 static void DisplayStringFromBottom (const char *string, int linesFromBottom, int pixelsFromLeft, bool allowWrap)
 {
+	if (S9xCustomDisplayString)
+	{
+		S9xCustomDisplayString (string, linesFromBottom, pixelsFromLeft, allowWrap);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (linesFromBottom <= 0)
 		linesFromBottom = 1;
 
diff --git a/gtk/src/gtk_display.cpp b/gtk/src/gtk_display.cpp
index 719b5113..aa64a1ae 100644
--- a/gtk/src/gtk_display.cpp
+++ b/gtk/src/gtk_display.cpp
@@ -1709,20 +1709,6 @@ S9xDisplayGetDriver ()
     return driver;
 }
 
-void
-S9xInitDisplay (int argc, char **argv)
-{
-    Settings.SupportHiRes = TRUE;
-    S9xBlit2xSaIFilterInit ();
-#ifdef USE_HQ2X
-    S9xBlitHQ2xFilterInit ();
-#endif /* USE_HQ2SX */
-    S9xQueryDrivers ();
-    S9xInitDriver ();
-    S9xGraphicsInit ();
-    S9xDisplayReconfigure ();
-}
-
 void
 S9xDisplayClearBuffers ()
 {
@@ -1850,7 +1836,7 @@ static void GTKDisplayChar (int x, int y, uint8 c, bool overlap = false)
     }
 }
 
-void GTKDisplayStringFromBottom (const char *string, int linesFromBottom,
+static void S9xGTKDisplayString (const char *string, int linesFromBottom,
                                  int pixelsFromLeft, bool allowWrap)
 {
     if (linesFromBottom <= 0)
@@ -1867,6 +1853,11 @@ void GTKDisplayStringFromBottom (const char *string, int linesFromBottom,
     int	len = strlen(string);
     bool overlap = false;
 
+    if (IPPU.RenderedScreenHeight % 224 && !gui_config->overscan)
+        dst_y -= 8;
+    else if (gui_config->overscan)
+        dst_y += 8;
+
     for (int i = 0 ; i < len ; i++)
     {
         int cindex = string[i] - 32;
@@ -1894,3 +1885,18 @@ void GTKDisplayStringFromBottom (const char *string, int linesFromBottom,
     }
 }
 
+void
+S9xInitDisplay (int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    Settings.SupportHiRes = TRUE;
+    S9xBlit2xSaIFilterInit ();
+#ifdef USE_HQ2X
+    S9xBlitHQ2xFilterInit ();
+#endif /* USE_HQ2SX */
+    S9xQueryDrivers ();
+    S9xInitDriver ();
+    S9xGraphicsInit ();
+    S9xDisplayReconfigure ();
+    S9xCustomDisplayString = S9xGTKDisplayString;
+}
+
diff --git a/port.h b/port.h
index 4e7d4a90..31f368d5 100644
--- a/port.h
+++ b/port.h
@@ -133,12 +133,7 @@ typedef size_t					pint;
 #ifndef __WIN32__
 void _splitpath (const char *, char *, char *, char *, char *);
 void _makepath (char *, const char *, const char *, const char *, const char *);
-#ifdef SNES9X_GTK
-void GTKDisplayStringFromBottom(const char *, int, int, bool);
-#define S9xDisplayString GTKDisplayStringFromBottom
-#else
 #define S9xDisplayString	DisplayStringFromBottom
-#endif
 #else   // __WIN32__
 #define snprintf _snprintf
 #define strcasecmp	stricmp