diff --git a/src/emucore/FBSurface.cxx b/src/emucore/FBSurface.cxx
index 56e0274b6..b071d5d40 100644
--- a/src/emucore/FBSurface.cxx
+++ b/src/emucore/FBSurface.cxx
@@ -340,13 +340,14 @@ bool FBSurface::isWhiteSpace(const char s) const
 }
 
 // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-void FBSurface::drawString(const GUI::Font& font, const string& s,
+int FBSurface::drawString(const GUI::Font& font, const string& s,
   int x, int y, int w, int h,
   ColorId color, TextAlign align,
   int deltax, bool useEllipsis, ColorId shadowColor)
 {
 #ifdef GUI_SUPPORT
   string inStr = s;
+  int lines = 1;
 
   // draw multiline string
   while (font.getStringWidth(inStr) > w && h >= font.getFontHeight() * 2)
@@ -371,8 +372,10 @@ void FBSurface::drawString(const GUI::Font& font, const string& s,
     h -= font.getFontHeight();
     y += font.getFontHeight();
     inStr = rightStr;
+    lines++;
   }
   drawString(font, inStr, x, y, w, color, align, deltax, useEllipsis, shadowColor);
+  return lines;
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/src/emucore/FBSurface.hxx b/src/emucore/FBSurface.hxx
index ce7e8eef7..8ee463068 100644
--- a/src/emucore/FBSurface.hxx
+++ b/src/emucore/FBSurface.hxx
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ class FBSurface
       @param useEllipsis  Whether to use '...' when the string is too long
     */
 
-    virtual void drawString(
+    virtual int drawString(
       const GUI::Font& font, const string& s, int x, int y, int w, int h,
       ColorId color, TextAlign align = TextAlign::Left,
       int deltax = 0, bool useEllipsis = true, ColorId shadowColor = kNone);
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ class FBSurface
       @param align  The alignment of the text in the string width area
       @param deltax FIXME
       @param useEllipsis  Whether to use '...' when the string is too long
+      @return       Number of lines drawn
     */
     virtual void drawString(
         const GUI::Font& font, const string& s, int x, int y, int w,
diff --git a/src/gui/RomInfoWidget.cxx b/src/gui/RomInfoWidget.cxx
index 83dbc0a68..90698f234 100644
--- a/src/gui/RomInfoWidget.cxx
+++ b/src/gui/RomInfoWidget.cxx
@@ -200,7 +200,8 @@ void RomInfoWidget::drawWidget(bool hilite)
   int xpos = _x + 8, ypos = _y + yoff + 10;
   for(const auto& info: myRomInfo)
   {
-    s.drawString(_font, info, xpos, ypos, _w - 16, onTop ? _textcolor : _shadowcolor);
-    ypos += _font.getLineHeight();
+    int lines = s.drawString(_font, info, xpos, ypos, _w - 16, _font.getFontHeight() * 3,
+                             onTop ? _textcolor : _shadowcolor);
+    ypos += _font.getLineHeight() + (lines - 1) * _font.getFontHeight();
   }
 }