diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/sdf_text3D_overlay.slf b/libraries/render-utils/src/sdf_text3D_overlay.slf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d357b05e14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/sdf_text3D_overlay.slf
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+<@include gpu/Config.slh@>
+<$VERSION_HEADER$>
+//  Generated on <$_SCRIBE_DATE$>
+//  sdf_text.frag
+//  fragment shader
+//
+//  Created by Bradley Austin Davis on 2015-02-04
+//  Based on fragment shader code from 
+//  https://github.com/paulhoux/Cinder-Samples/blob/master/TextRendering/include/text/Text.cpp 
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+
+uniform sampler2D Font;
+uniform bool Outline;
+uniform vec4 Color;
+
+// the interpolated normal
+in vec3 _normal;
+in vec2 _texCoord0;
+
+layout(location = 0) out vec4 _fragColor0;
+
+const float gamma = 2.2;
+const float smoothing = 32.0;
+const float interiorCutoff = 0.8;
+const float outlineExpansion = 0.2;
+
+void main() {
+    // retrieve signed distance
+    float sdf = texture(Font, _texCoord0).g;
+    if (Outline) {
+        if (sdf > interiorCutoff) {
+            sdf = 1.0 - sdf;
+        } else {
+            sdf += outlineExpansion;
+        }
+    }
+    // perform adaptive anti-aliasing of the edges
+    // The larger we're rendering, the less anti-aliasing we need
+    float s = smoothing * length(fwidth(_texCoord0));
+    float w = clamp( s, 0.0, 0.5);
+    float a = smoothstep(0.5 - w, 0.5 + w, sdf);
+    
+    // gamma correction for linear attenuation
+    a = pow(a, 1.0 / gamma);
+    
+    // discard if unvisible
+    if (a < 0.01) {
+        discard;
+    }
+    _fragColor0 = vec4(Color.rgb, a);
+}
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diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/text/Font.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/text/Font.cpp
index 762a7fb723..3c460fdd99 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/text/Font.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/text/Font.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include "sdf_text3D_vert.h"
 #include "sdf_text3D_frag.h"
+#include "sdf_text3D_overlay_frag.h"
 
 #include "../RenderUtilsLogging.h"
 #include "FontFamilies.h"
@@ -220,10 +221,13 @@ void Font::setupGPU() {
         {
             auto vertexShader = gpu::Shader::createVertex(std::string(sdf_text3D_vert));
             auto pixelShader = gpu::Shader::createPixel(std::string(sdf_text3D_frag));
+            auto pixelShaderOverlay = gpu::Shader::createPixel(std::string(sdf_text3D_overlay_frag));
             gpu::ShaderPointer program = gpu::Shader::createProgram(vertexShader, pixelShader);
+            gpu::ShaderPointer programOverlay = gpu::Shader::createProgram(vertexShader, pixelShaderOverlay);
 
             gpu::Shader::BindingSet slotBindings;
             gpu::Shader::makeProgram(*program, slotBindings);
+            gpu::Shader::makeProgram(*programOverlay, slotBindings);
 
             _fontLoc = program->getTextures().findLocation("Font");
             _outlineLoc = program->getUniforms().findLocation("Outline");
@@ -237,9 +241,10 @@ void Font::setupGPU() {
                 gpu::State::FACTOR_ALPHA, gpu::State::BLEND_OP_ADD, gpu::State::ONE);
             _pipeline = gpu::Pipeline::create(program, state);
 
-            auto layeredState = std::make_shared<gpu::State>(state->getValues());
-            layeredState->setDepthTest(false);
-            _layeredPipeline = gpu::Pipeline::create(program, layeredState);
+            auto layeredState = std::make_shared<gpu::State>();
+            layeredState->setCullMode(gpu::State::CULL_BACK);
+            layeredState->setDepthTest(true, true, gpu::LESS_EQUAL);
+            _layeredPipeline = gpu::Pipeline::create(programOverlay, layeredState);
         }
 
         // Sanity checks