diff --git a/src/richtextrenderer.cpp b/src/richtextrenderer.cpp
index a657fd7..0c76857 100644
--- a/src/richtextrenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/richtextrenderer.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,11 @@ std::string richTextEscape(std::string_view subject)
 int16_t renderRichText(TftInterface &tft, std::string_view str, int32_t poX, int32_t poY, uint16_t color, uint16_t bgcolor, uint8_t font)
 {
     FontRenderer fontRenderer{tft};
+    return renderRichText(tft, fontRenderer, str, poX, poY, color, bgcolor, font);
+}
 
+int16_t renderRichText(TftInterface &tft, FontRenderer &fontRenderer, std::string_view str, int32_t poX, int32_t poY, uint16_t color, uint16_t bgcolor, uint8_t font)
+{
     if (str.empty())
         return 0;
 
diff --git a/src/richtextrenderer.h b/src/richtextrenderer.h
index bcfeed5..59631e2 100644
--- a/src/richtextrenderer.h
+++ b/src/richtextrenderer.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <string>
 
 // forward declares
-namespace espgui { class TftInterface; }
+namespace espgui { class TftInterface; class FontRenderer; }
 
 namespace espgui {
 
@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@ void richTextEscape(std::string &subject);
 std::string richTextEscape(std::string_view subject);
 
 int16_t renderRichText(TftInterface &tft, std::string_view str, int32_t poX, int32_t poY, uint16_t color, uint16_t bgcolor, uint8_t font);
+int16_t renderRichText(TftInterface &tft, FontRenderer &fontRenderer, std::string_view str, int32_t poX, int32_t poY, uint16_t color, uint16_t bgcolor, uint8_t font);
 
 } // namespace espgui
diff --git a/src/widgets/label.cpp b/src/widgets/label.cpp
index bdb4dbe..b1ca960 100644
--- a/src/widgets/label.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/label.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ void Label::redraw(TftInterface &tft, FontRenderer &fontRenderer, std::string_vi
         !forceRedraw)
         return;
 
-    const auto renderedWidth = renderRichText(tft, str, m_x, m_y, color, bgcolor, font);
+    const auto renderedWidth = renderRichText(tft, fontRenderer, str, m_x, m_y, color, bgcolor, font);
     const auto renderedHeight = fontRenderer.fontHeight(font);
 
     if (renderedWidth < m_lastWidth)