diff --git a/src/fontrenderer.cpp b/src/fontrenderer.cpp
index 567bec8..bd6a27c 100644
--- a/src/fontrenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/fontrenderer.cpp
@@ -679,6 +679,8 @@ int16_t FontRenderer::drawString(std::string_view string, int32_t poX, int32_t p
     while (n < len) {
       uint16_t uniCode = decodeUTF8((const uint8_t*)std::begin(string), &n, len - n);
       sumX += drawChar(uniCode, poX+sumX, poY, color, bgcolor, font);
+      if (poX+sumX > m_tft.width())
+        break;
     }
   }