diff --git a/include/ui/overlay.h b/include/ui/overlay.h
index efc89414..da379110 100644
--- a/include/ui/overlay.h
+++ b/include/ui/overlay.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <QString>
 #include <QColor>
 #include <QPainter>
+#include <QStaticText>
 
 class OverlayItem {
 public:
@@ -15,8 +16,9 @@ public:
 
 class OverlayText : public OverlayItem {
 public:
-    OverlayText(QString text, int x, int y, QColor color, int fontSize) {
-        this->text = text;
+    OverlayText(const QString inputText, int x, int y, QColor color, int fontSize) :
+        text(QStaticText(inputText))
+    {
         this->x = x;
         this->y = y;
         this->color = color;
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ public:
     ~OverlayText() {}
     virtual void render(QPainter *painter, int x, int y);
 private:
-    QString text;
+    const QStaticText text;
     int x;
     int y;
     QColor color;
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@ public:
     void renderItems(QPainter *painter);
     QList<OverlayItem*> getItems();
     void clearItems();
-    void addText(QString text, int x, int y, QString color = "#000000", int fontSize = 12);
+    void addText(const QString text, int x, int y, QString color = "#000000", int fontSize = 12);
     void addRect(int x, int y, int width, int height, QString color = "#000000", bool filled = false);
     bool addImage(int x, int y, QString filepath, bool useCache = true, int width = -1, int height = -1, int xOffset = 0, int yOffset = 0, qreal hScale = 1, qreal vScale = 1, QList<QRgb> palette = QList<QRgb>(), bool setTransparency = false);
     bool addImage(int x, int y, QImage image);
diff --git a/src/ui/overlay.cpp b/src/ui/overlay.cpp
index 45669d1e..22aba3de 100644
--- a/src/ui/overlay.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/overlay.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ void OverlayText::render(QPainter *painter, int x, int y) {
     font.setPixelSize(this->fontSize);
     painter->setFont(font);
     painter->setPen(this->color);
-    painter->drawText(this->x + x, this->y + y, this->text);
+    painter->drawStaticText(this->x + x, this->y + y, this->text);
 }
 
 void OverlayRect::render(QPainter *painter, int x, int y) {
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ void Overlay::move(int deltaX, int deltaY) {
     this->y += deltaY;
 }
 
-void Overlay::addText(QString text, int x, int y, QString color, int fontSize) {
+void Overlay::addText(const QString text, int x, int y, QString color, int fontSize) {
     this->items.append(new OverlayText(text, x, y, QColor(color), fontSize));
 }