diff --git a/screen_ui.cpp b/screen_ui.cpp
index 12af082..222de00 100644
--- a/screen_ui.cpp
+++ b/screen_ui.cpp
@@ -192,11 +192,9 @@
     }
 }
 
-void ScreenRecoveryUI::draw_text_line(int row, const char* t) {
-  if (t[0] != '\0') {
-    gr_text(0, (row+1)*char_height-1, t);
-  }
-}
+#define C_HEADER  247,0,6
+#define C_MENU    0,106,157
+#define C_LOG     249,194,0
 
 // Redraw everything on the screen.  Does not flip pages.
 // Should only be called with updateMutex locked.
@@ -209,30 +207,46 @@
         gr_color(0, 0, 0, 160);
         gr_fill(0, 0, gr_fb_width(), gr_fb_height());
 
+        int y = 0;
         int i = 0;
         if (show_menu) {
-            gr_color(64, 96, 255, 255);
-            gr_fill(0, (menu_top+menu_sel) * char_height,
-                    gr_fb_width(), (menu_top+menu_sel+1)*char_height+1);
+            gr_color(C_HEADER, 255);
 
             for (; i < menu_top + menu_items; ++i) {
+                if (i == menu_top) gr_color(C_MENU, 255);
+
                 if (i == menu_top + menu_sel) {
+                    // draw the highlight bar
+                    gr_fill(0, y-2, gr_fb_width(), y+char_height+2);
+                    // white text of selected item
                     gr_color(255, 255, 255, 255);
-                    draw_text_line(i, menu[i]);
-                    gr_color(64, 96, 255, 255);
+                    if (menu[i][0]) gr_text(4, y, menu[i], 1);
+                    gr_color(C_MENU, 255);
                 } else {
-                    draw_text_line(i, menu[i]);
+                    if (menu[i][0]) gr_text(4, y, menu[i], i < menu_top);
                 }
+                y += char_height+4;
             }
-            gr_fill(0, i*char_height+char_height/2-1,
-                    gr_fb_width(), i*char_height+char_height/2+1);
+            gr_color(C_MENU, 255);
+            y += 4;
+            gr_fill(0, y, gr_fb_width(), y+2);
+            y += 4;
             ++i;
         }
 
-        gr_color(255, 255, 0, 255);
+        gr_color(C_LOG, 255);
 
-        for (; i < text_rows; ++i) {
-            draw_text_line(i, text[(i+text_top) % text_rows]);
+        // display from the bottom up, until we hit the top of the
+        // screen, the bottom of the menu, or we've displayed the
+        // entire text buffer.
+        int ty;
+        int row = (text_top+text_rows-1) % text_rows;
+        for (int ty = gr_fb_height() - char_height, count = 0;
+             ty > y+2 && count < text_rows;
+             ty -= char_height, ++count) {
+            gr_text(4, ty, text[row], 0);
+            --row;
+            if (row < 0) row = text_rows-1;
         }
     }
 }