diff --git a/libs/hwui/Android.mk b/libs/hwui/Android.mk
index 8ed3d7b..0469508 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/Android.mk
+++ b/libs/hwui/Android.mk
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 ifeq ($(USE_OPENGL_RENDERER),true)
 	LOCAL_SRC_FILES:= \
 		FontRenderer.cpp \
+		GammaFontRenderer.cpp \
 		GradientCache.cpp \
 		LayerCache.cpp \
 		Matrix.cpp \
diff --git a/libs/hwui/Caches.h b/libs/hwui/Caches.h
index 151e29f..fda57b8 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/Caches.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/Caches.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include "LayerCache.h"
 #include "GradientCache.h"
 #include "PatchCache.h"
-#include "FontRenderer.h"
+#include "GammaFontRenderer.h"
 #include "ProgramCache.h"
 #include "PathCache.h"
 #include "TextDropShadowCache.h"
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 class Caches: public Singleton<Caches> {
     Caches(): Singleton<Caches>(), blend(false), lastSrcMode(GL_ZERO),
             lastDstMode(GL_ZERO), currentProgram(NULL) {
-        dropShadowCache.setFontRenderer(fontRenderer);
     }
 
     friend class Singleton<Caches>;
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@
     PathCache pathCache;
     PatchCache patchCache;
     TextDropShadowCache dropShadowCache;
-    FontRenderer fontRenderer;
+    GammaFontRenderer fontRenderer;
 }; // class Caches
 
 }; // namespace uirenderer
diff --git a/libs/hwui/FontRenderer.cpp b/libs/hwui/FontRenderer.cpp
index ccc92eb..5d7f8bf 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/FontRenderer.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/FontRenderer.cpp
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@
             nPenX, nPenY - height, 0, u1, v1);
 }
 
-void Font::drawCachedGlyph(CachedGlyphInfo *glyph, int x, int y,
-        uint8_t *bitmap, uint32_t bitmapW, uint32_t bitmapH) {
+void Font::drawCachedGlyph(CachedGlyphInfo* glyph, int x, int y,
+        uint8_t* bitmap, uint32_t bitmapW, uint32_t bitmapH) {
     int nPenX = x + glyph->mBitmapLeft;
     int nPenY = y + glyph->mBitmapTop;
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
     int32_t bX = 0, bY = 0;
     for (cacheX = glyph->mStartX, bX = nPenX; cacheX < endX; cacheX++, bX++) {
         for (cacheY = glyph->mStartY, bY = nPenY; cacheY < endY; cacheY++, bY++) {
-            if (bX < 0 || bY < 0 || bX >= (int32_t)bitmapW || bY >= (int32_t)bitmapH) {
+            if (bX < 0 || bY < 0 || bX >= (int32_t) bitmapW || bY >= (int32_t) bitmapH) {
                 LOGE("Skipping invalid index");
                 continue;
             }
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@
 FontRenderer::FontRenderer() {
     LOGD("Creating FontRenderer");
 
+    mGammaTable = NULL;
     mInitialized = false;
     mMaxNumberOfQuads = 1024;
     mCurrentQuadIndex = 0;
@@ -405,7 +406,7 @@
     for (cacheX = startX, bX = 0; cacheX < endX; cacheX++, bX++) {
         for (cacheY = startY, bY = 0; cacheY < endY; cacheY++, bY++) {
             uint8_t tempCol = bitmapBuffer[bY * stride + bX];
-            cacheBuffer[cacheY * cacheWidth + cacheX] = tempCol;
+            cacheBuffer[cacheY * cacheWidth + cacheX] = mGammaTable[tempCol];
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/libs/hwui/FontRenderer.h b/libs/hwui/FontRenderer.h
index 96c92d5..a03ea92 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/FontRenderer.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/FontRenderer.h
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@
     void init();
     void deinit();
 
+    void setGammaTable(const uint8_t* gammaTable) {
+        mGammaTable = gammaTable;
+    }
+
     void setFont(SkPaint* paint, uint32_t fontId, float fontSize);
     void renderText(SkPaint* paint, const Rect* clip, const char *text, uint32_t startIndex,
             uint32_t len, int numGlyphs, int x, int y);
@@ -157,6 +161,8 @@
 protected:
     friend class Font;
 
+    const uint8_t* mGammaTable;
+
     struct CacheTextureLine {
         uint16_t mMaxHeight;
         uint16_t mMaxWidth;
diff --git a/libs/hwui/GammaFontRenderer.cpp b/libs/hwui/GammaFontRenderer.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d087e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/hwui/GammaFontRenderer.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2010 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#define LOG_TAG "OpenGLRenderer"
+
+#include "GammaFontRenderer.h"
+#include "Properties.h"
+
+namespace android {
+namespace uirenderer {
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Constructors/destructor
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+GammaFontRenderer::GammaFontRenderer() {
+    LOGD("Creating gamma font renderer");
+
+    // Get the renderer properties
+    char property[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
+
+    // Get the gamma
+    float gamma = DEFAULT_TEXT_GAMMA;
+    if (property_get(PROPERTY_TEXT_GAMMA, property, NULL) > 0) {
+        LOGD("  Setting text gamma to %s", property);
+        gamma = atof(property);
+    } else {
+        LOGD("  Using default text gamma of %.2f", DEFAULT_TEXT_GAMMA);
+    }
+
+    // Get the black gamma threshold
+    mBlackThreshold = DEFAULT_TEXT_BLACK_GAMMA_THRESHOLD;
+    if (property_get(PROPERTY_TEXT_BLACK_GAMMA_THRESHOLD, property, NULL) > 0) {
+        LOGD("  Setting text black gamma threshold to %s", property);
+        mBlackThreshold = atoi(property);
+    } else {
+        LOGD("  Using default text black gamma threshold of %d",
+                DEFAULT_TEXT_BLACK_GAMMA_THRESHOLD);
+    }
+
+    // Get the white gamma threshold
+    mWhiteThreshold = DEFAULT_TEXT_WHITE_GAMMA_THRESHOLD;
+    if (property_get(PROPERTY_TEXT_WHITE_GAMMA_THRESHOLD, property, NULL) > 0) {
+        LOGD("  Setting text white gamma threshold to %s", property);
+        mWhiteThreshold = atoi(property);
+    } else {
+        LOGD("  Using default white black gamma threshold of %d",
+                DEFAULT_TEXT_WHITE_GAMMA_THRESHOLD);
+    }
+
+    // Compute the gamma tables
+    const float blackGamma = gamma;
+    const float whiteGamma = 1.0f / gamma;
+
+    for (uint32_t i = 0; i <= 255; i++) {
+        mDefault[i] = i;
+
+        const float v = i / 255.0f;
+        const float black = pow(v, blackGamma);
+        const float white = pow(v, whiteGamma);
+
+        mBlackGamma[i] = uint8_t((float)::floor(black * 255.0f + 0.5f));
+        mWhiteGamma[i] = uint8_t((float)::floor(white * 255.0f + 0.5f));
+    }
+
+    // Configure the font renderers
+    mDefaultRenderer.setGammaTable(&mDefault[0]);
+    mBlackGammaRenderer.setGammaTable(&mBlackGamma[0]);
+    mWhiteGammaRenderer.setGammaTable(&mWhiteGamma[0]);
+}
+
+FontRenderer& GammaFontRenderer::getFontRenderer(const SkPaint* paint) {
+    if (paint->getShader() == NULL) {
+        uint32_t c = paint->getColor();
+        const int r = (c >> 16) & 0xFF;
+        const int g = (c >>  8) & 0xFF;
+        const int b = (c      ) & 0xFF;
+        const int luminance = (r * 2 + g * 5 + b) >> 3;
+
+        if (luminance <= mBlackThreshold) {
+            return mBlackGammaRenderer;
+        } else if (luminance >= mWhiteThreshold) {
+            return mWhiteGammaRenderer;
+        }
+    }
+    return mDefaultRenderer;
+}
+
+}; // namespace uirenderer
+}; // namespace android
diff --git a/libs/hwui/GammaFontRenderer.h b/libs/hwui/GammaFontRenderer.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5fa45cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/hwui/GammaFontRenderer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2010 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef ANDROID_UI_GAMMA_FONT_RENDERER_H
+#define ANDROID_UI_GAMMA_FONT_RENDERER_H
+
+#include <SkPaint.h>
+
+#include "FontRenderer.h"
+
+namespace android {
+namespace uirenderer {
+
+struct GammaFontRenderer {
+    GammaFontRenderer();
+
+    FontRenderer& getFontRenderer(const SkPaint* paint);
+
+private:
+    FontRenderer mDefaultRenderer;
+    FontRenderer mBlackGammaRenderer;
+    FontRenderer mWhiteGammaRenderer;
+
+    int mBlackThreshold;
+    int mWhiteThreshold;
+
+    uint8_t mDefault[256];
+    uint8_t mBlackGamma[256];
+    uint8_t mWhiteGamma[256];
+};
+
+}; // namespace uirenderer
+}; // namespace android
+
+#endif // ANDROID_UI_GAMMA_FONT_RENDERER_H
diff --git a/libs/hwui/OpenGLRenderer.cpp b/libs/hwui/OpenGLRenderer.cpp
index 033d8e2..4ce30b0 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/OpenGLRenderer.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/OpenGLRenderer.cpp
@@ -544,10 +544,12 @@
     const GLfloat g = a * ((color >>  8) & 0xFF) / 255.0f;
     const GLfloat b = a * ((color      ) & 0xFF) / 255.0f;
 
-    mCaches.fontRenderer.setFont(paint, SkTypeface::UniqueID(paint->getTypeface()),
+    FontRenderer& fontRenderer = mCaches.fontRenderer.getFontRenderer(paint);
+    fontRenderer.setFont(paint, SkTypeface::UniqueID(paint->getTypeface()),
             paint->getTextSize());
     if (mHasShadow) {
         glActiveTexture(gTextureUnits[0]);
+        mCaches.dropShadowCache.setFontRenderer(fontRenderer);
         const ShadowTexture* shadow = mCaches.dropShadowCache.get(paint, text, bytesCount,
                 count, mShadowRadius);
         const AutoTexture autoCleanup(shadow);
@@ -562,11 +564,11 @@
     GLuint textureUnit = 0;
     glActiveTexture(gTextureUnits[textureUnit]);
 
-    setupTextureAlpha8(mCaches.fontRenderer.getTexture(), 0, 0, textureUnit, x, y, r, g, b, a,
+    setupTextureAlpha8(fontRenderer.getTexture(), 0, 0, textureUnit, x, y, r, g, b, a,
             mode, false, true);
 
     const Rect& clip = mSnapshot->getLocalClip();
-    mCaches.fontRenderer.renderText(paint, &clip, text, 0, bytesCount, count, x, y);
+    fontRenderer.renderText(paint, &clip, text, 0, bytesCount, count, x, y);
 
     glBindBuffer(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0);
     glDisableVertexAttribArray(mCaches.currentProgram->getAttrib("texCoords"));
diff --git a/libs/hwui/Properties.h b/libs/hwui/Properties.h
index dfe022a..4e2f091 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/Properties.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/Properties.h
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@
 #define PROPERTY_TEXT_CACHE_WIDTH "ro.hwui.text_cache_width"
 #define PROPERTY_TEXT_CACHE_HEIGHT "ro.hwui.text_cache_height"
 
+// Gamma (>= 1.0, <= 10.0)
+#define PROPERTY_TEXT_GAMMA "ro.text_gamma"
+#define PROPERTY_TEXT_BLACK_GAMMA_THRESHOLD "ro.text_gamma.black_threshold"
+#define PROPERTY_TEXT_WHITE_GAMMA_THRESHOLD "ro.text_gamma.white_threshold"
+
 // Converts a number of mega-bytes into bytes
 #define MB(s) s * 1024 * 1024
 
@@ -45,4 +50,8 @@
 #define DEFAULT_GRADIENT_CACHE_SIZE 0.5f
 #define DEFAULT_DROP_SHADOW_CACHE_SIZE 2.0f
 
+#define DEFAULT_TEXT_GAMMA 1.4f
+#define DEFAULT_TEXT_BLACK_GAMMA_THRESHOLD 64
+#define DEFAULT_TEXT_WHITE_GAMMA_THRESHOLD 192
+
 #endif // ANDROID_UI_PROPERTIES_H
diff --git a/libs/hwui/TextDropShadowCache.cpp b/libs/hwui/TextDropShadowCache.cpp
index f95d2be..9d54277 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/TextDropShadowCache.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/TextDropShadowCache.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #define LOG_TAG "OpenGLRenderer"
 
 #include "TextDropShadowCache.h"
+#include "Properties.h"
 
 namespace android {
 namespace uirenderer {