diff --git a/engines/stark/services/dialogplayer.cpp b/engines/stark/services/dialogplayer.cpp
index c98d61b12f6..541b2536ab6 100644
--- a/engines/stark/services/dialogplayer.cpp
+++ b/engines/stark/services/dialogplayer.cpp
@@ -25,10 +25,13 @@
 
 #include "engines/stark/services/dialogplayer.h"
 #include "engines/stark/services/services.h"
+#include "engines/stark/services/staticprovider.h"
 
 #include "engines/stark/resources/dialog.h"
 #include "engines/stark/resources/speech.h"
 
+#include "engines/stark/visual/image.h"
+
 namespace Stark {
 
 DialogPlayer::DialogPlayer() :
@@ -42,6 +45,12 @@ DialogPlayer::~DialogPlayer() {
 	delete _texture;
 }
 
+void DialogPlayer::init() {
+	StaticProvider *staticProvider = StarkServices::instance().staticProvider;
+	// TODO: Un-hardcode
+	_passiveBackGroundTexture = staticProvider->getCursorImage(21);
+}
+
 void DialogPlayer::run(Resources::Dialog *dialog) {
 	reset();
 
@@ -162,7 +171,10 @@ void DialogPlayer::clearSubtitles() {
 }
 
 void DialogPlayer::renderText() {
-
+	// TODO: Unhardcode
+	Gfx::Driver *gfx = StarkServices::instance().gfx;
+	gfx->setScreenViewport(true);
+	_passiveBackGroundTexture->render(Common::Point(0, 400));
 	if (_texture) {
 		Gfx::Driver *gfx = StarkServices::instance().gfx;
 		gfx->setScreenViewport(false);
diff --git a/engines/stark/services/dialogplayer.h b/engines/stark/services/dialogplayer.h
index 51b94b47a1c..6c676dc7bdb 100644
--- a/engines/stark/services/dialogplayer.h
+++ b/engines/stark/services/dialogplayer.h
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 
 namespace Stark {
 
+class VisualImageXMG;
+
 namespace Gfx {
 class Texture;
 }
@@ -44,6 +46,9 @@ public:
 	DialogPlayer();
 	virtual ~DialogPlayer();
 
+	/** Initialise textures etc, that can't be created at constructor-time */
+	void init();
+
 	/** Enter a dialog */
 	void run(Resources::Dialog *dialog);
 
@@ -91,6 +96,7 @@ protected:
 	bool _speechReady;
 	Common::Array<Option> _options;
 
+	VisualImageXMG *_passiveBackGroundTexture;
 	Gfx::Texture *_texture;
 };
 
diff --git a/engines/stark/stark.cpp b/engines/stark/stark.cpp
index 53707346183..a7a883ffe3f 100644
--- a/engines/stark/stark.cpp
+++ b/engines/stark/stark.cpp
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ Common::Error StarkEngine::run() {
 	_resourceProvider->initGlobal();
 	_staticProvider->init();
 	_cursor->init();
+	_dialogPlayer->init();
 
 	// Start us up at the house of all worlds
 	_global->setCurrentChapter(0);