diff --git a/src/drawing/drawing.h b/src/drawing/drawing.h
index 77691ec193..dc231df1e7 100644
--- a/src/drawing/drawing.h
+++ b/src/drawing/drawing.h
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ void gfx_draw_string_left(rct_drawpixelinfo *dpi, int format, void *args, int co
 void gfx_draw_string_left_clipped(rct_drawpixelinfo *dpi, int format, void *args, int colour, int x, int y, int width);
 int gfx_draw_string_left_wrapped(rct_drawpixelinfo *dpi, void *args, int x, int y, int width, int format, int colour);
 void draw_string_left_underline(rct_drawpixelinfo *dpi, int format, void *args, int colour, int x, int y);
+void gfx_draw_string_left_centred(rct_drawpixelinfo *dpi, rct_string_id format, void *args, int colour, int x, int y);
 void gfx_draw_string_centred(rct_drawpixelinfo *dpi, int format, int x, int y, int colour, void *args);
 void gfx_draw_string_centred_clipped(rct_drawpixelinfo *dpi, int format, void *args, int colour, int x, int y, int width);
 void draw_string_centred_underline(rct_drawpixelinfo *dpi, int format, void *args, int colour, int x, int y);
diff --git a/src/drawing/string.c b/src/drawing/string.c
index e11aac06a6..2de4468b78 100644
--- a/src/drawing/string.c
+++ b/src/drawing/string.c
@@ -707,10 +707,24 @@ void gfx_draw_string_left(rct_drawpixelinfo *dpi, int format, void *args, int co
 
 	buffer = RCT2_ADDRESS(RCT2_ADDRESS_COMMON_STRING_FORMAT_BUFFER, char);
 	format_string(buffer, format, args);
-	RCT2_GLOBAL(RCT2_ADDRESS_CURRENT_FONT_SPRITE_BASE, uint16) = 0xE0;
+	RCT2_GLOBAL(RCT2_ADDRESS_CURRENT_FONT_SPRITE_BASE, uint16) = 224;
 	gfx_draw_string(dpi, buffer, colour, x, y);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Draws text that is left aligned and vertically centred.
+ */
+void gfx_draw_string_left_centred(rct_drawpixelinfo *dpi, rct_string_id format, void *args, int colour, int x, int y)
+{
+	char* buffer;
+
+	RCT2_GLOBAL(RCT2_ADDRESS_CURRENT_FONT_SPRITE_BASE, uint16) = 224;
+	buffer = (char*)RCT2_ADDRESS_COMMON_STRING_FORMAT_BUFFER;
+	format_string(buffer, format, args);
+	int height = string_get_height_raw(buffer);
+	gfx_draw_string(dpi, buffer, colour, x, y - (height / 2));
+}
+
 /**
  * Changes the palette so that the next character changes colour
  */
diff --git a/src/interface/widget.c b/src/interface/widget.c
index 04bc1d3ed2..02ddf9ad14 100644
--- a/src/interface/widget.c
+++ b/src/interface/widget.c
@@ -766,11 +766,7 @@ static void widget_checkbox_draw(rct_drawpixelinfo *dpi, rct_window *w, int widg
 		colour |= 0x40;
 	}
 
-	// TODO extract this to a string method and maybe a draw vertically centred
-	char *buffer = (char*)RCT2_ADDRESS_COMMON_STRING_FORMAT_BUFFER;
-	format_string(buffer, (rct_string_id)widget->image, (void*)0x013CE952);
-	int height = string_get_height_raw(buffer);
-	gfx_draw_string(dpi, buffer, colour, l + 14, yMid - (height / 2));
+	gfx_draw_string_left_centred(dpi, (rct_string_id)widget->image, (void*)0x013CE952, colour, l + 14, yMid);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/windows/options.c b/src/windows/options.c
index fb46b70615..a618b7442b 100644
--- a/src/windows/options.c
+++ b/src/windows/options.c
@@ -1222,6 +1222,8 @@ static void window_options_paint()
 		break;
 	case WINDOW_OPTIONS_PAGE_CULTURE:
 		gfx_draw_string_left(dpi, 2776, w, w->colours[1], w->x + 10, w->y + window_options_culture_widgets[WIDX_LANGUAGE].top + 1);
+
+		RCT2_GLOBAL(RCT2_ADDRESS_CURRENT_FONT_SPRITE_BASE, uint16) = 224;
 		gfx_draw_string(
 			dpi,
 			(char*)language_names[gCurrentLanguage],