diff --git a/background.asm b/background.asm
index 4e2e8f7..952eb22 100644
--- a/background.asm
+++ b/background.asm
@@ -96,3 +96,33 @@ draw_str_to_background_loop:
     pop r5
     pop r0
     ret
+
+; draw a decimal value to the background
+; inputs:
+; r0: value
+; r1: X coordinate
+; r2: Y coordinate
+; r3: foreground color
+; r4: background color
+; outputs:
+; r1: X coordinate of end of text
+draw_decimal_to_background:
+    push r5
+    push r6
+    push r7
+    push r8
+    push r9
+
+    mov r5, standard_font_data
+    movz.16 r6, [standard_font_width]
+    movz.16 r7, [standard_font_height]
+    mov r8, BACKGROUND_FRAMEBUFFER
+    mov r9, 640
+    call draw_decimal_generic
+
+    pop r9
+    pop r8
+    pop r7
+    pop r6
+    pop r5
+    ret
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/draw_text.asm b/draw_text.asm
index d367774..3a1cf7c 100644
--- a/draw_text.asm
+++ b/draw_text.asm
@@ -109,3 +109,49 @@ draw_str_generic_loop:
     pop r10
     pop r0
     ret
+
+; draw a decimal value to a framebuffer
+; inputs:
+; r0: value
+; r1: X coordinate
+; r2: Y coordinate
+; r3: foreground color
+; r4: background color
+; r5: pointer to font graphics
+; r6: font width
+; r7: font height
+; r8: pointer to framebuffer
+; r9: framebuffer width
+; outputs:
+; r1: X coordinate of end of text
+draw_decimal_generic:
+    push r0
+    push r10                 ; r10: original stack pointer
+    push r11                 ; temp 1
+    push r12                 ; temp 2
+    push r13                 ; temp 3
+    mov r10, rsp
+    mov r12, r0
+
+    push.8 0x00              ; end the string with a terminator
+draw_decimal_generic_find_loop:
+    push r12
+    div r12, 10              ; quotient goes into r12
+    pop r13
+    rem r13, 10              ; remainder goes into r13
+    mov r11, r13
+    add r11, '0'
+    push.8 r11
+    cmp r12, 0
+    ifnz jmp draw_decimal_generic_find_loop
+draw_decimal_generic_print:
+    mov r0, rsp              ; point to start of string in the stack
+    call draw_str_generic
+
+    mov rsp, r10
+    pop r13
+    pop r12
+    pop r11
+    pop r10
+    pop r0
+    ret
diff --git a/fox32rom.def b/fox32rom.def
index 1ffa449..586844f 100644
--- a/fox32rom.def
+++ b/fox32rom.def
@@ -10,23 +10,26 @@ get_next_event:                           jmp [0xF0040014]
 
 ; generic drawing jump table
 draw_str_generic:                         jmp [0xF0041000]
-draw_font_tile_generic:                   jmp [0xF0041004]
-draw_filled_rectangle_generic:            jmp [0xF0041008]
+draw_decimal_generic:                     jmp [0xF0041004]
+draw_font_tile_generic:                   jmp [0xF0041008]
+draw_filled_rectangle_generic:            jmp [0xF004100C]
 
 ; background jump table entries
 fill_background:                          jmp [0xF0042000]
 draw_str_to_background:                   jmp [0xF0042004]
-draw_font_tile_to_background:             jmp [0xF0042008]
-draw_filled_rectangle_to_background:      jmp [0xF004200C]
+draw_decimal_to_background:               jmp [0xF0042008]
+draw_font_tile_to_background:             jmp [0xF004200C]
+draw_filled_rectangle_to_background:      jmp [0xF0042010]
 
 ; overlay jump table entries
 fill_overlay:                             jmp [0xF0043000]
 draw_str_to_overlay:                      jmp [0xF0043004]
-draw_font_tile_to_overlay:                jmp [0xF0043008]
-draw_filled_rectangle_to_overlay:         jmp [0xF004300C]
-find_overlay_covering_position:           jmp [0xF0043010]
-check_if_overlay_covers_position:         jmp [0xF0043014]
-check_if_enabled_overlay_covers_position: jmp [0xF0043018]
+draw_decimal_to_overlay:                  jmp [0xF0043008]
+draw_font_tile_to_overlay:                jmp [0xF004300C]
+draw_filled_rectangle_to_overlay:         jmp [0xF0043010]
+find_overlay_covering_position:           jmp [0xF0043014]
+check_if_overlay_covers_position:         jmp [0xF0043018]
+check_if_enabled_overlay_covers_position: jmp [0xF004301C]
 
 ; menu bar jump table entries
 menu_bar_click_event:                     jmp [0xF0044000]
diff --git a/main.asm b/main.asm
index af77670..42e8ab7 100644
--- a/main.asm
+++ b/main.asm
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ get_rom_version:
     ; generic drawing jump table
     org.pad 0xF0041000
     data.32 draw_str_generic
+    data.32 draw_decimal_generic
     data.32 draw_font_tile_generic
     data.32 draw_filled_rectangle_generic
 
@@ -208,6 +209,7 @@ get_rom_version:
     org.pad 0xF0042000
     data.32 fill_background
     data.32 draw_str_to_background
+    data.32 draw_decimal_to_background
     data.32 draw_font_tile_to_background
     data.32 draw_filled_rectangle_to_background
 
@@ -215,6 +217,7 @@ get_rom_version:
     org.pad 0xF0043000
     data.32 fill_overlay
     data.32 draw_str_to_overlay
+    data.32 draw_decimal_to_overlay
     data.32 draw_font_tile_to_overlay
     data.32 draw_filled_rectangle_to_overlay
     data.32 find_overlay_covering_position
diff --git a/overlay.asm b/overlay.asm
index 4217f19..46310b2 100644
--- a/overlay.asm
+++ b/overlay.asm
@@ -121,6 +121,41 @@ draw_str_to_overlay_loop:
     pop r0
     ret
 
+; draw a decimal value to an overlay
+; inputs:
+; r0: value
+; r1: X coordinate
+; r2: Y coordinate
+; r3: foreground color
+; r4: background color
+; outputs:
+; r1: X coordinate of end of text
+draw_decimal_to_overlay:
+    push r5
+    push r6
+    push r7
+    push r8
+    push r9
+
+    mov r6, r5
+    or r6, 0x80000100        ; bitwise or the overlay number with the command to get the overlay size
+    or r5, 0x80000200        ; bitwise or the overlay number with the command to get the framebuffer pointer
+    in r8, r5                ; r8: overlay framebuffer poiner
+    in r9, r6
+    and r9, 0x0000FFFF       ; r9: overlay width
+
+    mov r5, standard_font_data
+    movz.16 r6, [standard_font_width]
+    movz.16 r7, [standard_font_height]
+    call draw_decimal_generic
+
+    pop r9
+    pop r8
+    pop r7
+    pop r6
+    pop r5
+    ret
+
 ; finds the overlay with the highest priority covering the specified position
 ; does not check overlay 31, which is always the mouse pointer
 ; inputs: