diff --git a/engines/groovie/script.cpp b/engines/groovie/script.cpp
index 259ba8431fd..58be183e8a5 100644
--- a/engines/groovie/script.cpp
+++ b/engines/groovie/script.cpp
@@ -950,6 +950,18 @@ bool Script::playvideofromref(uint32 fileref, bool loopUntilAudioDone) {
 			if (_version == kGroovieCDY && _scriptFile == "26a_graf.grv")
 				_bitflags |= 1;
 			_vm->_videoPlayer->load(_videoFile, _bitflags);
+
+			// Find correct filename
+			ResInfo info;
+			_vm->_resMan->getResInfo(fileref, info);
+
+			// Remove the extension and add ".txt"
+			info.filename.deleteLastChar();
+			info.filename.deleteLastChar();
+			info.filename.deleteLastChar();
+			info.filename += "txt";
+
+			_vm->_videoPlayer->loadSubtitles(info.filename.c_str());
 		} else {
 			error("Groovie::Script: Couldn't open file");
 			return true;
diff --git a/engines/groovie/video/player.h b/engines/groovie/video/player.h
index e5f74e1f96d..2f8c947de3f 100644
--- a/engines/groovie/video/player.h
+++ b/engines/groovie/video/player.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #define GROOVIE_VIDEO_PLAYER_H
 
 #include "common/system.h"
+#include "video/subtitles.h"
 
 namespace Audio {
 class QueuingAudioStream;
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@ public:
 	virtual void copyfgtobg(uint8 arg) {}
 	void setOverrideSpeed(bool isOverride);
 
+	void loadSubtitles(const char *fname) { _subtitles.loadSRTFile(fname); }
+
 protected:
 	// To be implemented by subclasses
 	virtual uint16 loadInternal() = 0;
@@ -71,6 +74,8 @@ private:
 	uint32 _lastFrameTime;
 	float _frameTimeDrift;
 
+	Video::Subtitles _subtitles;
+
 protected:
 	void waitFrame();
 };