diff --git a/engines/titanic/support/font.cpp b/engines/titanic/support/font.cpp
index 3b48e5e3018..6636a84f229 100644
--- a/engines/titanic/support/font.cpp
+++ b/engines/titanic/support/font.cpp
@@ -66,4 +66,26 @@ void STFont::writeString(int maxWidth, const CString &text, int *v1, int *v2) {
 	warning("TODO: STFont::writeString");
 }
 
+int STFont::stringWidth(const CString &text) const {
+	if (text.empty())
+		return 0;
+
+	const char *srcP = text.c_str();
+	int total = 0;
+	char c;
+	while (c = *srcP++) {
+		if (c == 26) {
+			// Skip over command parameter bytes
+			srcP += 3;
+		} else if (c == 27) {
+			// Skip over command parameter bytes
+			srcP += 4;
+		} else if (c != '\n') {
+			total += _chars[c]._charWidth;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return total;
+}
+
 } // End of namespace Titanic
diff --git a/engines/titanic/support/font.h b/engines/titanic/support/font.h
index 0fff5125df5..c41f4dc1e0d 100644
--- a/engines/titanic/support/font.h
+++ b/engines/titanic/support/font.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public:
 	size_t _dataSize;
 	int _field8;
 	int _maxCharWidth;
-	Common::Array<CharEntry> _chars;
+	CharEntry _chars[256];
 	int _field810;
 	int _field814;
 	int _field818;
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ public:
 	 */
 	void load(int fontNumber);
 
+	/**
+	 * Return the width in pixels of the specified text
+	 */
+	int stringWidth(const CString &text) const;
+
 	/**
 	 * Write out a string
 	 * TODO: Verify this