diff --git a/examples/osglogo/osglogo.cpp b/examples/osglogo/osglogo.cpp
index db0a4bff0..61526fb06 100644
--- a/examples/osglogo/osglogo.cpp
+++ b/examples/osglogo/osglogo.cpp
@@ -193,9 +193,7 @@ osg:: Node* createTextLeft(const osg::BoundingBox& bb, const std::string& label,
     //text->setColor(osg::Vec4(0.37f,0.48f,0.67f,1.0f)); // Neil's original OSG colour
     text->setColor(osg::Vec4(0.20f,0.45f,0.60f,1.0f)); // OGL logo colour
 
-    text->setBackdropType(osgText::Text::OUTLINE);
-    text->setBackdropOffset(0.03f);
-    text->setBackdropColor(osg::Vec4(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.5f, 1.0f));
+    OSG_NOTICE<<std::endl<<"***** POS A ******"<<std::endl;
 
     if (s_useSDF)
     {
@@ -203,6 +201,14 @@ osg:: Node* createTextLeft(const osg::BoundingBox& bb, const std::string& label,
         text->setBackdropImplementation(osgText::Text::USE_SHADERS);
     }
 
+    OSG_NOTICE<<std::endl<<"***** POS B ******"<<std::endl;
+
+    text->setBackdropType(osgText::Text::OUTLINE);
+    text->setBackdropOffset(0.03f);
+    text->setBackdropColor(osg::Vec4(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.5f, 1.0f));
+
+    OSG_NOTICE<<std::endl<<"***** POS C ******"<<std::endl;
+
     text->setColorGradientMode(osgText::Text::OVERALL);
     osg::Vec4 lightblue(0.30f,0.6f,0.90f,1.0f);
     osg::Vec4 blue(0.10f,0.30f,0.40f,1.0f);
diff --git a/src/osgText/Text.cpp b/src/osgText/Text.cpp
index 227976e28..d67f2dbf1 100644
--- a/src/osgText/Text.cpp
+++ b/src/osgText/Text.cpp
@@ -1507,6 +1507,8 @@ void Text::setBackdropOffset(float horizontal, float vertical)
 void Text::setBackdropColor(const osg::Vec4& color)
 {
     _backdropColor = color;
+
+    assignStateSet();
 }
 
 void Text::setColorGradientMode(ColorGradientMode mode)