diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/drawables/juce_DrawableText.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/drawables/juce_DrawableText.cpp
index e33fbdeec8..2041c1b9a1 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/drawables/juce_DrawableText.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/drawables/juce_DrawableText.cpp
@@ -200,4 +200,13 @@ Path DrawableText::getOutlineAsPath() const
     return pathOfAllGlyphs;
 }
 
+bool DrawableText::replaceColour (Colour originalColour, Colour replacementColour)
+{
+    if (colour != originalColour)
+        return false;
+
+    setColour (replacementColour);
+    return true;
+}
+
 } // namespace juce
diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/drawables/juce_DrawableText.h b/modules/juce_gui_basics/drawables/juce_DrawableText.h
index bb83573381..2b263f96de 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/drawables/juce_DrawableText.h
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/drawables/juce_DrawableText.h
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ public:
     Rectangle<float> getDrawableBounds() const override;
     /** @internal */
     Path getOutlineAsPath() const override;
+    /** @internal */
+    bool replaceColour (Colour originalColour, Colour replacementColour) override;
 
 private:
     //==============================================================================