diff --git a/es-core/src/ThemeData.cpp b/es-core/src/ThemeData.cpp
index ca8857c5d..b22a06178 100644
--- a/es-core/src/ThemeData.cpp
+++ b/es-core/src/ThemeData.cpp
@@ -440,6 +440,7 @@ std::map<std::string, std::map<std::string, ThemeData::ElementPropertyType>>
        {"color", COLOR},
        {"backgroundColor", COLOR},
        {"backgroundMargins", NORMALIZED_PAIR},
+       {"backgroundCornerRadius", FLOAT},
        {"letterCase", STRING},
        {"lineSpacing", FLOAT},
        {"opacity", FLOAT},
diff --git a/es-core/src/components/TextComponent.cpp b/es-core/src/components/TextComponent.cpp
index 6e55a2f06..bb09627f1 100644
--- a/es-core/src/components/TextComponent.cpp
+++ b/es-core/src/components/TextComponent.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ TextComponent::TextComponent()
     , mColor {0x000000FF}
     , mBgColor {0x00000000}
     , mBackgroundMargins {0.0f, 0.0f}
+    , mBackgroundCornerRadius {0.0f}
     , mColorOpacity {1.0f}
     , mBgColorOpacity {0.0f}
     , mRenderBackground {false}
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ TextComponent::TextComponent(const std::string& text,
     , mColor {0x000000FF}
     , mBgColor {0x00000000}
     , mBackgroundMargins {0.0f, 0.0f}
+    , mBackgroundCornerRadius {0.0f}
     , mColorOpacity {1.0f}
     , mBgColorOpacity {0.0f}
     , mRenderBackground {false}
@@ -251,9 +253,21 @@ void TextComponent::render(const glm::mat4& parentTrans)
 
     auto renderFunc = [this](glm::mat4 trans, bool secondPass) {
         if (mRenderBackground && !secondPass)
-            mRenderer->drawRect(-mBackgroundMargins.x, 0.0f,
-                                mSize.x + mBackgroundMargins.x + mBackgroundMargins.y, mSize.y,
-                                mBgColor, mBgColor, false, mOpacity * mThemeOpacity, mDimming);
+            if (mBackgroundMargins.x > 0.0f) {
+                trans = glm::translate(trans, glm::vec3 {-mBackgroundMargins.x, 0.0f, 0.0f});
+                mRenderer->setMatrix(trans);
+            }
+
+        mRenderer->drawRect(0.0f, 0.0f, mSize.x + mBackgroundMargins.x + mBackgroundMargins.y,
+                            mSize.y, mBgColor, mBgColor, false, mOpacity * mThemeOpacity, mDimming,
+                            Renderer::BlendFactor::SRC_ALPHA,
+                            Renderer::BlendFactor::ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA, mBackgroundCornerRadius);
+
+        if (mBackgroundMargins.x > 0.0f) {
+            trans = glm::translate(trans, glm::vec3 {mBackgroundMargins.x, 0.0f, 0.0f});
+            mRenderer->setMatrix(trans);
+        }
+
         if (mTextCache) {
             const float textHeight {mTextCache->metrics.size.y};
             float yOff {0.0f};
@@ -721,6 +735,18 @@ void TextComponent::applyTheme(const std::shared_ptr<ThemeData>& theme,
         }
     }
 
+    if (elem->has("backgroundMargins")) {
+        const glm::vec2 backgroundMargins {
+            glm::clamp(elem->get<glm::vec2>("backgroundMargins"), 0.0f, 0.5f)};
+        mBackgroundMargins = backgroundMargins * Renderer::getScreenWidth();
+    }
+
+    if (elem->has("backgroundCornerRadius")) {
+        mBackgroundCornerRadius =
+            glm::clamp(elem->get<float>("backgroundCornerRadius"), 0.0f, 0.5f) *
+            mRenderer->getScreenWidth();
+    }
+
     if (properties & LETTER_CASE && elem->has("letterCaseSystemNameSuffix")) {
         const std::string& letterCase {elem->get<std::string>("letterCaseSystemNameSuffix")};
         if (letterCase == "uppercase") {
@@ -768,12 +794,6 @@ void TextComponent::applyTheme(const std::shared_ptr<ThemeData>& theme,
     if (properties & LINE_SPACING && elem->has("lineSpacing"))
         setLineSpacing(glm::clamp(elem->get<float>("lineSpacing"), 0.5f, 3.0f));
 
-    if (elem->has("backgroundMargins")) {
-        const glm::vec2 backgroundMargins {
-            glm::clamp(elem->get<glm::vec2>("backgroundMargins"), 0.0f, 0.5f)};
-        mBackgroundMargins = backgroundMargins * Renderer::getScreenWidth();
-    }
-
     setFont(Font::getFromTheme(elem, properties, mFont, maxHeight));
 
     // We need to do this after setting the font as the scroll speed is calculated from its size.
diff --git a/es-core/src/components/TextComponent.h b/es-core/src/components/TextComponent.h
index bfc66efba..68ff7ece8 100644
--- a/es-core/src/components/TextComponent.h
+++ b/es-core/src/components/TextComponent.h
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ private:
     unsigned int mColor;
     unsigned int mBgColor;
     glm::vec2 mBackgroundMargins;
+    float mBackgroundCornerRadius;
     float mColorOpacity;
     float mBgColorOpacity;
     bool mRenderBackground;
diff --git a/es-core/src/renderers/Renderer.cpp b/es-core/src/renderers/Renderer.cpp
index 33624d07c..2a51ad3e1 100644
--- a/es-core/src/renderers/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/es-core/src/renderers/Renderer.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //  SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 //
-//  ES-DE
+//  ES-DE Frontend
 //  Renderer.cpp
 //
 //  Generic rendering functions.
@@ -466,7 +466,8 @@ void Renderer::drawRect(const float x,
                         const float opacity,
                         const float dimming,
                         const BlendFactor srcBlendFactor,
-                        const BlendFactor dstBlendFactor)
+                        const BlendFactor dstBlendFactor,
+                        const float cornerRadius)
 {
     Vertex vertices[4];
 
@@ -494,6 +495,11 @@ void Renderer::drawRect(const float x,
     vertices->opacity = opacity;
     vertices->dimming = dimming;
 
+    if (cornerRadius > 0.0f) {
+        vertices->shaderFlags = vertices->shaderFlags | Renderer::ShaderFlags::ROUNDED_CORNERS;
+        vertices->cornerRadius = cornerRadius;
+    }
+
     bindTexture(0, 0);
     drawTriangleStrips(vertices, 4, srcBlendFactor, dstBlendFactor);
 }
diff --git a/es-core/src/renderers/Renderer.h b/es-core/src/renderers/Renderer.h
index 4ec4d1dfa..7d624df06 100644
--- a/es-core/src/renderers/Renderer.h
+++ b/es-core/src/renderers/Renderer.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //  SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 //
-//  ES-DE
+//  ES-DE Frontend
 //  Renderer.h
 //
 //  Generic rendering functions.
@@ -174,10 +174,11 @@ public:
                   const unsigned int color,
                   const unsigned int colorEnd,
                   const bool horizontalGradient = false,
-                  const float opacity = 1.0,
-                  const float dimming = 1.0,
+                  const float opacity = 1.0f,
+                  const float dimming = 1.0f,
                   const BlendFactor srcBlendFactor = BlendFactor::SRC_ALPHA,
-                  const BlendFactor dstBlendFactor = BlendFactor::ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
+                  const BlendFactor dstBlendFactor = BlendFactor::ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA,
+                  const float cornerRadius = 0.0f);
 
     const glm::mat4& getProjectionMatrix() { return mProjectionMatrix; }
     const glm::mat4& getProjectionMatrixNormal() { return mProjectionMatrixNormal; }