diff --git a/Core/Code/Rendering/mitkTextOverlay3D.cpp b/Core/Code/Rendering/mitkTextOverlay3D.cpp
index f28ba69fcd..82dc894cef 100644
--- a/Core/Code/Rendering/mitkTextOverlay3D.cpp
+++ b/Core/Code/Rendering/mitkTextOverlay3D.cpp
@@ -1,81 +1,82 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
 
 Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center,
 Division of Medical and Biological Informatics.
 All rights reserved.
 
 This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
 even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
 A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 
 See LICENSE.txt or http://www.mitk.org for details.
 
 ===================================================================*/
 
 #include "mitkTextOverlay3D.h"
 #include <vtkTextProperty.h>
 #include <vtkPolyDataMapper.h>
 #include <vtkProperty.h>
 #include <vtkFollower.h>
 #include <vtkVectorText.h>
 #include <vtkTextActor3D.h>
 
 
 mitk::TextOverlay3D::TextOverlay3D()
 {
 }
 
 
 mitk::TextOverlay3D::~TextOverlay3D()
 {
 }
 
 mitk::TextOverlay3D::LocalStorage::~LocalStorage()
 {
 }
 
 mitk::TextOverlay3D::LocalStorage::LocalStorage()
 {
   // Create some text
   m_textSource = vtkSmartPointer<vtkVectorText>::New();
 
   // Create a mapper
   vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyDataMapper> mapper =
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyDataMapper>::New();
   mapper->SetInputConnection( m_textSource->GetOutputPort() );
 
   // Create a subclass of vtkActor: a vtkFollower that remains facing the camera
   m_follower = vtkSmartPointer<vtkFollower>::New();
   m_follower->SetMapper( mapper );
   m_follower->GetProperty()->SetColor( 1, 0, 0 ); // red
   m_follower->SetScale(1);
 }
 
 void mitk::TextOverlay3D::UpdateVtkOverlay(mitk::BaseRenderer *renderer)
 {
   LocalStorage* ls = this->m_LSH.GetLocalStorage(renderer);
   if(ls->IsGenerateDataRequired(renderer,this))
   {
     ls->m_follower->SetPosition(
           GetPosition3D(renderer)[0]+GetOffsetVector(renderer)[0],
         GetPosition3D(renderer)[1]+GetOffsetVector(renderer)[1],
         GetPosition3D(renderer)[2]+GetOffsetVector(renderer)[2]);
     ls->m_textSource->SetText(GetText().c_str());
     float color[3] = {1,1,1};
     float opacity = 1.0;
     GetColor(color,renderer);
     GetOpacity(opacity,renderer);
     ls->m_follower->GetProperty()->SetColor(color[0], color[1], color[2]);
     ls->m_follower->GetProperty()->SetOpacity(opacity);
+    ls->m_follower->SetScale(this->GetFontSize());
     ls->UpdateGenerateDataTime();
   }
 }
 
 vtkProp* mitk::TextOverlay3D::GetVtkProp(BaseRenderer *renderer) const
 {
   LocalStorage* ls = this->m_LSH.GetLocalStorage(renderer);
   ls->m_follower->SetCamera(renderer->GetVtkRenderer()->GetActiveCamera());
   return ls->m_follower;
 }