diff --git a/internal/cache/text.go b/internal/cache/text.go
index 0cbf754e9f..84381fafac 100644
--- a/internal/cache/text.go
+++ b/internal/cache/text.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package cache
 
 import (
+	"image/color"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -19,10 +20,16 @@ type fontMetric struct {
 }
 
 type fontSizeEntry struct {
-	text   string
-	size   float32
-	style  fyne.TextStyle
-	custom string
+	Text   string
+	Size   float32
+	Style  fyne.TextStyle
+	Source string
+}
+
+type FontCacheEntry struct {
+	fontSizeEntry
+
+	Color color.Color
 }
 
 // GetFontMetrics looks up a calculated size and baseline required for the specified text parameters.
diff --git a/internal/cache/texture_common.go b/internal/cache/texture_common.go
index abfd54f644..be0dce90b1 100644
--- a/internal/cache/texture_common.go
+++ b/internal/cache/texture_common.go
@@ -13,8 +13,17 @@ func DeleteTexture(obj fyne.CanvasObject) {
 	textures.Delete(obj)
 }
 
+// GetTextTexture gets cached texture for a text run.
+func GetTextTexture(ent FontCacheEntry) (TextureType, bool) {
+	return load(ent)
+}
+
 // GetTexture gets cached texture.
 func GetTexture(obj fyne.CanvasObject) (TextureType, bool) {
+	return load(obj)
+}
+
+func load(obj any) (TextureType, bool) {
 	t, ok := textures.Load(obj)
 	if t == nil || !ok {
 		return NoTexture, false
@@ -31,6 +40,17 @@ func GetTexture(obj fyne.CanvasObject) (TextureType, bool) {
 func RangeExpiredTexturesFor(canvas fyne.Canvas, f func(fyne.CanvasObject)) {
 	now := timeNow()
 	textures.Range(func(key, value any) bool {
+		if _, ok := key.(FontCacheEntry); ok {
+			tinfo := value.(*textureInfo)
+
+			// just free text directly when that string/style combo is done
+			if tinfo.isExpired(now) && tinfo.canvas == canvas {
+				textures.Delete(key)
+				tinfo.textFree()
+			}
+
+			return true
+		}
 		obj, tinfo := key.(fyne.CanvasObject), value.(*textureInfo)
 		if tinfo.isExpired(now) && tinfo.canvas == canvas {
 			f(obj)
@@ -40,11 +60,16 @@ func RangeExpiredTexturesFor(canvas fyne.Canvas, f func(fyne.CanvasObject)) {
 }
 
 // RangeTexturesFor range over the textures for the specified canvas.
+// It will not return the texture for a `canvas.Text` as their render lifecycle is handled separately.
 //
 // Note: If this is used to free textures, then it should be called inside a current
 // gl context to ensure textures are deleted from gl.
 func RangeTexturesFor(canvas fyne.Canvas, f func(fyne.CanvasObject)) {
 	textures.Range(func(key, value any) bool {
+		if _, ok := key.(FontCacheEntry); ok {
+			return true // do nothing, text cache lives outside the scope of an object
+		}
+
 		obj, tinfo := key.(fyne.CanvasObject), value.(*textureInfo)
 		if tinfo.canvas == canvas {
 			f(obj)
@@ -53,9 +78,21 @@ func RangeTexturesFor(canvas fyne.Canvas, f func(fyne.CanvasObject)) {
 	})
 }
 
+// SetTextTexture sets cached texture for a text run.
+func SetTextTexture(ent FontCacheEntry, texture TextureType, canvas fyne.Canvas, free func()) {
+	store(ent, texture, canvas, free)
+}
+
 // SetTexture sets cached texture.
 func SetTexture(obj fyne.CanvasObject, texture TextureType, canvas fyne.Canvas) {
+	store(obj, texture, canvas, nil)
+}
+
+func store(obj any, texture TextureType, canvas fyne.Canvas, free func()) {
 	texInfo := &textureInfo{texture: texture}
+	if free != nil {
+		texInfo.textFree = free
+	}
 	texInfo.canvas = canvas
 	texInfo.setAlive()
 	textures.Store(obj, texInfo)
diff --git a/internal/cache/texture_desktop.go b/internal/cache/texture_desktop.go
index 26062eb7e5..9627731d54 100644
--- a/internal/cache/texture_desktop.go
+++ b/internal/cache/texture_desktop.go
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ var NoTexture = TextureType(0)
 
 type textureInfo struct {
 	textureCacheBase
-	texture TextureType
+
+	texture  TextureType
+	textFree func()
 }
 
 // IsValid will return true if the passed texture is potentially a texture
diff --git a/internal/cache/texture_gomobile.go b/internal/cache/texture_gomobile.go
index 4b0d89cfd7..14ea8cc74e 100644
--- a/internal/cache/texture_gomobile.go
+++ b/internal/cache/texture_gomobile.go
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ var NoTexture = gl.Texture{0}
 
 type textureInfo struct {
 	textureCacheBase
-	texture TextureType
+
+	texture  TextureType
+	textFree func()
 }
 
 // IsValid will return true if the passed texture is potentially a texture
diff --git a/internal/cache/texture_goxjs.go b/internal/cache/texture_goxjs.go
index 17669ea596..246f9021b6 100644
--- a/internal/cache/texture_goxjs.go
+++ b/internal/cache/texture_goxjs.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 package cache
 
-import gl "github.com/fyne-io/gl-js"
+import "github.com/fyne-io/gl-js"
 
 // TextureType represents an uploaded GL texture
 type TextureType = gl.Texture
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ var NoTexture = gl.NoTexture
 
 type textureInfo struct {
 	textureCacheBase
-	texture TextureType
+
+	texture  TextureType
+	textFree func()
 }
 
 // IsValid will return true if the passed texture is potentially a texture
diff --git a/internal/painter/gl/texture.go b/internal/painter/gl/texture.go
index 207ee6cd12..79dedf704b 100644
--- a/internal/painter/gl/texture.go
+++ b/internal/painter/gl/texture.go
@@ -33,6 +33,30 @@ func (p *painter) freeTexture(obj fyne.CanvasObject) {
 }
 
 func (p *painter) getTexture(object fyne.CanvasObject, creator func(canvasObject fyne.CanvasObject) Texture) (Texture, error) {
+	if t, ok := object.(*canvas.Text); ok {
+		custom := ""
+		if t.FontSource != nil {
+			custom = t.FontSource.Name()
+		}
+		ent := cache.FontCacheEntry{Color: t.Color}
+		ent.Text = t.Text
+		ent.Size = t.TextSize
+		ent.Style = t.TextStyle
+		ent.Source = custom
+
+		texture, ok := cache.GetTextTexture(ent)
+
+		if !ok {
+			tex := creator(object)
+			texture = cache.TextureType(tex)
+			cache.SetTextTexture(ent, texture, p.canvas, func() {
+				p.ctx.DeleteTexture(tex)
+			})
+		}
+
+		return Texture(texture), nil
+	}
+
 	texture, ok := cache.GetTexture(object)
 
 	if !ok {