diff --git a/OsmAnd-java/src/net/osmand/render/RenderingRuleStorageProperties.java b/OsmAnd-java/src/net/osmand/render/RenderingRuleStorageProperties.java
index 90e00ad2cf..b37f0e1197 100644
--- a/OsmAnd-java/src/net/osmand/render/RenderingRuleStorageProperties.java
+++ b/OsmAnd-java/src/net/osmand/render/RenderingRuleStorageProperties.java
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ public class RenderingRuleStorageProperties {
 	public static final String TEST = "test";
 	public static final String DISABLE = "disable";
 	
+	
+	public static final String TEXT_ITALIC = "textItalic";
+	public static final String TEXT_BOLD= "textBold";
 	public static final String TEXT_LENGTH = "textLength";
 	public static final String NAME_TAG = "nameTag";
 	public static final String NAME_TAG2 = "nameTag2";
@@ -59,7 +62,6 @@ public class RenderingRuleStorageProperties {
 	public static final String COLOR_0 = "color_0";
 	public static final String COLOR__1 = "color__1";
 	public static final String COLOR__2 = "color__2";
-	public static final String TEXT_BOLD = "textBold";
 	public static final String TEXT_ORDER = "textOrder";
 	public static final String ICON_ORDER = "iconOrder";
 	public static final String ICON_VISIBLE_SIZE = "iconVisibleSize";
@@ -134,6 +136,7 @@ public class RenderingRuleStorageProperties {
 	public RenderingRuleProperty R_COLOR__1;
 	public RenderingRuleProperty R_COLOR__2;
 	public RenderingRuleProperty R_TEXT_BOLD;
+	public RenderingRuleProperty R_TEXT_ITALIC;
 	public RenderingRuleProperty R_TEXT_ORDER;
 	public RenderingRuleProperty R_ICON_ORDER;
 	public RenderingRuleProperty R_TEXT_MIN_DISTANCE;
@@ -231,6 +234,7 @@ public class RenderingRuleStorageProperties {
 		R_TEXT_COLOR = registerRuleInternal(RenderingRuleProperty.createOutputColorProperty(TEXT_COLOR));
 
 		R_TEXT_BOLD = registerRuleInternal(RenderingRuleProperty.createOutputBooleanProperty(TEXT_BOLD));
+		R_TEXT_ITALIC = registerRuleInternal(RenderingRuleProperty.createOutputBooleanProperty(TEXT_ITALIC));
 		R_TEXT_ON_PATH = registerRuleInternal(RenderingRuleProperty.createOutputBooleanProperty(TEXT_ON_PATH));
 
 		// point
diff --git a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/render/TextRenderer.java b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/render/TextRenderer.java
index 4b1a073118..41193830dd 100644
--- a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/render/TextRenderer.java
+++ b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/render/TextRenderer.java
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ public class TextRenderer {
 	private Paint paintText;
 	private final Context context;
 	private Paint paintIcon;
+	private Typeface defaultTypeface;
+	private Typeface boldItalicTypeface;
+	private Typeface italicTypeface;
+	private Typeface boldTypeface;
 
 	static class TextDrawInfo {
 
@@ -56,6 +60,7 @@ public class TextRenderer {
 		int textShadow = 0;
 		int textWrap = 0;
 		boolean bold = false;
+		boolean italic = false;
 		String shieldRes = null;
 		String shieldResIcon = null;
 		int textOrder = 100;
@@ -78,6 +83,7 @@ public class TextRenderer {
 			}
 			textWrap = (int) rc.getComplexValue(render, render.ALL.R_TEXT_WRAP_WIDTH);
 			bold = render.getIntPropertyValue(render.ALL.R_TEXT_BOLD, 0) > 0;
+			italic = render.getIntPropertyValue(render.ALL.R_TEXT_ITALIC, 0) > 0;
 			minDistance = rc.getComplexValue(render, render.ALL.R_TEXT_MIN_DISTANCE);
 			if (render.isSpecified(render.ALL.R_TEXT_SHIELD)) {
 				shieldRes = render.getStringPropertyValue(render.ALL.R_TEXT_SHIELD);
@@ -96,11 +102,16 @@ public class TextRenderer {
 		paintText.setStrokeWidth(1);
 		paintText.setColor(Color.BLACK);
 		paintText.setTextAlign(Align.CENTER);
-		paintText.setTypeface(Typeface.create("Droid Serif", Typeface.NORMAL)); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		defaultTypeface = Typeface.create("Droid Serif", Typeface.NORMAL);
+		boldItalicTypeface = Typeface.create("Droid Serif", Typeface.BOLD_ITALIC);
+		italicTypeface = Typeface.create("Droid Serif", Typeface.ITALIC);
+		boldTypeface = Typeface.create("Droid Serif", Typeface.BOLD);
+		paintText.setTypeface(defaultTypeface); //$NON-NLS-1$
 		paintText.setAntiAlias(true);
 
 		paintIcon = new Paint();
 		paintIcon.setStyle(Style.STROKE);
+		
 	}
 
 	public Paint getPaintText() {
@@ -232,7 +243,17 @@ public class TextRenderer {
 				// sest text size before finding intersection (it is used there)
 				float textSize = text.textSize * rc.textScale ;
 				paintText.setTextSize(textSize);
+				if(text.bold && text.italic) {
+					paintText.setTypeface(boldItalicTypeface);
+				} else if(text.bold) {
+					paintText.setTypeface(boldTypeface);
+				} else if(text.italic) {
+					paintText.setTypeface(italicTypeface);
+				} else {
+					paintText.setTypeface(defaultTypeface);
+				}
 				paintText.setFakeBoldText(text.bold);
+				
 				paintText.setColor(text.textColor);
 				// align center y
 				text.centerY += (-paintText.ascent());