diff --git a/Packages/viewerbase/client/components/viewer/viewportOverlay/viewportOverlay.styl b/Packages/viewerbase/client/components/viewer/viewportOverlay/viewportOverlay.styl
index 00155b68d..d50355baa 100644
--- a/Packages/viewerbase/client/components/viewer/viewportOverlay/viewportOverlay.styl
+++ b/Packages/viewerbase/client/components/viewer/viewportOverlay/viewportOverlay.styl
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ $viewportTagPadding = 20px
   .dicomTag
     position: absolute
     font-weight: 400
+    text-shadow: 1px 1px black
 
   .topleft
     top: $viewportTagPadding