diff --git a/src/libdraw/stringbg.c b/src/libdraw/stringbg.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0628a84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libdraw/stringbg.c
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#include <u.h>
+#include <libc.h>
+#include <draw.h>
+
+Point
+stringbg(Image *dst, Point pt, Image *src, Point sp, Font *f, char *s, Image *bg, Point bgp)
+{
+	return _string(dst, pt, src, sp, f, s, nil, 1<<24, dst->clipr, bg, bgp, SoverD);
+}
+
+Point
+stringbgop(Image *dst, Point pt, Image *src, Point sp, Font *f, char *s, Image *bg, Point bgp, Drawop op)
+{
+	return _string(dst, pt, src, sp, f, s, nil, 1<<24, dst->clipr, bg, bgp, op);
+}
+
+Point
+stringnbg(Image *dst, Point pt, Image *src, Point sp, Font *f, char *s, int len, Image *bg, Point bgp)
+{
+	return _string(dst, pt, src, sp, f, s, nil, len, dst->clipr, bg, bgp, SoverD);
+}
+
+Point
+stringnbgop(Image *dst, Point pt, Image *src, Point sp, Font *f, char *s, int len, Image *bg, Point bgp, Drawop op)
+{
+	return _string(dst, pt, src, sp, f, s, nil, len, dst->clipr, bg, bgp, op);
+}
+
+Point
+runestringbg(Image *dst, Point pt, Image *src, Point sp, Font *f, Rune *r, Image *bg, Point bgp)
+{
+	return _string(dst, pt, src, sp, f, nil, r, 1<<24, dst->clipr, bg, bgp, SoverD);
+}
+
+Point
+runestringbgop(Image *dst, Point pt, Image *src, Point sp, Font *f, Rune *r, Image *bg, Point bgp, Drawop op)
+{
+	return _string(dst, pt, src, sp, f, nil, r, 1<<24, dst->clipr, bg, bgp, op);
+}
+
+Point
+runestringnbg(Image *dst, Point pt, Image *src, Point sp, Font *f, Rune *r, int len, Image *bg, Point bgp)
+{
+	return _string(dst, pt, src, sp, f, nil, r, len, dst->clipr, bg, bgp, SoverD);
+}
+
+Point
+runestringnbgop(Image *dst, Point pt, Image *src, Point sp, Font *f, Rune *r, int len, Image *bg, Point bgp, Drawop op)
+{
+	return _string(dst, pt, src, sp, f, nil, r, len, dst->clipr, bg, bgp, op);
+}