diff --git a/goal_src/jak1/pc/subtitle.gc b/goal_src/jak1/pc/subtitle.gc
index 8453653f3e..6376f60514 100644
--- a/goal_src/jak1/pc/subtitle.gc
+++ b/goal_src/jak1/pc/subtitle.gc
@@ -299,6 +299,14 @@
           (+! (-> *subtitle-text* lang) (the-as pc-subtitle-lang 1)))
       (load-level-subtitle-files 0)))
 
+(defmacro reload-text ()
+  "rebuild and reload text."
+  `(begin
+      (mng)
+      (if *common-text*
+          (+! (-> *common-text* language-id) 1))
+      (load-level-text-files 0)))
+