diff --git a/packages/troika-3d-text/src/facade/Text3DFacade.js b/packages/troika-3d-text/src/facade/Text3DFacade.js
index ad9e8a31..bb47578a 100644
--- a/packages/troika-3d-text/src/facade/Text3DFacade.js
+++ b/packages/troika-3d-text/src/facade/Text3DFacade.js
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ export const TEXT_MESH_PROPS = [
   'sdfGlyphSize',
   'unicodeFontsURL',
   'gpuAccelerateSDF',
+  'fillOutline',
   'debugSDF'
 ]
 
diff --git a/packages/troika-examples/text/TextExample.jsx b/packages/troika-examples/text/TextExample.jsx
index 5e2dadbf..c13c40c7 100644
--- a/packages/troika-examples/text/TextExample.jsx
+++ b/packages/troika-examples/text/TextExample.jsx
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ class TextExample extends React.Component {
       selectable: false,
       colorRanges: false,
       sdfGlyphSize: 6,
+      fillOutline: true,
       debugSDF: false
     }
 
@@ -221,6 +222,7 @@ class TextExample extends React.Component {
               anchorY: state.anchorY,
               selectable: state.selectable,
               debugSDF: state.debugSDF,
+              fillOutline: state.fillOutline,
               fillOpacity: state.fillOpacity,
               outlineWidth: state.outlineWidth,
               outlineOffsetX: state.outlineOffsetX,
@@ -355,6 +357,7 @@ class TextExample extends React.Component {
                 {type: 'number', path: "strokeWidth", min: 0, max: 0.01, step: 0.0001},
 
                 {type: 'number', path: "sdfGlyphSize", label: 'SDF size (2^n):', min: 3, max: 8},
+                {type: 'boolean', path: "fillOutline", label: "Fill Outline"},
                 {type: 'boolean', path: "debugSDF", label: "Show SDF"},
               ]
             }
diff --git a/packages/troika-three-text/README.md b/packages/troika-three-text/README.md
index 0e675ce6..58f22c5d 100644
--- a/packages/troika-three-text/README.md
+++ b/packages/troika-three-text/README.md
@@ -181,6 +181,12 @@ When `true`, the SDF generation process will be GPU-accelerated with WebGL when
 
 Default: `true`
 
+### `fillOutline`
+    
+When `true`, the outline is drawn under the fill as well as around it. When `false`, the outline is only drawn where there is no fill, like a halo. Defaults to `true`. Setting this to `false` will produce cleaner edges and more readable text when the text appears small on screen.
+
+Default: `true`
+
 ### `letterSpacing`
 
 Sets a uniform adjustment to spacing between letters after kerning is applied, in local world units. Positive numbers increase spacing and negative numbers decrease it.
diff --git a/packages/troika-three-text/src/BatchedText.js b/packages/troika-three-text/src/BatchedText.js
index f81c90f2..fe276b57 100644
--- a/packages/troika-three-text/src/BatchedText.js
+++ b/packages/troika-three-text/src/BatchedText.js
@@ -19,14 +19,16 @@ Data texture packing strategy:
 24: diffuse (color/outlineColor)
 25: uTroikaFillOpacity (fillOpacity/outlineOpacity)
 26: uTroikaCurveRadius
-27: <blank>
 
 # Main:
+27: unused
 28: uTroikaStrokeWidth
 29: uTroikaStrokeColor
 30: uTroikaStrokeOpacity
+31: unused
 
 # Outline:
+27: fillOutline (0/1)
 28-29: uTroikaPositionOffset
 30: uTroikaEdgeOffset
 31: uTroikaBlurRadius
@@ -210,6 +212,7 @@ export class BatchedText extends Text {
           uTroikaStrokeOpacity,
           uTroikaFillOpacity,
           uTroikaCurveRadius,
+          uTroikaFillOutline
         } = material.uniforms;
 
         // Total bounds for uv
@@ -237,6 +240,7 @@ export class BatchedText extends Text {
 
         if (isOutline) {
           // Outline properties
+          setTexData(startIndex + 27, uTroikaFillOutline.value);
           setTexData(startIndex + 28, uTroikaPositionOffset.value.x);
           setTexData(startIndex + 29, uTroikaPositionOffset.value.y);
           setTexData(startIndex + 30, uTroikaEdgeOffset.value);
@@ -415,6 +419,7 @@ function createBatchedTextMaterial (baseMaterial) {
         'uTroikaStrokeOpacity',
         'uTroikaFillOpacity',
         'uTroikaCurveRadius',
+        'uTroikaFillOutline',
         'diffuse'
       ]
       varyingUniforms.forEach(uniformName => {
@@ -444,6 +449,7 @@ function createBatchedTextMaterial (baseMaterial) {
       diffuse = troikaFloatToColor(data.x);
       uTroikaFillOpacity = data.y;
       uTroikaCurveRadius = data.z;
+      uTroikaFillOutline = data.w;
       
       data = troikaBatchTexel(7.0);
       if (uTroikaIsOutline) {
diff --git a/packages/troika-three-text/src/Text.js b/packages/troika-three-text/src/Text.js
index b4b9977d..7f03d48e 100644
--- a/packages/troika-three-text/src/Text.js
+++ b/packages/troika-three-text/src/Text.js
@@ -398,6 +398,14 @@ class Text extends Mesh {
      */
     this.gpuAccelerateSDF = true
 
+    /**
+     * @member {boolean} fillOutline
+     * When `true`, the outline is drawn under the fill as well as around it. When `false`, the outline
+     * is only drawn where there is no fill, like a halo. Defaults to `true`.
+     * Setting this to `false` will produce cleaner edges and more readable text when the text appears small on screen.
+     */
+    this.fillOutline = true
+
     this.debugSDF = false
   }
 
@@ -663,6 +671,7 @@ class Text extends Mesh {
       this.geometry.applyClipRect(uniforms.uTroikaClipRect.value)
     }
     uniforms.uTroikaSDFDebug.value = !!this.debugSDF
+    uniforms.uTroikaFillOutline.value = this.fillOutline ? 1 : 0
     material.polygonOffset = !!this.depthOffset
     material.polygonOffsetFactor = material.polygonOffsetUnits = this.depthOffset || 0
 
diff --git a/packages/troika-three-text/src/TextDerivedMaterial.js b/packages/troika-three-text/src/TextDerivedMaterial.js
index 576de108..88ac98d3 100644
--- a/packages/troika-three-text/src/TextDerivedMaterial.js
+++ b/packages/troika-three-text/src/TextDerivedMaterial.js
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ uniform vec3 uTroikaStrokeColor;
 uniform float uTroikaStrokeWidth;
 uniform float uTroikaStrokeOpacity;
 uniform bool uTroikaSDFDebug;
+uniform float uTroikaFillOutline;
 varying vec2 vTroikaGlyphUV;
 varying vec4 vTroikaTextureUVBounds;
 varying float vTroikaTextureChannel;
@@ -194,6 +195,11 @@ gl_FragColor = mix(fillRGBA, strokeRGBA, smoothstep(
   fragDistance
 ));
 gl_FragColor.a *= edgeAlpha;
+// if is outline pass and outline only, "discard" where fill would be
+if (uTroikaFillOutline == 0.0 && uTroikaEdgeOffset > 0.0) {
+  float innerAlpha = 1.0 - troikaGetEdgeAlpha(fragDistance, 0.0, max(aaDist, uTroikaBlurRadius));
+  gl_FragColor.a *= innerAlpha;
+}
 #endif
 
 if (edgeAlpha == 0.0) {
@@ -228,7 +234,8 @@ export function createTextDerivedMaterial(baseMaterial) {
       uTroikaStrokeOpacity: {value: 1},
       uTroikaOrient: {value: new Matrix3()},
       uTroikaUseGlyphColors: {value: true},
-      uTroikaSDFDebug: {value: false}
+      uTroikaSDFDebug: {value: false},
+      uTroikaFillOutline: {value: 0}
     },
     vertexDefs: VERTEX_DEFS,
     vertexTransform: VERTEX_TRANSFORM,