diff --git a/background.s b/background.s
index 60697ee..7751683 100644
--- a/background.s
+++ b/background.s
@@ -404,18 +404,7 @@ restoretext nop
     sta param_count
     iny
     sty param_index
-
-    ldy param_row
-    lda textrows_h,y
-    sta ?row_smc+2
-    lda textrows_l,y
-    sta ?row_smc+1
-    ldx param_col
-?row_smc lda $ffff,x
-    jsr fastfont
-    inx
-    dec param_count
-    bne ?row_smc
+    jsr fasttiles
     beq ?loop1
 
 
diff --git a/platform-apple2.s b/platform-apple2.s
index 2b7b08b..962bfed 100644
--- a/platform-apple2.s
+++ b/platform-apple2.s
@@ -383,9 +383,11 @@ draw_to_page1 lda #$00
     ; copy addresses for functions that write to one page or the other
     lda #<FASTFONT_H1
     sta fastfont_smc+1
+    sta fasttiles_smc+1
     sta copytexthgr_dest_smc+1
     lda #>FASTFONT_H1
     sta fastfont_smc+2
+    sta fasttiles_smc+2
     sta copytexthgr_dest_smc+2
     rts
 
@@ -413,9 +415,11 @@ draw_to_page2 lda #$60
 
     lda #<FASTFONT_H2
     sta fastfont_smc+1
+    sta fasttiles_smc+1
     sta copytexthgr_dest_smc+1
     lda #>FASTFONT_H2
     sta fastfont_smc+2
+    sta fasttiles_smc+2
     sta copytexthgr_dest_smc+2
     rts
 
@@ -432,3 +436,28 @@ fastfont nop
     bne fastfont_smc
 ?1  lda #12
 fastfont_smc jmp $ffff
+
+; restore a horizontal segment from the text page to the current screen
+; param_col = text column
+; param_row = text screen row
+; param_count = number of characters to copy to hgr screen
+fasttiles ldx param_col
+    ldy param_row
+    lda textrows_h,y
+    sta fasttiles_row_smc+2
+    lda textrows_l,y
+    sta fasttiles_row_smc+1
+fasttiles_row_smc lda $ffff,x
+    cmp #12
+    bne fasttiles_smc
+    txa
+    and #1
+    bne ?1
+    lda #15
+    bne fasttiles_smc
+?1  lda #12
+fasttiles_smc jsr $ffff
+    inx
+    dec param_count
+    bne fasttiles_row_smc
+    rts