diff --git a/src/js/stendhal/SingletonRepo.ts b/src/js/stendhal/SingletonRepo.ts
index 441afdd50b3..e10cc04f386 100644
--- a/src/js/stendhal/SingletonRepo.ts
+++ b/src/js/stendhal/SingletonRepo.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { SlashActionRepo } from "./SlashActionRepo";
 import { Zone } from "./entity/Zone";
 
 import { ConfigManager } from "./util/ConfigManager";
+import { DrawingStage } from "./util/DrawingStage";
 import { FacingHandler } from "./util/FacingHandler";
 import { KeyHandler } from "./util/KeyHandler";
 import { SessionManager } from "./util/SessionManager";
@@ -74,6 +75,10 @@ export class SingletonRepo {
 		return DirectionPad.get();
 	}
 
+	static getDrawingStage(): DrawingStage {
+		return DrawingStage.get();
+	}
+
 	static getEmojiStore(): EmojiStore {
 		return EmojiStore.get();
 	}
diff --git a/src/js/stendhal/util/DrawingStage.ts b/src/js/stendhal/util/DrawingStage.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..90a4ab4040b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/js/stendhal/util/DrawingStage.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *                    Copyright © 2024 - Faiumoni e. V.                    *
+ ***************************************************************************
+ ***************************************************************************
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as        *
+ *   published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the    *
+ *   License, or (at your option) any later version.                       *
+ *                                                                         *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+import { Color } from "./Color";
+
+
+export class DrawingStage {
+
+	private canvas: HTMLCanvasElement;
+	private ctx: any;
+	private gl: boolean;
+
+	private static instance: DrawingStage;
+
+
+	static get(): DrawingStage {
+		if (!DrawingStage.instance) {
+			DrawingStage.instance = new DrawingStage();
+		}
+		return DrawingStage.instance;
+	}
+
+	private constructor() {
+		this.canvas = document.getElementById("drawing-stage")! as HTMLCanvasElement;
+		this.gl = false;
+		this.ctx = this.canvas.getContext("2d")!;
+		/*
+		this.ctx = this.canvas.getContext("webgl");
+		if (!this.ctx) {
+			console.warn("WebGL not supported, falling back to standard 2d context");
+			this.gl = false;
+			this.ctx = this.canvas.getContext("2d")!;
+		} else {
+			// DEBUG:
+			console.log("Using WebGL");
+
+			this.gl = true;
+		}
+		*/
+		this.reset();
+	}
+
+	setSize(width: number, height: number) {
+		this.canvas.width = width;
+		this.canvas.height = height;
+	}
+
+	reset() {
+		if (this.gl) {
+			// TODO:
+		} else {
+			this.ctx.clearRect(0, 0, this.canvas.width, this.canvas.height);
+		}
+		this.setSize(0, 0);
+	}
+
+	createSpeechBubble(width: number, height: number): HTMLImageElement {
+		this.reset();
+
+		this.gl ? this.drawWebGLSpeechBubble(width, height) : this.draw2DSpeechBubble(width, height);
+
+		const img = new Image();
+		img.src = this.canvas.toDataURL("image/png");
+		return img;
+	}
+
+	private draw2DSpeechBubble(width: number, height: number) {
+		this.ctx.save();
+
+		// DEBUG:
+		console.log("width: " + width + "\nheight: " + height);
+
+		const arc = 3;
+		const lineWidth = 1; // width of line on single edge
+		this.ctx.lineWidth = lineWidth * 2;
+		const tail = 8;
+		const x = tail + this.ctx.lineWidth, y = lineWidth;
+		width += x; // compensate for tail
+		// adjust canvas dimensions to compensate for stroke & tail
+		const canvasWidth = width + (lineWidth * 2) + tail + lineWidth;
+		const canvasHeight = height + (lineWidth * 2);
+		this.setSize(canvasWidth, canvasHeight);
+
+		// DEBUG:
+		this.ctx.fillStyle = Color.GREEN;
+		this.ctx.fillRect(0, 0, this.canvas.width, this.canvas.height);
+
+		// DEBUG:
+		console.log("width: " + width + "\nheight: " + height + "\nline width: " + lineWidth + "\nctx line width: " + this.ctx.lineWidth);
+
+		const fontsize = 14;
+		//~ const lheight = fontsize + 6;
+		this.ctx.font = fontsize + "px Arial";
+		this.ctx.fillStyle = Color.WHITE;
+		this.ctx.strokeStyle = Color.BLACK;
+
+		this.ctx.beginPath();
+		this.ctx.moveTo(x + arc, y);
+		this.ctx.lineTo(x + width - arc, y);
+		this.ctx.quadraticCurveTo(x + width, y, x + width, y + arc);
+		this.ctx.lineTo(x + width, y + height - arc);
+		this.ctx.quadraticCurveTo(x + width, y + height, x + width - arc, y + height);
+		this.ctx.lineTo(x + arc, y + height);
+		this.ctx.quadraticCurveTo(x, y + height, x, y + height - arc);
+		this.ctx.lineTo(x, y + 8);
+
+		// tail
+		this.ctx.lineTo(x - 8, y + 11);
+		this.ctx.lineTo(x, y + 3);
+
+		this.ctx.lineTo(x, y + arc);
+		this.ctx.quadraticCurveTo(x, y, x + arc, y);
+		this.ctx.stroke();
+		this.ctx.closePath();
+		this.ctx.fill();
+
+		this.ctx.restore();
+	}
+
+	private drawWebGLSpeechBubble(width: number, height: number) {
+		// DEBUG:
+		console.log("drawing WebGL");
+
+		// TODO:
+	}
+}