diff --git a/python/port/mod/kandinsky/modkandinsky.cpp b/python/port/mod/kandinsky/modkandinsky.cpp
index 63e48320933..08c0e57cf93 100644
--- a/python/port/mod/kandinsky/modkandinsky.cpp
+++ b/python/port/mod/kandinsky/modkandinsky.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,18 @@ mp_obj_t modkandinsky_draw_string(size_t n_args, const mp_obj_t * args) {
   KDPoint point(mp_obj_get_int(args[1]), mp_obj_get_int(args[2]));
   KDColor textColor = (n_args >= 4) ? MicroPython::Color::Parse(args[3]) : Palette::PrimaryText;
   KDColor backgroundColor = (n_args >= 5) ? MicroPython::Color::Parse(args[4]) : Palette::HomeBackground;
-  const KDFont * font = (n_args >= 6) ? ((mp_obj_is_true(args[5])) ? KDFont::SmallFont : KDFont::LargeFont) : KDFont::LargeFont;
+  bool bigFont = (n_args >= 6) ? mp_obj_is_true(args[5]) : false;
+  bool isItalic = (n_args >= 7) ? mp_obj_is_true(args[6]) : false;
+  const KDFont * font = KDFont::LargeFont;
+  if (bigFont && !isItalic) {
+    font = KDFont::LargeFont;
+  } else if (!bigFont && !isItalic) {
+    font = KDFont::SmallFont;
+  } else if (bigFont && isItalic) {
+    font = KDFont::ItalicLargeFont;
+  } else if (!bigFont && isItalic) {
+    font = KDFont::ItalicSmallFont;
+  }
   MicroPython::ExecutionEnvironment::currentExecutionEnvironment()->displaySandbox();
   KDIonContext::sharedContext()->drawString(text, point, font, textColor, backgroundColor);
   return mp_const_none;
diff --git a/python/port/mod/kandinsky/modkandinsky_table.c b/python/port/mod/kandinsky/modkandinsky_table.c
index 033dbf5b673..82357609b92 100644
--- a/python/port/mod/kandinsky/modkandinsky_table.c
+++ b/python/port/mod/kandinsky/modkandinsky_table.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR_BETWEEN(modkandinsky_color_obj, 1, 3, modkandinsky_color);
 STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(modkandinsky_get_pixel_obj, modkandinsky_get_pixel);
 STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_3(modkandinsky_set_pixel_obj, modkandinsky_set_pixel);
-STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR_BETWEEN(modkandinsky_draw_string_obj, 3, 6, modkandinsky_draw_string);
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR_BETWEEN(modkandinsky_draw_string_obj, 3, 7, modkandinsky_draw_string);
 STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR_BETWEEN(modkandinsky_draw_line_obj, 5, 5, modkandinsky_draw_line);
 STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR_BETWEEN(modkandinsky_draw_circle_obj, 4, 4, modkandinsky_draw_circle);
 STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR_BETWEEN(modkandinsky_fill_rect_obj, 5, 5, modkandinsky_fill_rect);