diff --git a/WINGs/wview_wl.c b/WINGs/wview_wl.c
index 582a1a0..94222ff 100644
--- a/WINGs/wview_wl.c
+++ b/WINGs/wview_wl.c
@@ -612,7 +612,45 @@ static void wl_text_init(void *vctx, W_View *view, void *stipple_gc_out)
 static void wl_balloon_draw(void *vctx, W_View *view, int x, int y,
                             int w, int h, const char *text)
 {
-	(void)vctx; (void)view; (void)x; (void)y; (void)w; (void)h; (void)text;
+	(void)vctx;
+	if (!view || !text || !text[0]) return;
+
+	W_Screen *scr = view->screen;
+	WMFont *font = scr->normalFont;
+	int textWidth = WMWidthOfString(font, text, strlen(text));
+	int bw = textWidth + 16;
+	int bh = WMFontHeight(font) + 8;
+	if (bw < bh) bw = bh;
+
+	int bx = x + w / 2 - bw / 2;
+	int by = y - bh - 4;
+	if (by < 0) by = y + h + 4;
+	if (bx < 0) bx = 0;
+
+	W_ResizeView(view, bw, bh);
+	W_MoveView(view, bx, by);
+
+	if (!view->flags.mapped)
+		W_MapView(view);
+
+	pixman_image_t *img = (pixman_image_t *)W_GetViewBacking(view->window);
+	if (!img) return;
+
+	pixman_color_t yellow = {0xFFFF, 0xFFFF, 0x8888, 0xFFFF};
+	pixman_image_fill_rectangles(PIXMAN_OP_SRC, img, &yellow,
+		1, &(pixman_rectangle16_t){0, 0, bw, bh});
+
+	pixman_color_t black = {0, 0, 0, 0xFFFF};
+	pixman_image_fill_rectangles(PIXMAN_OP_SRC, img, &black, 4,
+		(pixman_rectangle16_t[]){
+			{0, 0, bw, 1},
+			{0, bh - 1, bw, 1},
+			{0, 0, 1, bh},
+			{bw - 1, 0, 1, bh}
+		});
+
+	WMDrawString(scr, (WMDrawable)view->window, scr->black, font,
+		8, (bh - WMFontHeight(font)) / 2, text, strlen(text));
 }
 
 static void wl_drag_begin(void *vctx, W_View *view, WMEvent *event)