4 files changed, 27 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/engines/scumm/charset.cpp b/engines/scumm/charset.cpp
index 654a7fd6c3..c6d751c870 100644
--- a/engines/scumm/charset.cpp
+++ b/engines/scumm/charset.cpp
@@ -1311,6 +1311,20 @@ void CharsetRenderer::translateColor() {
 	}
 }
 
+void CharsetRenderer::saveLoadWithSerializer(Serializer *ser) {
+	static const SaveLoadEntry charsetRendererEntries[] = {
+		MKLINE(CharsetRenderer, _curId, sleByte, VER(73)),
+		MKLINE(CharsetRenderer, _color, sleByte, VER(73)),
+		MKEND()
+	};
+
+	ser->saveLoadEntries(this, charsetRendererEntries);
+
+	if (ser->isLoading()) {
+		setCurID(_curId);
+		setColor(_color);
+	}
+}
 
 void CharsetRendererClassic::printChar(int chr, bool ignoreCharsetMask) {
 	int width, height, origWidth, origHeight;
diff --git a/engines/scumm/charset.h b/engines/scumm/charset.h
index 5039d31573..de2dad06a2 100644
--- a/engines/scumm/charset.h
+++ b/engines/scumm/charset.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "common/scummsys.h"
 #include "common/rect.h"
 #include "scumm/gfx.h"
+#include "scumm/saveload.h"
 
 namespace Scumm {
 
@@ -84,6 +85,8 @@ public:
 	virtual int getCharWidth(byte chr) = 0;
 
 	virtual void setColor(byte color) { _color = color; translateColor(); }
+
+	void saveLoadWithSerializer(Serializer *ser);
 };
 
 class CharsetRendererCommon : public CharsetRenderer {
diff --git a/engines/scumm/saveload.cpp b/engines/scumm/saveload.cpp
index 242b7c9f51..16f6b012fc 100644
--- a/engines/scumm/saveload.cpp
+++ b/engines/scumm/saveload.cpp
@@ -1156,11 +1156,16 @@ void ScummEngine::saveOrLoad(Serializer *s) {
 	//
 	// Save/load the charset renderer state
 	//
-	if (s->getVersion() >= VER(72)) {
-		if (s->isSaving()) {
-			s->saveByte(_charset->getCurID());
-		} else {
+	if (s->getVersion() >= VER(73)) {
+		_charset->saveLoadWithSerializer(s);
+	} else if (s->isLoading()) {
+		if (s->getVersion() == VER(72)) {
 			_charset->setCurID(s->loadByte());
+		} else {
+			// Before V72, the charset id wasn't saved. This used to cause issues such
+			// as the one described in the bug report #1722153. For these savegames,
+			// we reinitialize the id using a, hopefully, sane value.
+			_charset->setCurID(_string[0]._default.charset);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/engines/scumm/saveload.h b/engines/scumm/saveload.h
index 0c4bc14001..f26ee3bb42 100644
--- a/engines/scumm/saveload.h
+++ b/engines/scumm/saveload.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ namespace Scumm {
  * only saves/loads those which are valid for the version of the savegame
  * which is being loaded/saved currently.
  */
-#define CURRENT_VER 72
+#define CURRENT_VER 73
 
 /**
  * An auxillary macro, used to specify savegame versions. We use this instead