diff --git a/xbox1/xdk_d3d8.cpp b/xbox1/xdk_d3d8.cpp
index 7aa5448738..6a5b1b9990 100644
--- a/xbox1/xdk_d3d8.cpp
+++ b/xbox1/xdk_d3d8.cpp
@@ -343,6 +343,15 @@ static void *xdk_d3d_init(const video_info_t *video, const input_driver_t **inpu
 
    d3d->vsync = video->vsync;
 
+	// load debug font (toggle option in later revisions ?)
+#ifdef SHOW_DEBUG_INFO
+	XFONT_OpenDefaultFont(&d3d->debug_font);
+	d3d->debug_font->SetBkMode(XFONT_TRANSPARENT);
+	d3d->debug_font->SetBkColor(D3DCOLOR_ARGB(100,0,0,0));
+	d3d->debug_font->SetTextHeight(14);
+	d3d->debug_font->SetTextAntialiasLevel(d3d->debug_font->GetTextAntialiasLevel());
+#endif
+
    return d3d;
 }
 
@@ -430,6 +439,32 @@ static bool xdk_d3d_frame(void *data, const void *frame,
    d3d->d3d_render_device->DrawPrimitive(D3DPT_TRIANGLESTRIP, 0, 2);
    d3d->d3d_render_device->EndScene();
 
+
+#ifdef SHOW_DEBUG_INFO
+    static MEMORYSTATUS stat;
+    GlobalMemoryStatus(&stat);
+	d3d->d3d_render_device->GetBackBuffer(-1, D3DBACKBUFFER_TYPE_MONO, &d3d->pFrontBuffer);
+	d3d->d3d_render_device->GetBackBuffer(0, D3DBACKBUFFER_TYPE_MONO, &d3d->pBackBuffer);
+
+	//Output memory usage
+	d3d->debug_font->TextOut(d3d->pFrontBuffer, L"RetroArch XBOX1", (unsigned)-1, 30, 30 );
+	d3d->debug_font->TextOut(d3d->pBackBuffer, L"RetroArch XBOX1", (unsigned)-1, 30, 30 );
+
+	swprintf(d3d->buffer, L"%.2f MB free / %.2f MB total", stat.dwAvailPhys/(1024.0f*1024.0f), stat.dwTotalPhys/(1024.0f*1024.0f));
+	d3d->debug_font->TextOut(d3d->pFrontBuffer, d3d->buffer, (unsigned)-1, 30, 50 );
+	d3d->debug_font->TextOut(d3d->pBackBuffer, d3d->buffer, (unsigned)-1, 30, 50 );
+
+	// FIXME: Add fps counter
+	/*
+	swprintf(buffer, L"%02d / %02d FPS", fps, IsPal ? 50 : 60);
+	d3d->debug_font->TextOut(d3d->pFrontBuffer, d3d->buffer, (unsigned)-1, 30, 70 );
+	d3d->debug_font->TextOut(d3d->pBackBuffer,	 d3d->buffer, (unsigned)-1, 30, 70 );
+	*/
+
+	d3d->pFrontBuffer->Release();
+	d3d->pBackBuffer->Release();
+#endif
+
    if(!d3d->block_swap)
       gfx_ctx_swap_buffers();
 
diff --git a/xbox1/xdk_d3d8.h b/xbox1/xdk_d3d8.h
index 49e7448419..885e047f89 100644
--- a/xbox1/xdk_d3d8.h
+++ b/xbox1/xdk_d3d8.h
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 #define _XDK_VIDEO_H
 
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <xfont.h>
+
+#define SHOW_DEBUG_INFO
 
 #define DFONT_MAX	4096
 #define PRIM_FVF	(D3DFVF_XYZRHW | D3DFVF_TEX1)
@@ -79,6 +82,9 @@ typedef struct xdk_d3d_video
    LPDIRECT3DTEXTURE_PTR lpTexture;
    DWORD video_mode;
    D3DPRESENT_PARAMETERS d3dpp;
+   XFONT *debug_font;
+   WCHAR buffer[1000];
+   D3DSurface *pBackBuffer, *pFrontBuffer;
 } xdk_d3d_video_t;
 
 #endif