diff --git a/engines/sci/engine/script_patches.cpp b/engines/sci/engine/script_patches.cpp
index 2aa46a9dd3e..d7645baf5d4 100644
--- a/engines/sci/engine/script_patches.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/engine/script_patches.cpp
@@ -9385,6 +9385,49 @@ static const uint16 larry5PatchPokerJackpotInit[] = {
 	PATCH_END
 };
 
+// The way LSL5's Talker is written, there is a small recurring chance that
+// text boxes will time out immediately, and an even smaller chance that they
+// won't time out at all. This was fixed in the German, French, Spanis, and
+// Italian versions of the game, though it seems we can't rely on the global
+// variable the way they do so we go with a slightly different fix that still
+// calls the GetTime kernel function.
+//
+// Applies to: English VGA version
+// Responsible method: Talker::doit in script 928
+
+static const uint16 larry5SignatureTalkerDisposeWhenDone[] = {
+	SIG_MAGICDWORD,
+	0x1e,                             // gt?
+	0x30, 0x08, 0x00,                 // bnt 0008
+	SIG_END
+};
+
+static const uint16 larry5PatchTalkerDisposeWhenDone[] = {
+	0x04,                            // sub
+	0x36,                            // push
+	0x35, 0x00,                      // ldi 00
+	0x1e,                            // gt?
+	0x31, 0x07,                      // bnt 07
+	0x39, 0x6c,                      // pushi 6c
+	0x78,                            // push1
+	0x67, 0x5e,                      // pTos disposeWhenDone
+	0x33, 0x14,                      // jmp 14
+	0x63, 0x58,                      // pToa eyes
+	0x31, 0x07,                      // bnt 07
+	0x38, 0xb0, 0x00,                // pushi 00b0
+	0x78,                            // push1
+	0x36,                            // push
+	0x54, 0x06,                      // self 06
+	0x63, 0x5a,                      // pToa mouth
+	0x31, 0x07,                      // bnt 07
+	0x38, 0xb0, 0x00,                // pushi 00b0
+	0x78,                            // push1
+	0x36,                            // push
+	0x54, 0x06,                      // self 06
+	0x48,                            // ret
+	PATCH_END
+};
+
 //          script, description,                                      signature                               patch
 static const SciScriptPatcherEntry larry5Signatures[] = {
 	{  true,     0, "update stopGroop client",                     1, larry5SignatureUpdateStopGroopClient,   larry5PatchUpdateStopGroopClient },
@@ -9395,6 +9438,7 @@ static const SciScriptPatcherEntry larry5Signatures[] = {
 	{  true,   280, "English-only: fix green card limo bug",       1, larry5SignatureGreenCardLimoBug,        larry5PatchGreenCardLimoBug },
 	{  true,   380, "German-only: Enlarge Patti Textbox",          1, larry5SignatureGermanEndingPattiTalker, larry5PatchGermanEndingPattiTalker },
 	{  true,   500, "speed up palette animation",                  1, larry5SignatureRoom500PaletteAnimation, larry5PatchRoom500PaletteAnimation },
+	{  true,   928, "English-only: fix text box timeout",          1, larry5SignatureTalkerDisposeWhenDone, larry5PatchTalkerDisposeWhenDone },
 	SCI_SIGNATUREENTRY_TERMINATOR
 };