diff --git a/Source/control.cpp b/Source/control.cpp
index 7fe30ffc1..5ac5a138d 100644
--- a/Source/control.cpp
+++ b/Source/control.cpp
@@ -310,6 +310,38 @@ void SetSpellTrans(spell_type t)
 	}
 }
 
+void PrintSBookSpellType(const Surface &out, Point position, const std::string &text, uint8_t rectColorIndex)
+{
+	Point rect { position };
+	rect += Displacement { 0, -SPLICONLENGTH + 1 };
+
+	// Top
+	DrawHorizontalLine(out, rect, SPLICONLENGTH, rectColorIndex);
+	DrawHorizontalLine(out, rect + Displacement { 0, 1 }, SPLICONLENGTH, rectColorIndex);
+
+	// Bottom
+	DrawHorizontalLine(out, rect + Displacement { 0, SPLICONLENGTH - 2 }, SPLICONLENGTH, rectColorIndex);
+	DrawHorizontalLine(out, rect + Displacement { 0, SPLICONLENGTH - 1 }, SPLICONLENGTH, rectColorIndex);
+
+	// Left Side
+	DrawVerticalLine(out, rect, SPLICONLENGTH, rectColorIndex);
+	DrawVerticalLine(out, rect + Displacement { 1, 0 }, SPLICONLENGTH, rectColorIndex);
+
+	// Right Side
+	DrawVerticalLine(out, rect + Displacement { SPLICONLENGTH - 2, 0 }, SPLICONLENGTH, rectColorIndex);
+	DrawVerticalLine(out, rect + Displacement { SPLICONLENGTH - 1, 0 }, SPLICONLENGTH, rectColorIndex);
+
+	// Align the spell type text with bottom of spell icon
+	position += Displacement { SPLICONLENGTH / 2 - GetLineWidth(text.c_str()) / 2, -15 };
+
+	// Draw a drop shadow below and to the left of the text
+	DrawString(out, text, position + Displacement { -1, 1 }, UiFlags::ColorBlack);
+	DrawString(out, text, position + Displacement { -1, -1 }, UiFlags::ColorBlack);
+	DrawString(out, text, position + Displacement { 1, -1 }, UiFlags::ColorBlack);
+	// Then draw the text over the top
+	DrawString(out, text, position, UiFlags::ColorWhite);
+}
+
 void PrintSBookHotkey(const Surface &out, Point position, const std::string &text)
 {
 	// Align the hot key text with the top-right corner of the spell icon
@@ -710,13 +742,19 @@ void DrawSpellList(const Surface &out)
 		if (!spellListItem.isSelected)
 			continue;
 
+		uint8_t spellColor = PAL16_GRAY + 5;
+
 		switch (spellListItem.type) {
 		case RSPLTYPE_SKILL:
-			DrawSpellCel(out, spellListItem.location, *pSpellCels, SPLICONLAST + 3);
+			spellColor = PAL16_YELLOW - 46;
+			PrintSBookSpellType(out, spellListItem.location, _("Skill"), spellColor);
 			strcpy(infostr, fmt::format(_("{:s} Skill"), pgettext("spell", spellDataItem.sSkillText)).c_str());
 			break;
 		case RSPLTYPE_SPELL:
-			DrawSpellCel(out, spellListItem.location, *pSpellCels, SPLICONLAST + 4);
+			if (myPlayer.plrlevel != 0) {
+				spellColor = PAL16_BLUE + 5;
+			}
+			PrintSBookSpellType(out, spellListItem.location, _("Spell"), spellColor);
 			strcpy(infostr, fmt::format(_("{:s} Spell"), pgettext("spell", spellDataItem.sNameText)).c_str());
 			if (spellId == SPL_HBOLT) {
 				strcpy(tempstr, _("Damages undead only"));
@@ -729,7 +767,10 @@ void DrawSpellList(const Surface &out)
 			AddPanelString(tempstr);
 			break;
 		case RSPLTYPE_SCROLL: {
-			DrawSpellCel(out, spellListItem.location, *pSpellCels, SPLICONLAST + 1);
+			if (myPlayer.plrlevel != 0) {
+				spellColor = PAL16_RED - 59;
+			}
+			PrintSBookSpellType(out, spellListItem.location, _("Scroll"), spellColor);
 			strcpy(infostr, fmt::format(_("Scroll of {:s}"), pgettext("spell", spellDataItem.sNameText)).c_str());
 			const InventoryAndBeltPlayerItemsRange items { myPlayer };
 			const int scrollCount = std::count_if(items.begin(), items.end(), [spellId](const Item &item) {
@@ -738,7 +779,10 @@ void DrawSpellList(const Surface &out)
 			strcpy(tempstr, fmt::format(ngettext("{:d} Scroll", "{:d} Scrolls", scrollCount), scrollCount).c_str());
 		} break;
 		case RSPLTYPE_CHARGES: {
-			DrawSpellCel(out, spellListItem.location, *pSpellCels, SPLICONLAST + 2);
+			if (myPlayer.plrlevel != 0) {
+				spellColor = PAL16_ORANGE + 5;
+			}
+			PrintSBookSpellType(out, spellListItem.location, _("Staff"), spellColor);
 			strcpy(infostr, fmt::format(_("Staff of {:s}"), pgettext("spell", spellDataItem.sNameText)).c_str());
 			int charges = myPlayer.InvBody[INVLOC_HAND_LEFT]._iCharges;
 			strcpy(tempstr, fmt::format(ngettext("{:d} Charge", "{:d} Charges", charges), charges).c_str());