diff --git a/src/newgrf_text.cpp b/src/newgrf_text.cpp
--- a/src/newgrf_text.cpp
+++ b/src/newgrf_text.cpp
@@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@ uint RemapNewGRFStringControlCode(uint s
 			case SCC_NEWGRF_UNPRINT:                *buff = max(*buff - Utf8Consume(str), buf_start); break;
 
 			case SCC_NEWGRF_PRINT_WORD_STRING_ID:
-				*argv = _newgrf_textrefstack.PopUnsignedWord();
+				*argv = TTDPStringIDToOTTDStringIDMapping(_newgrf_textrefstack.PopUnsignedWord());
 				break;
 		}
 	}