diff --git a/docs/signals.txt b/docs/signals.txt
index 1eefc7e0..4e5f85b4 100644
--- a/docs/signals.txt
+++ b/docs/signals.txt
@@ -358,6 +358,9 @@ gui-printtext.c:
 textbuffer-view.c
  "gui textbuffer line removed", TEXTBUFFER_VIEW_REC *view, LINE_REC *line, LINE_REC *prev_line
 
+textbuffer-formats.c
+ "gui render line text", TEXT_DEST_REC, GString *str, LINE_INFO_META_REC
+
 Perl
 ----
 
diff --git a/src/common.h b/src/common.h
index 990cc0cf..cc334476 100644
--- a/src/common.h
+++ b/src/common.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #define IRSSI_GLOBAL_CONFIG "irssi.conf" /* config file name in /etc/ */
 #define IRSSI_HOME_CONFIG "config" /* config file name in ~/.irssi/ */
 
-#define IRSSI_ABI_VERSION 37
+#define IRSSI_ABI_VERSION 38
 
 #define DEFAULT_SERVER_ADD_PORT 6667
 #define DEFAULT_SERVER_ADD_TLS_PORT 6697
diff --git a/src/perl/get-signals.pl b/src/perl/get-signals.pl
index 12aebdba..f7675f1b 100755
--- a/src/perl/get-signals.pl
+++ b/src/perl/get-signals.pl
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ while (<>) {
 	s/GList \* of ([^,]*)s/glistptr_\1/g;
 	s/GSList of ([^,]*)s/gslist_\1/g;
 
+	s/GString \*[^,]*/gstring/g;
+
 	s/char \*[^,]*/string/g;
 	s/ulong \*[^,]*/ulongptr/g;
 	s/int \*[^,]*/intptr/g;
@@ -52,12 +54,13 @@ while (<>) {
 		CLIENT_REC     => 'Irssi::Irc::Client',
 
 		# fe-common
-		THEME_REC     => 'Irssi::UI::Theme',
-		KEYINFO_REC   => 'Irssi::UI::Keyinfo',
-		PROCESS_REC   => 'Irssi::UI::Process',
-		TEXT_DEST_REC => 'Irssi::UI::TextDest',
-		WINDOW_REC    => 'Irssi::UI::Window',
-		WI_ITEM_REC   => 'iobject',
+		THEME_REC	   => 'Irssi::UI::Theme',
+		KEYINFO_REC	   => 'Irssi::UI::Keyinfo',
+		PROCESS_REC	   => 'Irssi::UI::Process',
+		TEXT_DEST_REC	   => 'Irssi::UI::TextDest',
+		LINE_INFO_META_REC => 'Irssi::UI::LineInfoMeta',
+		WINDOW_REC	   => 'Irssi::UI::Window',
+		WI_ITEM_REC	   => 'iobject',
 
 		# fe-text
 		TEXTBUFFER_VIEW_REC => 'Irssi::TextUI::TextBufferView',
diff --git a/src/perl/perl-signals.c b/src/perl/perl-signals.c
index 9f49fba8..683b4c3f 100644
--- a/src/perl/perl-signals.c
+++ b/src/perl/perl-signals.c
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ void perl_signal_args_to_c(void (*callback)(void *, int, void **), void *cb_arg,
                 unsigned long v_ulong;
                 GSList *v_gslist;
                 GList *v_glist;
-        } saved_args[SIGNAL_MAX_ARGUMENTS];
+		GString *v_gstring;
+	} saved_args[SIGNAL_MAX_ARGUMENTS];
 	AV *aargs;
 	void *p[SIGNAL_MAX_ARGUMENTS];
 	PERL_SIGNAL_ARGS_REC *rec;
@@ -146,6 +147,12 @@ void perl_signal_args_to_c(void (*callback)(void *, int, void **), void *cb_arg,
 		} else if (g_strcmp0(rec->args[n], "intptr") == 0) {
 			saved_args[n].v_int = SvIV(SvRV(arg));
 			c_arg = &saved_args[n].v_int;
+		} else if (g_strcmp0(rec->args[n], "gstring") == 0) {
+			char *pv;
+			size_t len;
+
+			pv = SvPV(SvRV(arg), len);
+			c_arg = saved_args[n].v_gstring = g_string_new_len(pv, len);
 		} else if (strncmp(rec->args[n], "glistptr_", 9) == 0) {
 			GList *gl;
 			int is_str;
@@ -220,6 +227,16 @@ void perl_signal_args_to_c(void (*callback)(void *, int, void **), void *cb_arg,
 			SV *t = SvRV(arg);
 			SvIOK_only(t);
 			SvIV_set(t, saved_args[n].v_int);
+		} else if (g_strcmp0(rec->args[n], "gstring") == 0) {
+			GString *str;
+			SV *t;
+
+			str = saved_args[n].v_gstring;
+			t = SvRV(arg);
+			SvPOK_only(t);
+			sv_setpvn(t, str->str, str->len);
+
+			g_string_free(str, TRUE);
 		} else if (strncmp(rec->args[n], "gslist_", 7) == 0) {
 			g_slist_free(saved_args[n].v_gslist);
 		} else if (strncmp(rec->args[n], "glistptr_", 9) == 0) {
@@ -306,7 +323,10 @@ static void perl_call_signal(PERL_SCRIPT_REC *script, SV *func,
                         perlarg = newSViv(*(unsigned long *) arg);
                 else if (g_strcmp0(rec->args[n], "intptr") == 0)
 			saved_args[n] = perlarg = newRV_noinc(newSViv(*(int *) arg));
-		else if (g_strcmp0(rec->args[n], "formatnum_args") == 0 && n >= 3) {
+		else if (g_strcmp0(rec->args[n], "gstring") == 0) {
+			GString *str = arg;
+			saved_args[n] = perlarg = newRV_noinc(newSVpvn(str->str, str->len));
+		} else if (g_strcmp0(rec->args[n], "formatnum_args") == 0 && n >= 3) {
 			const THEME_REC *theme;
 			const MODULE_THEME_REC *rec;
 			const FORMAT_REC *formats;
@@ -399,6 +419,7 @@ static void perl_call_signal(PERL_SCRIPT_REC *script, SV *func,
 
 	if (SvTRUE(ERRSV)) {
 		char *error = g_strdup(SvPV_nolen(ERRSV));
+		perl_signal_remove_script(script);
 		signal_emit("script error", 2, script, error);
                 g_free(error);
                 rec = NULL;
@@ -415,8 +436,21 @@ static void perl_call_signal(PERL_SCRIPT_REC *script, SV *func,
 		if (g_strcmp0(rec->args[n], "intptr") == 0) {
 			int *val = arg;
 			*val = SvIV(SvRV(saved_args[n]));
+		} else if (g_strcmp0(rec->args[n], "gstring") == 0) {
+			SV *os, *ns;
+			GString *str = arg;
+
+			os = sv_2mortal(newSVpvn(str->str, str->len));
+			ns = SvRV(saved_args[n]);
+			if (sv_cmp(os, ns) != 0) {
+				size_t len;
+				char *pv = SvPV(ns, len);
+
+				g_string_truncate(str, 0);
+				g_string_append_len(str, pv, len);
+			}
 		} else if (strncmp(rec->args[n], "glistptr_", 9) == 0) {
-                        GList **ret = arg;
+			GList **ret = arg;
 			GList *out = NULL;
                         void *val;
                         int count;
diff --git a/src/perl/perl-sources.c b/src/perl/perl-sources.c
index 9f5773f1..9f9ec6b5 100644
--- a/src/perl/perl-sources.c
+++ b/src/perl/perl-sources.c
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ static int perl_source_event(PERL_SOURCE_REC *rec)
 
 	if (SvTRUE(ERRSV)) {
                 char *error = g_strdup(SvPV_nolen(ERRSV));
+		perl_source_remove_script(rec->script);
 		signal_emit("script error", 2, rec->script, error);
                 g_free(error);
 	}
diff --git a/src/perl/textui/TextBuffer.xs b/src/perl/textui/TextBuffer.xs
index be83cc59..655dbd3c 100644
--- a/src/perl/textui/TextBuffer.xs
+++ b/src/perl/textui/TextBuffer.xs
@@ -101,30 +101,10 @@ PPCODE:
 	}
 	XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(newRV_noinc((SV *) hv)));
 
-void
+Irssi::UI::LineInfoMeta
 textbuffer_line_get_meta(line)
 	Irssi::TextUI::Line line
-PREINIT:
-	HV *hv;
-	LINE_REC *l;
-	LINE_INFO_META_REC *m;
-	GHashTableIter iter;
-	char *key;
-	char *val;
-PPCODE:
-	hv = newHV();
-	l = line->line;
-	if (l->info.meta != NULL) {
-		m = l->info.meta;
-		if (m->hash != NULL) {
-			g_hash_table_iter_init(&iter, m->hash);
-			while (
-			    g_hash_table_iter_next(&iter, (gpointer *) &key, (gpointer *) &val)) {
-				(void) hv_store(hv, key, strlen(key), new_pv(val), 0);
-			}
-		}
-		if (m->server_time) {
-			(void) hv_store(hv, "server_time", 11, newSViv(m->server_time), 0);
-		}
-	}
-	XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(newRV_noinc((SV *) hv)));
+CODE:
+	RETVAL = line->line->info.meta;
+OUTPUT:
+	RETVAL
diff --git a/src/perl/ui/UI.xs b/src/perl/ui/UI.xs
index 5ac3da4e..30b0f637 100644
--- a/src/perl/ui/UI.xs
+++ b/src/perl/ui/UI.xs
@@ -64,6 +64,26 @@ static void perl_text_dest_fill_hash(HV *hv, TEXT_DEST_REC *dest)
 	(void) hv_store(hv, "hilight_color", 13, new_pv(dest->hilight_color), 0);
 }
 
+static void perl_line_info_meta_fill_hash(HV *hv, LINE_INFO_META_REC *meta)
+{
+	GHashTableIter iter;
+	char *key;
+	char *val;
+
+	if (meta != NULL) {
+		if (meta->hash != NULL) {
+			g_hash_table_iter_init(&iter, meta->hash);
+			while (
+			    g_hash_table_iter_next(&iter, (gpointer *) &key, (gpointer *) &val)) {
+				(void) hv_store(hv, key, strlen(key), new_pv(val), 0);
+			}
+		}
+		if (meta->server_time) {
+			(void) hv_store(hv, "server_time", 11, newSViv(meta->server_time), 0);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 static void perl_exec_fill_hash(HV *hv, EXEC_WI_REC *item)
 {
 	g_return_if_fail(hv != NULL);
@@ -81,6 +101,7 @@ static PLAIN_OBJECT_INIT_REC fe_plains[] = {
 	{ "Irssi::UI::Process", (PERL_OBJECT_FUNC) perl_process_fill_hash },
 	{ "Irssi::UI::Window", (PERL_OBJECT_FUNC) perl_window_fill_hash },
 	{ "Irssi::UI::TextDest", (PERL_OBJECT_FUNC) perl_text_dest_fill_hash },
+	{ "Irssi::UI::LineInfoMeta", (PERL_OBJECT_FUNC) perl_line_info_meta_fill_hash },
 
 	{ NULL, NULL }
 };
diff --git a/src/perl/ui/module.h b/src/perl/ui/module.h
index 4e19d4c0..4106aec4 100644
--- a/src/perl/ui/module.h
+++ b/src/perl/ui/module.h
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ typedef WINDOW_REC *Irssi__UI__Window;
 typedef TEXT_DEST_REC *Irssi__UI__TextDest;
 typedef THEME_REC *Irssi__UI__Theme;
 typedef KEYINFO_REC *Irssi__UI__Keyinfo;
+typedef LINE_INFO_META_REC *Irssi__UI__LineInfoMeta;
diff --git a/src/perl/ui/typemap b/src/perl/ui/typemap
index 2a16fe44..4afb273d 100644
--- a/src/perl/ui/typemap
+++ b/src/perl/ui/typemap
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Irssi::UI::Theme		T_PlainObj
 Irssi::UI::Window		T_PlainObj
 Irssi::UI::Keyinfo		T_PlainObj
 Irssi::UI::TextDest		T_PlainObj
+Irssi::UI::LineInfoMeta		T_PlainObj
 
 INPUT