diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/fs3216.cpp b/src/mame/drivers/fs3216.cpp
index a828d205420..d0e3d95ecef 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/fs3216.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/fs3216.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ public:
 		, m_ctc(*this, "ctc")
 		, m_fdc(*this, "fdc")
 		, m_earom(*this, "earom")
+		, m_videoram(*this, "videoram")
+		, m_chargen(*this, "chargen")
 	{
 	}
 
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ protected:
 	virtual void machine_reset() override;
 
 private:
-	MC6845_UPDATE_ROW(update_row);
+	MC6845_UPDATE_ROW(crt_update_row);
 
 	DECLARE_READ16_MEMBER(mmu_read);
 	DECLARE_WRITE16_MEMBER(mmu_write);
@@ -71,6 +73,9 @@ private:
 	required_device<upd765a_device> m_fdc;
 	required_device<x2212_device> m_earom;
 
+	required_shared_ptr<u16> m_videoram;
+	required_region_ptr<u8> m_chargen;
+
 	std::unique_ptr<u8[]> m_fdc_ram;
 
 	bool m_in_reset;
@@ -97,8 +102,20 @@ void fs3216_state::machine_reset()
 }
 
 
-MC6845_UPDATE_ROW(fs3216_state::update_row)
+MC6845_UPDATE_ROW(fs3216_state::crt_update_row)
 {
+	u32 *px = &bitmap.pix32(y);
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < x_count; i++)
+	{
+		u16 chr = m_videoram[(ma + i) & 0x7ff];
+		rgb_t fg = rgb_t::white();
+		rgb_t bg = rgb_t::black();
+
+		u16 dots = m_chargen[(chr & 0xff) << 4 | ra] << 1;
+		for (int n = 9; n > 0; n--, dots <<= 1)
+			*px++ = BIT(dots, 8) ? fg : bg;
+	}
 }
 
 
@@ -267,7 +284,7 @@ void fs3216_state::fs3216(machine_config &config)
 	mc6845_device &crtc(MC6845(config, "crtc", 14.58_MHz_XTAL / 9)); // HD46505RP
 	crtc.set_char_width(9);
 	crtc.set_show_border_area(false);
-	crtc.set_update_row_callback(FUNC(fs3216_state::update_row), this);
+	crtc.set_update_row_callback(FUNC(fs3216_state::crt_update_row), this);
 
 	screen_device &screen(SCREEN(config, "screen", SCREEN_TYPE_RASTER));
 	screen.set_raw(14.58_MHz_XTAL, 900, 0, 720, 270, 0, 250);