Delphi/Lazarus: Write text with transparent background on canvas

Using the function Canvas.TextOut(X, Y, 'Text') I can write an arbitrary text onto the canvas of a bitmap (TBitmap) or a form without any problems.

However, the problem is, that there is automatically drawn a colored background behind the text. It is looking like as if the text was written into a box which is hiding the real background of the canvas.

I can adjust the color for this background using the property Canvas.Brush.Color, but there are enough situations in which this is not suitable. For example whenever I want to write some text on an image or any color gradient. In all of those cases, the colored background is looking very unprofessional.

Therefore, is there any possibility to output the text with a transparent background onto of the canvas?