diff --git a/neo/ui/SimpleWindow.cpp b/neo/ui/SimpleWindow.cpp
index b5099b2e..4e5f2d10 100644
--- a/neo/ui/SimpleWindow.cpp
+++ b/neo/ui/SimpleWindow.cpp
@@ -180,8 +180,10 @@ void idSimpleWindow::DrawBackground(const idRectangle &drawRect) {
 		if (matColor.w() > 0) {
 			float scalex, scaley;
 			if ( flags & WIN_NATURALMAT ) {
-				scalex = drawRect.w / background->GetImageWidth();
-				scaley = drawRect.h / background->GetImageHeight();
+				// DG: now also multiplied with matScalex/y, don't see a reason not to support that
+				//     (it allows scaling a tiled background image)
+				scalex = (drawRect.w / background->GetImageWidth()) * matScalex;
+				scaley = (drawRect.h / background->GetImageHeight()) * matScaley;
 			} else {
 				scalex = matScalex;
 				scaley = matScaley;
diff --git a/neo/ui/Window.cpp b/neo/ui/Window.cpp
index 502592d3..657d12db 100644
--- a/neo/ui/Window.cpp
+++ b/neo/ui/Window.cpp
@@ -1160,8 +1160,10 @@ void idWindow::DrawBackground(const idRectangle &drawRect) {
 	if ( background && matColor.w() ) {
 		float scalex, scaley;
 		if ( flags & WIN_NATURALMAT ) {
-			scalex = drawRect.w / background->GetImageWidth();
-			scaley = drawRect.h / background->GetImageHeight();
+			// DG: now also multiplied with matScalex/y, don't see a reason not to support that
+			//     (it allows scaling a tiled background image)
+			scalex = (drawRect.w / background->GetImageWidth()) * matScalex;
+			scaley = (drawRect.h / background->GetImageHeight()) * matScaley;
 		} else {
 			scalex = matScalex;
 			scaley = matScaley;