diff --git a/include/screen.h b/include/screen.h
index 91a9d5c..0dcae4e 100644
--- a/include/screen.h
+++ b/include/screen.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ extern	int			clearnotify;	// set to 0 whenever notify text is drawn
 extern	qboolean	scr_disabled_for_loading;
 
 extern cvar_t		*scr_viewsize;
+extern cvar_t		*scr_consize;
 
 // only the refresh window will be updated unless these variables are flagged 
 extern	int			scr_copytop;
diff --git a/source/gl_draw.c b/source/gl_draw.c
index 551599c..b2cd356 100644
--- a/source/gl_draw.c
+++ b/source/gl_draw.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #include "draw.h"
 #include "glquake.h"
 #include "sbar.h"
+#include "screen.h"
 #include "sys.h"
 
 static int  GL_LoadPicTexture (qpic_t *pic);
@@ -683,7 +684,7 @@ Draw_ConsoleBackground (int lines)
 	else
 		ofs = (vid.conheight - lines) / (float) vid.conheight;
 
-	y = vid.height >> 1;
+	y = vid.height * scr_consize->value;
 	if (lines > y) {
 		alpha = 1.0;
 	} else {