diff --git a/src/f_finale.c b/src/f_finale.c
index c48b8aee..51d9823e 100644
--- a/src/f_finale.c
+++ b/src/f_finale.c
@@ -630,6 +630,16 @@ void F_CreditDrawer(void)
 		if (((y>>FRACBITS) * vid.dupy) > vid.height)
 			break;
 	}
+
+	// RR isn't any time soon as of writing, but v1.4 is expected to be the last v1 release. Let's give it a proper send off.
+	if (finalecount)
+	{
+		const char *goodbyefornow = "See you in ""\x82""Dr. Robotnik's Ring Racers""\x80""!";
+		fixed_t lpad = ((vid.width/vid.dupx) - BASEVIDWIDTH)<<FRACBITS;
+		fixed_t w = V_StringWidth(goodbyefornow, V_ALLOWLOWERCASE)<<FRACBITS;
+		fixed_t x = FixedMul(((BASEVIDWIDTH<<FRACBITS)+w+lpad), ((finalecount-1)<<FRACBITS)/(5*TICRATE)) - w - (lpad/2);
+		V_DrawString(x>>FRACBITS, y>>FRACBITS, V_ALLOWLOWERCASE, goodbyefornow); // for some reason DrawStringAtFixed can't tolerate colour codes
+	}
 }
 
 void F_CreditTicker(void)