diff --git a/src/r_things.c b/src/r_things.c
index 30bf15f85..92340cab3 100644
--- a/src/r_things.c
+++ b/src/r_things.c
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ static void R_DrawVisSprite(vissprite_t *vis)
 	INT32 pwidth;
 	fixed_t frac;
 	patch_t *patch = vis->patch;
-	fixed_t this_scale = vis->mobj->scale;
+	fixed_t this_scale = vis->thingscale;
 	INT32 x1, x2;
 	INT64 overflow_test;
 
@@ -1332,6 +1332,7 @@ static void R_ProjectDropShadow(mobj_t *thing, vissprite_t *vis, fixed_t scale,
 
 	shadow->xscale = FixedMul(xscale, shadowxscale); //SoM: 4/17/2000
 	shadow->scale = FixedMul(yscale, shadowyscale);
+	shadow->thingscale = thing->scale;
 	shadow->sector = vis->sector;
 	shadow->szt = (INT16)((centeryfrac - FixedMul(shadow->gzt - viewz, yscale))>>FRACBITS);
 	shadow->sz = (INT16)((centeryfrac - FixedMul(shadow->gz - viewz, yscale))>>FRACBITS);
@@ -1975,6 +1976,7 @@ static void R_ProjectSprite(mobj_t *thing)
 
 	vis->xscale = FixedMul(spritexscale, xscale); //SoM: 4/17/2000
 	vis->scale = FixedMul(spriteyscale, yscale); //<<detailshift;
+	vis->thingscale = oldthing->scale;
 
 	vis->spritexscale = spritexscale;
 	vis->spriteyscale = spriteyscale;
diff --git a/src/r_things.h b/src/r_things.h
index f960089a1..708b6c24c 100644
--- a/src/r_things.h
+++ b/src/r_things.h
@@ -155,7 +155,8 @@ typedef struct vissprite_s
 	fixed_t pz, pzt; // physical bottom/top for sorting with 3D floors
 
 	fixed_t startfrac; // horizontal position of x1
-	fixed_t scale;
+	fixed_t xscale, scale; // projected horizontal and vertical scales
+	fixed_t thingscale; // the object's scale
 	fixed_t sortscale; // sortscale only differs from scale for paper sprites, floor sprites, and MF2_LINKDRAW
 	fixed_t sortsplat; // the sortscale from behind the floor sprite
 	fixed_t scalestep; // only for paper sprites, 0 otherwise
@@ -183,8 +184,6 @@ typedef struct vissprite_s
 
 	extracolormap_t *extra_colormap; // global colormaps
 
-	fixed_t xscale;
-
 	// Precalculated top and bottom screen coords for the sprite.
 	fixed_t thingheight; // The actual height of the thing (for 3D floors)
 	sector_t *sector; // The sector containing the thing.