diff --git a/src/lua_hud.h b/src/lua_hud.h
index 1e9dca00b..4be20c815 100644
--- a/src/lua_hud.h
+++ b/src/lua_hud.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ enum hud {
 	// Intermission
 	hud_intermissiontally,
 	hud_intermissionmessages,
+	hud_intermissionemeralds,
 	hud_MAX
 };
 
diff --git a/src/lua_hudlib.c b/src/lua_hudlib.c
index 8d451e99c..51c7f91ae 100644
--- a/src/lua_hudlib.c
+++ b/src/lua_hudlib.c
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ static const char *const hud_disable_options[] = {
 
 	"intermissiontally",
 	"intermissionmessages",
+	"intermissionemeralds",
 	NULL};
 
 enum hudinfo {
diff --git a/src/y_inter.c b/src/y_inter.c
index dca8cd377..d6baf06c6 100644
--- a/src/y_inter.c
+++ b/src/y_inter.c
@@ -638,6 +638,7 @@ void Y_IntermissionDrawer(void)
 
 		// draw the emeralds
 		//if (intertic & 1)
+		if (LUA_HudEnabled(hud_intermissionemeralds))
 		{
 			boolean drawthistic = !(ALL7EMERALDS(emeralds) && (intertic & 1));
 			INT32 emeraldx = 152 - 3*28;