diff --git a/src/doomdata.h b/src/doomdata.h
index 4c5bdefaf..576fe03e2 100644
--- a/src/doomdata.h
+++ b/src/doomdata.h
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ typedef struct
 	UINT8 extrainfo;
 	taglist_t tags;
 	fixed_t scale;
+	fixed_t spritexscale, spriteyscale;
 	INT32 args[NUMMAPTHINGARGS];
 	char *stringargs[NUMMAPTHINGSTRINGARGS];
 	struct mobj_s *mobj;
diff --git a/src/lua_mobjlib.c b/src/lua_mobjlib.c
index fd8dcec92..fddf958be 100644
--- a/src/lua_mobjlib.c
+++ b/src/lua_mobjlib.c
@@ -925,6 +925,8 @@ enum mapthing_e {
 	mapthing_type,
 	mapthing_options,
 	mapthing_scale,
+	mapthing_spritexscale,
+	mapthing_spriteyscale,
 	mapthing_z,
 	mapthing_extrainfo,
 	mapthing_tag,
@@ -944,6 +946,8 @@ const char *const mapthing_opt[] = {
 	"type",
 	"options",
 	"scale",
+	"spritexscale",
+	"spriteyscale",
 	"z",
 	"extrainfo",
 	"tag",
@@ -999,7 +1003,13 @@ static int mapthing_get(lua_State *L)
 			lua_pushinteger(L, mt->options);
 			break;
 		case mapthing_scale:
-			lua_pushinteger(L, mt->scale);
+			lua_pushfixed(L, mt->scale);
+			break;
+		case mapthing_spritexscale:
+			lua_pushfixed(L, mt->spritexscale);
+			break;
+		case mapthing_spriteyscale:
+			lua_pushfixed(L, mt->spriteyscale);
 			break;
 		case mapthing_z:
 			lua_pushinteger(L, mt->z);
@@ -1072,6 +1082,12 @@ static int mapthing_set(lua_State *L)
 		case mapthing_scale:
 			mt->scale = luaL_checkfixed(L, 3);
 			break;
+		case mapthing_spritexscale:
+			mt->spritexscale = luaL_checkfixed(L, 3);
+			break;
+		case mapthing_spriteyscale:
+			mt->spriteyscale = luaL_checkfixed(L, 3);
+			break;
 		case mapthing_z:
 			mt->z = (INT16)luaL_checkinteger(L, 3);
 			break;
diff --git a/src/p_mobj.c b/src/p_mobj.c
index 8c0fa17ad..2a40175dc 100644
--- a/src/p_mobj.c
+++ b/src/p_mobj.c
@@ -13332,6 +13332,9 @@ static mobj_t *P_SpawnMobjFromMapThing(mapthing_t *mthing, fixed_t x, fixed_t y,
 	P_SetScale(mobj, FixedMul(mobj->scale, mthing->scale));
 	mobj->destscale = FixedMul(mobj->destscale, mthing->scale);
 
+	mobj->spritexscale = mthing->spritexscale;
+	mobj->spriteyscale = mthing->spriteyscale;
+
 	if (!P_SetupSpawnedMapThing(mthing, mobj, &doangle))
 		return mobj;
 
diff --git a/src/p_setup.c b/src/p_setup.c
index aac02417d..cbb817d83 100644
--- a/src/p_setup.c
+++ b/src/p_setup.c
@@ -1510,6 +1510,7 @@ static void P_LoadThings(UINT8 *data)
 		mt->extrainfo = (UINT8)(mt->type >> 12);
 		Tag_FSet(&mt->tags, 0);
 		mt->scale = FRACUNIT;
+		mt->spritexscale = mt->spriteyscale = FRACUNIT;
 		memset(mt->args, 0, NUMMAPTHINGARGS*sizeof(*mt->args));
 		memset(mt->stringargs, 0x00, NUMMAPTHINGSTRINGARGS*sizeof(*mt->stringargs));
 		mt->pitch = mt->roll = 0;
@@ -2013,7 +2014,13 @@ static void ParseTextmapThingParameter(UINT32 i, const char *param, const char *
 		mapthings[i].roll = atol(val);
 	else if (fastcmp(param, "type"))
 		mapthings[i].type = atol(val);
-	else if (fastcmp(param, "scale") || fastcmp(param, "scalex") || fastcmp(param, "scaley"))
+	else if (fastcmp(param, "scale"))
+		mapthings[i].spritexscale = mapthings[i].spriteyscale = FLOAT_TO_FIXED(atof(val));
+	else if (fastcmp(param, "scalex"))
+		mapthings[i].spritexscale = FLOAT_TO_FIXED(atof(val));
+	else if (fastcmp(param, "scaley"))
+		mapthings[i].spriteyscale = FLOAT_TO_FIXED(atof(val));
+	else if (fastcmp(param, "mobjscale"))
 		mapthings[i].scale = FLOAT_TO_FIXED(atof(val));
 	// Flags
 	else if (fastcmp(param, "flip") && fastcmp("true", val))
@@ -2431,8 +2438,12 @@ static void P_WriteTextmap(void)
 			fprintf(f, "roll = %d;\n", wmapthings[i].roll);
 		if (wmapthings[i].type != 0)
 			fprintf(f, "type = %d;\n", wmapthings[i].type);
+		if (wmapthings[i].spritexscale != FRACUNIT)
+			fprintf(f, "scalex = %f;\n", FIXED_TO_FLOAT(wmapthings[i].spritexscale));
+		if (wmapthings[i].spriteyscale != FRACUNIT)
+			fprintf(f, "scaley = %f;\n", FIXED_TO_FLOAT(wmapthings[i].spriteyscale));
 		if (wmapthings[i].scale != FRACUNIT)
-			fprintf(f, "scale = %f;\n", FIXED_TO_FLOAT(wmapthings[i].scale));
+			fprintf(f, "mobjscale = %f;\n", FIXED_TO_FLOAT(wmapthings[i].scale));
 		if (wmapthings[i].options & MTF_OBJECTFLIP)
 			fprintf(f, "flip = true;\n");
 		for (j = 0; j < NUMMAPTHINGARGS; j++)
@@ -2978,6 +2989,7 @@ static void P_LoadTextmap(void)
 		mt->extrainfo = 0;
 		Tag_FSet(&mt->tags, 0);
 		mt->scale = FRACUNIT;
+		mt->spritexscale = mt->spriteyscale = FRACUNIT;
 		memset(mt->args, 0, NUMMAPTHINGARGS*sizeof(*mt->args));
 		memset(mt->stringargs, 0x00, NUMMAPTHINGSTRINGARGS*sizeof(*mt->stringargs));
 		mt->mobj = NULL;