diff --git a/src/lua_hudlib.c b/src/lua_hudlib.c
index 7a633f757..f890f62c0 100644
--- a/src/lua_hudlib.c
+++ b/src/lua_hudlib.c
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ enum align {
 	align_fixedright,
 	align_small,
 	align_smallfixed,
+	align_smallfixedcenter,
 	align_smallfixedright,
 	align_smallcenter,
 	align_smallright,
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ static const char *const align_opt[] = {
 	"fixed-right",
 	"small",
 	"small-fixed",
+	"small-fixed-center",
 	"small-fixed-right",
 	"small-center",
 	"small-right",
@@ -762,6 +764,9 @@ static int libd_drawString(lua_State *L)
 	case align_smallfixed:
 		V_DrawSmallStringAtFixed(x, y, flags, str);
 		break;
+	case align_smallfixedcenter:
+		V_DrawCenteredSmallStringAtFixed(x, y, flags, str);
+		break;
 	case align_smallfixedright:
 		V_DrawRightAlignedSmallStringAtFixed(x, y, flags, str);
 		break;
diff --git a/src/v_video.c b/src/v_video.c
index dba9ed2dc..a4c1bf6ba 100644
--- a/src/v_video.c
+++ b/src/v_video.c
@@ -2746,6 +2746,12 @@ void V_DrawSmallStringAtFixed(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, INT32 option, const char *st
 	}
 }
 
+void V_DrawCenteredSmallStringAtFixed(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, INT32 option, const char *string)
+{
+	x -= (V_SmallStringWidth(string, option) / 2)<<FRACBITS;
+	V_DrawSmallStringAtFixed(x, y, option, string);
+}
+
 void V_DrawRightAlignedSmallStringAtFixed(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, INT32 option, const char *string)
 {
 	x -= V_SmallStringWidth(string, option)<<FRACBITS;
diff --git a/src/v_video.h b/src/v_video.h
index 3a32b79a6..33328de8c 100644
--- a/src/v_video.h
+++ b/src/v_video.h
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ void V_DrawRightAlignedStringAtFixed(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, INT32 option, const c
 
 // draw a string using the hu_font at fixed_t coordinates, 0.5x scale
 void V_DrawSmallStringAtFixed(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, INT32 option, const char *string);
+void V_DrawCenteredSmallStringAtFixed(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, INT32 option, const char *string);
 void V_DrawRightAlignedSmallStringAtFixed(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, INT32 option, const char *string);
 
 // draw a string using the tny_font at fixed_t coordinates