diff --git a/src/lua_hudlib.c b/src/lua_hudlib.c
index e5c384949..60d4d1c21 100644
--- a/src/lua_hudlib.c
+++ b/src/lua_hudlib.c
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ enum align {
 	align_smallright,
 	align_smallthin,
 	align_smallthinfixed,
+	align_smallthinfixedcenter,
 	align_smallthinfixedright,
 	align_thin,
 	align_thinfixed,
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@ static const char *const align_opt[] = {
 	"small-right",
 	"small-thin",
 	"small-thin-fixed",
+	"small-thin-fixed-center",
 	"small-thin-fixed-right",
 	"thin",
 	"thin-fixed",
@@ -786,6 +788,9 @@ static int libd_drawString(lua_State *L)
 	case align_smallthinfixed:
 		V_DrawSmallThinStringAtFixed(x, y, flags, str);
 		break;
+	case align_smallthinfixedcenter:
+		V_DrawCenteredSmallThinStringAtFixed(x, y, flags, str);
+		break;
 	case align_smallthinfixedright:
 		V_DrawRightAlignedSmallThinStringAtFixed(x, y, flags, str);
 		break;
diff --git a/src/v_video.c b/src/v_video.c
index a90735927..cdacd8127 100644
--- a/src/v_video.c
+++ b/src/v_video.c
@@ -2885,6 +2885,12 @@ void V_DrawSmallThinStringAtFixed(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, INT32 option, const char
 	}
 }
 
+void V_DrawCenteredSmallThinStringAtFixed(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, INT32 option, const char *string)
+{
+	x -= V_SmallThinStringWidth(string, option)/4;
+	V_DrawSmallThinStringAtFixed(x, y, option, string);
+}
+
 void V_DrawRightAlignedSmallThinStringAtFixed(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, INT32 option, const char *string)
 {
 	x -= V_SmallThinStringWidth(string, option)/2;
diff --git a/src/v_video.h b/src/v_video.h
index 5b038419f..9c7d67b11 100644
--- a/src/v_video.h
+++ b/src/v_video.h
@@ -233,7 +233,8 @@ void V_DrawRightAlignedThinStringAtFixed(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, INT32 option, con
 
 // draw a string using the tny_font at fixed_t coordinates, 0.5x scale
 void V_DrawSmallThinStringAtFixed(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, INT32 option, const char *string);
-void V_DrawRightAlignedSmallThinStringAtFixed(INT32 x, INT32 y, INT32 option, const char *string);
+void V_DrawCenteredSmallThinStringAtFixed(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, INT32 option, const char *string);
+void V_DrawRightAlignedSmallThinStringAtFixed(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, INT32 option, const char *string);
 
 // Draw tall nums, used for menu, HUD, intermission
 void V_DrawTallNum(INT32 x, INT32 y, INT32 flags, INT32 num);