diff --git a/src/lua_hudlib.c b/src/lua_hudlib.c
index 12b894bf2..ed8e1b676 100644
--- a/src/lua_hudlib.c
+++ b/src/lua_hudlib.c
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ enum align {
 	align_center,
 	align_right,
 	align_fixed,
+	align_fixedright,
 	align_small,
 	align_smallfixed,
 	align_smallcenter,
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ static const char *const align_opt[] = {
 	"center",
 	"right",
 	"fixed",
+	"fixed-right",
 	"small",
 	"small-fixed",
 	"small-center",
@@ -737,6 +739,9 @@ static int libd_drawString(lua_State *L)
 	case align_fixed:
 		V_DrawStringAtFixed(x, y, flags, str);
 		break;
+	case align_fixedright:
+		V_DrawRightAlignedStringAtFixed(x, y, flags, str);
+		break;
 	// hu_font, 0.5x scale
 	case align_small:
 		V_DrawSmallString(x, y, flags, str);
diff --git a/src/v_video.c b/src/v_video.c
index 1e4217e4e..1b95d0145 100644
--- a/src/v_video.c
+++ b/src/v_video.c
@@ -2524,6 +2524,12 @@ void V_DrawStringAtFixed(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, INT32 option, const char *string)
 	}
 }
 
+void V_DrawRightAlignedStringAtFixed(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, INT32 option, const char *string)
+{
+	x -= V_StringWidth(string, option)<<FRACBITS;
+	V_DrawStringAtFixed(x, y, option, string);
+}
+
 // Draws a small string at a fixed_t location.
 void V_DrawSmallStringAtFixed(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, INT32 option, const char *string)
 {
diff --git a/src/v_video.h b/src/v_video.h
index 9a0fe51d4..cf096ae4b 100644
--- a/src/v_video.h
+++ b/src/v_video.h
@@ -213,7 +213,10 @@ void V_DrawThinString(INT32 x, INT32 y, INT32 option, const char *string);
 void V_DrawCenteredThinString(INT32 x, INT32 y, INT32 option, const char *string);
 void V_DrawRightAlignedThinString(INT32 x, INT32 y, INT32 option, const char *string);
 
+// draw a string using the hu_font at fixed_t coordinates
 void V_DrawStringAtFixed(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, INT32 option, const char *string);
+void V_DrawRightAlignedStringAtFixed(INT32 x, INT32 y, INT32 option, const char *string);
+
 void V_DrawSmallStringAtFixed(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, INT32 option, const char *string);
 void V_DrawThinStringAtFixed(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, INT32 option, const char *string);