diff --git a/src/lua_hudlib.c b/src/lua_hudlib.c
index 914b2fecf..e0d3c52fa 100644
--- a/src/lua_hudlib.c
+++ b/src/lua_hudlib.c
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ enum align {
 	align_fixed,
 	align_small,
 	align_smallfixed,
+	align_smallcenter,
 	align_smallright,
 	align_thin,
 	align_thinfixed,
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ static const char *const align_opt[] = {
 	"fixed",
 	"small",
 	"small-fixed",
+	"small-center",
 	"small-right",
 	"thin",
 	"thin-fixed",
@@ -740,6 +742,9 @@ static int libd_drawString(lua_State *L)
 	case align_smallfixed:
 		V_DrawSmallStringAtFixed(x, y, flags, str);
 		break;
+	case align_smallcenter:
+		V_DrawCenteredSmallString(x, y, flags, str);
+		break;
 	case align_smallright:
 		V_DrawRightAlignedSmallString(x, y, flags, str);
 		break;
diff --git a/src/v_video.c b/src/v_video.c
index aaa796e8b..973cbc0c4 100644
--- a/src/v_video.c
+++ b/src/v_video.c
@@ -2299,6 +2299,13 @@ void V_DrawSmallString(INT32 x, INT32 y, INT32 option, const char *string)
 	}
 }
 
+void V_DrawCenteredSmallString(INT32 x, INT32 y, INT32 option, const char *string)
+{
+	x -= V_SmallStringWidth(string, option)/2;
+	V_DrawSmallString(x, y, option, string);
+}
+
+
 void V_DrawRightAlignedSmallString(INT32 x, INT32 y, INT32 option, const char *string)
 {
 	x -= V_SmallStringWidth(string, option);
diff --git a/src/v_video.h b/src/v_video.h
index 06397d409..6f03c4d8f 100644
--- a/src/v_video.h
+++ b/src/v_video.h
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ void V_DrawRightAlignedString(INT32 x, INT32 y, INT32 option, const char *string
 
 // draw a string using the hu_font, 0.5x scale
 void V_DrawSmallString(INT32 x, INT32 y, INT32 option, const char *string);
+void V_DrawCenteredSmallString(INT32 x, INT32 y, INT32 option, const char *string);
 void V_DrawRightAlignedSmallString(INT32 x, INT32 y, INT32 option, const char *string);
 
 // draw a string using the tny_font