diff --git a/src/m_menu.c b/src/m_menu.c
index e0c240fec..38165472e 100644
--- a/src/m_menu.c
+++ b/src/m_menu.c
@@ -10211,9 +10211,12 @@ void M_DrawNightsAttackMenu(void)
 			color = skins[skinnumber]->prefcolor;
 
 		angle_t fa = (FixedAngle(((FixedInt(ntsatkdrawtimer * 4)) % 360)<<FRACBITS)>>ANGLETOFINESHIFT) & FINEMASK;
+		fixed_t scale = skins[skinnumber]->highresscale;
+		if (skins[skinnumber]->shieldscale)
+			scale = FixedDiv(scale, skins[skinnumber]->shieldscale);
 
 		V_DrawFixedPatch(270<<FRACBITS, (186<<FRACBITS) - 8*FINESINE(fa),
-						 FixedDiv(skins[skinnumber]->highresscale, skins[skinnumber]->shieldscale),
+						 scale,
 						 (sprframe->flip & 1<<6) ? V_FLIP : 0,
 						 natksprite,
 						 R_GetTranslationColormap(TC_BLINK, color, GTC_CACHE));
@@ -12300,7 +12303,9 @@ static void M_DrawSetupMultiPlayerMenu(void)
 	if (multi_frame >= sprdef->numframes)
 		multi_frame = 0;
 
-	scale = FixedDiv(skins[setupm_fakeskin]->highresscale, skins[setupm_fakeskin]->shieldscale);
+	scale = skins[setupm_fakeskin]->highresscale;
+	if (skins[setupm_fakeskin]->shieldscale)
+		scale = FixedDiv(scale, skins[setupm_fakeskin]->shieldscale);
 
 #define chary (y+64)
 
@@ -12333,7 +12338,7 @@ static void M_DrawSetupMultiPlayerMenu(void)
 	V_DrawFixedPatch(
 		x<<FRACBITS,
 		chary<<FRACBITS,
-		FixedDiv(skins[setupm_fakeskin]->highresscale, skins[setupm_fakeskin]->shieldscale),
+		scale,
 		flags, patch, colormap);
 
 	goto colordraw;
diff --git a/src/p_mobj.c b/src/p_mobj.c
index fbbae5a1e..4716042e3 100644
--- a/src/p_mobj.c
+++ b/src/p_mobj.c
@@ -6662,8 +6662,21 @@ static boolean P_ShieldLook(mobj_t *thing, shieldtype_t shield)
 	thing->flags |= MF_NOCLIPHEIGHT;
 	thing->eflags = (thing->eflags & ~MFE_VERTICALFLIP)|(thing->target->eflags & MFE_VERTICALFLIP);
 
-	P_SetScale(thing, FixedMul(thing->target->scale, thing->target->player->shieldscale), true);
-	thing->old_scale = FixedMul(thing->target->old_scale, thing->target->player->shieldscale);
+	//Set the shield's scale based on shieldscale, hide it if we're too small!
+	fixed_t scale = FixedMul(thing->target->scale, thing->target->player->shieldscale);
+	if (scale < 1) {
+		P_SetScale(thing, thing->target->scale, true);
+		thing->old_scale = thing->target->old_scale;
+		
+		thing->flags2 |= (MF2_DONTDRAW|MF2_JUSTATTACKED); //Hide and indicate we're hidden
+	} else {
+		P_SetScale(thing, scale, true);
+		thing->old_scale = FixedMul(thing->target->old_scale, thing->target->player->shieldscale);
+		
+		//Only unhide if we were hidden by the above code
+		if (thing->flags2 & MF2_JUSTATTACKED)
+			thing->flags2 &= ~(MF2_DONTDRAW|MF2_JUSTATTACKED);
+	}
 
 #define NewMH(mobj)   mobj->height // Ugly mobj-height and player-height defines, for the sake of prettier code
 #define NewPH(player) P_GetPlayerHeight(player)
diff --git a/src/r_things.c b/src/r_things.c
index fb9757a9a..dc9cab997 100644
--- a/src/r_things.c
+++ b/src/r_things.c
@@ -1774,6 +1774,10 @@ static void R_ProjectSprite(mobj_t *thing)
 	}
 
 	this_scale = interp.scale;
+
+	if (this_scale < 1)
+		return;
+
 	radius = interp.radius; // For drop shadows
 	height = interp.height; // Ditto