diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/events_defs.h b/source/duke3d/src/events_defs.h
index 5fc039b2b..a6f0cd334 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/events_defs.h
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/events_defs.h
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ enum GameEvent_t {
     EVENT_DAMAGEWALL,
     EVENT_DAMAGEFLOOR,
     EVENT_DAMAGECEILING,
+    EVENT_DISPLAYROOMSCAMERATILE,
 #ifdef LUNATIC
     EVENT_ANIMATEALLSPRITES,
 #endif
diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/game.cpp b/source/duke3d/src/game.cpp
index 67a24b8fd..07bc96ee5 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/game.cpp
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/game.cpp
@@ -756,13 +756,15 @@ void G_DrawRooms(int32_t playerNum, int32_t smoothRatio)
         CAMERA(q16ang) = fix16_from_int(actor[ud.camerasprite].tempang
                                       + mulscale16(((pSprite->ang + 1024 - actor[ud.camerasprite].tempang) & 2047) - 1024, smoothRatio));
 
-        int const noDraw = VM_OnEventWithReturn(EVENT_DISPLAYROOMSCAMERA, pPlayer->i, playerNum, 0);
+        int const noDraw = VM_OnEventWithReturn(EVENT_DISPLAYROOMSCAMERA, ud.camerasprite, playerNum, 0);
 
         if (noDraw != 1)  // event return values other than 0 and 1 are reserved
         {
+#ifdef DEBUGGINGAIDS
             if (EDUKE32_PREDICT_FALSE(noDraw != 0))
                 OSD_Printf(OSD_ERROR "ERROR: EVENT_DISPLAYROOMSCAMERA return value must be 0 or 1, "
                            "other values are reserved.\n");
+#endif
 
 #ifdef LEGACY_ROR
             G_SE40(smoothRatio);
@@ -1016,11 +1018,11 @@ void G_DrawRooms(int32_t playerNum, int32_t smoothRatio)
 
         if (noDraw != 1)  // event return values other than 0 and 1 are reserved
         {
-/*
-            if (EDUKE32_PREDICT_FALSE(dont_draw != 0))
+#ifdef DEBUGGINGAIDS
+            if (EDUKE32_PREDICT_FALSE(noDraw != 0))
                 OSD_Printf(OSD_ERROR "ERROR: EVENT_DISPLAYROOMS return value must be 0 or 1, "
                            "other values are reserved.\n");
-*/
+#endif
 
             G_HandleMirror(CAMERA(pos.x), CAMERA(pos.y), CAMERA(pos.z), CAMERA(q16ang), CAMERA(q16horiz), smoothRatio);
 #ifdef LEGACY_ROR
diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/gamedef.cpp b/source/duke3d/src/gamedef.cpp
index d3bb534b3..90ad8faec 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/gamedef.cpp
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/gamedef.cpp
@@ -981,6 +981,7 @@ const char *EventNames[MAXEVENTS] =
     "EVENT_DAMAGEWALL",
     "EVENT_DAMAGEFLOOR",
     "EVENT_DAMAGECEILING",
+    "EVENT_DISPLAYROOMSCAMERATILE",
 #ifdef LUNATIC
     "EVENT_ANIMATEALLSPRITES",
 #endif
diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/sector.cpp b/source/duke3d/src/sector.cpp
index 982e2608c..ab2e44a7a 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/sector.cpp
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/sector.cpp
@@ -376,12 +376,23 @@ int SetAnimation(int sectNum, int32_t *animPtr, int goalVal, int animVel)
 
 static void G_SetupCamTile(int spriteNum, int tileNum, int smoothRatio)
 {
+    int const playerNum = screenpeek;
+    int const noDraw = VM_OnEventWithReturn(EVENT_DISPLAYROOMSCAMERATILE, spriteNum, playerNum, 0);
+
     vec3_t const camera     = G_GetCameraPosition(spriteNum, smoothRatio);
     int const    saveMirror = display_mirror;
 
     //if (waloff[wn] == 0) loadtile(wn);
     renderSetTarget(tileNum, tilesiz[tileNum].y, tilesiz[tileNum].x);
 
+    if (noDraw == 1)
+        return;
+#ifdef DEBUGGINGAIDS
+    else if (EDUKE32_PREDICT_FALSE(noDraw != 0)) // event return values other than 0 and 1 are reserved
+        OSD_Printf(OSD_ERROR "ERROR: EVENT_DISPLAYROOMSCAMERATILE return value must be 0 or 1, "
+                   "other values are reserved.\n");
+#endif
+
     yax_preparedrawrooms();
     drawrooms(camera.x, camera.y, camera.z, SA(spriteNum), 100 + sprite[spriteNum].shade, SECT(spriteNum));
     yax_drawrooms(G_DoSpriteAnimations, SECT(spriteNum), 0, smoothRatio);