diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/events_defs.h b/polymer/eduke32/source/events_defs.h
index a2c6bbe4e..fe2ee6ddb 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/events_defs.h
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/events_defs.h
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ enum GameEvent_t {
     EVENT_CUTSCENE,
     EVENT_DISPLAYCURSOR,
     EVENT_DISPLAYLEVELSTATS,
+    EVENT_DISPLAYCAMERAOSD,
 #ifdef LUNATIC
     EVENT_ANIMATEALLSPRITES,
 #endif
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
index 40c7bacfa..c0dca4011 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
@@ -12944,6 +12944,9 @@ void G_BonusScreen(int32_t bonusonly)
 
 static void G_DrawCameraText(int16_t i)
 {
+    if (VM_OnEvent(EVENT_DISPLAYCAMERAOSD, i, screenpeek) != 0)
+        return;
+
     if (!T1)
     {
         rotatesprite_win(24<<16,33<<16,65536L,0,CAMCORNER,0,0,2);
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/gamedef.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/gamedef.c
index 8a7d14c66..2898c1667 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/gamedef.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/gamedef.c
@@ -672,6 +672,7 @@ const char *EventNames[MAXEVENTS] =
     "EVENT_CUTSCENE",
     "EVENT_DISPLAYCURSOR",
     "EVENT_DISPLAYLEVELSTATS",
+    "EVENT_DISPLAYCAMERAOSD",
 #ifdef LUNATIC
     "EVENT_ANIMATEALLSPRITES",
 #endif
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/con_lang.lua b/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/con_lang.lua
index 1898212d0..19b082b28 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/con_lang.lua
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/con_lang.lua
@@ -179,11 +179,12 @@ EVENT = {
     EVENT_CUTSCENE = 99,
     EVENT_DISPLAYCURSOR = 100,
     EVENT_DISPLAYLEVELSTATS = 101,
+    EVENT_DISPLAYCAMERAOSD = 102,
 --    EVENT_ANIMATEALLSPRITES = previous+1,  -- internal
 -- KEEPINSYNC with MAXEVENTS below
 }
 
-MAXEVENTS = 102  -- KEEPINSYNC with above EVENT_* list
+MAXEVENTS = 103  -- KEEPINSYNC with above EVENT_* list
 
 -- NOTE: negated values are not exported to the ffi.C namespace or CON.
 -- See TWEAK_SFLAG below.