diff --git a/src/client/menu/header/qmenu.h b/src/client/menu/header/qmenu.h
index 47c9cea0..e131eec8 100644
--- a/src/client/menu/header/qmenu.h
+++ b/src/client/menu/header/qmenu.h
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ typedef struct
 	float	maxvalue;
 	float	slidestep;
 	char *	printformat;
+	qboolean	abs;
 } menuslider_s;
 
 typedef struct
diff --git a/src/client/menu/menu.c b/src/client/menu/menu.c
index ff822e0e..bb9bea97 100644
--- a/src/client/menu/menu.c
+++ b/src/client/menu/menu.c
@@ -1699,6 +1699,7 @@ Gyro_MenuInit(void)
 	s_gyro_yawsensitivity_slider.cvar = "gyro_yawsensitivity";
 	s_gyro_yawsensitivity_slider.minvalue = 0.1f;
 	s_gyro_yawsensitivity_slider.maxvalue = 8.0f;
+	s_gyro_yawsensitivity_slider.abs = true;
 
 	s_gyro_pitchsensitivity_slider.generic.type = MTYPE_SLIDER;
 	s_gyro_pitchsensitivity_slider.generic.x = 0;
@@ -1707,6 +1708,7 @@ Gyro_MenuInit(void)
 	s_gyro_pitchsensitivity_slider.cvar = "gyro_pitchsensitivity";
 	s_gyro_pitchsensitivity_slider.minvalue = 0.1f;
 	s_gyro_pitchsensitivity_slider.maxvalue = 8.0f;
+	s_gyro_pitchsensitivity_slider.abs = true;
 
 	s_calibrating_text[0].generic.type = MTYPE_SEPARATOR;
 	s_calibrating_text[0].generic.x = 48 * scale + 32;
diff --git a/src/client/menu/qmenu.c b/src/client/menu/qmenu.c
index d5c4f20c..d13a2ed9 100644
--- a/src/client/menu/qmenu.c
+++ b/src/client/menu/qmenu.c
@@ -661,13 +661,20 @@ Slider_DoSlide(menuslider_s *s, int dir)
 {
 	float value = Cvar_VariableValue(s->cvar);
 	float step = 0.1f;
+	float sign = 1.0f;
 
 	if (s->slidestep)
 	{
 		step = s->slidestep;
 	}
+	if (s->abs && value < 0)	// absolute value treatment
+	{
+		value = -value;
+		sign = -1.0f;
+	}
+
 	value += dir * step;
-	Cvar_SetValue(s->cvar, ClampCvar(s->minvalue, s->maxvalue, value));
+	Cvar_SetValue(s->cvar, ClampCvar(s->minvalue, s->maxvalue, value) * sign);
 
 	if (s->generic.callback)
 	{
@@ -688,6 +695,10 @@ Slider_Draw(menuslider_s *s)
 	int y = s->generic.parent->y + s->generic.y;
 
 	float value = Cvar_VariableValue(s->cvar);
+	if (s->abs && value < 0)	// absolute value
+	{
+		value = -value;
+	}
 	float range = (ClampCvar(s->minvalue, s->maxvalue, value) - s->minvalue) /
 			(s->maxvalue - s->minvalue);