diff --git a/src/g_shared/shared_sbar.cpp b/src/g_shared/shared_sbar.cpp
index 8c0473832..ef48d211a 100644
--- a/src/g_shared/shared_sbar.cpp
+++ b/src/g_shared/shared_sbar.cpp
@@ -1507,15 +1507,18 @@ void DBaseStatusBar::BlendView (float blend[4])
 		AddBlend (0.8431f, 0.7333f, 0.2706f, cnt > 128 ? 0.5f : cnt / 255.f, blend);
 	}
 
-	cnt = DamageToAlpha[MIN (113, CPlayer->damagecount)];
-		
-	if (cnt)
+	if (CPlayer->mo->DamageFade.a != 0)
 	{
-		if (cnt > 228)
-			cnt = 228;
+		cnt = DamageToAlpha[MIN (113, CPlayer->damagecount * CPlayer->mo->DamageFade.a / 255)];
+			
+		if (cnt)
+		{
+			if (cnt > 228)
+				cnt = 228;
 
-		APlayerPawn *mo = players[consoleplayer].mo;
-		AddBlend (mo->DamageFade.r / 255.f, mo->DamageFade.g / 255.f, mo->DamageFade.b / 255.f, cnt / 255.f, blend);
+			APlayerPawn *mo = CPlayer->mo;
+			AddBlend (mo->DamageFade.r / 255.f, mo->DamageFade.g / 255.f, mo->DamageFade.b / 255.f, cnt / 255.f, blend);
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Unlike Doom, I did not have any utility source to look at to find the
diff --git a/src/p_user.cpp b/src/p_user.cpp
index a350babab..65909b3d3 100644
--- a/src/p_user.cpp
+++ b/src/p_user.cpp
@@ -426,6 +426,10 @@ void APlayerPawn::Serialize (FArchive &arc)
 		<< MorphWeapon
 		<< DamageFade
 		<< PlayerFlags;
+	if (SaveVersion < 2435)
+	{
+		DamageFade.a = 255;
+	}
 }
 
 //===========================================================================
diff --git a/src/thingdef/thingdef_properties.cpp b/src/thingdef/thingdef_properties.cpp
index f58eb6500..db620c5c7 100644
--- a/src/thingdef/thingdef_properties.cpp
+++ b/src/thingdef/thingdef_properties.cpp
@@ -2094,10 +2094,19 @@ DEFINE_CLASS_PROPERTY_PREFIX(player, crouchsprite, S, PlayerPawn)
 //==========================================================================
 //
 //==========================================================================
-DEFINE_CLASS_PROPERTY_PREFIX(player, damagescreencolor, C, PlayerPawn)
+DEFINE_CLASS_PROPERTY_PREFIX(player, damagescreencolor, Cf, PlayerPawn)
 {
 	PROP_COLOR_PARM(c, 0);
 	defaults->DamageFade = c;
+	if (PROP_PARM_COUNT < 3)		// Because colors count as 2 parms
+	{
+		defaults->DamageFade.a = 255;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		PROP_FLOAT_PARM(a, 2);
+		defaults->DamageFade.a = BYTE(255 * clamp(a, 0.f, 1.f));
+	}
 }
 
 //==========================================================================