diff --git a/src/events.cpp b/src/events.cpp
index 935249d86..bb91ca8b0 100755
--- a/src/events.cpp
+++ b/src/events.cpp
@@ -491,6 +491,14 @@ void EventManager::RenderOverlay(EHudState state)
 		handler->RenderOverlay(state);
 }
 
+void EventManager::RenderUnderlay(EHudState state)
+{
+	if (ShouldCallStatic(false)) staticEventManager.RenderUnderlay(state);
+
+	for (DStaticEventHandler* handler = FirstEventHandler; handler; handler = handler->next)
+		handler->RenderUnderlay(state);
+}
+
 bool EventManager::CheckUiProcessors()
 {
 	if (ShouldCallStatic(false))
@@ -960,6 +968,19 @@ void DStaticEventHandler::RenderOverlay(EHudState state)
 	}
 }
 
+void DStaticEventHandler::RenderUnderlay(EHudState state)
+{
+	IFVIRTUAL(DStaticEventHandler, RenderUnderlay)
+	{
+		// don't create excessive DObjects if not going to be processed anyway
+		if (isEmpty(func)) return;
+		FRenderEvent e = owner->SetupRenderEvent();
+		e.HudState = int(state);
+		VMValue params[2] = { (DStaticEventHandler*)this, &e };
+		VMCall(func, params, 2, nullptr, 0);
+	}
+}
+
 void DStaticEventHandler::PlayerEntered(int num, bool fromhub)
 {
 	IFVIRTUAL(DStaticEventHandler, PlayerEntered)
diff --git a/src/events.h b/src/events.h
index a2c5e67aa..52bf9ac21 100755
--- a/src/events.h
+++ b/src/events.h
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ public:
 	//
 	void RenderFrame();
 	void RenderOverlay(EHudState state);
+	void RenderUnderlay(EHudState state);
 
 	//
 	void PlayerEntered(int num, bool fromhub);
@@ -289,6 +290,8 @@ struct EventManager
 	void RenderFrame();
 	// called after everything's been rendered, but before console/menus
 	void RenderOverlay(EHudState state);
+	// called after everything's been rendered, but before console/menus/huds
+	void RenderUnderlay(EHudState state);
 	// this executes when a player enters the level (once). PlayerEnter+inhub = RETURN
 	void PlayerEntered(int num, bool fromhub);
 	// this executes when a player respawns. includes resurrect cheat.
diff --git a/src/g_statusbar/shared_sbar.cpp b/src/g_statusbar/shared_sbar.cpp
index a9dbf43e8..7bd1f48b1 100644
--- a/src/g_statusbar/shared_sbar.cpp
+++ b/src/g_statusbar/shared_sbar.cpp
@@ -1297,6 +1297,7 @@ void DBaseStatusBar::SetMugShotState(const char *stateName, bool waitTillDone, b
 void DBaseStatusBar::DrawBottomStuff (EHudState state)
 {
 	DrawMessages (HUDMSGLayer_UnderHUD, (state == HUD_StatusBar) ? GetTopOfStatusbar() : SCREENHEIGHT);
+	primaryLevel->localEventManager->RenderUnderlay(state);
 }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/events.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/events.zs
index 19f29c202..f79f8635b 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/events.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/events.zs
@@ -336,6 +336,7 @@ class StaticEventHandler : Object native play version("2.4")
     //
     //virtual ui void RenderFrame(RenderEvent e) {}
     virtual ui void RenderOverlay(RenderEvent e) {}
+	virtual ui void RenderUnderlay(RenderEvent e) {}
     
     //
     virtual void PlayerEntered(PlayerEvent e) {}