diff --git a/src/g_shared/hudmessages.cpp b/src/g_shared/hudmessages.cpp
index f60c8a84e..997021c5f 100644
--- a/src/g_shared/hudmessages.cpp
+++ b/src/g_shared/hudmessages.cpp
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ DHUDMessage::DHUDMessage (FFont *font, const char *text, float x, float y, int h
 	NoWrap = false;
 	ClipX = ClipY = ClipWidth = ClipHeight = 0;
 	WrapWidth = 0;
+	HandleAspect = true;
 	Top = y;
 	Next = NULL;
 	Lines = NULL;
@@ -196,6 +197,14 @@ void DHUDMessage::Serialize (FArchive &arc)
 		NoWrap = false;
 		ClipX = ClipY = ClipWidth = ClipHeight = WrapWidth = 0;
 	}
+	if (SaveVersion >= 4525)
+	{
+		arc << HandleAspect;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		HandleAspect = true;
+	}
 	if (arc.IsLoading ())
 	{
 		Lines = NULL;
@@ -257,7 +266,7 @@ void DHUDMessage::CalcClipCoords(int hudheight)
 	else
 	{
 		screen->VirtualToRealCoordsInt(x, y, w, h,
-			HUDWidth, hudheight, false, true);
+			HUDWidth, hudheight, false, HandleAspect);
 		ClipLeft = x;
 		ClipTop = y;
 		ClipRight = x + w;
diff --git a/src/g_shared/sbar.h b/src/g_shared/sbar.h
index b8dde5850..b8416dd5d 100644
--- a/src/g_shared/sbar.h
+++ b/src/g_shared/sbar.h
@@ -94,12 +94,13 @@ public:
 		NoWrap = nowrap;
 		ResetText(SourceText);
 	}
-	void SetClipRect(int x, int y, int width, int height)
+	void SetClipRect(int x, int y, int width, int height, bool aspect)
 	{
 		ClipX = x;
 		ClipY = y;
 		ClipWidth = width;
 		ClipHeight = height;
+		HandleAspect = aspect;
 	}
 	void SetWrapWidth(int wrap)
 	{
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ protected:
 	int HUDWidth, HUDHeight;
 	int ClipX, ClipY, ClipWidth, ClipHeight, WrapWidth;	// in HUD coords
 	int ClipLeft, ClipTop, ClipRight, ClipBot;			// in screen coords
+	bool HandleAspect;
 	EColorRange TextColor;
 	FFont *Font;
 	FRenderStyle Style;
diff --git a/src/p_acs.cpp b/src/p_acs.cpp
index 4f8a0c6c3..4f9e8fd2e 100644
--- a/src/p_acs.cpp
+++ b/src/p_acs.cpp
@@ -4442,6 +4442,7 @@ enum EACSFunctions
 	ACSF_GetActorRoll,
 	ACSF_QuakeEx,
 	ACSF_Warp,					// 92
+	ACSF_GetAspectRatio,
 	
 	/* Zandronum's - these must be skipped when we reach 99!
 	-100:ResetMap(0),
@@ -5315,6 +5316,7 @@ int DLevelScript::CallFunction(int argCount, int funcIndex, SDWORD *args, const
 			ClipRectWidth = argCount > 2 ? args[2] : 0;
 			ClipRectHeight = argCount > 3 ? args[3] : 0;
 			WrapWidth = argCount > 4 ? args[4] : 0;
+			HandleAspect = argCount > 5 ? !!args[5] : true;
 			break;
 
 		case ACSF_SetHUDWrapWidth:
@@ -5915,10 +5917,14 @@ doplaysound:			if (funcIndex == ACSF_PlayActorSound)
 			return false;
 		}
 
+		case ACSF_GetAspectRatio:
+			return CheckRatio(screen->GetWidth(), screen->GetHeight());
+
 		default:
 			break;
 	}
 
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -7854,7 +7860,7 @@ scriptwait:
 						}
 						break;
 					}
-					msg->SetClipRect(ClipRectLeft, ClipRectTop, ClipRectWidth, ClipRectHeight);
+					msg->SetClipRect(ClipRectLeft, ClipRectTop, ClipRectWidth, ClipRectHeight, HandleAspect);
 					if (WrapWidth != 0)
 					{
 						msg->SetWrapWidth(WrapWidth);
@@ -9466,6 +9472,7 @@ DLevelScript::DLevelScript (AActor *who, line_t *where, int num, const ScriptPtr
 	activefont = SmallFont;
 	hudwidth = hudheight = 0;
 	ClipRectLeft = ClipRectTop = ClipRectWidth = ClipRectHeight = WrapWidth = 0;
+	HandleAspect = true;
 	state = SCRIPT_Running;
 
 	// Hexen waited one second before executing any open scripts. I didn't realize
diff --git a/src/p_acs.h b/src/p_acs.h
index d5971e349..3188e46aa 100644
--- a/src/p_acs.h
+++ b/src/p_acs.h
@@ -891,6 +891,7 @@ protected:
 	int				hudwidth, hudheight;
 	int				ClipRectLeft, ClipRectTop, ClipRectWidth, ClipRectHeight;
 	int				WrapWidth;
+	bool			HandleAspect;
 	FBehavior	    *activeBehavior;
 	int				InModuleScriptNumber;
 
diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index 913c9bd18..168cb7519 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ const char *GetVersionString();
 
 // Use 4500 as the base git save version, since it's higher than the
 // SVN revision ever got.
-#define SAVEVER 4524
+#define SAVEVER 4525
 
 #define SAVEVERSTRINGIFY2(x) #x
 #define SAVEVERSTRINGIFY(x) SAVEVERSTRINGIFY2(x)