diff --git a/src/g_statusbar/sbar.h b/src/g_statusbar/sbar.h
index fe83d616d..0b3f676ca 100644
--- a/src/g_statusbar/sbar.h
+++ b/src/g_statusbar/sbar.h
@@ -337,6 +337,32 @@ public:
 		ST_DEADFACE			= ST_GODFACE + 1
 	};
 
+
+	enum EAlign
+	{
+		TOP = 0,
+		VCENTER = 1,
+		BOTTOM = 2,
+		VOFFSET = 3,
+		VMASK = 3,
+
+		LEFT = 0,
+		HCENTER = 4,
+		RIGHT = 8,
+		HOFFSET = 12,
+		HMASK = 12,
+
+		CENTER = VCENTER | HCENTER,
+		CENTER_BOTTOM = BOTTOM | HCENTER
+	};
+
+	enum ETextAlign
+	{
+		ALIGN_LEFT = 0,
+		ALIGN_CENTER = 1,
+		ALIGN_RIGHT = 2
+	};
+
 	DBaseStatusBar ();
 	void SetSize(int reltop = 32, int hres = 320, int vres = 200);
 	void OnDestroy() override;
@@ -375,27 +401,11 @@ public:
 	void DrawLog();
 	uint32_t GetTranslation() const;
 
-	enum EAlign
-	{
-		TOP = 0,
-		VCENTER = 1,
-		BOTTOM = 2,
-		VOFFSET = 3,
-		VMASK = 3,
-
-		LEFT = 0,
-		HCENTER = 4,
-		RIGHT = 8,
-		HOFFSET = 12,
-		HMASK = 12,
-
-		CENTER = VCENTER | HCENTER,
-		CENTER_BOTTOM = BOTTOM | HCENTER
-	};
-
-	void DBaseStatusBar::DrawGraphic(FTextureID texture, bool animate, double x, double y, double Alpha = 1., bool translatable = false, bool dim = false,
+	void DrawGraphic(FTextureID texture, bool animate, double x, double y, double Alpha = 1., bool translatable = false, bool dim = false,
 		int imgAlign = TOP | LEFT, int screenalign = TOP | LEFT, bool alphamap = false, double width = -1, double height = -1);
 
+	void DrawString(FFont *font, const FString &cstring, double x, double y, double Alpha, int translation, int align, int screenalign, int spacing = 0, bool monospaced = false, int shadowX = 0, int shadowY = 0);
+
 	void GetCoords(int &x, int &y)
 	{
 		x = ST_X;
diff --git a/src/g_statusbar/shared_sbar.cpp b/src/g_statusbar/shared_sbar.cpp
index 66eeca193..939fce82f 100644
--- a/src/g_statusbar/shared_sbar.cpp
+++ b/src/g_statusbar/shared_sbar.cpp
@@ -1492,6 +1492,69 @@ DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(DBaseStatusBar, DrawGraphic)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+//============================================================================
+//
+// draw stuff
+//
+//============================================================================
+
+void DBaseStatusBar::DrawString(FFont *font, const FString &cstring, double x, double y, double Alpha, int translation, int align, int screenalign, int spacing, bool monospaced, int shadowX, int shadowY)
+{
+	switch (align)
+	{
+	default:
+		break;
+	case ALIGN_RIGHT:
+		if (!monospaced)
+			x -= static_cast<int> (font->StringWidth(cstring) + (spacing * cstring.Len()));
+		else //monospaced, so just multiply the character size
+			x -= static_cast<int> ((spacing) * cstring.Len());
+		break;
+	case ALIGN_CENTER:
+		if (!monospaced)
+			x -= static_cast<int> (font->StringWidth(cstring) + (spacing * cstring.Len())) / 2;
+		else //monospaced, so just multiply the character size
+			x -= static_cast<int> ((spacing)* cstring.Len()) / 2;
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
+DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(DBaseStatusBar, DrawString)
+{
+	PARAM_SELF_PROLOGUE(DBaseStatusBar);
+	PARAM_POINTER(font, FFont);
+	PARAM_STRING(string);
+	PARAM_FLOAT(x);
+	PARAM_FLOAT(y);
+	PARAM_FLOAT(alpha);
+	PARAM_BOOL(trans);
+	PARAM_INT(ialign);
+	PARAM_INT(salign);
+	PARAM_INT_DEF(spacing);
+	PARAM_BOOL_DEF(monospaced);
+	PARAM_INT_DEF(shadowX);
+	PARAM_INT_DEF(shadowY);
+	PARAM_INT_DEF(wrapwidth);
+	PARAM_INT_DEF(linespacing);
+
+	if (wrapwidth > 0)
+	{
+		FBrokenLines *brk = V_BreakLines(font, wrapwidth, string, true);
+		for (int i = 0; brk[i].Width >= 0; i++)
+		{
+			self->DrawString(font, brk[i].Text, x, y, alpha, trans, ialign, salign, spacing, monospaced, shadowX, shadowY);
+			y += font->GetHeight() + linespacing;
+		}
+		V_FreeBrokenLines(brk);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		self->DrawString(font, string, x, y, alpha, trans, ialign, salign, spacing, monospaced, shadowX, shadowY);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
 //============================================================================
 //
 // CCMD showpop
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/statusbar/statusbar.txt b/wadsrc/static/zscript/statusbar/statusbar.txt
index 12fc7d0f1..742d0995b 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/statusbar/statusbar.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/statusbar/statusbar.txt
@@ -83,6 +83,13 @@ class BaseStatusBar native ui
 		CENTER_BOTTOM = BOTTOM|HCENTER
 	};
 	
+	enum ETextAlign
+	{
+		ALIGN_LEFT = 0,
+		ALIGN_CENTER = 1,
+		ALIGN_RIGHT = 2
+	};
+
 	enum SBGameModes
 	{
 		SINGLEPLAYER	= 0x1,
@@ -151,6 +158,7 @@ class BaseStatusBar native ui
 	native static TextureID, bool GetInventoryIcon(Inventory item, int flags);
 
 	native void DrawGraphic(TextureID texture, bool animate, Vector2 pos, double Alpha,  bool translatable, bool dim, int imgAlign, int screenalign, bool alphamap, Vector2 box);
+	native void DrawString(Font font, String string, Vector2 pos , double Alpha, int translation, int align, int screenalign, int spacing=0, bool monospaced = false, int shadowX=0, int shadowY=0, int wrapwidth = -1, int linespacing = 4);
 	
 	
 	//============================================================================