diff --git a/src/ct_chat.cpp b/src/ct_chat.cpp
index c0c1f13f0..697d72c58 100644
--- a/src/ct_chat.cpp
+++ b/src/ct_chat.cpp
@@ -273,7 +273,8 @@ void CT_Drawer (void)
 
 	if (players[consoleplayer].camera != NULL &&
 		(Button_ShowScores.bDown ||
-		 players[consoleplayer].camera->health <= 0) &&
+		 players[consoleplayer].camera->health <= 0 ||
+		 SB_ForceActive) &&
 		 // Don't draw during intermission, since it has its own scoreboard in wi_stuff.cpp.
 		 gamestate != GS_INTERMISSION)
 	{
diff --git a/src/hu_scores.cpp b/src/hu_scores.cpp
index 8b9a7d0ad..fe2735ede 100644
--- a/src/hu_scores.cpp
+++ b/src/hu_scores.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 #include "hu_stuff.h"
 #include "gstrings.h"
 #include "d_net.h"
+#include "c_dispatch.h"
 
 // MACROS ------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -117,6 +118,8 @@ int STACK_ARGS compareteams (const void *arg1, const void *arg2)
 	return diff;
 }
 
+bool SB_ForceActive = false;
+
 // PRIVATE DATA DEFINITIONS ------------------------------------------------
 
 // CODE --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -492,3 +495,8 @@ int HU_GetRowColor(player_t *player, bool highlight)
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+CCMD (togglescoreboard)
+{
+	SB_ForceActive = !SB_ForceActive;
+}
diff --git a/src/hu_stuff.h b/src/hu_stuff.h
index dc22a2adc..eb2dc573b 100644
--- a/src/hu_stuff.h
+++ b/src/hu_stuff.h
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ void HU_GetPlayerWidths(int &maxnamewidth, int &maxscorewidth, int &maxiconheigh
 void HU_DrawColorBar(int x, int y, int height, int playernum);
 int HU_GetRowColor(player_t *player, bool hightlight);
 
+extern bool SB_ForceActive;
+
 // Sorting routines
 
 int STACK_ARGS comparepoints(const void *arg1, const void *arg2);
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt b/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
index 6d313faf1..36ff3d8ab 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
@@ -458,6 +458,7 @@ OptionMenu "CustomizeControls"
 	Control 	"Run",					"+speed"
 	Control 	"Strafe",				"+strafe"
 	Control 	"Show Scoreboard",		"+showscores"
+	Control 	"Toggle Scoreboard",	"togglescoreboard"
 	StaticText 	""
 	StaticText 	"Chat", 1
 	Control 	"Say",					"messagemode"