diff --git a/src/gamedata/gi.cpp b/src/gamedata/gi.cpp
index a952313a5..5076938c5 100644
--- a/src/gamedata/gi.cpp
+++ b/src/gamedata/gi.cpp
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ const char* GameInfoBorders[] =
 	NULL
 };
 
+
 #define GAMEINFOKEY_CSTRING(key, variable, length) \
 	else if(nextKey.CompareNoCase(variable) == 0) \
 	{ \
@@ -382,6 +383,7 @@ void FMapInfoParser::ParseGameInfo()
 			GAMEINFOKEY_DOUBLE(telefogheight, "telefogheight")
 			GAMEINFOKEY_DOUBLE(gibfactor, "gibfactor")
 			GAMEINFOKEY_INT(defKickback, "defKickback")
+			GAMEINFOKEY_INT(fullscreenautoaspect, "fullscreenautoaspect")
 			GAMEINFOKEY_STRING(SkyFlatName, "SkyFlatName")
 			GAMEINFOKEY_STRING(translator, "translator")
 			GAMEINFOKEY_COLOR(pickupcolor, "pickupcolor")
diff --git a/src/gamedata/gi.h b/src/gamedata/gi.h
index d1dc534e3..84e383135 100644
--- a/src/gamedata/gi.h
+++ b/src/gamedata/gi.h
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ struct gameinfo_t
 	int berserkpic;
 	double normforwardmove[2];
 	double normsidemove[2];
+	int fullscreenautoaspect = 3;
 
 	const char *GetFinalePage(unsigned int num) const;
 };
diff --git a/src/rendering/2d/v_draw.cpp b/src/rendering/2d/v_draw.cpp
index 82d87b543..1964bf3ae 100644
--- a/src/rendering/2d/v_draw.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/2d/v_draw.cpp
@@ -375,8 +375,48 @@ bool DFrameBuffer::SetTextureParms(DrawParms *parms, FTexture *img, double xx, d
 			break;
 
 		case DTA_Fullscreen:
+		case DTA_FullscreenEx:
+		{
+			double aspect;
+			double srcwidth = img->GetDisplayWidthDouble();
+			double srcheight = img->GetDisplayHeightDouble();
+			int autoaspect = parms->fsscalemode;
+			aspect = autoaspect == 0 || (srcwidth == 320 && srcheight == 200) || (srcwidth == 640 && srcheight == 200)? 1.333 : srcwidth / srcheight;
 			parms->x = parms->y = 0;
-			break;
+			parms->keepratio = true;
+			auto screenratio = ActiveRatio(GetWidth(), GetHeight());
+			if (autoaspect == 3)
+			{
+				if (screenratio >= aspect || aspect < 1.4) autoaspect = 1; // screen is wider than the image -> pillarbox it. 4:3 images must also be pillarboxes if the screen is taller than the image
+				else if (screenratio > 1.32) autoaspect = 2;				// on anything 4:3 and wider crop the sides of the image.
+				else
+				{
+					// special case: Crop image to 4:3 and then letterbox this. This avoids too much cropping on narrow windows.
+					double width4_3 = srcheight * (4. / 3.);
+					parms->destwidth = (double)GetWidth() * srcwidth / width4_3;
+					parms->destheight = GetHeight() * screenratio * (3. / 4.);	// use 4:3 for the image
+					parms->y = (GetHeight() - parms->destheight) / 2;
+					parms->x = -(srcwidth - width4_3) / 2;
+					return false; // Do not call VirtualToRealCoords for this!
+				}
+			}
+
+			if ((screenratio > aspect) ^ (autoaspect == 2))
+			{
+				// pillarboxed or vertically cropped (i.e. scale to height)
+				parms->destheight = GetHeight();
+				parms->destwidth =GetWidth() * aspect / screenratio;
+				parms->x = (GetWidth() - parms->destwidth) / 2;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				// letterboxed or horizontally cropped (i.e. scale to width)
+				parms->destwidth = GetWidth();
+				parms->destheight = GetHeight() * screenratio / aspect;
+				parms->y = (GetHeight() - parms->destheight) / 2;
+			}
+			return false; // Do not call VirtualToRealCoords for this!
+		}
 
 		case DTA_HUDRules:
 		case DTA_HUDRulesC:
@@ -667,12 +707,28 @@ bool DFrameBuffer::ParseDrawTextureTags(FTexture *img, double x, double y, uint3
 			break;
 
 		case DTA_Fullscreen:
+
 			boolval = ListGetInt(tags);
 			if (boolval)
 			{
 				assert(fortext == false);
 				if (img == NULL) return false;
 				parms->cleanmode = DTA_Fullscreen;
+				parms->fsscalemode = (uint8_t)gameinfo.fullscreenautoaspect;
+				parms->virtWidth = img->GetDisplayWidthDouble();
+				parms->virtHeight = img->GetDisplayHeightDouble();
+			}
+			break;
+
+		case DTA_FullscreenEx:
+
+			intval = ListGetInt(tags);
+			if (intval >= 0 && intval <= 3)
+			{
+				assert(fortext == false);
+				if (img == NULL) return false;
+				parms->cleanmode = DTA_Fullscreen;
+				parms->fsscalemode = (uint8_t)intval;
 				parms->virtWidth = img->GetDisplayWidthDouble();
 				parms->virtHeight = img->GetDisplayHeightDouble();
 			}
diff --git a/src/rendering/v_video.cpp b/src/rendering/v_video.cpp
index efb35bbe9..9b61eb243 100644
--- a/src/rendering/v_video.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/v_video.cpp
@@ -702,51 +702,6 @@ DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(_Screen, GetAspectRatio)
 	ACTION_RETURN_FLOAT(ActiveRatio(screen->GetWidth(), screen->GetHeight(), nullptr));
 }
 
-// Tries to guess the physical dimensions of the screen based on the
-// screen's pixel dimensions. Can return:
-// 0: 4:3
-// 1: 16:9
-// 2: 16:10
-// 3: 17:10
-// 4: 5:4
-// 5: 17:10 (redundant, never returned)
-// 6: 21:9
-int CheckRatio (int width, int height, int *trueratio)
-{
-	float aspect = width / (float)height;
-
-	static std::pair<float, int> ratioTypes[] =
-	{
-		{ 21 / 9.0f , 6 },
-		{ 16 / 9.0f , 1 },
-		{ 17 / 10.0f , 3 },
-		{ 16 / 10.0f , 2 },
-		{ 4 / 3.0f , 0 },
-		{ 5 / 4.0f , 4 },
-		{ 0.0f, 0 }
-	};
-
-	int ratio = ratioTypes[0].second;
-	float distance = fabs(ratioTypes[0].first - aspect);
-	for (int i = 1; ratioTypes[i].first != 0.0f; i++)
-	{
-		float d = fabs(ratioTypes[i].first - aspect);
-		if (d < distance)
-		{
-			ratio = ratioTypes[i].second;
-			distance = d;
-		}
-	}
-
-	int fakeratio = ActiveFakeRatio(width, height);
-	if (fakeratio == -1)
-		fakeratio = ratio;
-
-	if (trueratio)
-		*trueratio = ratio;
-	return fakeratio;
-}
-
 int AspectBaseWidth(float aspect)
 {
 	return (int)round(240.0f * aspect * 3.0f);
@@ -781,32 +736,6 @@ bool AspectTallerThanWide(float aspect)
 	return aspect < 1.333f;
 }
 
-void ScaleWithAspect (int &w, int &h, int Width, int Height)
-{
-	int resRatio = CheckRatio (Width, Height);
-	int screenRatio;
-	CheckRatio (w, h, &screenRatio);
-	if (resRatio == screenRatio)
-		return;
-
-	double yratio;
-	switch(resRatio)
-	{
-		case 0: yratio = 4./3.; break;
-		case 1: yratio = 16./9.; break;
-		case 2: yratio = 16./10.; break;
-		case 3: yratio = 17./10.; break;
-		case 4: yratio = 5./4.; break;
-		case 6: yratio = 21./9.; break;
-		default: return;
-	}
-	double y = w/yratio;
-	if (y > h)
-		w = static_cast<int>(h * yratio);
-	else
-		h = static_cast<int>(y);
-}
-
 CCMD(vid_setsize)
 {
 	if (argv.argc() < 3)
diff --git a/src/rendering/v_video.h b/src/rendering/v_video.h
index d1ecbc5d5..479b5d145 100644
--- a/src/rendering/v_video.h
+++ b/src/rendering/v_video.h
@@ -240,6 +240,8 @@ enum
 	DTA_Burn,				// activates the burn shader for this element
 	DTA_Spacing,			// Strings only: Additional spacing between characters
 	DTA_Monospace,			// Fonts only: Use a fixed distance between characters.
+
+	DTA_FullscreenEx,
 };
 
 enum EMonospacing : int
@@ -303,9 +305,10 @@ struct DrawParms
 	int maxstrlen;
 	bool fortext;
 	bool virtBottom;
+	bool burn;
+	uint8_t fsscalemode;
 	double srcx, srcy;
 	double srcwidth, srcheight;
-	bool burn;
 };
 
 struct Va_List
@@ -621,8 +624,6 @@ FString V_GetColorStringByName (const char *name, FScriptPosition *sc = nullptr)
 int V_GetColor (const uint32_t *palette, const char *str, FScriptPosition *sc = nullptr);
 int V_GetColor(const uint32_t *palette, FScanner &sc);
 
-int CheckRatio (int width, int height, int *trueratio=NULL);
-static inline int CheckRatio (double width, double height) { return CheckRatio(int(width), int(height)); }
 inline bool IsRatioWidescreen(int ratio) { return (ratio & 3) != 0; }
 
 float ActiveRatio (int width, int height, float *trueratio = NULL);
@@ -633,7 +634,6 @@ int AspectBaseHeight(float aspect);
 double AspectPspriteOffset(float aspect);
 int AspectMultiplier(float aspect);
 bool AspectTallerThanWide(float aspect);
-void ScaleWithAspect(int &w, int &h, int Width, int Height);
 
 int GetUIScale(int altval);
 int GetConScale(int altval);