diff --git a/src/d_player.h b/src/d_player.h
index fc338b32f9..f701d89f9a 100644
--- a/src/d_player.h
+++ b/src/d_player.h
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ public:
 	void SetLogNumber (int num);
 	void SetLogText (const char *text);
 	void SendPitchLimits() const;
+	void SetSubtitle(int num);
 
 	AActor *mo = nullptr;
 	uint8_t		playerstate = 0;
@@ -387,6 +388,8 @@ public:
 	float		BlendA = 0;
 
 	FString		LogText;	// [RH] Log for Strife
+	FString		SubtitleText;
+	int			SubtitleCounter;
 
 	DAngle			MinPitch = 0.;	// Viewpitch limits (negative is up, positive is down)
 	DAngle			MaxPitch = 0.;
diff --git a/src/g_statusbar/shared_sbar.cpp b/src/g_statusbar/shared_sbar.cpp
index b1896bea48..f659dd714a 100644
--- a/src/g_statusbar/shared_sbar.cpp
+++ b/src/g_statusbar/shared_sbar.cpp
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ EXTERN_CVAR (Bool, am_showtotaltime)
 EXTERN_CVAR (Bool, noisedebug)
 EXTERN_CVAR (Int, con_scaletext)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, vid_fps)
+EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, inter_subtitles)
 CVAR(Int, hud_scale, 0, CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 
 
@@ -1216,7 +1217,8 @@ void DBaseStatusBar::DrawLog ()
 		FFont *font = C_GetDefaultHUDFont();
 
 		int linelen = hudwidth<640? Scale(hudwidth,9,10)-40 : 560;
-		auto lines = V_BreakLines (font, linelen,  CPlayer->LogText[0] == '$'? GStrings(CPlayer->LogText.GetChars()+1) : CPlayer->LogText.GetChars());
+		const FString & text = (inter_subtitles && CPlayer->SubtitleCounter) ? CPlayer->SubtitleText : CPlayer->LogText;
+		auto lines = V_BreakLines (font, linelen, text[0] == '$'? GStrings(text.GetChars()+1) : text.GetChars());
 		int height = 20;
 
 		for (unsigned i = 0; i < lines.Size(); i++) height += font->GetHeight ();
@@ -1232,7 +1234,7 @@ void DBaseStatusBar::DrawLog ()
 		else
 		{
 			x=(hudwidth>>1)-300;
-			y=hudheight*3/10-(height>>1);
+			y=hudheight/8-(height>>1);
 			if (y<0) y=0;
 			w=600;
 		}
@@ -1242,7 +1244,7 @@ void DBaseStatusBar::DrawLog ()
 		y+=10;
 		for (const FBrokenLines &line : lines)
 		{
-			screen->DrawText (font, CR_UNTRANSLATED, x, y, line.Text,
+			screen->DrawText (font, CPlayer->SubtitleCounter? CR_CYAN : CR_UNTRANSLATED, x, y, line.Text,
 				DTA_KeepRatio, true,
 				DTA_VirtualWidth, hudwidth, DTA_VirtualHeight, hudheight, TAG_DONE);
 			y += font->GetHeight ();
@@ -1321,7 +1323,7 @@ void DBaseStatusBar::DrawTopStuff (EHudState state)
 
 	DrawConsistancy ();
 	DrawWaiting ();
-	if (ShowLog && MustDrawLog(state)) DrawLog ();
+	if ((ShowLog && MustDrawLog(state)) || (inter_subtitles && CPlayer->SubtitleCounter > 0)) DrawLog ();
 
 	if (noisedebug)
 	{
diff --git a/src/p_lnspec.cpp b/src/p_lnspec.cpp
index 4bdfcbebd7..623095b1f7 100644
--- a/src/p_lnspec.cpp
+++ b/src/p_lnspec.cpp
@@ -3196,6 +3196,7 @@ FUNC(LS_SendToCommunicator)
 		if (it->CheckLocalView())
 		{
 			S_StopSound (CHAN_VOICE);
+			it->player->SetSubtitle(arg0);
 			S_Sound (CHAN_VOICE, name, 1, ATTN_NORM);
 
 			// Get the message from the LANGUAGE lump.
diff --git a/src/p_user.cpp b/src/p_user.cpp
index f2e82cc7ad..da35b4047e 100644
--- a/src/p_user.cpp
+++ b/src/p_user.cpp
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(_PlayerInfo, SetLogNumber)
 
 void player_t::SetLogText (const char *text)
 {
-	LogText = text;
+	 LogText = text;
 
 	if (mo && mo->CheckLocalView())
 	{
@@ -438,6 +438,30 @@ DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(_PlayerInfo, SetLogText)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void player_t::SetSubtitle(int num)
+{
+	char lumpname[36];
+
+	// Do we have a subtitle for this log entry's voice file?
+	mysnprintf(lumpname, countof(lumpname), "$TXT_SUB_LOG%d", num);
+	auto text = GStrings.GetLanguageString(lumpname+1, FStringTable::default_table);
+	if (text != nullptr)
+	{
+		SubtitleText = lumpname;
+		SubtitleCounter = 7 * TICRATE;
+	}
+}
+
+DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(_PlayerInfo, SetSubtitleNumber)
+{
+	PARAM_SELF_STRUCT_PROLOGUE(player_t);
+	PARAM_INT(log);
+	self->SetSubtitle(log);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+
 int player_t::GetSpawnClass()
 {
 	const PClass * type = PlayerClasses[CurrentPlayerClass].Type;
@@ -1633,6 +1657,8 @@ void player_t::Serialize(FSerializer &arc)
 		("blenda", BlendA)
 		("weaponstate", WeaponState)
 		("logtext", LogText)
+		("subtitletext", SubtitleText)
+		("subtitlecounter", SubtitleCounter)
 		("conversionnpc", ConversationNPC)
 		("conversionpc", ConversationPC)
 		("conversionnpcangle", ConversationNPCAngle)
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/player/player.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/player/player.zs
index 1acd84b28d..c6e3a370e2 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/player/player.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/player/player.zs
@@ -2693,6 +2693,7 @@ struct PlayerInfo native play	// self is what internally is known as player_t
 	native PSprite FindPSprite(int id) const;
 	native void SetLogNumber (int text);
 	native void SetLogText (String text);
+	native void SetSubtitleNumber (int text);
 	native bool Resurrect();
 
 	native String GetUserName() const;
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/strife/acolyte.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/strife/acolyte.zs
index f7457dd56f..b2951a9b1e 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/strife/acolyte.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/strife/acolyte.zs
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ class Acolyte : StrifeHumanoid
 			{
 				players[i].mo.GiveInventoryType ("QuestItem7");
 				players[i].SetLogNumber (14);
+				players[i].SetSubtitleNumber (14);
 				A_StopSound (CHAN_VOICE);
 				A_PlaySound ("svox/voc14", CHAN_VOICE, 1, false, ATTN_NONE);
 			}
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/strife/alienspectres.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/strife/alienspectres.zs
index 306c55c391..16b4668dc2 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/strife/alienspectres.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/strife/alienspectres.zs
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ class AlienSpectre1 : SpectralMonster
 			String voc = "svox/voc" .. log;
 			A_PlaySound(voc, CHAN_VOICE, 1, false, ATTN_NONE);
 			player.player.SetLogNumber (log);
+			player.player.SetSubtitleNumber (log);
 		}
 	}
 	
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/strife/strifestuff.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/strife/strifestuff.zs
index d4af744c24..9c35145ab9 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/strife/strifestuff.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/strife/strifestuff.zs
@@ -1865,6 +1865,7 @@ class PowerCoupling : Actor
 		players[i].mo.GiveInventoryType ("QuestItem6");
 		S_Sound ("svox/voc13", CHAN_VOICE);
 		players[i].SetLogNumber (13);
+		players[i].SetSubtitleNumber (13);
 		A_DropItem ("BrokenPowerCoupling", -1, 256);
 		Destroy ();
 	}