diff --git a/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_drawlist.cpp b/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_drawlist.cpp
index b31431d8de..26f64f04d3 100644
--- a/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_drawlist.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_drawlist.cpp
@@ -480,6 +480,7 @@ void HWDrawList::SortWallIntoWall(HWDrawInfo *di, SortNode * head,SortNode * sor
 //==========================================================================
 EXTERN_CVAR(Int, gl_billboard_mode)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, gl_billboard_faces_camera)
+EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, hw_force_cambbpref)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, gl_billboard_particles)
 
 inline double CalcIntersectionVertex(HWSprite *s, HWWall * w2)
@@ -523,7 +524,8 @@ void HWDrawList::SortSpriteIntoWall(HWDrawInfo *di, SortNode * head,SortNode * s
 		const bool drawWithXYBillboard = ((ss->particle && gl_billboard_particles) || (!(ss->actor && ss->actor->renderflags & RF_FORCEYBILLBOARD)
 			&& (gl_billboard_mode == 1 || (ss->actor && ss->actor->renderflags & RF_FORCEXYBILLBOARD))));
 
-		const bool drawBillboardFacingCamera = (gl_billboard_faces_camera && (ss->actor && !(ss->actor->renderflags2 & RF2_BILLBOARDNOFACECAMERA)))
+		const bool drawBillboardFacingCamera = hw_force_cambbpref ? gl_billboard_faces_camera :
+			(gl_billboard_faces_camera && (ss->actor && !(ss->actor->renderflags2 & RF2_BILLBOARDNOFACECAMERA)))
 			|| (ss->actor && ss->actor->renderflags2 & RF2_BILLBOARDFACECAMERA);
 
 		// [Nash] has +ROLLSPRITE
diff --git a/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_sprites.cpp b/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_sprites.cpp
index bffccf404e..5be9a03350 100644
--- a/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_sprites.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_sprites.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ CVAR(Float, gl_sclipfactor, 1.8f, CVAR_ARCHIVE)
 CVAR(Int, gl_particles_style, 2, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG) // 0 = square, 1 = round, 2 = smooth
 CVAR(Int, gl_billboard_mode, 0, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
 CVAR(Bool, gl_billboard_faces_camera, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
+CVAR(Bool, hw_force_cambbpref, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
 CVAR(Bool, gl_billboard_particles, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
 CUSTOM_CVAR(Int, gl_fuzztype, 0, CVAR_ARCHIVE)
 {
@@ -386,7 +387,8 @@ bool HWSprite::CalculateVertices(HWDrawInfo *di, FVector3 *v, DVector3 *vp)
 		//&& di->mViewActor != nullptr
 		&& (gl_billboard_mode == 1 || (actor && actor->renderflags & RF_FORCEXYBILLBOARD))));
 
-	const bool drawBillboardFacingCamera = (gl_billboard_faces_camera && (actor && !(actor->renderflags2 & RF2_BILLBOARDNOFACECAMERA)))
+	const bool drawBillboardFacingCamera = hw_force_cambbpref ? gl_billboard_faces_camera :
+		(gl_billboard_faces_camera && (actor && !(actor->renderflags2 & RF2_BILLBOARDNOFACECAMERA)))
 		|| !!(actor && actor->renderflags2 & RF2_BILLBOARDFACECAMERA);
 
 	// [Nash] has +ROLLSPRITE
@@ -1139,8 +1141,9 @@ void HWSprite::Process(HWDrawInfo *di, AActor* thing, sector_t * sector, area_t
 
 		if (!gl_sprite_blend || modelframe ||
 			(thing->renderflags & (RF_FLATSPRITE | RF_WALLSPRITE)) ||
+			(hw_force_cambbpref ? gl_billboard_faces_camera :
 			(gl_billboard_faces_camera && !(thing->renderflags2 & RF2_BILLBOARDNOFACECAMERA)) ||
-			thing->renderflags2 & RF2_BILLBOARDFACECAMERA)
+			thing->renderflags2 & RF2_BILLBOARDFACECAMERA))
 		{
 			RenderStyle.SrcAlpha = STYLEALPHA_One;
 			RenderStyle.DestAlpha = STYLEALPHA_Zero;
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt b/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
index 9166e3a7a7..0f384a4270 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
@@ -2630,6 +2630,7 @@ OptionMenu "OpenGLOptions" protected
 	Option "$GLPREFMNU_FUZZSTYLE",				gl_fuzztype,					"FuzzStyle"
 	Option "$GLPREFMNU_SPRBILLBOARD",			gl_billboard_mode,				"BillboardModes"
 	Option "$GLPREFMNU_SPRBILLFACECAMERA",		gl_billboard_faces_camera,		"OnOff"
+	Option "$GLPREFMNU_SPRBILLFACECAMERAFORCE",	hw_force_cambbpref,				"OnOff"
 	Option "$GLPREFMNU_PARTICLESTYLE",			gl_particles_style,				"Particles"
 	Option "$GLPREFMNU_RENDERQUALITY",			gl_seamless,					"Precision"
 	//Option "$GLPREFMNU_CORONAS",				gl_coronas,						"OnOff"