diff --git a/src/console/c_console.cpp b/src/console/c_console.cpp
index 7b9a0ae583..199c5a7529 100644
--- a/src/console/c_console.cpp
+++ b/src/console/c_console.cpp
@@ -581,11 +581,6 @@ CUSTOM_CVAR (Int, msgmidcolor2, 4, CVAR_ARCHIVE)
 	setmsgcolor (PRINTLEVELS+1, self);
 }
 
-FFont * C_GetDefaultHUDFont()
-{
-	return generic_ui? NewSmallFont : SmallFont;
-}
-
 void C_InitConback()
 {
 	conback = TexMan.CheckForTexture ("CONBACK", ETextureType::MiscPatch);
diff --git a/src/g_statusbar/shared_sbar.cpp b/src/g_statusbar/shared_sbar.cpp
index 293edf355c..aec788b564 100644
--- a/src/g_statusbar/shared_sbar.cpp
+++ b/src/g_statusbar/shared_sbar.cpp
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ EXTERN_CVAR (Int, con_scaletext)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, vid_fps)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, inter_subtitles)
 CVAR(Int, hud_scale, 0, CVAR_ARCHIVE);
-
+CVAR(Bool, log_vgafont, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE)
 
 DBaseStatusBar *StatusBar;
 
@@ -1231,10 +1231,10 @@ void DBaseStatusBar::DrawLog ()
 	if (text.IsNotEmpty())
 	{
 		// This uses the same scaling as regular HUD messages
-		auto scale = active_con_scaletext(generic_ui);
+		auto scale = active_con_scaletext(generic_ui || log_vgafont);
 		hudwidth = SCREENWIDTH / scale;
 		hudheight = SCREENHEIGHT / scale;
-		FFont *font = C_GetDefaultHUDFont();
+		FFont *font = (generic_ui || log_vgafont)? NewSmallFont : SmallFont;
 
 		int linelen = hudwidth<640? Scale(hudwidth,9,10)-40 : 560;
 		auto lines = V_BreakLines (font, linelen, text[0] == '$'? GStrings(text.GetChars()+1) : text.GetChars());
diff --git a/src/gamedata/fonts/v_font.h b/src/gamedata/fonts/v_font.h
index 2c9d1aeb6d..9604760547 100644
--- a/src/gamedata/fonts/v_font.h
+++ b/src/gamedata/fonts/v_font.h
@@ -191,7 +191,5 @@ EColorRange V_ParseFontColor (const uint8_t *&color_value, int normalcolor, int
 FFont *V_GetFont(const char *fontname, const char *fontlumpname = nullptr);
 void V_InitFontColors();
 
-FFont * C_GetDefaultHUDFont();
-
 
 #endif //__V_FONT_H__
diff --git a/src/intermission/intermission.cpp b/src/intermission/intermission.cpp
index 2d39b24adf..22226b5630 100644
--- a/src/intermission/intermission.cpp
+++ b/src/intermission/intermission.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ void DrawFullscreenSubtitle(const char *text)
 	auto scale = active_con_scaletext(generic_ui);
 	int hudwidth = SCREENWIDTH / scale;
 	int hudheight = SCREENHEIGHT / scale;
-	FFont *font = C_GetDefaultHUDFont();
+	FFont *font = generic_ui? NewSmallFont : SmallFont;
 
 	int linelen = hudwidth < 640 ? Scale(hudwidth, 9, 10) - 40 : 560;
 	auto lines = V_BreakLines(font, linelen, text);
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/statusbar/strife_sbar.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/statusbar/strife_sbar.zs
index 5adf3ee6e2..3a7c3e0722 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/statusbar/strife_sbar.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/statusbar/strife_sbar.zs
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class StrifeStatusBar : BaseStatusBar
 	override void ShowPop (int popnum)
 	{
 		Super.ShowPop(popnum);
-		if (popnum == CurrentPop || (popnum == POP_LOG && generic_ui))
+		if (popnum == CurrentPop || (popnum == POP_LOG && MustDrawLog(0)))
 		{
 			if (popnum == POP_Keys)
 			{
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ class StrifeStatusBar : BaseStatusBar
 	override bool MustDrawLog(int state)
 	{
 		// Tell the base class to draw the log if the pop screen won't be displayed.
-		return generic_ui;
+		return generic_ui || log_vgafont;
 	}
 
 	void Reset ()