diff --git a/src/common/menu/menu.cpp b/src/common/menu/menu.cpp
index 70aff7731a..7076d490da 100644
--- a/src/common/menu/menu.cpp
+++ b/src/common/menu/menu.cpp
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ float			BackbuttonAlpha;
 static bool		MenuEnabled = true;
 DMenu			*CurrentMenu;
 int				MenuTime;
+DObject*		menuCustomizer;
+
 
 extern PClass *DefaultListMenuClass;
 extern PClass *DefaultOptionMenuClass;
@@ -190,7 +192,9 @@ void M_MarkMenus()
 		GC::Mark(pair->Value);
 	}
 	GC::Mark(CurrentMenu);
+	GC::Mark(menuCustomizer);
 }
+
 //============================================================================
 //
 // DMenu base class
@@ -884,6 +888,7 @@ DEFINE_GLOBAL(menuactive)
 DEFINE_GLOBAL(BackbuttonTime)
 DEFINE_GLOBAL(BackbuttonAlpha)
 DEFINE_GLOBAL(GameTicRate)
+DEFINE_GLOBAL(menuCustomizer)
 
 DEFINE_FIELD(DMenu, mParentMenu)
 DEFINE_FIELD(DMenu, mMouseCapture);
diff --git a/src/common/menu/menu.h b/src/common/menu/menu.h
index b4964a6f95..17ca811005 100644
--- a/src/common/menu/menu.h
+++ b/src/common/menu/menu.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class DMenu;
 extern DMenu *CurrentMenu;
 extern int MenuTime;
 class DMenuItemBase;
+extern DObject* menuCustomizer;
 
 //=============================================================================
 //
diff --git a/src/common/menu/menudef.cpp b/src/common/menu/menudef.cpp
index 56e2a8ddad..b9b97a7604 100644
--- a/src/common/menu/menudef.cpp
+++ b/src/common/menu/menudef.cpp
@@ -151,6 +151,11 @@ void DeinitMenus()
 	}
 	MenuDescriptors.Clear();
 	OptionValues.Clear();
+	if (menuCustomizer)
+	{
+		menuCustomizer->Destroy();
+		menuCustomizer = nullptr;
+	}
 }
 
 FTextureID GetMenuTexture(const char* const name)
diff --git a/src/menu/doommenu.cpp b/src/menu/doommenu.cpp
index a22f2244d7..b576e0f737 100644
--- a/src/menu/doommenu.cpp
+++ b/src/menu/doommenu.cpp
@@ -1261,6 +1261,9 @@ void SetDefaultMenuColors()
 	OptionSettings.mFontColorHeader = V_FindFontColor(gameinfo.mFontColorHeader);
 	OptionSettings.mFontColorHighlight = V_FindFontColor(gameinfo.mFontColorHighlight);
 	OptionSettings.mFontColorSelection = V_FindFontColor(gameinfo.mFontColorSelection);
+
+	auto cls = PClass::FindClass("MenuCustomize");
+	menuCustomizer = cls->CreateNew();
 }
 
 CCMD (menu_main)
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript.txt b/wadsrc/static/zscript.txt
index 710f9d941f..5311aa2916 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript.txt
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ version "4.5"
 #include "zscript/ui/menu/readthis.zs"
 #include "zscript/ui/menu/reverbedit.zs"
 #include "zscript/ui/menu/textentermenu.zs"
+#include "zscript/ui/menu/menucustomize.zs"
 
 #include "zscript/ui/menu/search/menu.zs"
 #include "zscript/ui/menu/search/searchfield.zs"
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.zs
index cfaf4685cf..f99609a8f2 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.zs
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ struct _ native	// These are the global variables, the struct is only here to av
 	native readonly @MusPlayingInfo musplaying;
 	native readonly bool generic_ui;
 	native readonly int GameTicRate;
+	native MenuCustomize menuCustomizer;
 
 // sandbox state in multi-level setups:
 
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/menucustomize.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/menucustomize.zs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..137e5e68b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/menucustomize.zs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// This class allows global customization of certain menu aspects, e.g. replacing the menu caption.
+
+class MenuCustomize
+{
+	virtual int DrawCaption(String title, Font fnt, int y, bool drawit)
+	{
+		screen.DrawText(fnt, OptionMenuSettings.mTitleColor, (screen.GetWidth() - fnt.StringWidth(title) * CleanXfac_1) / 2, 10 * CleanYfac_1, title, DTA_CleanNoMove_1, true);
+		return y + fnt.GetHeight();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/optionmenu.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/optionmenu.zs
index 31aee1d02b..38fa33c1b9 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/optionmenu.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/optionmenu.zs
@@ -433,15 +433,7 @@ class OptionMenu : Menu
 		let font = generic_ui || !mDesc.mFont ? NewSmallFont : mDesc.mFont;
 		if (font && mDesc.mTitle.Length() > 0)
 		{
-			let font = generic_ui || !mDesc.mFont ? NewSmallFont : mDesc.mFont;
-			if (drawit)
-			{
-				let tt = Stringtable.Localize(title);
-				screen.DrawText(font, OptionMenuSettings.mTitleColor,
-					(screen.GetWidth() - font.StringWidth(tt) * CleanXfac_1) / 2, 10 * CleanYfac_1,
-					tt, DTA_CleanNoMove_1, true);
-			}
-			return y + font.GetHeight();
+			return menuCustomizer.DrawCaption(title, font, y, drawit);
 		}
 		else
 		{