diff --git a/src/menu/listmenu.cpp b/src/menu/listmenu.cpp
index 42164c16b3..882f974895 100644
--- a/src/menu/listmenu.cpp
+++ b/src/menu/listmenu.cpp
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ IMPLEMENT_CLASS(DListMenu)
 DListMenu::DListMenu(DMenu *parent, FListMenuDescriptor *desc)
 : DMenu(parent)
 {
-	mDesc = desc;
-	mFocusControl = NULL;
+	mDesc = NULL;
+	if (desc != NULL) Init(parent, desc);
 }
 
 //=============================================================================
@@ -68,6 +68,31 @@ void DListMenu::Init(DMenu *parent, FListMenuDescriptor *desc)
 	mParentMenu = parent;
 	GC::WriteBarrier(this, parent);
 	mDesc = desc;
+	if (desc->mCenter)
+	{
+		int center = 160;
+		for(unsigned i=0;i<mDesc->mItems.Size(); i++)
+		{
+			int xpos = mDesc->mItems[i]->GetX();
+			int width = mDesc->mItems[i]->GetWidth();
+			int curx = mDesc->mSelectOfsX;
+
+			if (width > 0 && mDesc->mItems[i]->Selectable())
+			{
+				int left = 160 - (width - curx) / 2 - curx;
+				if (left < center) center = left;
+			}
+		}
+		for(unsigned i=0;i<mDesc->mItems.Size(); i++)
+		{
+			int width = mDesc->mItems[i]->GetWidth();
+
+			if (width > 0)
+			{
+				mDesc->mItems[i]->SetX(center);
+			}
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 //=============================================================================
@@ -334,6 +359,11 @@ bool FListMenuItem::CheckHotkey(int c)
 	return false; 
 }
 
+int FListMenuItem::GetWidth() 
+{ 
+	return 0; 
+}
+
 
 //=============================================================================
 //
@@ -492,6 +522,18 @@ void FListMenuItemText::Drawer(bool selected)
 	}
 }
 
+int FListMenuItemText::GetWidth() 
+{ 
+	const char *text = mText;
+	if (text != NULL)
+	{
+		if (*text == '$') text = GStrings(text+1);
+		return mFont->StringWidth(text); 
+	}
+	return 1;
+}
+
+
 //=============================================================================
 //
 // patch item
@@ -509,3 +551,9 @@ void FListMenuItemPatch::Drawer(bool selected)
 {
 	screen->DrawTexture (TexMan(mTexture), mXpos, mYpos, DTA_Clean, true, TAG_DONE);
 }
+
+int FListMenuItemPatch::GetWidth() 
+{ 
+	return TexMan[mTexture]->GetScaledWidth(); 
+}
+
diff --git a/src/menu/menu.h b/src/menu/menu.h
index 07acd78495..692542198d 100644
--- a/src/menu/menu.h
+++ b/src/menu/menu.h
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ struct FListMenuDescriptor : public FMenuDescriptor
 	EColorRange mFontColor2;
 	const PClass *mClass;
 	FMenuDescriptor *mRedirect;	// used to redirect overlong skill and episode menus to option menu based alternatives
+	bool mCenter;
 };
 
 struct FOptionMenuSettings
@@ -262,9 +263,12 @@ public:
 	virtual bool MenuEvent (int mkey, bool fromcontroller);
 	virtual bool MouseEvent(int type, int x, int y);
 	virtual bool CheckHotkey(int c);
+	virtual int GetWidth();
 	void DrawSelector(int xofs, int yofs, FTextureID tex);
 	void OffsetPositionY(int ydelta) { mYpos += ydelta; }
 	int GetY() { return mYpos; }
+	int GetX() { return mXpos; }
+	void SetX(int x) { mXpos = x; }
 };	
 
 class FListMenuItemStaticPatch : public FListMenuItem
@@ -370,6 +374,7 @@ public:
 	FListMenuItemText(int x, int y, int height, int hotkey, const char *text, FFont *font, EColorRange color, FName child, int param = 0);
 	~FListMenuItemText();
 	void Drawer(bool selected);
+	int GetWidth();
 };
 
 class FListMenuItemPatch : public FListMenuItemSelectable
@@ -378,6 +383,7 @@ class FListMenuItemPatch : public FListMenuItemSelectable
 public:
 	FListMenuItemPatch(int x, int y, int height, int hotkey, FTextureID patch, FName child, int param = 0);
 	void Drawer(bool selected);
+	int GetWidth();
 };
 
 //=============================================================================
diff --git a/src/menu/menudef.cpp b/src/menu/menudef.cpp
index 6028d8fd7e..66145bff64 100644
--- a/src/menu/menudef.cpp
+++ b/src/menu/menudef.cpp
@@ -238,6 +238,10 @@ static void ParseListMenuBody(FScanner &sc, FListMenuDescriptor *desc)
 			sc.MustGetNumber();
 			desc->mYpos = sc.Number;
 		}
+		else if (sc.Compare("Centermenu"))
+		{
+			desc->mCenter = true;
+		}
 		else if (sc.Compare("MouseWindow"))
 		{
 			sc.MustGetNumber();
@@ -463,6 +467,7 @@ static void ParseListMenu(FScanner &sc)
 	desc->mRedirect = NULL;
 	desc->mWLeft = 0;
 	desc->mWRight = 0;
+	desc->mCenter = false;
 
 	FMenuDescriptor **pOld = MenuDescriptors.CheckKey(desc->mMenuName);
 	if (pOld != NULL && *pOld != NULL) delete *pOld;
@@ -1228,16 +1233,6 @@ void M_StartupSkillMenu(FGameStartup *gs)
 			FListMenuDescriptor *ld = static_cast<FListMenuDescriptor*>(*desc);
 			int x = ld->mXpos;
 			int y = ld->mYpos;
-			if (gameinfo.gametype == GAME_Hexen)
-			{
-				// THere really needs to be a better way to do this... :(
-				if (gs->PlayerClass != NULL)
-				{
-					if (!stricmp(gs->PlayerClass, "fighter")) x = 120;
-					else if (!stricmp(gs->PlayerClass, "cleric")) x = 116;
-					else if (!stricmp(gs->PlayerClass, "mage")) x = 112;
-				}
-			}
 
 			// Delete previous contents
 			for(unsigned i=0; i<ld->mItems.Size(); i++)
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt b/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
index 7f42c0e568..edbeecb6a3 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
@@ -204,7 +204,8 @@ ListMenu "SkillMenu"
 	IfGame (Hexen)
 	{
 		StaticText 74, 16, "$MNU_CHOOSESKILL"
-		Position 38, 44
+		Position 160, 44
+		centermenu
 	}
 }