diff --git a/src/menu/optionmenuitems.h b/src/menu/optionmenuitems.h
index c63359f4b4..3054847c1e 100644
--- a/src/menu/optionmenuitems.h
+++ b/src/menu/optionmenuitems.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 **
 */
 #include "v_text.h"
+#include "gstrings.h"
 
 
 void M_DrawConText (int color, int x, int y, const char *str);
@@ -503,6 +504,7 @@ public:
 	int Draw(FOptionMenuDescriptor *desc, int y, int indent, bool selected)
 	{
 		const char *txt = mCurrent? (const char*)mAltText : mLabel;
+		if (*txt == '$') txt = GStrings(txt + 1);
 		int w = SmallFont->StringWidth(txt) * CleanXfac_1;
 		int x = (screen->GetWidth() - w) / 2;
 		screen->DrawText (SmallFont, mColor, x, y, txt, DTA_CleanNoMove_1, true, TAG_DONE);