diff --git a/src/gl/renderer/gl_postprocess.cpp b/src/gl/renderer/gl_postprocess.cpp
index c68cd6531f..3c3dc4ee12 100644
--- a/src/gl/renderer/gl_postprocess.cpp
+++ b/src/gl/renderer/gl_postprocess.cpp
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ void FGLRenderer::BloomScene()
 	mBlurShader->BlurVertical(mVBO, blurAmount, sampleCount, level0.HTexture, level0.VFramebuffer, level0.Width, level0.Height);
 
 	// Add bloom back to scene texture:
-	mBuffers->BindSceneFB();
+	mBuffers->BindSceneTextureFB();
 	glViewport(0, 0, mOutputViewport.width, mOutputViewport.height);
 	glEnable(GL_BLEND);
 	glBlendEquation(GL_FUNC_ADD);
diff --git a/src/gl/renderer/gl_renderbuffers.cpp b/src/gl/renderer/gl_renderbuffers.cpp
index 8be9e6b075..4863e1ec2c 100644
--- a/src/gl/renderer/gl_renderbuffers.cpp
+++ b/src/gl/renderer/gl_renderbuffers.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 #include "i_system.h"
 #include "doomerrors.h"
 
+CVAR(Int, gl_multisample, 1, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG);
 CVAR(Bool, gl_renderbuffers, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG);
 
 //==========================================================================
@@ -74,10 +75,29 @@ FGLRenderBuffers::FGLRenderBuffers()
 
 FGLRenderBuffers::~FGLRenderBuffers()
 {
-	Clear();
+	ClearScene();
+	ClearHud();
+	ClearBloom();
 }
 
-void FGLRenderBuffers::Clear()
+void FGLRenderBuffers::ClearScene()
+{
+	DeleteFrameBuffer(mSceneFB);
+	DeleteFrameBuffer(mSceneTextureFB);
+	DeleteRenderBuffer(mSceneMultisample);
+	DeleteRenderBuffer(mSceneDepthStencil);
+	DeleteRenderBuffer(mSceneDepth);
+	DeleteRenderBuffer(mSceneStencil);
+	DeleteTexture(mSceneTexture);
+}
+
+void FGLRenderBuffers::ClearHud()
+{
+	DeleteFrameBuffer(mHudFB);
+	DeleteTexture(mHudTexture);
+}
+
+void FGLRenderBuffers::ClearBloom()
 {
 	for (int i = 0; i < NumBloomLevels; i++)
 	{
@@ -88,16 +108,6 @@ void FGLRenderBuffers::Clear()
 		DeleteTexture(level.VTexture);
 		level = FGLBloomTextureLevel();
 	}
-
-	DeleteFrameBuffer(mSceneFB);
-	DeleteTexture(mSceneTexture);
-	DeleteRenderBuffer(mSceneDepthStencil);
-	DeleteRenderBuffer(mSceneDepth);
-	DeleteRenderBuffer(mSceneStencil);
-	DeleteFrameBuffer(mHudFB);
-	DeleteTexture(mHudTexture);
-	mWidth = 0;
-	mHeight = 0;
 }
 
 void FGLRenderBuffers::DeleteTexture(GLuint &handle)
@@ -130,28 +140,80 @@ void FGLRenderBuffers::DeleteFrameBuffer(GLuint &handle)
 
 void FGLRenderBuffers::Setup(int width, int height)
 {
-	if (width <= mWidth && height <= mHeight)
-		return;
+	int samples = GetCvarSamples();
 
-	Clear();
+	if (width == mWidth && height == mHeight && mSamples != samples)
+	{
+		CreateScene(mWidth, mHeight, samples);
+		mSamples = samples;
+	}
+	else if (width > mWidth || height > mHeight)
+	{
+		CreateScene(width, height, samples);
+		CreateHud(width, height);
+		CreateBloom(width, height);
+		mWidth = width;
+		mHeight = height;
+		mSamples = samples;
+	}
 
-	GLuint hdrFormat = ((gl.flags & RFL_NO_RGBA16F) != 0) ? GL_RGBA8 : GL_RGBA16F;
+	glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0);
+	glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0);
+	glBindRenderbuffer(GL_RENDERBUFFER, 0);
+	glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, 0);
+}
+
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// Creates the scene buffers
+//
+//==========================================================================
+
+void FGLRenderBuffers::CreateScene(int width, int height, int samples)
+{
+	ClearScene();
+
+	mSceneTexture = Create2DTexture(GetHdrFormat(), width, height);
+	mSceneTextureFB = CreateFrameBuffer(mSceneTexture);
+
+	if (samples > 1)
+		mSceneMultisample = CreateRenderBuffer(GetHdrFormat(), samples, width, height);
 
-	mSceneTexture = Create2DTexture(hdrFormat, width, height);
 	if ((gl.flags & RFL_NO_DEPTHSTENCIL) != 0)
 	{
-		mSceneDepth = CreateRenderBuffer(GL_DEPTH_COMPONENT24, width, height);
-		mSceneStencil = CreateRenderBuffer(GL_STENCIL_INDEX8, width, height);
-		mSceneFB = CreateFrameBuffer(mSceneTexture, mSceneDepth, mSceneStencil);
+		mSceneDepth = CreateRenderBuffer(GL_DEPTH_COMPONENT24, samples, width, height);
+		mSceneStencil = CreateRenderBuffer(GL_STENCIL_INDEX8, samples, width, height);
+		mSceneFB = CreateFrameBuffer(samples > 1 ? mSceneMultisample : mSceneTexture, mSceneDepth, mSceneStencil);
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		mSceneDepthStencil = CreateRenderBuffer(GL_DEPTH24_STENCIL8, width, height);
-		mSceneFB = CreateFrameBuffer(mSceneTexture, mSceneDepthStencil);
+		mSceneDepthStencil = CreateRenderBuffer(GL_DEPTH24_STENCIL8, samples, width, height);
+		mSceneFB = CreateFrameBuffer(samples > 1 ? mSceneMultisample : mSceneTexture, mSceneDepthStencil);
 	}
+}
 
-	mHudTexture = Create2DTexture(hdrFormat, width, height);
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// Creates the post-tonemapping-step buffers
+//
+//==========================================================================
+
+void FGLRenderBuffers::CreateHud(int width, int height)
+{
+	ClearHud();
+	mHudTexture = Create2DTexture(GetHdrFormat(), width, height);
 	mHudFB = CreateFrameBuffer(mHudTexture);
+}
+
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// Creates bloom pass working buffers
+//
+//==========================================================================
+
+void FGLRenderBuffers::CreateBloom(int width, int height)
+{
+	ClearBloom();
 
 	int bloomWidth = MAX(width / 2, 1);
 	int bloomHeight = MAX(height / 2, 1);
@@ -161,22 +223,44 @@ void FGLRenderBuffers::Setup(int width, int height)
 		level.Width = MAX(bloomWidth / 2, 1);
 		level.Height = MAX(bloomHeight / 2, 1);
 
-		level.VTexture = Create2DTexture(hdrFormat, level.Width, level.Height);
-		level.HTexture = Create2DTexture(hdrFormat, level.Width, level.Height);
+		level.VTexture = Create2DTexture(GetHdrFormat(), level.Width, level.Height);
+		level.HTexture = Create2DTexture(GetHdrFormat(), level.Width, level.Height);
 		level.VFramebuffer = CreateFrameBuffer(level.VTexture);
 		level.HFramebuffer = CreateFrameBuffer(level.HTexture);
 
 		bloomWidth = level.Width;
 		bloomHeight = level.Height;
 	}
+}
 
-	glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0);
-	glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0);
-	glBindRenderbuffer(GL_RENDERBUFFER, 0);
-	glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, mOutputFB);
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// Fallback support for older OpenGL where RGBA16F might not be available
+//
+//==========================================================================
 
-	mWidth = width;
-	mHeight = height;
+GLuint FGLRenderBuffers::GetHdrFormat()
+{
+	return ((gl.flags & RFL_NO_RGBA16F) != 0) ? GL_RGBA8 : GL_RGBA16F;
+}
+
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// Converts the CVAR multisample value into a valid level for OpenGL
+//
+//==========================================================================
+
+int FGLRenderBuffers::GetCvarSamples()
+{
+	int maxSamples = 0;
+	glGetIntegerv(GL_MAX_SAMPLES, &maxSamples);
+
+	int samples = clamp((int)gl_multisample, 0, maxSamples);
+
+	int count;
+	for (count = 0; samples > 0; count++)
+		samples >>= 1;
+	return count;
 }
 
 //==========================================================================
@@ -215,6 +299,18 @@ GLuint FGLRenderBuffers::CreateRenderBuffer(GLuint format, int width, int height
 	return handle;
 }
 
+GLuint FGLRenderBuffers::CreateRenderBuffer(GLuint format, int samples, int width, int height)
+{
+	if (samples <= 1)
+		return CreateRenderBuffer(format, width, height);
+
+	GLuint handle = 0;
+	glGenRenderbuffers(1, &handle);
+	glBindRenderbuffer(GL_RENDERBUFFER, handle);
+	glRenderbufferStorageMultisample(GL_RENDERBUFFER, samples, format, width, height);
+	return handle;
+}
+
 //==========================================================================
 //
 // Creates a frame buffer
@@ -227,6 +323,7 @@ GLuint FGLRenderBuffers::CreateFrameBuffer(GLuint colorbuffer)
 	glGenFramebuffers(1, &handle);
 	glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, handle);
 	glFramebufferTexture2D(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, GL_COLOR_ATTACHMENT0, GL_TEXTURE_2D, colorbuffer, 0);
+	CheckFrameBufferCompleteness();
 	return handle;
 }
 
@@ -237,6 +334,7 @@ GLuint FGLRenderBuffers::CreateFrameBuffer(GLuint colorbuffer, GLuint depthstenc
 	glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, handle);
 	glFramebufferTexture2D(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, GL_COLOR_ATTACHMENT0, GL_TEXTURE_2D, colorbuffer, 0);
 	glFramebufferRenderbuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, GL_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT, GL_RENDERBUFFER, depthstencil);
+	CheckFrameBufferCompleteness();
 	return handle;
 }
 
@@ -248,12 +346,59 @@ GLuint FGLRenderBuffers::CreateFrameBuffer(GLuint colorbuffer, GLuint depth, GLu
 	glFramebufferTexture2D(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, GL_COLOR_ATTACHMENT0, GL_TEXTURE_2D, colorbuffer, 0);
 	glFramebufferRenderbuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, GL_DEPTH_ATTACHMENT, GL_RENDERBUFFER, depth);
 	glFramebufferRenderbuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, GL_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT, GL_RENDERBUFFER, stencil);
+	CheckFrameBufferCompleteness();
 	return handle;
 }
 
 //==========================================================================
 //
-// Makes the scene frame buffer active 
+// Verifies that the frame buffer setup is valid
+//
+//==========================================================================
+
+void FGLRenderBuffers::CheckFrameBufferCompleteness()
+{
+	GLenum result = glCheckFramebufferStatus(GL_FRAMEBUFFER);
+	if (result == GL_FRAMEBUFFER_COMPLETE)
+		return;
+
+	FString error = "glCheckFramebufferStatus failed: ";
+	switch (result)
+	{
+	default: error.AppendFormat("error code %d", (int)result); break;
+	case GL_FRAMEBUFFER_UNDEFINED: error << "GL_FRAMEBUFFER_UNDEFINED"; break;
+	case GL_FRAMEBUFFER_INCOMPLETE_ATTACHMENT: error << "GL_FRAMEBUFFER_INCOMPLETE_ATTACHMENT"; break;
+	case GL_FRAMEBUFFER_INCOMPLETE_MISSING_ATTACHMENT: error << "GL_FRAMEBUFFER_INCOMPLETE_MISSING_ATTACHMENT"; break;
+	case GL_FRAMEBUFFER_INCOMPLETE_DRAW_BUFFER: error << "GL_FRAMEBUFFER_INCOMPLETE_DRAW_BUFFER"; break;
+	case GL_FRAMEBUFFER_INCOMPLETE_READ_BUFFER: error << "GL_FRAMEBUFFER_INCOMPLETE_READ_BUFFER"; break;
+	case GL_FRAMEBUFFER_UNSUPPORTED: error << "GL_FRAMEBUFFER_UNSUPPORTED"; break;
+	case GL_FRAMEBUFFER_INCOMPLETE_MULTISAMPLE: error << "GL_FRAMEBUFFER_INCOMPLETE_MULTISAMPLE"; break;
+	case GL_FRAMEBUFFER_INCOMPLETE_LAYER_TARGETS: error << "GL_FRAMEBUFFER_INCOMPLETE_LAYER_TARGETS"; break;
+	}
+	I_FatalError(error);
+}
+
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// Resolves the multisample frame buffer by copying it to the scene texture
+//
+//==========================================================================
+
+void FGLRenderBuffers::BlitSceneToTexture()
+{
+	if (mSamples <= 1)
+		return;
+
+	glBindFramebuffer(GL_READ_FRAMEBUFFER, mSceneFB);
+	glBindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER, mSceneTextureFB);
+	glBlitFramebuffer(0, 0, mWidth, mHeight, 0, 0, mWidth, mHeight, GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT, GL_NEAREST);
+	glBindFramebuffer(GL_READ_FRAMEBUFFER, 0);
+	glBindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER, 0);
+}
+
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// Makes the scene frame buffer active (multisample, depth, stecil, etc.)
 //
 //==========================================================================
 
@@ -262,6 +407,17 @@ void FGLRenderBuffers::BindSceneFB()
 	glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, mSceneFB);
 }
 
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// Makes the scene texture frame buffer active (final 2D texture only) 
+//
+//==========================================================================
+
+void FGLRenderBuffers::BindSceneTextureFB()
+{
+	glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, mSceneTextureFB);
+}
+
 //==========================================================================
 //
 // Makes the 2D/HUD frame buffer active 
@@ -273,7 +429,7 @@ void FGLRenderBuffers::BindHudFB()
 	if (gl_tonemap != 0)
 		glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, mHudFB);
 	else
-		glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, mSceneFB);
+		glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, mSceneTextureFB);
 }
 
 //==========================================================================
diff --git a/src/gl/renderer/gl_renderbuffers.h b/src/gl/renderer/gl_renderbuffers.h
index ba5e94ab33..9c221a42a7 100644
--- a/src/gl/renderer/gl_renderbuffers.h
+++ b/src/gl/renderer/gl_renderbuffers.h
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ public:
 	~FGLRenderBuffers();
 
 	void Setup(int width, int height);
+	void BlitSceneToTexture();
 	void BindSceneFB();
+	void BindSceneTextureFB();
 	void BindHudFB();
 	void BindOutputFB();
 	void BindSceneTexture(int index);
@@ -33,24 +35,37 @@ public:
 	static bool IsEnabled();
 
 private:
-	void Clear();
+	void ClearScene();
+	void ClearHud();
+	void ClearBloom();
+	void CreateScene(int width, int height, int samples);
+	void CreateHud(int width, int height);
+	void CreateBloom(int width, int height);
 	GLuint Create2DTexture(GLuint format, int width, int height);
 	GLuint CreateRenderBuffer(GLuint format, int width, int height);
+	GLuint CreateRenderBuffer(GLuint format, int samples, int width, int height);
 	GLuint CreateFrameBuffer(GLuint colorbuffer);
 	GLuint CreateFrameBuffer(GLuint colorbuffer, GLuint depthstencil);
 	GLuint CreateFrameBuffer(GLuint colorbuffer, GLuint depth, GLuint stencil);
+	void CheckFrameBufferCompleteness();
 	void DeleteTexture(GLuint &handle);
 	void DeleteRenderBuffer(GLuint &handle);
 	void DeleteFrameBuffer(GLuint &handle);
 
+	int GetCvarSamples();
+	GLuint GetHdrFormat();
+
 	int mWidth = 0;
 	int mHeight = 0;
+	int mSamples = 0;
 
 	GLuint mSceneTexture = 0;
+	GLuint mSceneMultisample = 0;
 	GLuint mSceneDepthStencil = 0;
 	GLuint mSceneDepth = 0;
 	GLuint mSceneStencil = 0;
 	GLuint mSceneFB = 0;
+	GLuint mSceneTextureFB = 0;
 	GLuint mHudTexture = 0;
 	GLuint mHudFB = 0;
 	GLuint mOutputFB = 0;
diff --git a/src/gl/scene/gl_scene.cpp b/src/gl/scene/gl_scene.cpp
index aea69d9416..b28e2c2930 100644
--- a/src/gl/scene/gl_scene.cpp
+++ b/src/gl/scene/gl_scene.cpp
@@ -868,6 +868,7 @@ sector_t * FGLRenderer::RenderViewpoint (AActor * camera, GL_IRECT * bounds, flo
 		if (mainview) EndDrawScene(retval);	// do not call this for camera textures.
 		if (toscreen)
 		{
+			if (FGLRenderBuffers::IsEnabled()) mBuffers->BlitSceneToTexture();
 			BloomScene();
 			TonemapScene();
 		}
diff --git a/src/gl/system/gl_cvars.h b/src/gl/system/gl_cvars.h
index 27b588e115..30f4cc4f30 100644
--- a/src/gl/system/gl_cvars.h
+++ b/src/gl/system/gl_cvars.h
@@ -41,9 +41,10 @@ EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, gl_seamless)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Float, gl_mask_threshold)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Float, gl_mask_sprite_threshold)
 
-EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, gl_renderbuffers);
+EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, gl_renderbuffers)
+EXTERN_CVAR(Int, gl_multisample)
 
-EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, gl_bloom);
+EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, gl_bloom)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Float, gl_bloom_amount)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Int, gl_bloom_kernel_size)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Int, gl_tonemap)
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/language.enu b/wadsrc/static/language.enu
index df47661a4c..21aab53a60 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/language.enu
+++ b/wadsrc/static/language.enu
@@ -2618,6 +2618,7 @@ GLPREFMNU_AMBLIGHT 				= "Ambient light level";
 GLPREFMNU_RENDERQUALITY 		= "Rendering quality";
 GLPREFMNU_VRMODE 				= "Stereo 3D VR";
 GLPREFMNU_VRQUADSTEREO 			= "Enable Quad Stereo";
+GLPREFMNU_MULTISAMPLE			= "Multisample";
 GLPREFMNU_TONEMAP				= "Tonemap Mode";
 GLPREFMNU_BLOOM					= "Bloom effect";
 
@@ -2644,6 +2645,7 @@ OPTVAL_2X 					= "2x";
 OPTVAL_4X 					= "4x";
 OPTVAL_8X 					= "8x";
 OPTVAL_16X 					= "16x";
+OPTVAL_32X 					= "32x";
 OPTVAL_USEASPALETTE 		= "Use as palette";
 OPTVAL_BLEND 				= "Blend";
 OPTVAL_STANDARD 			= "Standard";
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/menudef.z b/wadsrc/static/menudef.z
index d49197dad2..bcee4ca01a 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/menudef.z
+++ b/wadsrc/static/menudef.z
@@ -63,6 +63,16 @@ OptionValue "Anisotropy"
 	16, "$OPTVAL_16X"
 }
 
+OptionValue "Multisample"
+{
+	1, "$OPTVAL_OFF"
+	2, "$OPTVAL_2X"
+	4, "$OPTVAL_4X"
+	8, "$OPTVAL_8X"
+	16, "$OPTVAL_16X"
+	32, "$OPTVAL_32X"
+}
+
 OptionValue "Colormaps"
 {
 	0, "$OPTVAL_USEASPALETTE"
@@ -207,6 +217,7 @@ OptionMenu "GLPrefOptions"
 	Option "$GLPREFMNU_RENDERQUALITY",			gl_render_precise,				"Precision"
 	Option "$GLPREFMNU_VRMODE",					vr_mode, 						"VRMode"
 	Option "$GLPREFMNU_VRQUADSTEREO",			vr_enable_quadbuffered,			"OnOff"
+	Option "$GLPREFMNU_MULTISAMPLE", 			gl_multisample,					"Multisample"
 	Option "$GLPREFMNU_TONEMAP", 				gl_tonemap,						"TonemapModes"
 	Option "$GLPREFMNU_BLOOM",		 			gl_bloom,						"OnOff"
 }