diff --git a/src/gi.cpp b/src/gi.cpp
index fa8afb545..672ca3263 100644
--- a/src/gi.cpp
+++ b/src/gi.cpp
@@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ void FMapInfoParser::ParseGameInfo()
 		GAMEINFOKEY_PATCH(mStatscreenEnteringFont, "statscreen_enteringpatch")
 		GAMEINFOKEY_BOOL(norandomplayerclass, "norandomplayerclass")
 		GAMEINFOKEY_BOOL(forcekillscripts, "forcekillscripts") // [JM] Force kill scripts on thing death. (MF7_NOKILLSCRIPTS overrides.)
+		GAMEINFOKEY_STRING(Dialogue, "dialogue")
 
 		else
 		{
diff --git a/src/gi.h b/src/gi.h
index 24053b002..2c614e3c7 100644
--- a/src/gi.h
+++ b/src/gi.h
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ struct gameinfo_t
 	FName DefaultEndSequence;
 	FString mMapArrow, mCheatMapArrow;
 	FString mEasyKey, mCheatKey;
+	FString Dialogue;
 	FGIFont mStatscreenMapNameFont;
 	FGIFont mStatscreenFinishedFont;
 	FGIFont mStatscreenEnteringFont;
diff --git a/src/p_conversation.cpp b/src/p_conversation.cpp
index 90271333c..f43313682 100644
--- a/src/p_conversation.cpp
+++ b/src/p_conversation.cpp
@@ -205,6 +205,11 @@ void P_LoadStrifeConversations (MapData *map, const char *mapname)
 		{
 			if (!LoadScriptFile (scriptname_b, false, 1))
 			{
+				if (gameinfo.Dialogue.IsNotEmpty())
+				{
+					if (LoadScriptFile(gameinfo.Dialogue, false, 0)) return;
+				}
+
 				LoadScriptFile ("SCRIPT00", false, 1);
 			}
 		}