diff --git a/src/am_map.cpp b/src/am_map.cpp
index c9e88c70b..c22714316 100644
--- a/src/am_map.cpp
+++ b/src/am_map.cpp
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ CVAR (Color, am_interlevelcolor,	0xff0000,	CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 CVAR (Color, am_secretsectorcolor,	0xff00ff,	CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 CVAR (Color, am_thingcolor_friend,	0xfcfcfc,	CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 CVAR (Color, am_thingcolor_monster,	0xfcfcfc,	CVAR_ARCHIVE);
+CVAR (Color, am_thingcolor_ncmonster,	0xfcfcfc,	CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 CVAR (Color, am_thingcolor_item,	0xfcfcfc,	CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 CVAR (Color, am_thingcolor_citem,	0xfcfcfc,	CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ CVAR (Color, am_ovsecretsectorcolor,0x00ffff,	CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 CVAR (Color, am_ovthingcolor,		0xe88800,	CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 CVAR (Color, am_ovthingcolor_friend,	0xe88800,	CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 CVAR (Color, am_ovthingcolor_monster,	0xe88800,	CVAR_ARCHIVE);
+CVAR (Color, am_ovthingcolor_ncmonster,	0xe88800,	CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 CVAR (Color, am_ovthingcolor_item,		0xe88800,	CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 CVAR (Color, am_ovthingcolor_citem,		0xe88800,	CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 
@@ -190,6 +192,7 @@ static const char *ColorNames[] = {
 		"ThingColor_Item", 
 		"ThingColor_CountItem", 
 		"ThingColor_Monster", 
+		"ThingColor_NocountMonster", 
 		"ThingColor_Friend",
 		"SpecialWallColor", 
 		"SecretWallColor", 
@@ -219,6 +222,7 @@ struct AMColorset
 		ThingColor_Item, 
 		ThingColor_CountItem, 
 		ThingColor_Monster, 
+		ThingColor_NocountMonster, 
 		ThingColor_Friend,
 		SpecialWallColor, 
 		SecretWallColor, 
@@ -318,6 +322,7 @@ static FColorCVar *cv_standard[] = {
 	&am_thingcolor_item,
 	&am_thingcolor_citem,
 	&am_thingcolor_monster,
+	&am_thingcolor_ncmonster,
 	&am_thingcolor_friend,
 	&am_specialwallcolor,
 	&am_secretwallcolor,
@@ -342,6 +347,7 @@ static FColorCVar *cv_overlay[] = {
 	&am_ovthingcolor_item,
 	&am_ovthingcolor_citem,
 	&am_ovthingcolor_monster,
+	&am_ovthingcolor_ncmonster,
 	&am_ovthingcolor_friend,
 	&am_ovspecialwallcolor,
 	&am_ovsecretwallcolor,
@@ -368,6 +374,7 @@ static unsigned char DoomColors[]= {
 	0x74,0xfc,0x6c, // thingcolor_item
 	0x74,0xfc,0x6c, // thingcolor_citem
 	0x74,0xfc,0x6c, // thingcolor_monster
+	0x74,0xfc,0x6c, // thingcolor_ncmonster
 	0x74,0xfc,0x6c, // thingcolor_friend
 	NOT_USED,		// specialwallcolor
 	NOT_USED,		// secretwallcolor
@@ -393,6 +400,7 @@ static unsigned char StrifeColors[]= {
 	219, 171,   0,	// thingcolor_item
 	219, 171,   0,	// thingcolor_citem
 	0xfc,0x00,0x00,	// thingcolor_monster
+	0xfc,0x00,0x00,	// thingcolor_ncmonster
 	0xfc,0x00,0x00, // thingcolor_friend
 	NOT_USED,		// specialwallcolor
 	NOT_USED,		// secretwallcolor
@@ -418,6 +426,7 @@ static unsigned char RavenColors[]= {
 	236, 236, 236,	// thingcolor_item
 	236, 236, 236,	// thingcolor_citem
 	236, 236, 236,	// thingcolor_monster
+	236, 236, 236,	// thingcolor_ncmonster
 	236, 236, 236,	// thingcolor_friend
 	NOT_USED,		// specialwallcolor
 	NOT_USED,		// secretwallcolor
@@ -2669,7 +2678,8 @@ void AM_drawThings ()
 					// use separate colors for special thing types
 					if (t->flags3&MF3_ISMONSTER && !(t->flags&MF_CORPSE))
 					{
-						if (t->flags & MF_FRIENDLY || !(t->flags & MF_COUNTKILL)) color = AMColors[AMColors.ThingColor_Friend];
+						if (t->flags & MF_FRIENDLY) color = AMColors[AMColors.ThingColor_Friend];
+						else if (!(t->flags & MF_COUNTKILL)) color = AMColors[AMColors.ThingColor_NocountMonster];
 						else color = AMColors[AMColors.ThingColor_Monster];
 					}
 					else if (t->flags&MF_SPECIAL)
diff --git a/src/menu/optionmenuitems.h b/src/menu/optionmenuitems.h
index d57e13d05..ff3eb016a 100644
--- a/src/menu/optionmenuitems.h
+++ b/src/menu/optionmenuitems.h
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ public:
 		: FOptionMenuItem(label, menu)
 	{
 		FBaseCVar *cv = FindCVar(menu, NULL);
-		if (cv->GetRealType() == CVAR_Color)
+		if (cv != NULL && cv->GetRealType() == CVAR_Color)
 		{
 			mCVar = (FColorCVar*)cv;
 		}
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt b/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
index b2a46469a..6457051bf 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
@@ -1019,6 +1019,7 @@ OptionMenu MapColorMenu
 	ColorPicker "Secret walls",					"am_secretwallcolor"	
 	ColorPicker "Actors",						"am_thingcolor"		
 	ColorPicker "Monsters",						"am_thingcolor_monster"		
+	ColorPicker "non-counting Monsters",		"am_thingcolor_ncmonster"		
 	ColorPicker "Friends",						"am_thingcolor_friend"		
 	ColorPicker "Items",						"am_thingcolor_item"			
 	ColorPicker "Count Items",					"am_thingcolor_citem"			
@@ -1041,6 +1042,7 @@ OptionMenu MapColorMenu
 	ColorPicker "Secret walls",					"am_ovsecretwallcolor"	
 	ColorPicker "Actors",						"am_ovthingcolor"		
 	ColorPicker "Monsters",						"am_ovthingcolor_monster"		
+	ColorPicker "non-counting Monsters",		"am_ovthingcolor_ncmonster"		
 	ColorPicker "Friends",						"am_ovthingcolor_friend"		
 	ColorPicker "Items",						"am_ovthingcolor_item"		
 	ColorPicker "Count Items",					"am_ovthingcolor_citem"