diff --git a/src/common/rendering/gl/gl_renderer.h b/src/common/rendering/gl/gl_renderer.h
index c75927c0f..3a4c55a70 100644
--- a/src/common/rendering/gl/gl_renderer.h
+++ b/src/common/rendering/gl/gl_renderer.h
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ private:
 
 	bool QuadStereoCheckInitialRenderContextState();
 	void PresentAnaglyph(bool r, bool g, bool b);
-	void PresentSideBySide();
+	void PresentSideBySide(int);
 	void PresentTopBottom();
 	void prepareInterleavedPresent(FPresentShaderBase& shader);
 	void PresentColumnInterleaved();
diff --git a/src/common/rendering/gl/gl_stereo3d.cpp b/src/common/rendering/gl/gl_stereo3d.cpp
index 032fb71ad..c81a8e66a 100644
--- a/src/common/rendering/gl/gl_stereo3d.cpp
+++ b/src/common/rendering/gl/gl_stereo3d.cpp
@@ -76,25 +76,59 @@ void FGLRenderer::PresentAnaglyph(bool r, bool g, bool b)
 //
 //==========================================================================
 
-void FGLRenderer::PresentSideBySide()
+void FGLRenderer::PresentSideBySide(int vrmode)
 {
-	mBuffers->BindOutputFB();
-	ClearBorders();
+	if (vrmode == VR_SIDEBYSIDEFULL || vrmode == VR_SIDEBYSIDESQUISHED)
+	{
+		mBuffers->BindOutputFB();
+		ClearBorders();
 
-	// Compute screen regions to use for left and right eye views
-	int leftWidth = screen->mOutputLetterbox.width / 2;
-	int rightWidth = screen->mOutputLetterbox.width - leftWidth;
-	IntRect leftHalfScreen = screen->mOutputLetterbox;
-	leftHalfScreen.width = leftWidth;
-	IntRect rightHalfScreen = screen->mOutputLetterbox;
-	rightHalfScreen.width = rightWidth;
-	rightHalfScreen.left += leftWidth;
+		// Compute screen regions to use for left and right eye views
+		int leftWidth = screen->mOutputLetterbox.width / 2;
+		int rightWidth = screen->mOutputLetterbox.width - leftWidth;
+		IntRect leftHalfScreen = screen->mOutputLetterbox;
+		leftHalfScreen.width = leftWidth;
+		IntRect rightHalfScreen = screen->mOutputLetterbox;
+		rightHalfScreen.width = rightWidth;
+		rightHalfScreen.left += leftWidth;
 
-	mBuffers->BindEyeTexture(0, 0);
-	DrawPresentTexture(leftHalfScreen, true);
+		mBuffers->BindEyeTexture(0, 0);
+		DrawPresentTexture(leftHalfScreen, true);
 
-	mBuffers->BindEyeTexture(1, 0);
-	DrawPresentTexture(rightHalfScreen, true);
+		mBuffers->BindEyeTexture(1, 0);
+		DrawPresentTexture(rightHalfScreen, true);
+	}
+	else if (vrmode == VR_SIDEBYSIDELETTERBOX)
+	{
+		mBuffers->BindOutputFB();
+		screen->mOutputLetterbox.top = screen->mOutputLetterbox.height;
+
+		ClearBorders();
+		screen->mOutputLetterbox.top = 0;  //reset so screenshots can be taken
+
+		// Compute screen regions to use for left and right eye views
+		int leftWidth = screen->mOutputLetterbox.width / 2;
+		int rightWidth = screen->mOutputLetterbox.width - leftWidth;
+		//cut letterbox height in half
+		int height = screen->mOutputLetterbox.height / 2;
+		int top = height * .5;
+		IntRect leftHalfScreen = screen->mOutputLetterbox;
+		leftHalfScreen.width = leftWidth;
+		leftHalfScreen.height = height;
+		leftHalfScreen.top = top;
+		IntRect rightHalfScreen = screen->mOutputLetterbox;
+		rightHalfScreen.width = rightWidth;
+		rightHalfScreen.left += leftWidth;
+		//give it those cinematic black bars on top and bottom
+		rightHalfScreen.height = height;
+		rightHalfScreen.top = top;
+
+		mBuffers->BindEyeTexture(0, 0);
+		DrawPresentTexture(leftHalfScreen, true);
+
+		mBuffers->BindEyeTexture(1, 0);
+		DrawPresentTexture(rightHalfScreen, true);
+	}
 }
 
 
@@ -360,7 +394,8 @@ void FGLRenderer::PresentStereo()
 
 	case VR_SIDEBYSIDEFULL:
 	case VR_SIDEBYSIDESQUISHED:
-		PresentSideBySide();
+	case VR_SIDEBYSIDELETTERBOX:
+		PresentSideBySide(vr_mode);
 		break;
 
 	case VR_TOPBOTTOM:
@@ -385,4 +420,4 @@ void FGLRenderer::PresentStereo()
 	}
 }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/common/rendering/hwrenderer/data/hw_vrmodes.cpp b/src/common/rendering/hwrenderer/data/hw_vrmodes.cpp
index bde88b5a7..caf11f947 100644
--- a/src/common/rendering/hwrenderer/data/hw_vrmodes.cpp
+++ b/src/common/rendering/hwrenderer/data/hw_vrmodes.cpp
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ const VRMode *VRMode::GetVRMode(bool toscreen)
 	case VR_REDCYAN:
 	case VR_QUADSTEREO:
 	case VR_AMBERBLUE:
+	case VR_SIDEBYSIDELETTERBOX:
 		return &vrmi_stereo;
 
 	case VR_SIDEBYSIDESQUISHED:
diff --git a/src/common/rendering/hwrenderer/data/hw_vrmodes.h b/src/common/rendering/hwrenderer/data/hw_vrmodes.h
index a80ecaf57..26c9fd211 100644
--- a/src/common/rendering/hwrenderer/data/hw_vrmodes.h
+++ b/src/common/rendering/hwrenderer/data/hw_vrmodes.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ enum
 	VR_LEFTEYEVIEW = 5,
 	VR_RIGHTEYEVIEW = 6,
 	VR_QUADSTEREO = 7,
+	VR_SIDEBYSIDELETTERBOX = 8,
 	VR_AMBERBLUE = 9,
 	VR_TOPBOTTOM = 11,
 	VR_ROWINTERLEAVED = 12,
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt b/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
index b2c5e58e5..b87fa1274 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
@@ -2547,6 +2547,7 @@ OptionValue VRMode
 	9, "$OPTVAL_AMBERBLUE"
 	3, "$OPTVAL_SBSFULL"
 	4, "$OPTVAL_SBSNARROW"
+	8, "$OPTVAL_SBSLETTERBOX"
 	11, "$OPTVAL_TOPBOTTOM"
 	12, "$OPTVAL_ROWINTERLEAVED"
 	13, "$OPTVAL_COLUMNINTERLEAVED"