diff --git a/src/r_data/models.cpp b/src/r_data/models.cpp
index 41a6dba95..fd1fa27a0 100644
--- a/src/r_data/models.cpp
+++ b/src/r_data/models.cpp
@@ -135,8 +135,15 @@ void RenderModel(FModelRenderer *renderer, float x, float y, float z, FSpriteMod
 	angle += actor->SpriteRotation.Degrees();
 
 	// consider the pixel stretching. For non-voxels this must be factored out here
-	float stretch = (smf->modelIDs[0] != -1 ? Models[smf->modelIDs[0]]->getAspectFactor(actor->Level->info->pixelstretch) : 1.f) / actor->Level->info->pixelstretch;
-	objectToWorldMatrix.scale(1, stretch, 1);
+	float stretch = 1.f;
+
+	// [MK] distortions might happen depending on when the pixel stretch is compensated for
+	// so we make the "undistorted" behavior opt-in
+	if (smf->flags & MDL_CORRECTPIXELSTRETCH)
+	{
+		stretch = (smf->modelIDs[0] != -1 ? Models[smf->modelIDs[0]]->getAspectFactor(actor->Level->info->pixelstretch) : 1.f) / actor->Level->info->pixelstretch;
+		objectToWorldMatrix.scale(1, stretch, 1);
+	}
 
 	// Applying model transformations:
 	// 1) Applying actor angle, pitch and roll to the model
@@ -173,6 +180,12 @@ void RenderModel(FModelRenderer *renderer, float x, float y, float z, FSpriteMod
 	objectToWorldMatrix.rotate(smf->pitchoffset, 0, 0, 1);
 	objectToWorldMatrix.rotate(-smf->rolloffset, 1, 0, 0);
 
+	if (!(smf->flags & MDL_CORRECTPIXELSTRETCH))
+	{
+		stretch = (smf->modelIDs[0] != -1 ? Models[smf->modelIDs[0]]->getAspectFactor(actor->Level->info->pixelstretch) : 1.f) / actor->Level->info->pixelstretch;
+		objectToWorldMatrix.scale(1, stretch, 1);
+	}
+
 	float orientation = scaleFactorX * scaleFactorY * scaleFactorZ;
 
 	renderer->BeginDrawModel(actor->RenderStyle, smf, objectToWorldMatrix, orientation < 0);
@@ -846,6 +859,10 @@ static void ParseModelDefLump(int Lump)
 					smf.rotationCenterY = 0.;
 					smf.rotationCenterZ = 0.;
 				}
+				else if (sc.Compare("correctpixelstretch"))
+				{
+					smf.flags |= MDL_CORRECTPIXELSTRETCH;
+				}
 				else
 				{
 					sc.ScriptMessage("Unrecognized string \"%s\"", sc.String);
diff --git a/src/r_data/models.h b/src/r_data/models.h
index ca832a7ca..d347c0ba6 100644
--- a/src/r_data/models.h
+++ b/src/r_data/models.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// 
+//
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 // Copyright(C) 2005-2016 Christoph Oelckers
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ enum
 	MDL_NOPERPIXELLIGHTING			= 1024, // forces a model to not use per-pixel lighting. useful for voxel-converted-to-model objects.
 	MDL_SCALEWEAPONFOV				= 2048,	// scale weapon view model with higher user FOVs
 	MDL_MODELSAREATTACHMENTS		= 4096,	// any model index after 0 is treated as an attachment, and therefore will use the bone results of index 0
+	MDL_CORRECTPIXELSTRETCH			= 8192,	// ensure model does not distort with pixel stretch when pitch/roll is applied
 };
 
 FSpriteModelFrame * FindModelFrame(const PClass * ti, int sprite, int frame, bool dropped);