diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.txt b/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.txt
index 5315c22c4..2ae84704c 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.txt
@@ -378,6 +378,13 @@ class Thinker : Object native play
 	virtual native void Tick();
 	virtual native void PostBeginPlay();
 	virtual native void ChangeStatNum(int stat);
+	
+	static int Tics2Seconds(int tics)
+	{
+		// This compensates for one tic being slightly less than 1/35 of a second.
+		return int(tics * (0.98 * TICRATE));
+	}
+
 }
 
 class ThinkerIterator : Object native
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/statscreen/statscreen_dm.txt b/wadsrc/static/zscript/statscreen/statscreen_dm.txt
index 430c5f4ce..a8c7119ee 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/statscreen/statscreen_dm.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/statscreen/statscreen_dm.txt
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ class DeathmatchStatusScreen : StatusScreen
 		// Draw game time
 		y += height + CleanYfac;
 
-		int seconds = Plrs[me].stime * Thinker.TICRATE;
+		int seconds = Thinker.Tics2Seconds(Plrs[me].stime);
 		int hours = seconds / 3600;
 		int minutes = (seconds % 3600) / 60;
 		seconds = seconds % 60;
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/statscreen/statscreen_sp.txt b/wadsrc/static/zscript/statscreen/statscreen_sp.txt
index 2f6c23bcb..c0af25990 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/statscreen/statscreen_sp.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/statscreen/statscreen_sp.txt
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ class DoomStatusScreen : StatusScreen
 			cnt_kills[0] = Plrs[me].skills;
 			cnt_items[0] = Plrs[me].sitems;
 			cnt_secret[0] = Plrs[me].ssecret;
-			cnt_time = Plrs[me].stime / Thinker.TICRATE;
-			cnt_par = wbs.partime / Thinker.TICRATE;
-			cnt_total_time = wbs.totaltime / Thinker.TICRATE;
+			cnt_time = Thinker.Tics2Seconds(Plrs[me].stime);
+			cnt_par = Thinker.Tics2Seconds(wbs.partime);
+			cnt_total_time = Thinker.Tics2Seconds(wbs.totaltime);
 		}
 
 		if (sp_state == 2)
@@ -92,17 +92,18 @@ class DoomStatusScreen : StatusScreen
 				cnt_total_time += 3;
 			}
 
-			int sec = Plrs[me].stime / Thinker.TICRATE;
+			int sec = Thinker.Tics2Seconds(Plrs[me].stime);
 			if (!intermissioncounter || cnt_time >= sec)
 				cnt_time = sec;
 
-			int tsec = wbs.totaltime / Thinker.TICRATE;
+			int tsec = Thinker.Tics2Seconds(wbs.totaltime);
 			if (!intermissioncounter || cnt_total_time >= tsec)
 				cnt_total_time = tsec;
 
-			if (!intermissioncounter || cnt_par >= wbs.partime / Thinker.TICRATE)
+			int psec = Thinker.Tics2Seconds(wbs.partime);
+			if (!intermissioncounter || cnt_par >= psec)
 			{
-				cnt_par = wbs.partime / Thinker.TICRATE;
+				cnt_par = psec;
 
 				if (cnt_time >= sec)
 				{