diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/events_defs.h b/polymer/eduke32/source/events_defs.h
index c0e12b934..a2c6bbe4e 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/events_defs.h
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/events_defs.h
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ enum GameEvent_t {
     EVENT_DISPLAYINACTIVEMENUREST,
     EVENT_CUTSCENE,
     EVENT_DISPLAYCURSOR,
+    EVENT_DISPLAYLEVELSTATS,
 #ifdef LUNATIC
     EVENT_ANIMATEALLSPRITES,
 #endif
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
index dde921cc0..40c7bacfa 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
@@ -3841,7 +3841,7 @@ void G_DisplayRest(int32_t smoothratio)
     G_PrintFPS();
 
     // JBF 20040124: display level stats in screen corner
-    if ((ud.overhead_on != 2 && ud.levelstats) && (g_player[myconnectindex].ps->gm&MODE_MENU) == 0)
+    if ((ud.overhead_on != 2 && ud.levelstats) && (g_player[myconnectindex].ps->gm&MODE_MENU) == 0 && VM_OnEvent(EVENT_DISPLAYLEVELSTATS, g_player[myconnectindex].ps->i, myconnectindex) == 0)
     {
         DukePlayer_t const * const myps = g_player[myconnectindex].ps;
 
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/gamedef.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/gamedef.c
index 45f6c32fa..8a7d14c66 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/gamedef.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/gamedef.c
@@ -671,6 +671,7 @@ const char *EventNames[MAXEVENTS] =
     "EVENT_DISPLAYINACTIVEMENUREST",
     "EVENT_CUTSCENE",
     "EVENT_DISPLAYCURSOR",
+    "EVENT_DISPLAYLEVELSTATS",
 #ifdef LUNATIC
     "EVENT_ANIMATEALLSPRITES",
 #endif
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/con_lang.lua b/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/con_lang.lua
index 367aec81e..1898212d0 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/con_lang.lua
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/con_lang.lua
@@ -178,11 +178,12 @@ EVENT = {
     EVENT_DISPLAYINACTIVEMENUREST = 98,
     EVENT_CUTSCENE = 99,
     EVENT_DISPLAYCURSOR = 100,
+    EVENT_DISPLAYLEVELSTATS = 101,
 --    EVENT_ANIMATEALLSPRITES = previous+1,  -- internal
 -- KEEPINSYNC with MAXEVENTS below
 }
 
-MAXEVENTS = 101  -- KEEPINSYNC with above EVENT_* list
+MAXEVENTS = 102  -- KEEPINSYNC with above EVENT_* list
 
 -- NOTE: negated values are not exported to the ffi.C namespace or CON.
 -- See TWEAK_SFLAG below.