diff --git a/source/core/gamecontrol.cpp b/source/core/gamecontrol.cpp
index 780f2721c..305583118 100644
--- a/source/core/gamecontrol.cpp
+++ b/source/core/gamecontrol.cpp
@@ -1040,30 +1040,49 @@ void S_SetSoundPaused(int state)
 
 int CalcSmoothRatio(const ClockTicks &totalclk, const ClockTicks &ototalclk, int realgameticspersec)
 {
-	double const gametics = 1'000'000'000. / realgameticspersec;
-	uint64_t currentTime = I_nsTime();
-
-	if ((lastototalclk == ototalclk) && (lastTime != 0))
-	{
-		elapsedTime += currentTime - lastTime;
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		lastototalclk = ototalclk;
-		elapsedTime = 0;
-	}
-	lastTime = currentTime;
-
-	double ratioScale = elapsedTime / gametics;
-	int smoothratio = clamp(xs_CRoundToInt(MaxSmoothRatio * ratioScale), 0, MaxSmoothRatio);
+	double ratio;
+	int result;
 
 	if (cl_debugintrpl)
 	{
-		Printf("ototalclk: %d\ntotalclk: %d\ngametics: %.3f ms\nelapsedTime: %.3f ms\nratioScale: %f\nsmoothratio: %d\n",
-				ototalclk, totalclk, (gametics / 1'000'000.), (elapsedTime / 1'000'000.), ratioScale, smoothratio);
+		Printf("ototalclk: %d\ntotalclk: %d\n",	ototalclk, totalclk);
 	}
 
-	return smoothratio;
+	if (!cl_legacyintrpl)
+	{
+		double const gametics = 1'000'000'000. / realgameticspersec;
+		uint64_t currentTime = I_nsTime();
+
+		if ((lastototalclk == ototalclk) && (lastTime != 0))
+		{
+			elapsedTime += currentTime - lastTime;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			lastototalclk = ototalclk;
+			elapsedTime = 0;
+		}
+		lastTime = currentTime;
+		ratio = elapsedTime / gametics;
+
+		if (cl_debugintrpl)
+		{
+			Printf("gametics: %.3f ms\nelapsedTime: %.3f ms\n", (gametics / 1'000'000.), (elapsedTime / 1'000'000.));
+		}
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		ratio = (0.5 + (totalclk - ototalclk)) / (120 / realgameticspersec);
+	}
+
+	result = clamp(xs_CRoundToInt(ratio * MaxSmoothRatio), 0, MaxSmoothRatio);
+
+	if (cl_debugintrpl)
+	{
+		Printf("ratio: %f\nresult: %d\n", ratio, result);
+	}
+
+	return result;
 }
 
 FString G_GetDemoPath()
diff --git a/source/core/gamecvars.cpp b/source/core/gamecvars.cpp
index a18bb86ce..fa25b7327 100644
--- a/source/core/gamecvars.cpp
+++ b/source/core/gamecvars.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ CVARD(Bool, cl_slopetilting, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE, "enable/disable slope tilting"
 CVARD(Int, cl_showweapon, 1, CVAR_ARCHIVE, "enable/disable show weapons") // only implemented in Blood
 CVARD(Bool, cl_sointerpolation, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE, "enable/disable sector object interpolation") // only implemented in SW
 CVARD(Bool, cl_syncinput, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE, "enable/disable synchronized input with game's ticrate") // only implemented in SW
-CVARD(Bool, cl_debugintrpl, false, CVAR_NOSAVE, "print information regarding calculated smoothratio for interpolation") // only implemented in SW
+CVARD(Bool, cl_debugintrpl, false, CVAR_NOSAVE, "print information regarding calculated smoothratio for interpolation")
+CVARD(Bool, cl_legacyintrpl, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE, "perform legacy interpolation calculations")
 CUSTOM_CVARD(Int, cl_crosshairscale, 50, CVAR_ARCHIVE, "changes the size of the crosshair")
 {
 	if (self < 1) self = 1;
diff --git a/source/core/gamecvars.h b/source/core/gamecvars.h
index 716546d75..678ca46b6 100644
--- a/source/core/gamecvars.h
+++ b/source/core/gamecvars.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ EXTERN_CVAR(Int, cl_crosshairscale)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, cl_sointerpolation)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, cl_syncinput)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, cl_debugintrpl)
+EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, cl_legacyintrpl)
 
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, demorec_seeds_cvar)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, demoplay_diffs)