diff --git a/source/blood/src/sbar.cpp b/source/blood/src/sbar.cpp
index 67b7b85f0..79645c5af 100644
--- a/source/blood/src/sbar.cpp
+++ b/source/blood/src/sbar.cpp
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ private:
         }
         drawInventory(pPlayer, 166, 200 - tilesiz[2200].y);
         // Depending on the scale we can lower the stats display. This needs some tweaking but this catches the important default case already.
-        PrintLevelStats(pPlayer, (hud_statscale <= 2 || hud_scale < 70) && double(xdim)/ydim > 1.6? 28 : 56);
+        PrintLevelStats(pPlayer, (hud_statscale <= 0.501f || hud_scale < 70) && double(xdim)/ydim > 1.6? 28 : 56);
 
     }
 
diff --git a/source/core/gamecvars.cpp b/source/core/gamecvars.cpp
index 2f1e9d084..131d68a72 100644
--- a/source/core/gamecvars.cpp
+++ b/source/core/gamecvars.cpp
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ CUSTOM_CVARD(Int, snd_speech, 1, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG, "enables/disabl
 
 // HUD
 
-CUSTOM_CVARD(Int, hud_size, Hud_Stbar, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_NOINITCALL, "Defines the HUD size and style")
+CUSTOM_CVARD(Int, hud_size, Hud_Stbar, CVAR_ARCHIVE, "Defines the HUD size and style")
 {
 	if (self < 0) self = 0;
 	else if (self > Hud_Nothing) self = Hud_Nothing;
@@ -212,10 +212,10 @@ CCMD(sizedown)
 
 
 
-CUSTOM_CVARD(Float, hud_statscale, 2, CVAR_ARCHIVE, "change the scale of the stats display")
+CUSTOM_CVARD(Float, hud_statscale, 0.5, CVAR_ARCHIVE, "change the scale of the stats display")
 {
-	if (self < 0.5) self = 0.5;
-	else if (self > 4) self = 4;
+	if (self < 0.36) self = 0.36;
+	else if (self > 1) self = 1;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/source/core/statusbar.cpp b/source/core/statusbar.cpp
index 27c1a88c2..fbf30c76b 100644
--- a/source/core/statusbar.cpp
+++ b/source/core/statusbar.cpp
@@ -708,14 +708,11 @@ void DBaseStatusBar::PrintLevelStats(FLevelStats &stats)
 	double spacing = stats.spacing * hud_statscale;
 	if (stats.screenbottomspace < 0)
 	{
-		double x = 0, w = 0, h = 0;
-		y = 200 - RelTop;
-		StatusbarToRealCoords(x, y, w, h);
-		y -= spacing;
+		y = 200 - RelTop - spacing;
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		y = (screen->GetHeight() - stats.screenbottomspace * GetHUDScale().Y) - spacing;
+		y = 200 - stats.screenbottomspace - spacing;
 	}
 
 	FString text;
@@ -723,7 +720,7 @@ void DBaseStatusBar::PrintLevelStats(FLevelStats &stats)
 	{
 		text.Format(TEXTCOLOR_ESCAPESTR "%cS: " TEXTCOLOR_ESCAPESTR "%c%d/%d",
 			stats.letterColor + 'A', stats.secrets == stats.maxsecrets ? stats.completeColor + 'A' : stats.standardColor + 'A', stats.secrets, stats.maxsecrets);
-		DrawText(twod, stats.font, CR_UNTRANSLATED, 2 * hud_statscale, y, text, DTA_ScaleX, scale, DTA_ScaleY, scale, TAG_DONE);
+		DrawText(twod, stats.font, CR_UNTRANSLATED, 2 * hud_statscale, y, text, DTA_FullscreenScale, FSMode_Fit320x200, DTA_KeepRatio, true, DTA_ScaleX, scale, DTA_ScaleY, scale, TAG_DONE);
 		y -= spacing;
 	}
 
@@ -735,12 +732,12 @@ void DBaseStatusBar::PrintLevelStats(FLevelStats &stats)
 
 	if (text.IsNotEmpty())
 	{
-		DrawText(twod, stats.font, CR_UNTRANSLATED, 2 * hud_statscale, y, text, DTA_ScaleX, scale, DTA_ScaleY, scale, TAG_DONE);
+		DrawText(twod, stats.font, CR_UNTRANSLATED, 2 * hud_statscale, y, text, DTA_FullscreenScale, FSMode_Fit320x200, DTA_KeepRatio, true, DTA_ScaleX, scale, DTA_ScaleY, scale, TAG_DONE);
 		y -= spacing;
 	}
 
 	text.Format(TEXTCOLOR_ESCAPESTR "%cT: " TEXTCOLOR_ESCAPESTR "%c%d:%02d", stats.letterColor+'A', stats.standardColor + 'A', stats.time / 60000, (stats.time % 60000) / 1000);
-	DrawText(twod, stats.font, CR_UNTRANSLATED, 2 * hud_statscale, y, text, DTA_ScaleX, scale, DTA_ScaleY, scale, TAG_DONE);
+	DrawText(twod, stats.font, CR_UNTRANSLATED, 2 * hud_statscale, y, text, DTA_FullscreenScale, FSMode_Fit320x200, DTA_KeepRatio, true, DTA_ScaleX, scale, DTA_ScaleY, scale, TAG_DONE);
 }
 
 //============================================================================