diff --git a/source/common/statusbar/base_sbar.cpp b/source/common/statusbar/base_sbar.cpp
index 7457b39ce..331ea4096 100644
--- a/source/common/statusbar/base_sbar.cpp
+++ b/source/common/statusbar/base_sbar.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ IMPLEMENT_CLASS(DHUDFont, false, false);
 
 CVAR(Color, crosshaircolor, 0xff0000, CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 CVAR(Int, crosshairhealth, 2, CVAR_ARCHIVE);
-CVAR(Float, crosshairscale, 1.0, CVAR_ARCHIVE);
+CVARD(Float, crosshairscale, 0.5, CVAR_ARCHIVE, "changes the size of the crosshair");
 CVAR(Bool, crosshairgrow, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, vid_fps)
 
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt b/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
index 81de9230f..9ce6e415c 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ OptionMenu "HUDOptions" protected
 	}
 	StaticText ""
 	Option "$DSPLYMNU_CROSSHAIR",				"cl_crosshair",	OnOff
-	Slider "$DSPLYMNU_CROSSHAIRSCALE",			"cl_crosshairscale",		50, 100, 10, 1
+	Slider "$DSPLYMNU_CROSSHAIRSCALE",			"crosshairscale",		0.25, 1.0, 0.125, 2
 	Option "$HUDMNU_CROSSHAIR",				"crosshair", "Crosshairs"
 	//ColorPicker "$HUDMNU_CROSSHAIRCOLOR", 	"crosshaircolor" fixme: Does not exist yet in Raze.
 	Option "$HUDMNU_CROSSHAIRHEALTH",		"crosshairhealth", "CrosshairHealthTypes"