diff --git a/source/core/gamecontrol.cpp b/source/core/gamecontrol.cpp
index 2388da789..a7c3aabb1 100644
--- a/source/core/gamecontrol.cpp
+++ b/source/core/gamecontrol.cpp
@@ -779,6 +779,10 @@ int RunGame()
 		cl_weaponswitch.SetGenericRepDefault(1, CVAR_Int);
 		if (cl_weaponswitch > 1) cl_weaponswitch = 1;
 	}
+	if (g_gameType & (GAMEFLAG_BLOOD|GAMEFLAG_RR))
+	{
+		am_nameontop.SetGenericRepDefault(true, CVAR_Bool);	// Blood and RR show the map name on the top of the screen by default.
+	}
 
 	G_ReadConfig(currentGame);
 
diff --git a/source/core/gamecvars.cpp b/source/core/gamecvars.cpp
index b761d1e8b..bfe5f94a9 100644
--- a/source/core/gamecvars.cpp
+++ b/source/core/gamecvars.cpp
@@ -475,6 +475,7 @@ CUSTOM_CVAR(Int, playergender, 0, CVAR_USERINFO|CVAR_ARCHIVE)
 
 CVAR(Bool, am_textfont, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE)
 CVAR(Bool, am_showlabel, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE)
+CVAR(Bool, am_nameontop, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE)
 
 
 // Internal settings for demo recording and the multiplayer menu. These won't get saved and only are CVARs so that the menu code can use them.
diff --git a/source/core/gamecvars.h b/source/core/gamecvars.h
index 7dd9be2b5..e6dc812c9 100644
--- a/source/core/gamecvars.h
+++ b/source/core/gamecvars.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ EXTERN_CVAR(Int, althud_flashing)
 
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, am_textfont)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, am_showlabel)
+EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, am_nameontop)
 
 
 EXTERN_CVAR(Int, r_fov)
diff --git a/source/core/statusbar.cpp b/source/core/statusbar.cpp
index 5312f66db..7f27f8787 100644
--- a/source/core/statusbar.cpp
+++ b/source/core/statusbar.cpp
@@ -92,10 +92,6 @@ CVAR (Color, crosshaircolor, 0xff0000, CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 CVAR (Int, crosshairhealth, 1, CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 CVAR (Float, crosshairscale, 1.0, CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 CVAR (Bool, crosshairgrow, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE);
-CUSTOM_CVAR(Int, am_showmaplabel, 2, CVAR_ARCHIVE)
-{
-	if (self < 0 || self > 2) self = 2;
-}
 
 CVAR (Bool, idmypos, false, 0);
 
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/game_misc.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/game_misc.cpp
index cdec97b5c..cf8353f99 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/game_misc.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/game_misc.cpp
@@ -653,29 +653,6 @@ void drawoverheadmap(int cposx, int cposy, int czoom, int cang)
 				DTA_Color, shadeToLight(sprite[pp.i].shade), DTA_ScaleX, j / 65536., DTA_ScaleY, j/65536., TAG_DONE);
 		}
 	}
-
-	if (/*textret == 0 &&*/ ud.overhead_on == 2)
-	{
-		FString mapname;
-		if (am_showlabel) mapname.Format(TEXTCOLOR_GOLD "%s: %s%s", currentLevel->LabelName(), (am_textfont && isNamWW2GI()) ? TEXTCOLOR_ORANGE : TEXTCOLOR_UNTRANSLATED, currentLevel->DisplayName());
-		else mapname = currentLevel->DisplayName();
-		double scale = isRR() ? 0.5 : 1.;
-		FFont* font = SmallFont2;
-		int color = CR_UNTRANSLATED;
-		if (am_textfont)
-		{
-			scale *= 0.66;
-			font = isNamWW2GI()? ConFont : SmallFont;
-			if (isNamWW2GI()) color = CR_ORANGE;
-		}
-		int top = (isRR() && !am_textfont) ? 0 : (hud_size != Hud_Nothing ? 147 : 179);
-		if (!(currentLevel->flags & MI_USERMAP))
-			DrawText(twod, font, color, 5, top+6, GStrings.localize(gVolumeNames[volfromlevelnum(currentLevel->levelNumber)]), 
-				DTA_FullscreenScale, FSMode_ScaleToFit43, DTA_VirtualWidth, 320, DTA_VirtualHeight, 200, DTA_ScaleX, scale, DTA_ScaleY, scale, DTA_KeepRatio, true, TAG_DONE);
-		DrawText(twod, font, color, 5, top + ((isRR() && am_textfont)? 15:12), mapname,
-			DTA_FullscreenScale, FSMode_ScaleToFit43, DTA_VirtualWidth, 320, DTA_VirtualHeight, 200, DTA_ScaleX, scale, DTA_ScaleY, scale, DTA_KeepRatio, true, TAG_DONE);
-	}
-
 }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/sbar.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/sbar.cpp
index ed5834fa5..3c809b184 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/sbar.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/sbar.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ source as it is released.
 #include "sbar.h"
 #include "v_draw.h"
 #include "texturemanager.h"
+#include "mapinfo.h"
+
 BEGIN_DUKE_NS
 
 //==========================================================================
@@ -177,9 +179,31 @@ PalEntry DDukeCommonStatusBar::LightForShade(int shade)
 
 void DDukeCommonStatusBar::PrintLevelStats(int bottomy)
 {
-	// JBF 20040124: display level stats in screen corner
-	if (ud.overhead_on != 2 && hud_stats)
+	if (ud.overhead_on == 2)
 	{
+		// Automap label printer moved here so that it is on top of the screen border.
+		FString mapname;
+		if (am_showlabel) mapname.Format(TEXTCOLOR_GOLD "%s: %s%s", currentLevel->LabelName(), (am_textfont && isNamWW2GI()) ? TEXTCOLOR_ORANGE : TEXTCOLOR_UNTRANSLATED, currentLevel->DisplayName());
+		else mapname = currentLevel->DisplayName();
+		double scale = isRR() ? 0.5 : 1.;
+		FFont* font = SmallFont2;
+		int color = CR_UNTRANSLATED;
+		if (am_textfont)
+		{
+			scale *= 0.66;
+			font = isNamWW2GI() ? ConFont : SmallFont;
+			if (isNamWW2GI()) color = CR_ORANGE;
+		}
+		int top = am_nameontop ? 0 : 200 - Scale(bottomy < 0 ? RelTop : bottomy, hud_scale, 100) - isRR()? 25 : 20;
+		if (!(currentLevel->flags & MI_USERMAP))
+			DrawText(twod, font, color, 5, top + 6, GStrings.localize(gVolumeNames[volfromlevelnum(currentLevel->levelNumber)]),
+				DTA_FullscreenScale, FSMode_ScaleToFit43, DTA_VirtualWidth, 320, DTA_VirtualHeight, 200, DTA_ScaleX, scale, DTA_ScaleY, scale, DTA_KeepRatio, true, TAG_DONE);
+		DrawText(twod, font, color, 5, top + ((isRR() && am_textfont) ? 15 : 12), mapname,
+			DTA_FullscreenScale, FSMode_ScaleToFit43, DTA_VirtualWidth, 320, DTA_VirtualHeight, 200, DTA_ScaleX, scale, DTA_ScaleY, scale, DTA_KeepRatio, true, TAG_DONE);
+	}
+	else if (hud_stats)
+	{
+		// JBF 20040124: display level stats in screen corner
 		FLevelStats stats{};
 		auto pp = &ps[myconnectindex];