diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
index e7d99103c..5187daa5e 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
@@ -11240,7 +11240,7 @@ int32_t app_main(int32_t argc, const char **argv)
         GAME_drawosdcursor,
         GAME_getcolumnwidth,
         GAME_getrowheight,
-        COMMON_clearbackground,
+        GAME_clearbackground,
         GetTime,
         GAME_onshowosd
     );
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/osdcmds.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/osdcmds.c
index b9844bef0..45e040830 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/osdcmds.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/osdcmds.c
@@ -1442,6 +1442,13 @@ static int32_t osdcmd_cvar_set_game(const osdfuncparm_t *parm)
 
         return r;
     }
+    else if (!Bstrcasecmp(parm->name, "osdscale"))
+    {
+        if (xdim && ydim)
+            OSD_ResizeDisplay(xdim, ydim);
+
+        return r;
+    }
 
     return r;
 }
@@ -1538,6 +1545,7 @@ int32_t registerosdcommands(void)
         { "mus_volume", "controls volume of midi music", (void *)&ud.config.MusicVolume, CVAR_INT, 0, 255 },
 
         { "osdhightile", "enable/disable hires art replacements for console text", (void *)&osdhightile, CVAR_BOOL, 0, 1 },
+        { "osdscale", "adjust console text size", (void *)&osdscale, CVAR_DOUBLE|CVAR_FUNCPTR, 1.f, 4.f },
 
         { "r_drawweapon", "enable/disable weapon drawing", (void *)&ud.drawweapon, CVAR_INT, 0, 2 },
         { "r_showfps", "show the frame rate counter", (void *)&ud.tickrate, CVAR_BOOL, 0, 1 },
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/osdfuncs.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/osdfuncs.c
index 15af24be6..362af5ff6 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/osdfuncs.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/osdfuncs.c
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
 */
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+#include <math.h>
+#include "compat.h"
 #include "duke3d.h"
 #include "build.h"
 #include "namesdyn.h"
@@ -27,6 +29,9 @@ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
 #include "premap.h"
 
 int32_t osdhightile = 0;
+double osdscale = 1.0f;
+
+#define OSD_SCALE(x) (int32_t)(osdscale != 1.f ? nearbyintf(osdscale*(double)(x)) : x)
 
 static int32_t GAME_isspace(int32_t ch)
 {
@@ -52,9 +57,11 @@ void GAME_drawosdchar(int32_t x, int32_t y, char ch, int32_t shade, int32_t pal)
     if (GAME_isspace(ch)) return;
     if ((ac = GAME_getchartile(ch)) == -1)
         return;
-
+    
     usehightile = (osdhightile && ht);
-    rotatesprite_fs((9*x)<<16, (y<<3)<<16, 65536, 0, ac, shade, pal, 8|16);
+    rotatesprite_fs(OSD_SCALE(9*x<<16),
+        OSD_SCALE((y<<3)<<16),
+        OSD_SCALE(65536.f), 0, ac, shade, pal, 8|16);
     usehightile = ht;
 }
 
@@ -74,7 +81,8 @@ void GAME_drawosdstr(int32_t x, int32_t y, const char *ch, int32_t len, int32_t
             if ((ac = GAME_getchartile(*ch)) >= 0)
             {
                 OSD_GetShadePal(ch, &shade, &pal);
-                rotatesprite_fs(x<<16, (y<<3)<<16, 65536, 0, ac, shade, pal, 8|16);
+                rotatesprite_fs(OSD_SCALE(x<<16), OSD_SCALE((y<<3)<<16),
+                    OSD_SCALE(65536.f), 0, ac, shade, pal, 8|16);
             }
 
         x += OSDCHAR_WIDTH+1;
@@ -95,17 +103,19 @@ void GAME_drawosdcursor(int32_t x, int32_t y, int32_t type, int32_t lastkeypress
     else ac = '_'-'!'+STARTALPHANUM;
 
     if (((GetTime()-lastkeypress) & 0x40)==0)
-        rotatesprite_fs((9*x)<<16, ((y<<3)+(type?-1:2))<<16, 65536, 0, ac, 0, 8, 8|16);
+        rotatesprite_fs(OSD_SCALE(9*x<<16),
+        OSD_SCALE(((y<<3)+(type?-1:2))<<16),
+        OSD_SCALE(65536.f), 0, ac, 0, 8, 8|16);
 }
 
 int32_t GAME_getcolumnwidth(int32_t w)
 {
-    return w/9;
+     return nearbyintf((w/9)/osdscale);
 }
 
-int32_t GAME_getrowheight(int32_t w)
+int32_t GAME_getrowheight(int32_t h)
 {
-    return w>>3;
+    return OSD_SCALE(h>>3);
 }
 
 void GAME_onshowosd(int32_t shown)
@@ -117,3 +127,31 @@ void GAME_onshowosd(int32_t shown)
 //    if (numplayers == 1 && ((shown && !ud.pause_on) || (!shown && ud.pause_on)))
 //        KB_KeyDown[sc_Pause] = 1;
 }
+
+void GAME_clearbackground(int32_t numcols, int32_t numrows)
+{
+    UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(numcols);
+
+# ifdef USE_OPENGL
+    if (getrendermode() >= REND_POLYMOST && qsetmode==200)
+    {
+        bglPushAttrib(GL_FOG_BIT);
+        bglDisable(GL_FOG);
+
+        setpolymost2dview();
+        bglColor4f(0, 0, 0, 0.67f);
+        bglEnable(GL_BLEND);
+        bglRectd(0, 0, xdim, OSD_SCALE(8*numrows+8));
+        bglColor4f(0, 0, 0, 1);
+        bglRectd(0, OSD_SCALE(8*numrows+4), xdim, OSD_SCALE(8*numrows+8));
+
+        bglPopAttrib();
+
+        return;
+    }
+# endif
+
+    CLEARLINES2D(0, min(ydim, OSD_SCALE(numrows*8+8)), editorcolors[16]);
+}
+
+#undef OSD_SCALE
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/osdfuncs.h b/polymer/eduke32/source/osdfuncs.h
index be142a061..20185eabf 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/osdfuncs.h
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/osdfuncs.h
@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@ void GAME_drawosdcursor(int32_t x, int32_t y, int32_t type, int32_t lastkeypress
 int32_t GAME_getcolumnwidth(int32_t w);
 int32_t GAME_getrowheight(int32_t w);
 void GAME_onshowosd(int32_t shown);
+void GAME_clearbackground(int32_t numcols, int32_t numrows);
 
 extern int32_t osdhightile;
+extern double osdscale;
 
 #define OSDCHAR_WIDTH 8