diff --git a/source/core/gamecvars.cpp b/source/core/gamecvars.cpp
index 0c8c52ad4..737860d7d 100644
--- a/source/core/gamecvars.cpp
+++ b/source/core/gamecvars.cpp
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ CVARD(Bool, cl_bloodweapinterp, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE, "enable/disable Blood's wea
 CVARD(Bool, cl_bloodoldweapbalance, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE, "enable/disable legacy 1.0 weapon handling for Blood")
 CVARD(Bool, cl_loadingscreens, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG, "enable/disable loading screens for games")
 CVARD(Bool, cl_clampedpitch, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE, "clamp the view pitch to original ranges")
+CVARD(Float, cl_exvertpanscale, 8.f, CVAR_ARCHIVE, "sets the scaling intensity for Exhumed's vert panning/slope tilting")
 
 CUSTOM_CVARD(Int, cl_dukepitchmode, 7, CVAR_ARCHIVE, "customise Duke's myriad of pitch options")
 {
diff --git a/source/core/gamecvars.h b/source/core/gamecvars.h
index 4826d9062..b82e01fff 100644
--- a/source/core/gamecvars.h
+++ b/source/core/gamecvars.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, cl_bloodoldweapbalance)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, cl_loadingscreens)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, cl_clampedpitch)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Int, cl_dukepitchmode)
+EXTERN_CVAR(Float, cl_exvertpanscale)
 
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, demorec_seeds_cvar)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, demoplay_diffs)
diff --git a/source/games/exhumed/src/player.cpp b/source/games/exhumed/src/player.cpp
index 079834dac..dacc61614 100644
--- a/source/games/exhumed/src/player.cpp
+++ b/source/games/exhumed/src/player.cpp
@@ -1539,8 +1539,8 @@ static void doPlayerCameraEffects(DExhumedPlayer* const pPlayer, const double zD
     const auto nUnderwater = !!(pPlayerActor->sector()->Flag & kSectUnderwater);
 
     // Pitch tilting when player's Z changes (stairs, jumping, etc).
-    // This should amplified 8x, not 2x, but it feels very heavy. Add a CVAR?
-    doPlayerVertPanning(pPlayer, zDelta * 2 * cl_slopetilting);
+    // The default 8x amplification feels very heavy, so add a CVAR to control it.
+    doPlayerVertPanning(pPlayer, zDelta * cl_exvertpanscale * cl_slopetilting);
 
     // Roll tilting effect, either console or Quake-style.
     pPlayer->doRollInput(nUnderwater);
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt b/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
index 92c8c0a73..d7c0380a6 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
@@ -1122,6 +1122,10 @@ OptionMenu "VideoOptions" protected
 	Option "$DSPLYMNU_VOXELS",					"r_voxels",						"OnOff"
 	Option "$DSPLYMNU_SHADOWS",					"r_shadows",					"OnOff"
 	Option "$DSPLYMNU_SLOPETILT",				"cl_slopetilting",				"OnOff"
+	ifgame(Exhumed)
+	{
+		Slider "$DSPLYMNU_EXVERTPANNING",	"cl_exvertpanscale", 0.5, 10, 0.1
+	}
 	Option "$GLPREFMNU_ENVIRONMENTMAPMIRROR",	gl_mirror_envmap,				"OnOff"
 	ifnotgame(Blood, Exhumed)
 	{