diff --git a/source/build/include/build.h b/source/build/include/build.h
index 2ed1521a4..3ef4982a6 100644
--- a/source/build/include/build.h
+++ b/source/build/include/build.h
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ enum {
     // ROTATESPRITE_MAX-1 is the mask of all externally available orientation bits
     ROTATESPRITE_MAX = 4096,
 
+    RS_CENTER = (1<<29),    // proper center align.
     RS_CENTERORIGIN = (1<<30),
 };
 
diff --git a/source/build/src/engine.cpp b/source/build/src/engine.cpp
index 70083069d..6610ed460 100644
--- a/source/build/src/engine.cpp
+++ b/source/build/src/engine.cpp
@@ -3106,7 +3106,7 @@ void twod_rotatesprite(int32_t sx, int32_t sy, int32_t z, int16_t a, int16_t pic
 
     if (!(dastat & RS_TOPLEFT))
     {
-        if (!pic)
+        if (!pic && !(dastat & RS_CENTER))
         {
             ofs = { int16_t(tileLeftOffset(picnum) + (siz.x >> 1)),
                     int16_t(tileTopOffset(picnum) + (siz.y >> 1)) };
diff --git a/source/exhumed/src/d_menu.cpp b/source/exhumed/src/d_menu.cpp
index 5cc49e807..9c6049c18 100644
--- a/source/exhumed/src/d_menu.cpp
+++ b/source/exhumed/src/d_menu.cpp
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ void GameInterface::DrawNativeMenuText(int fontnum, int state, double xpos, doub
 		shade = 25;
 	}
 
-	rotatesprite(160 << 16, int((y + tilesiz[tilenum].y) *65536), zoomsize, 0, tilenum, shade, 0, 2|RS_TOPLEFT, 0, 0, xdim, ydim);
+	rotatesprite(160 << 16, int((y + tilesiz[tilenum].y) *65536), zoomsize, 0, tilenum, shade, 0, RS_AUTO|RS_CENTER, 0, 0, xdim, ydim);
 
 	// tilesizx is 51
 	// tilesizy is 33