diff --git a/src/lua_hudlib.c b/src/lua_hudlib.c
index 0290eedeb..914b2fecf 100644
--- a/src/lua_hudlib.c
+++ b/src/lua_hudlib.c
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ enum align {
 	align_right,
 	align_fixed,
 	align_small,
+	align_smallfixed,
 	align_smallright,
 	align_thin,
 	align_thinfixed,
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@ static const char *const align_opt[] = {
 	"right",
 	"fixed",
 	"small",
+	"small-fixed",
 	"small-right",
 	"thin",
 	"thin-fixed",
@@ -735,6 +737,9 @@ static int libd_drawString(lua_State *L)
 	case align_small:
 		V_DrawSmallString(x, y, flags, str);
 		break;
+	case align_smallfixed:
+		V_DrawSmallStringAtFixed(x, y, flags, str);
+		break;
 	case align_smallright:
 		V_DrawRightAlignedSmallString(x, y, flags, str);
 		break;
diff --git a/src/v_video.c b/src/v_video.c
index fa8d2cd37..98a87fd6f 100644
--- a/src/v_video.c
+++ b/src/v_video.c
@@ -2511,6 +2511,97 @@ void V_DrawStringAtFixed(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, INT32 option, const char *string)
 	}
 }
 
+// Draws a small string at a fixed_t location.
+void V_DrawSmallStringAtFixed(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, INT32 option, const char *string)
+{
+	fixed_t cx = x, cy = y;
+	INT32 w, c, dupx, dupy, scrwidth, center = 0, left = 0;
+	const char *ch = string;
+	INT32 spacewidth = 2, charwidth = 0;
+
+	INT32 lowercase = (option & V_ALLOWLOWERCASE);
+	option &= ~V_FLIP; // which is also shared with V_ALLOWLOWERCASE...
+
+	if (option & V_NOSCALESTART)
+	{
+		dupx = vid.dupx;
+		dupy = vid.dupy;
+		scrwidth = vid.width;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		dupx = dupy = 1;
+		scrwidth = vid.width/vid.dupx;
+		left = (scrwidth - BASEVIDWIDTH)/2;
+		scrwidth -= left;
+	}
+
+	switch (option & V_SPACINGMASK)
+	{
+		case V_MONOSPACE:
+			spacewidth = 4;
+			/* FALLTHRU */
+		case V_OLDSPACING:
+			charwidth = 4;
+			break;
+		case V_6WIDTHSPACE:
+			spacewidth = 3;
+		default:
+			break;
+	}
+
+	for (;;ch++)
+	{
+		if (!*ch)
+			break;
+		if (*ch & 0x80) //color ignoring
+			continue;
+		if (*ch == '\n')
+		{
+			cx = x;
+
+			if (option & V_RETURN8)
+				cy += (4*dupy)<<FRACBITS;
+			else
+				cy += (6*dupy)<<FRACBITS;
+
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		c = *ch;
+		if (!lowercase)
+			c = toupper(c);
+		c -= HU_FONTSTART;
+
+		// character does not exist or is a space
+		if (c < 0 || c >= HU_FONTSIZE || !hu_font[c])
+		{
+			cx += (spacewidth * dupx)<<FRACBITS;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if (charwidth)
+		{
+			w = charwidth * dupx;
+			center = w/2 - SHORT(hu_font[c]->width)*(dupx/4);
+		}
+		else
+			w = SHORT(hu_font[c]->width) * dupx / 2;
+
+		if ((cx>>FRACBITS) > scrwidth)
+			break;
+		if ((cx>>FRACBITS)+left + w < 0) //left boundary check
+		{
+			cx += w<<FRACBITS;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		V_DrawSciencePatch(cx + (center<<FRACBITS), cy, option, hu_font[c], FRACUNIT/2);
+
+		cx += w<<FRACBITS;
+	}
+}
+
 // Draws a thin string at a fixed_t location.
 void V_DrawThinStringAtFixed(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, INT32 option, const char *string)
 {
diff --git a/src/v_video.h b/src/v_video.h
index 50e3e67d2..06397d409 100644
--- a/src/v_video.h
+++ b/src/v_video.h
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ void V_DrawThinString(INT32 x, INT32 y, INT32 option, const char *string);
 void V_DrawRightAlignedThinString(INT32 x, INT32 y, INT32 option, const char *string);
 
 void V_DrawStringAtFixed(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, INT32 option, const char *string);
+void V_DrawSmallStringAtFixed(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, INT32 option, const char *string);
 void V_DrawThinStringAtFixed(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, INT32 option, const char *string);
 
 // Draw tall nums, used for menu, HUD, intermission