diff --git a/src/r_picformats.c b/src/r_picformats.c
index 1f39ae42c..f8e3d3ca5 100644
--- a/src/r_picformats.c
+++ b/src/r_picformats.c
@@ -1474,9 +1474,10 @@ static void R_ParseSpriteInfoFrame(struct ParseSpriteInfoState *parser, boolean
 	size_t sprinfoTokenLength;
 	char *frameChar = NULL;
 	UINT8 frameFrame = 0xFF;
-	INT16 frameXPivot = 0;
-	INT16 frameYPivot = 0;
+	INT16 frameXPivot = INT16_MIN;
+	INT16 frameYPivot = INT16_MIN;
 	rotaxis_t frameRotAxis = 0;
+	char *bright = NULL;
 
 	if (all)
 	{
@@ -1541,6 +1542,11 @@ static void R_ParseSpriteInfoFrame(struct ParseSpriteInfoState *parser, boolean
 					else if ((stricmp(sprinfoToken, "Z")==0) || (stricmp(sprinfoToken, "ZAXIS")==0) || (stricmp(sprinfoToken, "YAW")==0))
 						frameRotAxis = ROTAXIS_Z;
 				}
+				else if (stricmp(sprinfoToken, "BRIGHTMAP")==0)
+				{
+					Z_Free(bright);
+					bright = M_GetToken(NULL);
+				}
 				Z_Free(sprinfoToken);
 
 				sprinfoToken = M_GetToken(NULL);
@@ -1557,8 +1563,13 @@ static void R_ParseSpriteInfoFrame(struct ParseSpriteInfoState *parser, boolean
 	parser->info->pivot[frameFrame].x = frameXPivot;
 	parser->info->pivot[frameFrame].y = frameYPivot;
 	parser->info->pivot[frameFrame].rotaxis = frameRotAxis;
+	Z_Free(parser->info->bright[frameFrame]);
+	parser->info->bright[frameFrame] = bright;
 
-	set_bit_array(parser->info->available, frameFrame);
+	if (frameXPivot != INT16_MIN || frameYPivot != INT16_MIN)
+	{
+		set_bit_array(parser->info->available, frameFrame);
+	}
 
 	if (parser->spr2)
 	{
diff --git a/src/r_picformats.h b/src/r_picformats.h
index 57af58100..3ab520f5f 100644
--- a/src/r_picformats.h
+++ b/src/r_picformats.h
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ struct spriteinfo_t
 	spriteframepivot_t pivot[64 + 1];
 #define SPRINFO_DEFAULT_PIVOT (64)
 	UINT8 available[BIT_ARRAY_SIZE(64 + 1)]; // 1 extra for default_pivot
+	char *bright[64 + 1]; // brightmap lump name
 };
 
 // Portable Network Graphics
diff --git a/src/r_things.c b/src/r_things.c
index 330029707..6f1dd436a 100644
--- a/src/r_things.c
+++ b/src/r_things.c
@@ -862,12 +862,13 @@ UINT8 *R_GetSpriteTranslation(vissprite_t *vis)
 //
 static void R_DrawVisSprite(vissprite_t *vis)
 {
-	column_t *column;
+	column_t *column, *bmcol = NULL;
 	void (*localcolfunc)(column_t *, column_t *, INT32);
 	INT32 texturecolumn;
 	INT32 pwidth;
 	fixed_t frac;
 	patch_t *patch = vis->patch;
+	patch_t *bmpatch = vis->bright;
 	fixed_t this_scale = vis->thingscale;
 	INT32 x1, x2;
 	INT64 overflow_test;
@@ -1022,7 +1023,10 @@ static void R_DrawVisSprite(vissprite_t *vis)
 
 			column = (column_t *)((UINT8 *)patch->columns + (patch->columnofs[texturecolumn]));
 
-			localcolfunc (column, NULL, baseclip);
+			if (bmpatch)
+				bmcol = (column_t *)((UINT8 *)bmpatch->columns + (bmpatch->columnofs[texturecolumn]));
+
+			localcolfunc (column, bmcol, baseclip);
 		}
 	}
 	else if (vis->cut & SC_SHEAR)
@@ -1041,9 +1045,11 @@ static void R_DrawVisSprite(vissprite_t *vis)
 				I_Error("R_DrawSpriteRange: bad texturecolumn at %d from end", vis->x2 - dc_x);
 #endif
 			column = (column_t *)((UINT8 *)patch->columns + (patch->columnofs[texturecolumn]));
+			if (bmpatch)
+				bmcol = (column_t *)((UINT8 *)bmpatch->columns + (bmpatch->columnofs[texturecolumn]));
 
 			sprtopscreen = (centeryfrac - FixedMul(dc_texturemid, spryscale));
-			localcolfunc (column, NULL, baseclip);
+			localcolfunc (column, bmcol, baseclip);
 		}
 	}
 	else
@@ -1062,7 +1068,11 @@ static void R_DrawVisSprite(vissprite_t *vis)
 				I_Error("R_DrawSpriteRange: bad texturecolumn at %d from end", vis->x2 - dc_x);
 #endif
 			column = (column_t *)((UINT8 *)patch->columns + (patch->columnofs[texturecolumn]));
-			localcolfunc (column, NULL, baseclip);
+
+			if (bmpatch)
+				bmcol = (column_t *)((UINT8 *)bmpatch->columns + (bmpatch->columnofs[texturecolumn]));
+
+			localcolfunc (column, bmcol, baseclip);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1219,6 +1229,18 @@ static void R_SplitSprite(vissprite_t *sprite)
 	}
 }
 
+static patch_t *R_CacheSpriteBrightMap(const spriteinfo_t *sprinfo, UINT8 frame)
+{
+	const char *name = sprinfo->bright[frame];
+
+	if (name == NULL)
+	{
+		name = sprinfo->bright[SPRINFO_DEFAULT_PIVOT];
+	}
+
+	return W_CachePatchNum(W_CheckNumForLongName(name), PU_SPRITE);
+}
+
 //
 // R_GetShadowZ(thing, shadowslope)
 // Get the first visible floor below the object for shadows
@@ -1395,6 +1417,7 @@ static void R_ProjectDropShadow(
 
 	shadow = R_NewVisSprite();
 	shadow->patch = patch;
+	shadow->bright = NULL;
 	shadow->heightsec = vis->heightsec;
 
 	shadow->mobjflags = 0;
@@ -2320,6 +2343,7 @@ static void R_ProjectSprite(mobj_t *thing)
 		vis->cut |= SC_SPLAT; // I like ya cut g
 
 	vis->patch = patch;
+	vis->bright = R_CacheSpriteBrightMap(sprinfo, frame);
 
 	if (thing->subsector->sector->numlights && !(shadowdraw || splat))
 		R_SplitSprite(vis);
@@ -2503,6 +2527,8 @@ static void R_ProjectPrecipitationSprite(precipmobj_t *thing)
 	//Fab: lumppat is the lump number of the patch to use, this is different
 	//     than lumpid for sprites-in-pwad : the graphics are patched
 	vis->patch = W_CachePatchNum(sprframe->lumppat[0], PU_SPRITE);
+	vis->bright = R_CacheSpriteBrightMap(&spriteinfo[thing->sprite],
+			thing->frame & FF_FRAMEMASK);
 
 	vis->transmap = R_GetBlendTable(blendmode, trans);
 
diff --git a/src/r_things.h b/src/r_things.h
index f27f3a7c9..bf49e9f13 100644
--- a/src/r_things.h
+++ b/src/r_things.h
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ struct vissprite_t
 
 	fixed_t texturemid;
 	patch_t *patch;
+	patch_t *bright;
 
 	lighttable_t *colormap; // for color translation and shadow draw
 	                        // maxbright frames as well