diff --git a/src/lua_hudlib.c b/src/lua_hudlib.c
index 61c1ea141..bf03b351b 100644
--- a/src/lua_hudlib.c
+++ b/src/lua_hudlib.c
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ enum align {
 	align_smallthin,
 	align_thin,
 	align_thinfixed,
+	align_thinfixedcenter,
 	align_thinfixedright,
 	align_thincenter,
 	align_thinright
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ static const char *const align_opt[] = {
 	"small-thin",
 	"thin",
 	"thin-fixed",
+	"thin-fixed-center",
 	"thin-fixed-right",
 	"thin-center",
 	"thin-right",
@@ -780,6 +782,9 @@ static int libd_drawString(lua_State *L)
 	case align_thinfixed:
 		V_DrawThinStringAtFixed(x, y, flags, str);
 		break;
+	case align_thinfixedcenter:
+		V_DrawCenteredThinStringAtFixed(x, y, flags, str);
+		break;
 	case align_thinfixedright:
 		V_DrawRightAlignedThinStringAtFixed(x, y, flags, str);
 		break;
diff --git a/src/v_video.c b/src/v_video.c
index c59bebf34..d80b507bc 100644
--- a/src/v_video.c
+++ b/src/v_video.c
@@ -2848,6 +2848,12 @@ void V_DrawThinStringAtFixed(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, INT32 option, const char *str
 	}
 }
 
+void V_DrawCenteredThinStringAtFixed(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, INT32 option, const char *string)
+{
+	x -= (V_ThinStringWidth(string, option) / 2)<<FRACBITS;
+	V_DrawThinStringAtFixed(x, y, option, string);
+}
+
 void V_DrawRightAlignedThinStringAtFixed(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, INT32 option, const char *string)
 {
 	x -= V_ThinStringWidth(string, option)<<FRACBITS;
diff --git a/src/v_video.h b/src/v_video.h
index 311ec8310..3d6782b72 100644
--- a/src/v_video.h
+++ b/src/v_video.h
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ void V_DrawSmallStringAtFixed(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, INT32 option, const char *st
 
 // draw a string using the tny_font at fixed_t coordinates
 void V_DrawThinStringAtFixed(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, INT32 option, const char *string);
+void V_DrawCenteredThinStringAtFixed(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, INT32 option, const char *string);
 void V_DrawRightAlignedThinStringAtFixed(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, INT32 option, const char *string);
 
 // Draw tall nums, used for menu, HUD, intermission