diff --git a/src/v_draw.cpp b/src/v_draw.cpp
index 73f78f147..4120a8dc1 100644
--- a/src/v_draw.cpp
+++ b/src/v_draw.cpp
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ Draw::TextElement& Draw::TextElement::parse(std::string_view raw)
 					else if (auto generic = genericinputs.find(bind); generic != genericinputs.end()) // Non-directional gamepad input, display it to the player as they are
 					{
 						string_.push_back(0xEF); // Control code: "switch to descriptive input mode" - Saturn buttons will draw as generic gamepad buttons
+						string_.push_back(0xEB); // Control code: "large button"
 						string_.push_back((it->second & 0xF0) | generic->second); // original invocation has the animation bits, but the glyph bits come from the table
 					}
 					else
diff --git a/src/v_video.cpp b/src/v_video.cpp
index 63005c92b..10bdb41f0 100644
--- a/src/v_video.cpp
+++ b/src/v_video.cpp
@@ -2706,7 +2706,8 @@ void V_DrawStringScaled(
 				cx  =   x;
 				break;
 			case '\xEB':
-				largebutton = true;
+				if (fontno != TINY_FONT)
+					largebutton = true;
 				break;
 			case '\xEF':
 				descriptive = true;
@@ -3055,7 +3056,8 @@ fixed_t V_StringScaledWidth(
 				cx  =   0;
 				break;
 			case '\xEB':
-				largebutton = true;
+				if (fontno != TINY_FONT)
+					largebutton = true;
 			case '\xEF':
 				descriptive = true;
 				break;