diff --git a/src/deh_tables.c b/src/deh_tables.c
index 899bffc2a..20a90bbb7 100644
--- a/src/deh_tables.c
+++ b/src/deh_tables.c
@@ -982,6 +982,12 @@ struct int_const_s const INT_CONST[] = {
 	// {"JT_RACENT",JT_RACENT},
 	// {"JT_CONTSC",JT_CONTSC},
 
+	// Overlay exception settings
+	{"OV_DONTSCREENOFFSET", OV_DONTSCREENOFFSET},
+	{"OV_DONT3DOFFSET", OV_DONT3DOFFSET},
+	{"OV_DONTXYSCALE", OV_DONTXYSCALE},
+	{"OV_DONTROLL", OV_DONTROLL},
+
 	// Player state (playerstate_t)
 	{"PST_LIVE",PST_LIVE}, // Playing or camping.
 	{"PST_DEAD",PST_DEAD}, // Dead on the ground, view follows killer.
diff --git a/src/p_local.h b/src/p_local.h
index d16051dc9..6f0dc8aec 100644
--- a/src/p_local.h
+++ b/src/p_local.h
@@ -303,7 +303,13 @@ boolean P_MobjWasRemoved(mobj_t *th);
 void P_RemoveSavegameMobj(mobj_t *th);
 boolean P_SetPlayerMobjState(mobj_t *mobj, statenum_t state);
 boolean P_SetMobjState(mobj_t *mobj, statenum_t state);
+
 void P_RunOverlays(void);
+#define OV_DONTSCREENOFFSET	1
+#define OV_DONT3DOFFSET		1<<1
+#define OV_DONTXYSCALE		1<<2
+#define OV_DONTROLL			1<<3
+
 void P_HandleMinecartSegments(mobj_t *mobj);
 void P_MobjThinker(mobj_t *mobj);
 boolean P_RailThinker(mobj_t *mobj);
diff --git a/src/p_mobj.c b/src/p_mobj.c
index 5b9aa3587..38a2abf69 100644
--- a/src/p_mobj.c
+++ b/src/p_mobj.c
@@ -4181,13 +4181,14 @@ static void P_RefreshItemCapsuleParts(mobj_t *mobj)
 
 	while (count > 0)
 	{
-		if (P_MobjWasRemoved(part->tracer))
+		if (part->tracer == NULL || P_MobjWasRemoved(part->tracer))
 		{
 			P_SetTarget(&part->tracer, P_SpawnMobjFromMobj(mobj, 0, 0, 0, MT_OVERLAY));
 			P_SetTarget(&part->tracer->target, part);
 			P_SetMobjState(part->tracer, S_INVISIBLE);
 			part->tracer->spriteyoffset = 10*FRACUNIT;
 			part->tracer->spritexoffset = 13*numNumbers*FRACUNIT;
+			part->tracer->threshold = OV_DONTSCREENOFFSET;
 		}
 		part = part->tracer;
 		part->sprite = SPR_ITMN;
@@ -5073,9 +5074,32 @@ void P_RunOverlays(void)
 		mo->eflags = (mo->eflags & ~MFE_VERTICALFLIP) | (mo->target->eflags & MFE_VERTICALFLIP);
 		mo->scale = mo->destscale = FixedMul(mo->target->scale, mo->movefactor);
 		mo->angle = (mo->target->player ? mo->target->player->drawangle : mo->target->angle) + mo->movedir;
-		mo->rollangle = mo->target->rollangle;
-		mo->pitch = mo->target->pitch;
-		mo->roll = mo->target->roll;
+
+		if (!(mo->threshold & OV_DONTSCREENOFFSET))
+		{
+			mo->spritexoffset = mo->target->spritexoffset;
+			mo->spriteyoffset = mo->target->spriteyoffset;
+		}
+
+		if (!(mo->threshold & OV_DONT3DOFFSET))
+		{
+			mo->sprxoff = mo->target->sprxoff;
+			mo->spryoff = mo->target->spryoff;
+			mo->sprzoff = mo->target->sprzoff;
+		}
+
+		if (!(mo->threshold & OV_DONTXYSCALE))
+		{
+			mo->spritexscale = mo->target->spritexscale;
+			mo->spriteyscale = mo->target->spriteyscale;
+		}
+
+		if (!(mo->threshold & OV_DONTROLL))
+		{
+			mo->rollangle = mo->target->rollangle;
+			mo->pitch = mo->target->pitch;
+			mo->roll = mo->target->roll;
+		}
 
 		if ((mo->flags & MF_DONTENCOREMAP) != (mo->target->flags & MF_DONTENCOREMAP))
 			mo->flags ^= MF_DONTENCOREMAP;