diff --git a/src/lua_hudlib.c b/src/lua_hudlib.c
index e0d3c52fa..12b894bf2 100644
--- a/src/lua_hudlib.c
+++ b/src/lua_hudlib.c
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ enum align {
 	align_smallright,
 	align_thin,
 	align_thinfixed,
+	align_thincenter,
 	align_thinright
 };
 static const char *const align_opt[] = {
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ static const char *const align_opt[] = {
 	"small-right",
 	"thin",
 	"thin-fixed",
+	"thin-center",
 	"thin-right",
 	NULL};
 
@@ -752,6 +754,9 @@ static int libd_drawString(lua_State *L)
 	case align_thin:
 		V_DrawThinString(x, y, flags, str);
 		break;
+	case align_thincenter:
+		V_DrawCenteredThinString(x, y, flags, str);
+		break;
 	case align_thinright:
 		V_DrawRightAlignedThinString(x, y, flags, str);
 		break;
diff --git a/src/v_video.c b/src/v_video.c
index 973cbc0c4..1e4217e4e 100644
--- a/src/v_video.c
+++ b/src/v_video.c
@@ -2411,6 +2411,12 @@ void V_DrawThinString(INT32 x, INT32 y, INT32 option, const char *string)
 	}
 }
 
+void V_DrawCenteredThinString(INT32 x, INT32 y, INT32 option, const char *string)
+{
+	x -= V_ThinStringWidth(string, option)/2;
+	V_DrawThinString(x, y, option, string);
+}
+
 void V_DrawRightAlignedThinString(INT32 x, INT32 y, INT32 option, const char *string)
 {
 	x -= V_ThinStringWidth(string, option);
diff --git a/src/v_video.h b/src/v_video.h
index 6f03c4d8f..9a0fe51d4 100644
--- a/src/v_video.h
+++ b/src/v_video.h
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ void V_DrawRightAlignedSmallString(INT32 x, INT32 y, INT32 option, const char *s
 
 // draw a string using the tny_font
 void V_DrawThinString(INT32 x, INT32 y, INT32 option, const char *string);
+void V_DrawCenteredThinString(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);