diff --git a/src/dehacked.c b/src/dehacked.c
index 5f83b1074..2f9029638 100644
--- a/src/dehacked.c
+++ b/src/dehacked.c
@@ -1162,6 +1162,9 @@ static void readlevelheader(MYFILE *f, INT32 num)
 				mapheaderinfo[num-1]->mustrack = ((UINT16)i - 1);
 			else if (fastcmp(word, "MUSICPOS"))
 				mapheaderinfo[num-1]->muspos = (UINT32)get_number(word2);
+			else if (fastcmp(word, "MUSICINTER"))
+				deh_strlcpy(mapheaderinfo[num-1]->musintername, word2,
+					sizeof(mapheaderinfo[num-1]->musintername), va("Level header %d: intermission music", num));
 			else if (fastcmp(word, "FORCECHARACTER"))
 			{
 				strlcpy(mapheaderinfo[num-1]->forcecharacter, word2, SKINNAMESIZE+1);
diff --git a/src/doomstat.h b/src/doomstat.h
index 1fcdbfc2f..5271b4f0a 100644
--- a/src/doomstat.h
+++ b/src/doomstat.h
@@ -322,6 +322,9 @@ typedef struct
 	UINT8 numGradedMares;   ///< Internal. For grade support.
 	nightsgrades_t *grades; ///< NiGHTS grades. Allocated dynamically for space reasons. Be careful.
 
+	// Music stuff.
+	char musintername[7];    ///< Intermission screen music.
+
 	// Lua stuff.
 	// (This is not ifdeffed so the map header structure can stay identical, just in case.)
 	UINT8 numCustomOptions;     ///< Internal. For Lua custom value support.
diff --git a/src/lua_maplib.c b/src/lua_maplib.c
index 66398cd72..7d6c5e09c 100644
--- a/src/lua_maplib.c
+++ b/src/lua_maplib.c
@@ -2033,6 +2033,8 @@ static int mapheaderinfo_get(lua_State *L)
 		lua_pushinteger(L, header->mustrack);
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"muspos"))
 		lua_pushinteger(L, header->muspos);
+	else if (fastcmp(field,"musintername"))
+		lua_pushstring(L, header->musintername);
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"forcecharacter"))
 		lua_pushstring(L, header->forcecharacter);
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"weather"))
diff --git a/src/p_setup.c b/src/p_setup.c
index 2c2aa3944..b50c6144a 100644
--- a/src/p_setup.c
+++ b/src/p_setup.c
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ static void P_ClearSingleMapHeaderInfo(INT16 i)
 	mapheaderinfo[num]->musname[6] = 0;
 	mapheaderinfo[num]->mustrack = 0;
 	mapheaderinfo[num]->muspos = 0;
+	mapheaderinfo[num]->musintername[0] = '\0';
 	mapheaderinfo[num]->forcecharacter[0] = '\0';
 	mapheaderinfo[num]->weather = 0;
 	mapheaderinfo[num]->skynum = 1;
diff --git a/src/y_inter.c b/src/y_inter.c
index a36a9815d..58fff1a3a 100644
--- a/src/y_inter.c
+++ b/src/y_inter.c
@@ -833,7 +833,10 @@ void Y_Ticker(void)
 
 		if (!intertic) // first time only
 		{
-			S_ChangeMusicInternal("_clear", false); // don't loop it
+			if (mapheaderinfo[gamemap-1]->musintername[0] && S_MusicExists(mapheaderinfo[gamemap-1]->musintername, !midi_disabled, !digital_disabled))
+				S_ChangeMusicInternal(mapheaderinfo[gamemap-1]->musintername, false); // don't loop it
+			else
+				S_ChangeMusicInternal("lclear", false); // don't loop it
 			tallydonetic = -1;
 		}
 
@@ -898,7 +901,10 @@ void Y_Ticker(void)
 
 		if (!intertic) // first time only
 		{
-			S_ChangeMusicInternal("_clear", false); // don't loop it
+			if (mapheaderinfo[gamemap-1]->musintername[0] && S_MusicExists(mapheaderinfo[gamemap-1]->musintername, !midi_disabled, !digital_disabled))
+				S_ChangeMusicInternal(mapheaderinfo[gamemap-1]->musintername, false); // don't loop it
+			else
+				S_ChangeMusicInternal("lclear", false); // don't loop it
 			tallydonetic = -1;
 		}