diff --git a/src/lua_hudlib.c b/src/lua_hudlib.c
index 1a9202f57..6a0dbfbd5 100644
--- a/src/lua_hudlib.c
+++ b/src/lua_hudlib.c
@@ -1611,22 +1611,32 @@ static int lib_hudenabled(lua_State *L)
 
 static int lib_hudsetvotebackground(lua_State *L)
 {
+	// Reset to default
 	memset(VoteScreen.luaPrefix, 0, sizeof(VoteScreen.luaPrefix));
+	VoteScreen.timePerAnimFrame = 2;
 
-	if (lua_isnoneornil(L, 1))
+	if (!lua_isnoneornil(L, 1))
 	{
-		return 0;
+		const char *prefix = luaL_checkstring(L, 1);
+
+		if (strlen(prefix) != 4)
+		{
+			return luaL_argerror(L, 1, "prefix should 4 characters wide");
+		}
+
+		strncpy(VoteScreen.luaPrefix, prefix, 4);
+		strupr(VoteScreen.luaPrefix);
 	}
 
-	const char *prefix = luaL_checkstring(L, 1);
-
-	if (strlen(prefix) != 4)
+	if (!lua_isnoneornil(L, 2))
 	{
-		return luaL_argerror(L, 1, "prefix should 4 characters wide");
-	}
+		INT32 time_per_frame = luaL_checkinteger(L, 2);
 
-	strncpy(VoteScreen.luaPrefix, prefix, 4);
-	strupr(VoteScreen.luaPrefix);
+		if (time_per_frame <= 0)
+			return luaL_argerror(L, 2, "time per frame should be 1 or more");
+
+		VoteScreen.timePerAnimFrame = time_per_frame;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/y_inter.c b/src/y_inter.c
index f9acc45f1..32cffdac4 100644
--- a/src/y_inter.c
+++ b/src/y_inter.c
@@ -1082,6 +1082,9 @@ static void Y_VoteScreenCheck(void)
 	VoteScreen.foundLuaVoteFrames = VoteScreen.foundLuaVoteWideFrames = 0;
 	VoteScreen.currentAnimFrame = 0;
 
+	if (VoteScreen.timePerAnimFrame == 0)
+		VoteScreen.timePerAnimFrame = 2;
+
 	INT32 i = 1;
 
 	// check for lua vote background replacements
@@ -1173,7 +1176,7 @@ static void Y_DrawLuaVoteScreenPatch(boolean widePatch)
 
 	Y_VoteBackgroundDrawer(votebg);
 
-	if (renderisnewtic && (votetic % 2 == 0) && !paused)
+	if (renderisnewtic && (votetic % VoteScreen.timePerAnimFrame == 0) && !paused)
 		VoteScreen.currentAnimFrame = (nextframe > tempfoundAnimLuaVoteFrames) ? 0 : nextframe;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/y_inter.h b/src/y_inter.h
index e2ec9f2cb..88d610ac8 100644
--- a/src/y_inter.h
+++ b/src/y_inter.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ typedef struct
 	char luaPrefix[5];              // prefix for lua votescreens
 
 	INT32 currentAnimFrame;         // current animated background frame
+	INT32 timePerAnimFrame;         // time for 1 frame in ticks, 2 by default
 
 	INT32 foundLuaVoteFrames;       // normal lua patch frames
 	INT32 foundLuaVoteWideFrames;   // widescreen lua patch frames