diff --git a/src/command.c b/src/command.c
index ba0095e07..edc04bed1 100644
--- a/src/command.c
+++ b/src/command.c
@@ -148,6 +148,20 @@ void COM_BufInsertText(const char *ptext)
 	}
 }
 
+/** Progress the wait timer and flush waiting console commands when ready.
+  */
+void
+COM_BufTicker(void)
+{
+	if (com_wait)
+	{
+		com_wait--;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	COM_BufExecute();
+}
+
 /** Flushes (executes) console commands in the buffer.
   */
 void COM_BufExecute(void)
@@ -157,12 +171,6 @@ void COM_BufExecute(void)
 	char line[1024] = "";
 	INT32 quotes;
 
-	if (com_wait)
-	{
-		com_wait--;
-		return;
-	}
-
 	while (com_text.cursize)
 	{
 		// find a '\n' or; line break
diff --git a/src/command.h b/src/command.h
index e6767825c..4682ba4a4 100644
--- a/src/command.h
+++ b/src/command.h
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ void COM_ImmedExecute(const char *ptext);
 // Execute commands in buffer, flush them
 void COM_BufExecute(void);
 
+// As above; and progress the wait timer.
+void COM_BufTicker(void);
+
 // setup command buffer, at game tartup
 void COM_Init(void);
 
diff --git a/src/d_clisrv.c b/src/d_clisrv.c
index 4158922fd..274fe398a 100644
--- a/src/d_clisrv.c
+++ b/src/d_clisrv.c
@@ -4597,7 +4597,7 @@ void TryRunTics(tic_t realtics)
 
 	if (realtics >= 1)
 	{
-		COM_BufExecute();
+		COM_BufTicker();
 		if (mapchangepending)
 			D_MapChange(-1, 0, ultimatemode, false, 2, false, fromlevelselect); // finish the map change
 	}
diff --git a/src/hardware/hw_main.c b/src/hardware/hw_main.c
index efecac524..7e0b369eb 100644
--- a/src/hardware/hw_main.c
+++ b/src/hardware/hw_main.c
@@ -4246,10 +4246,43 @@ static void HWR_DrawSpriteShadow(gr_vissprite_t *spr, GLPatch_t *gpatch, float t
 	}
 }
 
+// This is expecting a pointer to an array containing 4 wallVerts for a sprite
+static void HWR_RotateSpritePolyToAim(gr_vissprite_t *spr, FOutVector *wallVerts)
+{
+	if (cv_grspritebillboarding.value && spr && spr->mobj && wallVerts)
+	{
+		float basey = FIXED_TO_FLOAT(spr->mobj->z);
+		float lowy = wallVerts[0].y;
+		if (P_MobjFlip(spr->mobj) == -1)
+		{
+			basey = FIXED_TO_FLOAT(spr->mobj->z + spr->mobj->height);
+		}
+		// Rotate sprites to fully billboard with the camera
+		// X, Y, AND Z need to be manipulated for the polys to rotate around the
+		// origin, because of how the origin setting works I believe that should
+		// be mobj->z or mobj->z + mobj->height
+		wallVerts[2].y = wallVerts[3].y = (spr->ty - basey) * gr_viewludsin + basey;
+		wallVerts[0].y = wallVerts[1].y = (lowy - basey) * gr_viewludsin + basey;
+		// translate back to be around 0 before translating back
+		wallVerts[3].x += ((spr->ty - basey) * gr_viewludcos) * gr_viewcos;
+		wallVerts[2].x += ((spr->ty - basey) * gr_viewludcos) * gr_viewcos;
+
+		wallVerts[0].x += ((lowy - basey) * gr_viewludcos) * gr_viewcos;
+		wallVerts[1].x += ((lowy - basey) * gr_viewludcos) * gr_viewcos;
+
+		wallVerts[3].z += ((spr->ty - basey) * gr_viewludcos) * gr_viewsin;
+		wallVerts[2].z += ((spr->ty - basey) * gr_viewludcos) * gr_viewsin;
+
+		wallVerts[0].z += ((lowy - basey) * gr_viewludcos) * gr_viewsin;
+		wallVerts[1].z += ((lowy - basey) * gr_viewludcos) * gr_viewsin;
+	}
+}
+
 static void HWR_SplitSprite(gr_vissprite_t *spr)
 {
 	float this_scale = 1.0f;
 	FOutVector wallVerts[4];
+	FOutVector baseWallVerts[4]; // This is what the verts should end up as
 	GLPatch_t *gpatch;
 	FSurfaceInfo Surf;
 	const boolean hires = (spr->mobj && spr->mobj->skin && ((skin_t *)spr->mobj->skin)->flags & SF_HIRES);
@@ -4262,11 +4295,13 @@ static void HWR_SplitSprite(gr_vissprite_t *spr)
 	float realtop, realbot, top, bot;
 	float towtop, towbot, towmult;
 	float bheight;
+	float realheight, heightmult;
 	const sector_t *sector = spr->mobj->subsector->sector;
 	const lightlist_t *list = sector->lightlist;
 #ifdef ESLOPE
 	float endrealtop, endrealbot, endtop, endbot;
 	float endbheight;
+	float endrealheight;
 	fixed_t temp;
 	fixed_t v1x, v1y, v2x, v2y;
 #endif
@@ -4299,16 +4334,16 @@ static void HWR_SplitSprite(gr_vissprite_t *spr)
 		HWR_DrawSpriteShadow(spr, gpatch, this_scale);
 	}
 
-	wallVerts[0].x = wallVerts[3].x = spr->x1;
-	wallVerts[2].x = wallVerts[1].x = spr->x2;
-	wallVerts[0].z = wallVerts[3].z = spr->z1;
-	wallVerts[1].z = wallVerts[2].z = spr->z2;
+	baseWallVerts[0].x = baseWallVerts[3].x = spr->x1;
+	baseWallVerts[2].x = baseWallVerts[1].x = spr->x2;
+	baseWallVerts[0].z = baseWallVerts[3].z = spr->z1;
+	baseWallVerts[1].z = baseWallVerts[2].z = spr->z2;
 
-	wallVerts[2].y = wallVerts[3].y = spr->ty;
+	baseWallVerts[2].y = baseWallVerts[3].y = spr->ty;
 	if (spr->mobj && fabsf(this_scale - 1.0f) > 1.0E-36f)
-		wallVerts[0].y = wallVerts[1].y = spr->ty - gpatch->height * this_scale;
+		baseWallVerts[0].y = baseWallVerts[1].y = spr->ty - gpatch->height * this_scale;
 	else
-		wallVerts[0].y = wallVerts[1].y = spr->ty - gpatch->height;
+		baseWallVerts[0].y = baseWallVerts[1].y = spr->ty - gpatch->height;
 
 	v1x = FLOAT_TO_FIXED(spr->x1);
 	v1y = FLOAT_TO_FIXED(spr->z1);
@@ -4317,44 +4352,56 @@ static void HWR_SplitSprite(gr_vissprite_t *spr)
 
 	if (spr->flip)
 	{
-		wallVerts[0].sow = wallVerts[3].sow = gpatch->max_s;
-		wallVerts[2].sow = wallVerts[1].sow = 0;
-	}else{
-		wallVerts[0].sow = wallVerts[3].sow = 0;
-		wallVerts[2].sow = wallVerts[1].sow = gpatch->max_s;
+		baseWallVerts[0].sow = baseWallVerts[3].sow = gpatch->max_s;
+		baseWallVerts[2].sow = baseWallVerts[1].sow = 0;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		baseWallVerts[0].sow = baseWallVerts[3].sow = 0;
+		baseWallVerts[2].sow = baseWallVerts[1].sow = gpatch->max_s;
 	}
 
 	// flip the texture coords (look familiar?)
 	if (spr->vflip)
 	{
-		wallVerts[3].tow = wallVerts[2].tow = gpatch->max_t;
-		wallVerts[0].tow = wallVerts[1].tow = 0;
-	}else{
-		wallVerts[3].tow = wallVerts[2].tow = 0;
-		wallVerts[0].tow = wallVerts[1].tow = gpatch->max_t;
+		baseWallVerts[3].tow = baseWallVerts[2].tow = gpatch->max_t;
+		baseWallVerts[0].tow = baseWallVerts[1].tow = 0;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		baseWallVerts[3].tow = baseWallVerts[2].tow = 0;
+		baseWallVerts[0].tow = baseWallVerts[1].tow = gpatch->max_t;
 	}
 
 	// if it has a dispoffset, push it a little towards the camera
 	if (spr->dispoffset) {
 		float co = -gr_viewcos*(0.05f*spr->dispoffset);
 		float si = -gr_viewsin*(0.05f*spr->dispoffset);
-		wallVerts[0].z = wallVerts[3].z = wallVerts[0].z+si;
-		wallVerts[1].z = wallVerts[2].z = wallVerts[1].z+si;
-		wallVerts[0].x = wallVerts[3].x = wallVerts[0].x+co;
-		wallVerts[1].x = wallVerts[2].x = wallVerts[1].x+co;
+		baseWallVerts[0].z = baseWallVerts[3].z = baseWallVerts[0].z+si;
+		baseWallVerts[1].z = baseWallVerts[2].z = baseWallVerts[1].z+si;
+		baseWallVerts[0].x = baseWallVerts[3].x = baseWallVerts[0].x+co;
+		baseWallVerts[1].x = baseWallVerts[2].x = baseWallVerts[1].x+co;
 	}
 
-	realtop = top = wallVerts[3].y;
-	realbot = bot = wallVerts[0].y;
-	towtop = wallVerts[3].tow;
-	towbot = wallVerts[0].tow;
+	// Let dispoffset work first since this adjust each vertex
+	HWR_RotateSpritePolyToAim(spr, baseWallVerts);
+
+	realtop = top = baseWallVerts[3].y;
+	realbot = bot = baseWallVerts[0].y;
+	towtop = baseWallVerts[3].tow;
+	towbot = baseWallVerts[0].tow;
 	towmult = (towbot - towtop) / (top - bot);
 
 #ifdef ESLOPE
-	endrealtop = endtop = wallVerts[2].y;
-	endrealbot = endbot = wallVerts[1].y;
+	endrealtop = endtop = baseWallVerts[2].y;
+	endrealbot = endbot = baseWallVerts[1].y;
 #endif
 
+	// copy the contents of baseWallVerts into the drawn wallVerts array
+	// baseWallVerts is used to know the final shape to easily get the vertex
+	// co-ordinates
+	memcpy(wallVerts, baseWallVerts, sizeof(baseWallVerts));
+
 	if (!cv_translucency.value) // translucency disabled
 	{
 		Surf.FlatColor.s.alpha = 0xFF;
@@ -4481,12 +4528,53 @@ static void HWR_SplitSprite(gr_vissprite_t *spr)
 		wallVerts[2].y = endtop;
 		wallVerts[0].y = bot;
 		wallVerts[1].y = endbot;
+
+		// The x and y only need to be adjusted in the case that it's not a papersprite
+		if (cv_grspritebillboarding.value && spr->mobj)
+		{
+			// Get the x and z of the vertices so billboarding draws correctly
+			realheight = realbot - realtop;
+			endrealheight = endrealbot - endrealtop;
+			heightmult = (realtop - top) / realheight;
+			wallVerts[3].x = baseWallVerts[3].x + (baseWallVerts[3].x - baseWallVerts[0].x) * heightmult;
+			wallVerts[3].z = baseWallVerts[3].z + (baseWallVerts[3].z - baseWallVerts[0].z) * heightmult;
+
+			heightmult = (endrealtop - endtop) / endrealheight;
+			wallVerts[2].x = baseWallVerts[2].x + (baseWallVerts[2].x - baseWallVerts[1].x) * heightmult;
+			wallVerts[2].z = baseWallVerts[2].z + (baseWallVerts[2].z - baseWallVerts[1].z) * heightmult;
+
+			heightmult = (realtop - bot) / realheight;
+			wallVerts[0].x = baseWallVerts[3].x + (baseWallVerts[3].x - baseWallVerts[0].x) * heightmult;
+			wallVerts[0].z = baseWallVerts[3].z + (baseWallVerts[3].z - baseWallVerts[0].z) * heightmult;
+
+			heightmult = (endrealtop - endbot) / endrealheight;
+			wallVerts[1].x = baseWallVerts[2].x + (baseWallVerts[2].x - baseWallVerts[1].x) * heightmult;
+			wallVerts[1].z = baseWallVerts[2].z + (baseWallVerts[2].z - baseWallVerts[1].z) * heightmult;
+		}
 #else
 		wallVerts[3].tow = wallVerts[2].tow = towtop + ((realtop - top) * towmult);
 		wallVerts[0].tow = wallVerts[1].tow = towtop + ((realtop - bot) * towmult);
 
 		wallVerts[2].y = wallVerts[3].y = top;
 		wallVerts[0].y = wallVerts[1].y = bot;
+
+		// The x and y only need to be adjusted in the case that it's not a papersprite
+		if (cv_grspritebillboarding.value && spr->mobj)
+		{
+			// Get the x and z of the vertices so billboarding draws correctly
+			realheight = realbot - realtop;
+			heightmult = (realtop - top) / realheight;
+			wallVerts[3].x = baseWallVerts[3].x + (baseWallVerts[3].x - baseWallVerts[0].x) * heightmult;
+			wallVerts[3].z = baseWallVerts[3].z + (baseWallVerts[3].z - baseWallVerts[0].z) * heightmult;
+			wallVerts[2].x = baseWallVerts[2].x + (baseWallVerts[2].x - baseWallVerts[1].x) * heightmult;
+			wallVerts[2].z = baseWallVerts[2].z + (baseWallVerts[2].z - baseWallVerts[1].z) * heightmult;
+
+			heightmult = (realtop - bot) / realheight;
+			wallVerts[0].x = baseWallVerts[3].x + (baseWallVerts[3].x - baseWallVerts[0].x) * heightmult;
+			wallVerts[0].z = baseWallVerts[3].z + (baseWallVerts[3].z - baseWallVerts[0].z) * heightmult;
+			wallVerts[1].x = baseWallVerts[2].x + (baseWallVerts[2].x - baseWallVerts[1].x) * heightmult;
+			wallVerts[1].z = baseWallVerts[2].z + (baseWallVerts[2].z - baseWallVerts[1].z) * heightmult;
+		}
 #endif
 
 		if (colormap)
@@ -4655,6 +4743,9 @@ static void HWR_DrawSprite(gr_vissprite_t *spr)
 		wallVerts[1].x = wallVerts[2].x = wallVerts[1].x+co;
 	}
 
+	// Let dispoffset work first since this adjust each vertex
+	HWR_RotateSpritePolyToAim(spr, wallVerts);
+
 	// This needs to be AFTER the shadows so that the regular sprites aren't drawn completely black.
 	// sprite lighting by modulating the RGB components
 	/// \todo coloured
@@ -4736,6 +4827,9 @@ static inline void HWR_DrawPrecipitationSprite(gr_vissprite_t *spr)
 	wallVerts[0].z = wallVerts[3].z = spr->z1;
 	wallVerts[1].z = wallVerts[2].z = spr->z2;
 
+	// Let dispoffset work first since this adjust each vertex
+	HWR_RotateSpritePolyToAim(spr, wallVerts);
+
 	wallVerts[0].sow = wallVerts[3].sow = 0;
 	wallVerts[2].sow = wallVerts[1].sow = gpatch->max_s;
 
diff --git a/src/hardware/hw_main.h b/src/hardware/hw_main.h
index 59042cf3b..f86b198a1 100644
--- a/src/hardware/hw_main.h
+++ b/src/hardware/hw_main.h
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ extern consvar_t cv_grcorrecttricks;
 extern consvar_t cv_voodoocompatibility;
 extern consvar_t cv_grfovchange;
 extern consvar_t cv_grsolvetjoin;
+extern consvar_t cv_grspritebillboarding;
 
 extern float gr_viewwidth, gr_viewheight, gr_baseviewwindowy;
 
diff --git a/src/r_main.c b/src/r_main.c
index 94945af5b..08b1ab2f0 100644
--- a/src/r_main.c
+++ b/src/r_main.c
@@ -1407,6 +1407,7 @@ void R_RegisterEngineStuff(void)
 	CV_RegisterVar(&cv_grcoronasize);
 #endif
 	CV_RegisterVar(&cv_grmd2);
+	CV_RegisterVar(&cv_grspritebillboarding);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HWRENDER
diff --git a/src/v_video.c b/src/v_video.c
index cfe7d0360..c3b29e157 100644
--- a/src/v_video.c
+++ b/src/v_video.c
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ consvar_t cv_grcoronasize = {"gr_coronasize", "1", CV_SAVE| CV_FLOAT, 0, NULL, 0
 static CV_PossibleValue_t CV_MD2[] = {{0, "Off"}, {1, "On"}, {2, "Old"}, {0, NULL}};
 // console variables in development
 consvar_t cv_grmd2 = {"gr_md2", "Off", CV_SAVE, CV_MD2, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, 0, NULL};
+consvar_t cv_grspritebillboarding = {"gr_spritebillboarding", "Off", CV_SAVE, CV_OnOff, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, 0, NULL};
 #endif
 
 const UINT8 gammatable[5][256] =