diff --git a/src/d_clisrv.c b/src/d_clisrv.c
index af2be129f..302294557 100644
--- a/src/d_clisrv.c
+++ b/src/d_clisrv.c
@@ -1293,7 +1293,8 @@ static void SV_SendServerInfo(INT32 node, tic_t servertime)
 
 	netbuffer->u.serverinfo.numberofplayer = (UINT8)D_NumPlayers();
 	netbuffer->u.serverinfo.maxplayer = (UINT8)cv_maxplayers.value;
-	netbuffer->u.serverinfo.gametype = (UINT8)gametype;
+	strncpy(netbuffer->u.serverinfo.gametypename, Gametype_Names[gametype],
+			sizeof netbuffer->u.serverinfo.gametypename);
 	netbuffer->u.serverinfo.modifiedgame = (UINT8)modifiedgame;
 	netbuffer->u.serverinfo.cheatsenabled = CV_CheatsEnabled();
 	netbuffer->u.serverinfo.isdedicated = (UINT8)dedicated;
@@ -2122,13 +2123,10 @@ static void CL_ConnectToServer(boolean viams)
 
 	if (i != -1)
 	{
-		UINT16 num = serverlist[i].info.gametype;
-		const char *gametypestr = NULL;
+		char *gametypestr = serverlist[i].info.gametypename;
 		CONS_Printf(M_GetText("Connecting to: %s\n"), serverlist[i].info.servername);
-		if (num < gametypecount)
-			gametypestr = Gametype_Names[num];
-		if (gametypestr)
-			CONS_Printf(M_GetText("Gametype: %s\n"), gametypestr);
+		gametypestr[sizeof serverlist[i].info.gametypename - 1] = '\0';
+		CONS_Printf(M_GetText("Gametype: %s\n"), gametypestr);
 		CONS_Printf(M_GetText("Version: %d.%d.%u\n"), serverlist[i].info.version/100,
 		 serverlist[i].info.version%100, serverlist[i].info.subversion);
 	}
@@ -3656,6 +3654,8 @@ static void HandleServerInfo(SINT8 node)
 	netbuffer->u.serverinfo.servername[MAXSERVERNAME-1] = 0;
 	netbuffer->u.serverinfo.application
 		[sizeof netbuffer->u.serverinfo.application - 1] = '\0';
+	netbuffer->u.serverinfo.gametypename
+		[sizeof netbuffer->u.serverinfo.gametypename - 1] = '\0';
 
 	SL_InsertServer(&netbuffer->u.serverinfo, node);
 }
diff --git a/src/d_clisrv.h b/src/d_clisrv.h
index 49f8afc76..c797e5ca8 100644
--- a/src/d_clisrv.h
+++ b/src/d_clisrv.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ This version is independent of the mod name, and standard
 version and subversion. It should only account for the
 basic fields of the packet, and change infrequently.
 */
-#define PACKETVERSION 0
+#define PACKETVERSION 1
 
 // Network play related stuff.
 // There is a data struct that stores network
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ typedef struct
 	UINT8 subversion;
 	UINT8 numberofplayer;
 	UINT8 maxplayer;
-	UINT8 gametype;
+	char gametypename[24];
 	UINT8 modifiedgame;
 	UINT8 cheatsenabled;
 	UINT8 isdedicated;
diff --git a/src/m_menu.c b/src/m_menu.c
index a97f574c2..06cbc9988 100644
--- a/src/m_menu.c
+++ b/src/m_menu.c
@@ -9971,7 +9971,7 @@ static void M_DrawRoomMenu(void)
 static void M_DrawConnectMenu(void)
 {
 	UINT16 i;
-	const char *gt = "Unknown";
+	char *gt;
 	INT32 numPages = (serverlistcount+(SERVERS_PER_PAGE-1))/SERVERS_PER_PAGE;
 
 	for (i = FIRSTSERVERLINE; i < min(localservercount, SERVERS_PER_PAGE)+FIRSTSERVERLINE; i++)
@@ -10015,14 +10015,17 @@ static void M_DrawConnectMenu(void)
 		V_DrawSmallString(currentMenu->x, S_LINEY(i)+8, globalflags,
 		                     va("Ping: %u", (UINT32)LONG(serverlist[slindex].info.time)));
 
-		gt = "Unknown";
-		if (serverlist[slindex].info.gametype < gametypecount)
-			gt = Gametype_Names[serverlist[slindex].info.gametype];
+		gt = serverlist[slindex].info.gametypename;
 
 		V_DrawSmallString(currentMenu->x+46,S_LINEY(i)+8, globalflags,
 		                         va("Players: %02d/%02d", serverlist[slindex].info.numberofplayer, serverlist[slindex].info.maxplayer));
 
-		V_DrawSmallString(currentMenu->x+112, S_LINEY(i)+8, globalflags, va("Gametype: %s", gt));
+		if (strlen(gt) > 11)
+			gt = va("Gametype: %.11s...", gt);
+		else
+			gt = va("Gametype: %s", gt);
+
+		V_DrawSmallString(currentMenu->x+112, S_LINEY(i)+8, globalflags, gt);
 
 		MP_ConnectMenu[i+FIRSTSERVERLINE].status = IT_STRING | IT_CALL;
 	}
@@ -10063,7 +10066,15 @@ SERVER_LIST_ENTRY_COMPARATOR(time)
 SERVER_LIST_ENTRY_COMPARATOR(numberofplayer)
 SERVER_LIST_ENTRY_COMPARATOR_REVERSE(numberofplayer)
 SERVER_LIST_ENTRY_COMPARATOR_REVERSE(maxplayer)
-SERVER_LIST_ENTRY_COMPARATOR(gametype)
+
+static int ServerListEntryComparator_gametypename(const void *entry1, const void *entry2)
+{
+	const serverelem_t *sa = (const serverelem_t*)entry1, *sb = (const serverelem_t*)entry2;
+	int c;
+	if (( c = strcasecmp(sa->info.gametypename, sb->info.gametypename) ))
+		return c;
+	return strcmp(sa->info.servername, sb->info.servername); \
+}
 
 // Special one for modified state.
 static int ServerListEntryComparator_modified(const void *entry1, const void *entry2)
@@ -10103,7 +10114,7 @@ void M_SortServerList(void)
 		qsort(serverlist, serverlistcount, sizeof(serverelem_t), ServerListEntryComparator_maxplayer_reverse);
 		break;
 	case 5:		// Gametype.
-		qsort(serverlist, serverlistcount, sizeof(serverelem_t), ServerListEntryComparator_gametype);
+		qsort(serverlist, serverlistcount, sizeof(serverelem_t), ServerListEntryComparator_gametypename);
 		break;
 	}
 #endif