diff --git a/src/doomdata.h b/src/doomdata.h
index d9bfb43b1..37e2186fa 100644
--- a/src/doomdata.h
+++ b/src/doomdata.h
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 // Some global defines, that configure the game.
 #include "doomdef.h"
 
+#include "m_fixed.h" // See the mapthing_t scale.
+
 //
 // Map level types.
 // The following data structures define the persistent format
@@ -203,6 +205,7 @@ typedef struct
 	UINT16 options;
 	INT16 z;
 	UINT8 extrainfo;
+	fixed_t scale;
 	INT16 tag;
 	struct mobj_s *mobj;
 } mapthing_t;
diff --git a/src/lua_mobjlib.c b/src/lua_mobjlib.c
index 8d2aad91e..5b3abe828 100644
--- a/src/lua_mobjlib.c
+++ b/src/lua_mobjlib.c
@@ -775,6 +775,8 @@ static int mapthing_get(lua_State *L)
 		number = mt->type;
 	else if(fastcmp(field,"options"))
 		number = mt->options;
+	else if(fastcmp(field,"scale"))
+		number = mt->scale;
 	else if(fastcmp(field,"z"))
 		number = mt->z;
 	else if(fastcmp(field,"extrainfo"))
@@ -814,6 +816,8 @@ static int mapthing_set(lua_State *L)
 		mt->type = (UINT16)luaL_checkinteger(L, 3);
 	else if(fastcmp(field,"options"))
 		mt->options = (UINT16)luaL_checkinteger(L, 3);
+	else if(fastcmp(field,"scale"))
+		mt->scale = luaL_checkfixed(L, 3);
 	else if(fastcmp(field,"z"))
 		mt->z = (INT16)luaL_checkinteger(L, 3);
 	else if(fastcmp(field,"extrainfo"))
diff --git a/src/p_mobj.c b/src/p_mobj.c
index aaea9d49b..b8dca52a6 100644
--- a/src/p_mobj.c
+++ b/src/p_mobj.c
@@ -11616,7 +11616,7 @@ void P_MovePlayerToStarpost(INT32 playernum)
 mapthing_t *huntemeralds[MAXHUNTEMERALDS];
 INT32 numhuntemeralds;
 
-static fixed_t P_GetMobjSpawnHeight(const mobjtype_t mobjtype, const fixed_t x, const fixed_t y, const fixed_t offset, const boolean flip)
+static fixed_t P_GetMobjSpawnHeight(const mobjtype_t mobjtype, const fixed_t x, const fixed_t y, const fixed_t offset, const boolean flip, const fixed_t scale)
 {
 	const subsector_t *ss = R_PointInSubsector(x, y);
 
@@ -11627,10 +11627,10 @@ static fixed_t P_GetMobjSpawnHeight(const mobjtype_t mobjtype, const fixed_t x,
 	// Establish height.
 	if (flip)
 		return (ss->sector->c_slope ? P_GetZAt(ss->sector->c_slope, x, y) : ss->sector->ceilingheight)
-			- offset - mobjinfo[mobjtype].height;
+			- FixedMul(scale, offset + mobjinfo[mobjtype].height);
 	else
 		return (ss->sector->f_slope ? P_GetZAt(ss->sector->f_slope, x, y) : ss->sector->floorheight)
-			+ offset;
+			+ FixedMul(scale, offset);
 }
 
 static fixed_t P_GetMapThingSpawnHeight(const mobjtype_t mobjtype, const mapthing_t* mthing, const fixed_t x, const fixed_t y)
@@ -11701,7 +11701,7 @@ static fixed_t P_GetMapThingSpawnHeight(const mobjtype_t mobjtype, const mapthin
 			return ONFLOORZ;
 	}
 
-	return P_GetMobjSpawnHeight(mobjtype, x, y, offset, flip);
+	return P_GetMobjSpawnHeight(mobjtype, x, y, offset, flip, mthing->scale);
 }
 
 static boolean P_SpawnNonMobjMapThing(mapthing_t *mthing)
@@ -13077,6 +13077,9 @@ static mobj_t *P_SpawnMobjFromMapThing(mapthing_t *mthing, fixed_t x, fixed_t y,
 	mobj = P_SpawnMobj(x, y, z, i);
 	mobj->spawnpoint = mthing;
 
+	P_SetScale(mobj, mthing->scale);
+	mobj->destscale = mthing->scale;
+
 	if (!P_SetupSpawnedMapThing(mthing, mobj, &doangle))
 		return mobj;
 
@@ -13179,7 +13182,7 @@ static void P_SpawnHoopInternal(mapthing_t *mthing, INT32 hoopsize, fixed_t size
 	TVector v, *res;
 	fixed_t x = mthing->x << FRACBITS;
 	fixed_t y = mthing->y << FRACBITS;
-	fixed_t z = P_GetMobjSpawnHeight(MT_HOOP, x, y, mthing->z << FRACBITS, false);
+	fixed_t z = P_GetMobjSpawnHeight(MT_HOOP, x, y, mthing->z << FRACBITS, false, mthing->scale);
 
 	hoopcenter = P_SpawnMobj(x, y, z, MT_HOOPCENTER);
 	hoopcenter->spawnpoint = mthing;
@@ -13324,7 +13327,7 @@ static void P_SpawnItemRow(mapthing_t *mthing, mobjtype_t* itemtypes, UINT8 numi
 			itemtypes[r] = P_GetMobjtypeSubstitute(&dummything, itemtypes[r]);
 		}
 	}
-	z = P_GetMobjSpawnHeight(itemtypes[0], x, y, z, mthing->options & MTF_OBJECTFLIP);
+	z = P_GetMobjSpawnHeight(itemtypes[0], x, y, z, mthing->options & MTF_OBJECTFLIP, mthing->scale);
 
 	for (r = 0; r < numitems; r++)
 	{
@@ -13382,7 +13385,7 @@ static void P_SpawnItemCircle(mapthing_t *mthing, mobjtype_t *itemtypes, UINT8 n
 			itemtypes[i] = P_GetMobjtypeSubstitute(&dummything, itemtypes[i]);
 		}
 	}
-	z = P_GetMobjSpawnHeight(itemtypes[0], x, y, z, false);
+	z = P_GetMobjSpawnHeight(itemtypes[0], x, y, z, false, mthing->scale);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < numitems; i++)
 	{
diff --git a/src/p_setup.c b/src/p_setup.c
index 9014062bb..e342cd9e6 100644
--- a/src/p_setup.c
+++ b/src/p_setup.c
@@ -1281,6 +1281,7 @@ static void P_LoadThings(UINT8 *data)
 		mt->type = READUINT16(data);
 		mt->options = READUINT16(data);
 		mt->extrainfo = (UINT8)(mt->type >> 12);
+		mt->scale = FRACUNIT;
 		mt->tag = 0;
 
 		mt->type &= 4095;
@@ -1570,7 +1571,8 @@ static void ParseTextmapThingParameter(UINT32 i, char *param, char *val)
 		mapthings[i].angle = atol(val);
 	else if (fastcmp(param, "type"))
 		mapthings[i].type = atol(val);
-
+	else if (fastcmp(param, "scale") || fastcmp(param, "scalex") || fastcmp(param, "scaley"))
+		mapthings[i].scale = FLOAT_TO_FIXED(atof(val));
 	// Flags
 	else if (fastcmp(param, "extra") && fastcmp("true", val))
 		mapthings[i].options |= MTF_EXTRA;
@@ -1777,6 +1779,7 @@ static void P_LoadTextmap(void)
 		mt->options = 0;
 		mt->z = 0;
 		mt->extrainfo = 0;
+		mt->scale = FRACUNIT;
 		mt->tag = 0;
 		mt->mobj = NULL;