diff --git a/src/p_user.c b/src/p_user.c
index 8dad7a6e..ccbf6c66 100644
--- a/src/p_user.c
+++ b/src/p_user.c
@@ -8637,7 +8637,10 @@ boolean P_MoveChaseCamera(player_t *player, camera_t *thiscam, boolean resetcall
 	{
 		thiscam->momx = x - thiscam->x;
 		thiscam->momy = y - thiscam->y;
-		thiscam->momz = FixedMul(z - thiscam->z, camspeed/2);
+		if (splitscreen == 1) // Wide-screen needs to follow faster, due to a smaller vertical:horizontal ratio of screen space
+			thiscam->momz = FixedMul(z - thiscam->z, (3*camspeed)/4);
+		else
+			thiscam->momz = FixedMul(z - thiscam->z, camspeed/2);
 	}
 
 	thiscam->pan = pan;