diff --git a/code/uilib/uiwidget.cpp b/code/uilib/uiwidget.cpp
index 1f790105..81fbfcbc 100644
--- a/code/uilib/uiwidget.cpp
+++ b/code/uilib/uiwidget.cpp
@@ -401,6 +401,15 @@ Event EV_Widget_EnabledCvar
 	"Set the cvar to check to see if this button is enabled or not"
 	);
 
+Event EV_Widget_ScaleCvar
+	(
+	"scalecvar",
+	EV_DEFAULT,
+	"s",
+	"cvar_name",
+	"Set the cvar to check to scale this component"
+	);
+
 Event EV_Layout_AliasCache
 	(
 	"aliascache",
@@ -474,6 +483,7 @@ CLASS_DECLARATION( USignal, UIWidget, NULL )
 	{ &EV_Widget_Enable,				&UIWidget::EnableEvent },
 	{ &EV_Widget_Disable,				&UIWidget::DisableEvent },
 	{ &EV_Widget_EnabledCvar,			&UIWidget::SetEnabledCvar },
+	{ &EV_Widget_ScaleCvar,				&UIWidget::SetScaleCvar },
 
 	{ NULL, NULL }
 };
@@ -752,6 +762,13 @@ void UIWidget::PropogateCoordinateSystem
 	int n;
 	UIWidget *subview;
 
+	if (m_parent)
+	{
+		if (m_parent->m_scaleCvar) {
+			m_scaleCvar = m_parent->m_scaleCvar;
+		}
+	}
+
 	if( !m_parent || (m_flags & WF_NOPARENTADJUST) )
 	{
 		m_screenorigin = m_origin;
@@ -997,8 +1014,7 @@ void UIWidget::AlignPosition
 	{
 		vec2_t vNewVirtualScale;
 
-		vNewVirtualScale[0] = uid.vidWidth / 640.0;
-		vNewVirtualScale[1] = uid.vidHeight / 480.0;
+        SetVirtualScale(vNewVirtualScale);
 
 		if (!VectorCompare2D(m_vVirtualScale, vNewVirtualScale))
 		{
@@ -1670,6 +1686,26 @@ void UIWidget::SetEnabledCvar
 	m_enabledCvar = ev->GetString( 1 );
 }
 
+void UIWidget::SetScaleCvar
+	(
+	Event *ev
+	)
+{
+	m_scaleCvar = uii.Cvar_Find(ev->GetString(1).c_str());
+}
+
+void UIWidget::SetVirtualScale(vec2_t out)
+{
+    out[0] = uid.vidWidth / 640.0;
+    out[1] = uid.vidHeight / 480.0;
+
+	if (m_scaleCvar)
+	{
+		out[0] *= m_scaleCvar->value;
+		out[1] *= m_scaleCvar->value;
+	}
+}
+
 void UIWidget::setParent
 	(
 	UIWidget *parent
@@ -2619,8 +2655,7 @@ void UIWidget::Realign
 	{
 		vec2_t vNewVirtualScale;
 
-		vNewVirtualScale[0] = uid.vidWidth / 640.0;
-		vNewVirtualScale[1] = uid.vidHeight / 480.0;
+		SetVirtualScale(vNewVirtualScale);
 
 		if (!VectorCompare2D(m_vVirtualScale, vNewVirtualScale))
 		{
@@ -3017,8 +3052,7 @@ void UIWidgetContainer::AlignPosition
 	{
 		vec2_t vNewVirtualScale;
 
-		vNewVirtualScale[0] = uid.vidWidth / 640.0;
-		vNewVirtualScale[1] = uid.vidHeight / 480.0;
+        SetVirtualScale(vNewVirtualScale);
 
 		if (!VectorCompare2D(m_vVirtualScale, vNewVirtualScale))
 		{
diff --git a/code/uilib/uiwidget.h b/code/uilib/uiwidget.h
index 48914dc8..fb7a35a1 100644
--- a/code/uilib/uiwidget.h
+++ b/code/uilib/uiwidget.h
@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@ protected:
 	fontvertjustify_t m_iFontAlignmentVertical;
 	qboolean m_bVirtual;
 	str m_enabledCvar;
+	//
+	// New since 2.0
+	//
+	cvar_t* m_scaleCvar;
 
 public:
 	CLASS_PROTOTYPE( UIWidget );
@@ -180,6 +184,9 @@ public:
 	void				TextAlignment( Event *ev );
 	void				LayoutAliasCache( Event *ev );
 	void				SetEnabledCvar( Event *ev );
+	void				SetScaleCvar( Event *ev );
+
+	void				SetVirtualScale(vec2_t out);
 	void				setParent( UIWidget *parent );
 	class UIWidget		*getParent( void );
 	class UIWidget		*getFirstChild( void );
@@ -190,6 +197,7 @@ public:
 	class UIWidget		*getPrevSibling( UIWidget *curr );
 	class UIWidget		*getLastSibling( void );
 	class UIWidget		*findSibling( str name );
+
 	void				Enable( void );
 	void				Disable( void );
 	bool				isEnabled( void );