diff --git a/src/lua_hud.h b/src/lua_hud.h
index 0ab1d0a251ac88a67e3d3300d4ddd37513cdcc91..36ce230ed2a384a73e1f988c41ef79d6d91986a5 100644
--- a/src/lua_hud.h
+++ b/src/lua_hud.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ enum hud {
 	hud_stagetitle = 0,
 	hud_textspectator,
 	hud_crosshair,
+	hud_powerups,
 	// Singleplayer / Co-op
 	hud_score,
 	hud_time,
diff --git a/src/lua_hudlib.c b/src/lua_hudlib.c
index 52a875e50c0c550f2c10dbb1acd56647955baf01..d665212636530ee8e5610d2175510a2bc7d97444 100644
--- a/src/lua_hudlib.c
+++ b/src/lua_hudlib.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ static const char *const hud_disable_options[] = {
 	"stagetitle",
 	"textspectator",
 	"crosshair",
+	"powerups",
 
 	"score",
 	"time",
diff --git a/src/screen.c b/src/screen.c
index c1970d0e8888360511fc0a7990e669b8678a9b3b..813ed91c665eeddc0e5b235c5bfec05bb78425be 100644
--- a/src/screen.c
+++ b/src/screen.c
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
 // SRB2Kart
 #include "r_fps.h" // R_GetFramerateCap
 
+#include "lua_hud.h" // LUA_HudEnabled
+
 // --------------------------------------------
 // assembly or c drawer routines for 8bpp/16bpp
 // --------------------------------------------
@@ -494,6 +496,7 @@ void SCR_ClosedCaptions(void)
 			basey -= 8;
 		else if ((modeattacking == ATTACKING_NIGHTS)
 		|| (!(maptol & TOL_NIGHTS)
+		&& LUA_HudEnabled(hud_powerups)
 		&& ((cv_powerupdisplay.value == 2) // "Always"
 		 || (cv_powerupdisplay.value == 1 && !camera.chase)))) // "First-person only"
 			basey -= 16;
diff --git a/src/st_stuff.c b/src/st_stuff.c
index 06847988beef820211faa5191fb6b787a549bec2..342c7dcd824b71a9e044fef37114abb7e322e70d 100644
--- a/src/st_stuff.c
+++ b/src/st_stuff.c
@@ -2821,14 +2821,14 @@ static void ST_overlayDrawer(void)
 		|| ((splitscreen && stplyr == &players[secondarydisplayplayer]) && !camera2.chase))
 		{
 			ST_drawFirstPersonHUD();
-			if (cv_powerupdisplay.value)
+			if (cv_powerupdisplay.value && LUA_HudEnabled(hud_powerups))
 				ST_drawPowerupHUD();  // same as it ever was...
 		}
-		else if (cv_powerupdisplay.value == 2)
+		else if (cv_powerupdisplay.value == 2 && LUA_HudEnabled(hud_powerups))
 			ST_drawPowerupHUD();  // same as it ever was...
 		
 	}
-	else if (!(netgame || multiplayer) && cv_powerupdisplay.value == 2)
+	else if (!(netgame || multiplayer) && cv_powerupdisplay.value == 2 && LUA_HudEnabled(hud_powerups))
 		ST_drawPowerupHUD(); // same as it ever was...
 
 	if (!(netgame || multiplayer) || !hu_showscores)