diff --git a/packages/misc/damageindicator.png b/packages/misc/damageindicator.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8500de8b
Binary files /dev/null and b/packages/misc/damageindicator.png differ
diff --git a/source/src/clientgame.cpp b/source/src/clientgame.cpp
index 21eca2f5..6f27529a 100644
--- a/source/src/clientgame.cpp
+++ b/source/src/clientgame.cpp
@@ -378,7 +378,8 @@ void dodamage(int damage, playerent *pl, playerent *actor, bool gib, bool local)
 
     if(pl==player1)
     {
-        damageblend(damage);
+        //damageblend(damage);
+        updatedmgindicator(actor->o);
         pl->damageroll(damage);
     }
     else damageeffect(damage, pl);
diff --git a/source/src/menus.cpp b/source/src/menus.cpp
index bdcb1207..ec9dbc73 100644
--- a/source/src/menus.cpp
+++ b/source/src/menus.cpp
@@ -586,9 +586,11 @@ void rendermenumdl()
     gmenu &m = *curmenu;
     if(!m.mdl) return;
    
-    glPushMatrix ();
-   
+    extern int scr_w, scr_h;
+
+    glPushMatrix();
     glLoadIdentity();
+    glTranslatef(0, 1.5f, -1.0f);
     glRotatef(90+180, 0, -1, 0);
     glRotatef(90, -1, 0, 0);
     glScalef(1, -1, 1);
@@ -598,7 +600,7 @@ void rendermenumdl()
     vec pos;
     if(isplayermodel) pos = vec(2.0f, 1.2f, -0.4f);
     else pos = vec(2.0f, 0, 1.7f);
-
+    
     float yaw = 1.0f;
     if(m.rotspeed) yaw += lastmillis/5.0f/100.0f*m.rotspeed;
 
diff --git a/source/src/protos.h b/source/src/protos.h
index 0a0ad708..89e2e52a 100644
--- a/source/src/protos.h
+++ b/source/src/protos.h
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ struct gmenu
 
     void render();
     void renderbg(int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2, bool border);
-    void rendermenumdl();
     void refresh();
     void open();
     void close();
@@ -370,6 +369,7 @@ extern void damageblend(int n);
 extern void loadingscreen(const char *fmt = NULL, ...);
 extern void hudoutf(const char *s, ...);
 extern void show_out_of_renderloop_progress(float bar1, const char *text1, float bar2 = 0, const char *text2 = NULL);
+extern void updatedmgindicator(vec &attack);
 
 // renderparticles
 extern void particleinit();
diff --git a/source/src/renderhud.cpp b/source/src/renderhud.cpp
index f9cf8cf6..2c7a015b 100644
--- a/source/src/renderhud.cpp
+++ b/source/src/renderhud.cpp
@@ -121,6 +121,55 @@ void drawcrosshair(bool showteamwarning)
     glEnd();
 }
 
+VARP(damageindicatorsize, 0, 200, 10000);
+VARP(damageindicatordist, 0, 300, 10000);
+VARP(damageindicatortime, 1, 1000, 10000);
+int damagedirections[4] = {0};
+
+void updatedmgindicator(vec &attack)
+{
+    if(!damageindicatorsize) return;
+    float bestdist = 0.0f;
+    int bestdir = -1;
+    loopi(4)
+    {
+        vec d;
+        d.x = (float)(cosf(RAD*(player1->yaw-90+(i*90))));
+        d.y = (float)(sinf(RAD*(player1->yaw-90+(i*90))));
+        d.z = 0.0f;
+        d.add(player1->o);
+        float dist = d.dist(attack);
+        if(dist < bestdist || bestdir==-1)
+        {
+            bestdist = dist;
+            bestdir = i;
+        }
+    }
+    damagedirections[bestdir] = lastmillis+damageindicatortime;
+}
+
+void drawdmgindicator()
+{
+    if(!damageindicatorsize) return;
+    glBlendFunc(GL_ONE, GL_ONE);
+    static Texture *tex = NULL;
+    if(!tex) tex = textureload("packages/misc/damageindicator.png");
+    float size = (float)damageindicatorsize;
+    loopi(4)
+    {
+        if(!damagedirections[i] || damagedirections[i] < lastmillis) continue;
+        float t = damageindicatorsize/(float)(damagedirections[i]-lastmillis);
+        glPushMatrix();
+        glColor3ub(150, 0, 0);
+        glTranslatef(VIRTW/2, VIRTH/2, 0);
+        glRotatef(i*90, 0, 0, 1);
+        glTranslatef(0, (float)-damageindicatordist, 0);        
+        glScalef(max(0.0f, 1.0f-t), max(0.0f, 1.0f-t), 0);
+        quad(tex->id, -size/2.0f, -size/2.0f, size, 0, 0, 1.0f, 1.0f);
+        glPopMatrix();
+    }
+}
+
 void drawequipicons()
 {   
     glDisable(GL_BLEND);
@@ -339,6 +388,8 @@ void gl_drawhud(int w, int h, int curfps, int nquads, int curvert, bool underwat
         else if((player1->weaponsel->type!=GUN_SNIPER || drawteamwarning)) drawcrosshair(drawteamwarning);
     }
 
+    drawdmgindicator();
+
     if(player1->state==CS_ALIVE) drawequipicons();
 
     glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
diff --git a/source/src/weapon.cpp b/source/src/weapon.cpp
index bfb9adbd..520de196 100644
--- a/source/src/weapon.cpp
+++ b/source/src/weapon.cpp
@@ -254,7 +254,8 @@ void hit(int damage, playerent *d, playerent *at, const vec &vel, int gun, bool
         {
             h.dir = ivec(0, 0, 0);
             d->damageroll(damage);
-            damageblend(damage);
+            //damageblend(damage);
+            updatedmgindicator(at->o);
             playsound(S_PAIN6);
         }
         else