diff --git a/source/src/clientgame.cpp b/source/src/clientgame.cpp
index a89f83c0..b4bbe102 100644
--- a/source/src/clientgame.cpp
+++ b/source/src/clientgame.cpp
@@ -296,7 +296,8 @@ bool showhudtimer(int maxsecs, int startmillis, const char *msg, bool flash)
             s_strcat(str, sec);
         }
     }
-    hudeditf(HUDMSG_TIMER, nextticks < maxticks ? (flash ? str : str+2) : msg);
+    if(nextticks < maxticks) hudeditf(HUDMSG_TIMER|HUDMSG_OVERWRITE, flash ? str : str+2);
+    else hudeditf(HUDMSG_TIMER, msg);
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/source/src/protos.h b/source/src/protos.h
index 2a7908ca..c861518f 100644
--- a/source/src/protos.h
+++ b/source/src/protos.h
@@ -475,7 +475,10 @@ extern void pruneundos(int maxremain = 0);
 enum
 {
     HUDMSG_INFO = 0,
-    HUDMSG_TIMER
+    HUDMSG_TIMER,
+
+    HUDMSG_TYPE = 0xFF,
+    HUDMSG_OVERWRITE = 1<<8
 };
 extern void gl_drawhud(int w, int h, int curfps, int nquads, int curvert, bool underwater);
 extern void loadingscreen(const char *fmt = NULL, ...);
diff --git a/source/src/renderhud.cpp b/source/src/renderhud.cpp
index 2701fad8..d7b5853c 100644
--- a/source/src/renderhud.cpp
+++ b/source/src/renderhud.cpp
@@ -273,14 +273,20 @@ struct hudmessages : consolebuffer<hudline>
 
     void addline(const char *sf) 
     { 
-        consolebuffer<hudline>::addline(sf, totalmillis); 
+        if(conlines.length() && conlines[0].type&HUDMSG_OVERWRITE)
+        {
+            conlines[0].millis = totalmillis;
+            conlines[0].type = HUDMSG_INFO;
+            s_strcpy(conlines[0].line, sf);
+        }
+        else consolebuffer<hudline>::addline(sf, totalmillis); 
     }
     void editline(int type, const char *sf)
     {
-        if(!conlines.length()) return;
-        if(conlines.length() && conlines[0].type==type)
+        if(conlines.length() && ((conlines[0].type&HUDMSG_TYPE)==(type&HUDMSG_TYPE) || conlines[0].type&HUDMSG_OVERWRITE))
         {
             conlines[0].millis = totalmillis;
+            conlines[0].type = type;
             s_strcpy(conlines[0].line, sf);
         }
         else consolebuffer<hudline>::addline(sf, totalmillis).type = type;