diff --git a/src/hu_lib.c b/src/hu_lib.c
index 4fd2ee0a..f2955647 100644
--- a/src/hu_lib.c
+++ b/src/hu_lib.c
@@ -53,6 +53,22 @@ void HUlib_resetAlignOffsets (void)
   align_offset[align_bottomcenter] = bottom;
 }
 
+#define HU_GAPX 2
+static int left_margin, right_margin;
+int hud_widescreen_widgets;
+
+void HUlib_setMargins (void)
+{
+  left_margin = HU_GAPX;
+
+  if (hud_widescreen_widgets)
+  {
+    left_margin -= WIDESCREENDELTA;
+  }
+
+  right_margin = ORIGWIDTH - left_margin;
+}
+
 //
 // not used currently
 // code to initialize HUlib would go here if needed
@@ -190,10 +206,6 @@ static boolean HUlib_delCharFromTextLine(hu_textline_t* t)
 // Returns nothing
 //
 
-#define HU_GAPX 2
-#define HU_GAPX_L (HU_GAPX - WIDESCREENDELTA)
-#define HU_GAPX_R (ORIGWIDTH - HU_GAPX_L)
-
 static void HUlib_alignWidget(hu_textline_t *l, align_t align)
 {
   patch_t *const *const f = *l->f;
@@ -203,25 +215,25 @@ static void HUlib_alignWidget(hu_textline_t *l, align_t align)
   {
     case align_topleft:
     case align_topleft_exclusive:
-      l->x = HU_GAPX_L;
+      l->x = left_margin;
       l->y = align_offset[align_topleft];
       align_offset[align_topleft] += font_height;
       if (align == align_topleft_exclusive)
         align_offset[align_topright] = align_offset[align_topleft];
       break;
     case align_topright:
-      l->x = HU_GAPX_R - l->width;
+      l->x = right_margin - l->width;
       l->y = align_offset[align_topright];
       align_offset[align_topright] += font_height;
       break;
     case align_bottomleft:
       align_offset[align_bottomleft] -= font_height;
-      l->x = HU_GAPX_L;
+      l->x = left_margin;
       l->y = align_offset[align_bottomleft];
       break;
     case align_bottomright:
       align_offset[align_bottomright] -= font_height;
-      l->x = HU_GAPX_R - l->width;
+      l->x = right_margin - l->width;
       l->y = align_offset[align_bottomright];
       break;
     case align_topcenter:
diff --git a/src/hu_lib.h b/src/hu_lib.h
index e68df5fb..3d09d872 100644
--- a/src/hu_lib.h
+++ b/src/hu_lib.h
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ void HUlib_addStringToTextLine(hu_textline_t *t, char *s);
 // draws tline
 void HUlib_drawTextLine(hu_textline_t *l, align_t align, boolean drawcursor);
 void HUlib_resetAlignOffsets();
+void HUlib_setMargins (void);
 
 // erases text line
 void HUlib_eraseTextLine(hu_textline_t *l); 
diff --git a/src/hu_stuff.c b/src/hu_stuff.c
index 35187340..a0bb4de2 100644
--- a/src/hu_stuff.c
+++ b/src/hu_stuff.c
@@ -632,6 +632,7 @@ void HU_Start(void)
   HU_widget_build_title();
 
   HU_disableAllWidgets();
+  HUlib_setMargins();
 
   // init crosshair
   if (hud_crosshair)
diff --git a/src/hu_stuff.h b/src/hu_stuff.h
index 4b38bbc5..bd3a0a11 100644
--- a/src/hu_stuff.h
+++ b/src/hu_stuff.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ extern int hud_secret_message; // "A secret is revealed!" message
 extern int map_player_coords, map_level_stats, map_level_time; // [FG] level stats and level time widgets
 extern int hud_level_stats, hud_level_time;
 extern int hud_widget_font;
+extern int hud_widescreen_widgets;
 extern int hud_draw_bargraphs;
 extern boolean message_centered; // center messages
 extern boolean message_colorized; // colorize player messages
diff --git a/src/m_menu.c b/src/m_menu.c
index 39a34540..d5b38acd 100644
--- a/src/m_menu.c
+++ b/src/m_menu.c
@@ -3359,6 +3359,7 @@ enum {
   stat2_title2,
   stat2_crispyhud,
   stat2_hudfont,
+  stat2_widescreen,
   stat2_bargraphs,
 };
 
@@ -3409,7 +3410,8 @@ setup_menu_t stat_settings2[] =
 
   {"PREFER CRISPY HUD OVER BOOM HUD"  ,S_YESNO ,m_null,M_X,M_Y+stat2_crispyhud*M_SPC, {"crispy_hud"}},
   {"USE STANDARD DOOM FONT FOR WIDGETS", S_CHOICE,m_null,M_X,M_Y+stat2_hudfont*M_SPC, {"hud_widget_font"}, 0, NULL, show_widgets_strings},
-  {"DRAW BAR GRAPHS IN BOOM HUD", S_YESNO,m_null,M_X,M_Y+stat2_bargraphs*M_SPC, {"hud_draw_bargraphs"}},
+  {"WIDESCREEN WIDGET ARRANGEMENT", S_YESNO,m_null,M_X,M_Y+stat2_widescreen*M_SPC, {"hud_widescreen_widgets"}},
+  {"DRAW BAR GRAPHS IN WIDGETS", S_YESNO,m_null,M_X,M_Y+stat2_bargraphs*M_SPC, {"hud_draw_bargraphs"}},
 
   {"<- PREV" ,S_SKIP|S_PREV,m_null,M_X_PREV,M_Y_PREVNEXT, {stat_settings1}},
   {"NEXT ->", S_SKIP|S_NEXT,m_null,M_X_NEXT,M_Y_PREVNEXT, {stat_settings3}},
diff --git a/src/m_misc.c b/src/m_misc.c
index c462718f..43386d1e 100644
--- a/src/m_misc.c
+++ b/src/m_misc.c
@@ -2671,6 +2671,13 @@ default_t defaults[] = {
     "use standard Doom font for widgets (1 = on Automap, 2 = always)"
   },
 
+  {
+    "hud_widescreen_widgets",
+    (config_t *) &hud_widescreen_widgets, NULL,
+    {1}, {0,1}, number, ss_stat, wad_no,
+    "arrange widgets on widescreen edges"
+  },
+
   {
     "hud_draw_bargraphs",
     (config_t *) &hud_draw_bargraphs, NULL,