diff --git a/doc/lua_api.txt b/doc/lua_api.txt
index 1cd6a134..43c719a4 100644
--- a/doc/lua_api.txt
+++ b/doc/lua_api.txt
@@ -478,8 +478,10 @@ Note: Future revisions to the HUD API may be incompatible; the HUD API is still
 
 - image
     Displays an image on the HUD.
-	- scale: The scale of the image, with 1 being the original texture size.
-             Only the X coordinate scale is used.
+    - scale: The scale of the image, with 1 being the original texture size.
+             Only the X coordinate scale is used (positive values)
+             Negative values represent that percentage of the screen it
+             should take; e.g. x=-100 means 100% (width)
     - text: The name of the texture that is displayed.
     - alignment: The alignment of the image.
     - offset: offset in pixels from position.
diff --git a/src/hud.cpp b/src/hud.cpp
index a0086b2f..183f94e4 100644
--- a/src/hud.cpp
+++ b/src/hud.cpp
@@ -234,13 +234,16 @@ void Hud::drawLuaElements() {
 				const video::SColor color(255, 255, 255, 255);
 				const video::SColor colors[] = {color, color, color, color};
 				core::dimension2di imgsize(texture->getOriginalSize());
-				core::rect<s32> rect(0, 0, imgsize.Width  * e->scale.X,
-									       imgsize.Height * e->scale.X);
-				rect += pos;
-				v2s32 offset((e->align.X - 1.0) * ((imgsize.Width  * e->scale.X) / 2),
-				             (e->align.Y - 1.0) * ((imgsize.Height * e->scale.X) / 2));
-				rect += offset;
-				rect += v2s32(e->offset.X, e->offset.Y);
+				v2s32 dstsize(imgsize.Width * e->scale.X,
+				              imgsize.Height * e->scale.Y);
+				if (e->scale.X < 0)
+					dstsize.X = screensize.X * (e->scale.X * -0.01);
+				if (e->scale.Y < 0)
+					dstsize.Y = screensize.Y * (e->scale.Y * -0.01);
+				v2s32 offset((e->align.X - 1.0) * dstsize.X / 2,
+				             (e->align.Y - 1.0) * dstsize.Y / 2);
+				core::rect<s32> rect(0, 0, dstsize.X, dstsize.Y);
+				rect += pos + offset + v2s32(e->offset.X, e->offset.Y);
 				driver->draw2DImage(texture, rect,
 					core::rect<s32>(core::position2d<s32>(0,0), imgsize),
 					NULL, colors, true);