diff --git a/doc/lua_api.txt b/doc/lua_api.txt
index 07758c237..9c7c42436 100644
--- a/doc/lua_api.txt
+++ b/doc/lua_api.txt
@@ -1356,6 +1356,8 @@ Displays text on the HUD.
   text. Specify `0xFFFFFF` for white text, `0xFF0000` for red, and so on.
 * `alignment`: The alignment of the text.
 * `offset`: offset in pixels from position.
+* `size`: size of the text.
+  The player-set font size is multiplied by size.x (y value isn't used).
 
 ### `statbar`
 
diff --git a/src/client/hud.cpp b/src/client/hud.cpp
index f8f712762..4edc229b2 100644
--- a/src/client/hud.cpp
+++ b/src/client/hud.cpp
@@ -319,16 +319,21 @@ void Hud::drawLuaElements(const v3s16 &camera_offset)
 				floor(e->pos.Y * (float) m_screensize.Y + 0.5));
 		switch (e->type) {
 			case HUD_ELEM_TEXT: {
+				irr::gui::IGUIFont *textfont = font;
+				if (e->size.X > 0)
+					textfont = g_fontengine->getFont(
+						e->size.X * g_fontengine->getDefaultFontSize());
+
 				video::SColor color(255, (e->number >> 16) & 0xFF,
 										 (e->number >> 8)  & 0xFF,
 										 (e->number >> 0)  & 0xFF);
 				core::rect<s32> size(0, 0, e->scale.X, text_height * e->scale.Y);
 				std::wstring text = unescape_translate(utf8_to_wide(e->text));
-				core::dimension2d<u32> textsize = font->getDimension(text.c_str());
+				core::dimension2d<u32> textsize = textfont->getDimension(text.c_str());
 				v2s32 offset((e->align.X - 1.0) * (textsize.Width / 2),
 				             (e->align.Y - 1.0) * (textsize.Height / 2));
 				v2s32 offs(e->offset.X, e->offset.Y);
-				font->draw(text.c_str(), size + pos + offset + offs, color);
+				textfont->draw(text.c_str(), size + pos + offset + offs, color);
 				break; }
 			case HUD_ELEM_STATBAR: {
 				v2s32 offs(e->offset.X, e->offset.Y);