diff --git a/src/m_menu.c b/src/m_menu.c
index b672357a1..2dcab703f 100644
--- a/src/m_menu.c
+++ b/src/m_menu.c
@@ -1339,9 +1339,9 @@ static menuitem_t OP_VideoOptionsMenu[] =
 							
 	{IT_SUBMENU|IT_STRING, NULL, "Advanced Color Settings...", &OP_ColorOptionsDef,   50},
 
-	{IT_STRING | IT_CVAR,	NULL,	"Draw Distance",		&cv_drawdist,			  65},
-	{IT_STRING | IT_CVAR,	NULL,	"Weather Draw Distance",&cv_drawdist_precip,	  75},
-	{IT_STRING | IT_CVAR,	NULL,	"Field of View",		&cv_fov,				  95},
+	{IT_STRING | IT_CVAR,	NULL,					"Draw Distance",		&cv_drawdist,			  65},
+	{IT_STRING | IT_CVAR,	NULL,					"Weather Draw Distance",&cv_drawdist_precip,	  75},
+	{IT_STRING | IT_CVAR | IT_CV_BIGFLOAT,	NULL,	"Field of View",		&cv_fov,				  95},
 
 	{IT_STRING | IT_CVAR,	NULL,	"Show FPS",				&cv_ticrate,			 105},
 	{IT_STRING | IT_CVAR,	NULL,	"Vertical Sync",		&cv_vidwait,			 115},
@@ -3305,7 +3305,11 @@ static void M_ChangeCvar(INT32 choice)
 	else if (cv->flags & CV_FLOAT)
 	{
 		char s[20];
-		sprintf(s,"%f",FIXED_TO_FLOAT(cv->value)+(choice)*(1.0f/16.0f));
+		float increment;
+
+		increment = (currentMenu->menuitems[itemOn].status & IT_CV_BIGFLOAT) ? 0.5 : (1.f/16);
+
+		sprintf(s,"%f",FIXED_TO_FLOAT(cv->value)+(choice)*increment);
 		CV_Set(cv,s);
 	}
 	else
diff --git a/src/m_menu.h b/src/m_menu.h
index bb504642d..bba8d3db3 100644
--- a/src/m_menu.h
+++ b/src/m_menu.h
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ extern boolean menu_text_input;
 #define IT_CV_NOMOD       2048
 #define IT_CV_INVISSLIDER 2560
 
+// For cv_float's, will use 1/2 as increment instead of 1/16
+// Not sure if i should add it to cvartype, since its more a flag than type
+#define IT_CV_BIGFLOAT    4096
+
 //call/submenu specific
 // There used to be a lot more here but ...
 // A lot of them became redundant with the advent of the Pause menu, so they were removed