diff --git a/src/lua_hudlib.c b/src/lua_hudlib.c
index bd3fb19c8..271a548ce 100644
--- a/src/lua_hudlib.c
+++ b/src/lua_hudlib.c
@@ -640,6 +640,8 @@ static int libd_drawPingNum(lua_State *L)
 {
 	INT32 x, y, flags, num;
 	const UINT8 *colormap = NULL;
+	huddrawlist_h list;
+
 	HUDONLY
 	x = luaL_checkinteger(L, 1);
 	y = luaL_checkinteger(L, 2);
@@ -649,7 +651,15 @@ static int libd_drawPingNum(lua_State *L)
 	if (!lua_isnoneornil(L, 5))
 		colormap = *((UINT8 **)luaL_checkudata(L, 5, META_COLORMAP));
 
-	V_DrawPingNum(x, y, flags, num, colormap);
+	lua_getfield(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, "HUD_DRAW_LIST");
+	list = (huddrawlist_h) lua_touserdata(L, -1);
+	lua_pop(L, 1);
+
+	if (LUA_HUD_IsDrawListValid(list))
+		LUA_HUD_AddDrawPingNum(list, x, y, num, flags, colormap);
+	else
+		V_DrawPingNum(x, y, flags, num, colormap);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lua_hudlib_drawlist.c b/src/lua_hudlib_drawlist.c
index d36d99dd4..eedbff910 100644
--- a/src/lua_hudlib_drawlist.c
+++ b/src/lua_hudlib_drawlist.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ enum drawitem_e {
 	DI_DrawScaled,
 	DI_DrawNum,
 	DI_DrawPaddedNum,
+	DI_DrawPingNum,
 	DI_DrawFill,
 	DI_DrawString,
 	DI_DrawKartString,
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ typedef struct drawitem_s {
 	INT32 flags;
 	UINT16 basecolor;
 	UINT16 outlinecolor;
-	UINT8 *colormap;
+	const UINT8 *colormap;
 	UINT8 *basecolormap;
 	UINT8 *outlinecolormap;
 	fixed_t sx;
@@ -251,6 +252,25 @@ void LUA_HUD_AddDrawPaddedNum(
 	item->flags = flags;
 }
 
+void LUA_HUD_AddDrawPingNum(
+	huddrawlist_h list,
+	INT32 x,
+	INT32 y,
+	INT32 num,
+	INT32 flags,
+	const UINT8 *colormap
+)
+{
+	size_t i = AllocateDrawItem(list);
+	drawitem_t *item = &list->items[i];
+	item->type = DI_DrawPingNum;
+	item->x = x;
+	item->y = y;
+	item->num = num;
+	item->flags = flags;
+	item->colormap = colormap;
+}
+
 void LUA_HUD_AddDrawFill(
 	huddrawlist_h list,
 	INT32 x,
@@ -363,6 +383,9 @@ void LUA_HUD_DrawList(huddrawlist_h list)
 			case DI_DrawPaddedNum:
 				V_DrawPaddedTallNum(item->x, item->y, item->flags, item->num, item->digits);
 				break;
+			case DI_DrawPingNum:
+				V_DrawPingNum(item->x, item->y, item->flags, item->num, item->colormap);
+				break;
 			case DI_DrawFill:
 				V_DrawFill(item->x, item->y, item->w, item->h, item->c);
 				break;
diff --git a/src/lua_hudlib_drawlist.h b/src/lua_hudlib_drawlist.h
index 43190c411..992578778 100644
--- a/src/lua_hudlib_drawlist.h
+++ b/src/lua_hudlib_drawlist.h
@@ -66,6 +66,14 @@ void LUA_HUD_AddDrawPaddedNum(
 	INT32 digits,
 	INT32 flags
 );
+void LUA_HUD_AddDrawPingNum(
+	huddrawlist_h list,
+	INT32 x,
+	INT32 y,
+	INT32 num,
+	INT32 flags,
+	const UINT8 *colormap
+);
 void LUA_HUD_AddDrawFill(
 	huddrawlist_h list,
 	INT32 x,