diff --git a/src/playsim/p_effect.h b/src/playsim/p_effect.h
index d22438f10..29f1cb720 100644
--- a/src/playsim/p_effect.h
+++ b/src/playsim/p_effect.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ enum EParticleFlags
 	SPF_NEGATIVE_FADESTEP		= 1 << 10,
 	SPF_FACECAMERA				= 1 << 11,
 	SPF_NOFACECAMERA			= 1 << 12,
+	SPF_ROLLCENTER				= 1 << 13,
 };
 
 class DVisualThinker;
diff --git a/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_sprites.cpp b/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_sprites.cpp
index 41112a411..9340839b9 100644
--- a/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_sprites.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_sprites.cpp
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ bool HWSprite::CalculateVertices(HWDrawInfo* di, FVector3* v, DVector3* vp)
 
 	// [Nash] is a flat sprite
 	const bool isWallSprite = (actor != nullptr) && (spritetype == RF_WALLSPRITE);
-	const bool useOffsets = (actor != nullptr) && !(actor->renderflags & RF_ROLLCENTER);
+	const bool useOffsets = ((actor != nullptr) && !(actor->renderflags & RF_ROLLCENTER)) || (particle && !(particle->flags & SPF_ROLLCENTER));
 
 	FVector2 offset = FVector2( offx, offy );
 	float xx = -center.X + x;
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/constants.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/constants.zs
index 6f9d5027a..bd92db9b8 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/constants.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/constants.zs
@@ -717,6 +717,7 @@ enum EParticleFlags
 	SPF_NEGATIVE_FADESTEP		= 1 << 10,
 	SPF_FACECAMERA				= 1 << 11,
 	SPF_NOFACECAMERA			= 1 << 12,
+	SPF_ROLLCENTER				= 1 << 13,
 
 	SPF_RELATIVE				= SPF_RELPOS|SPF_RELVEL|SPF_RELACCEL|SPF_RELANG
 };