diff --git a/src/playsim/p_effect.h b/src/playsim/p_effect.h
index c87aa2c7d..d22438f10 100644
--- a/src/playsim/p_effect.h
+++ b/src/playsim/p_effect.h
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ enum EParticleFlags
 	SPF_NO_XY_BILLBOARD			= 1 << 8,
 	SPF_LOCAL_ANIM				= 1 << 9,
 	SPF_NEGATIVE_FADESTEP		= 1 << 10,
+	SPF_FACECAMERA				= 1 << 11,
+	SPF_NOFACECAMERA			= 1 << 12,
 };
 
 class DVisualThinker;
diff --git a/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_sprites.cpp b/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_sprites.cpp
index c06812858..41112a411 100644
--- a/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_sprites.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_sprites.cpp
@@ -400,8 +400,9 @@ bool HWSprite::CalculateVertices(HWDrawInfo* di, FVector3* v, DVector3* vp)
 		&& (gl_billboard_mode == 1 || (actor && actor->renderflags & RF_FORCEXYBILLBOARD))));
 
 	const bool drawBillboardFacingCamera = hw_force_cambbpref ? gl_billboard_faces_camera :
-		(gl_billboard_faces_camera && (actor && !(actor->renderflags2 & RF2_BILLBOARDNOFACECAMERA)))
-		|| !!(actor && actor->renderflags2 & RF2_BILLBOARDFACECAMERA);
+		gl_billboard_faces_camera
+		&& ((actor && (!(actor->renderflags2 & RF2_BILLBOARDNOFACECAMERA) || (actor->renderflags2 & RF2_BILLBOARDFACECAMERA)))
+		|| (particle && particle->texture.isValid() && (!(particle->flags & SPF_NOFACECAMERA) || (particle->flags & SPF_FACECAMERA))));
 
 	// [Nash] has +ROLLSPRITE
 	const bool drawRollSpriteActor = (actor != nullptr && actor->renderflags & RF_ROLLSPRITE);
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/constants.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/constants.zs
index 8e36a5516..6f9d5027a 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/constants.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/constants.zs
@@ -715,6 +715,8 @@ enum EParticleFlags
 	SPF_NO_XY_BILLBOARD			= 1 << 8,
 	SPF_LOCAL_ANIM				= 1 << 9,
 	SPF_NEGATIVE_FADESTEP		= 1 << 10,
+	SPF_FACECAMERA				= 1 << 11,
+	SPF_NOFACECAMERA			= 1 << 12,
 
 	SPF_RELATIVE				= SPF_RELPOS|SPF_RELVEL|SPF_RELACCEL|SPF_RELANG
 };