diff --git a/src/common/cutscenes/screenjob.cpp b/src/common/cutscenes/screenjob.cpp
index 305710eb5..b983c3e81 100644
--- a/src/common/cutscenes/screenjob.cpp
+++ b/src/common/cutscenes/screenjob.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@
 #include "s_music.h"
 #include "m_argv.h"
 
+CVAR(Bool, inter_subtitles, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG);
+
 DObject* runner;
 PClass* runnerclass;
 PType* runnerclasstype;
diff --git a/src/common/cutscenes/screenjob.h b/src/common/cutscenes/screenjob.h
index be39bd25f..eaf6a10a9 100644
--- a/src/common/cutscenes/screenjob.h
+++ b/src/common/cutscenes/screenjob.h
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 #include "s_soundinternal.h"
 #include "gamestate.h"
 #include "zstring.h"
+#include "c_cvars.h"
+
+EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, inter_subtitles)
 
 using CompletionFunc = std::function<void(bool)>;
 
diff --git a/src/intermission/intermission.cpp b/src/intermission/intermission.cpp
index 64a538878..28bbdcf31 100644
--- a/src/intermission/intermission.cpp
+++ b/src/intermission/intermission.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@
 #include "v_draw.h"
 #include "doommenu.h"
 #include "sbar.h"
+#include "screenjob.h"
+#include "vm.h"
 
 FIntermissionDescriptorList IntermissionDescriptors;
 
@@ -73,10 +75,17 @@ IMPLEMENT_POINTERS_END
 extern int		NoWipe;
 
 CVAR(Bool, nointerscrollabort, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG);
-CVAR(Bool, inter_subtitles, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG);
 
 CVAR(Bool, inter_classic_scaling, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 
+DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(_Screen, GetTextScreenSize)
+{
+	auto scale = active_con_scaletext(twod, generic_ui);
+	int hudwidth = twod->GetWidth() / scale;
+	int hudheight = twod->GetHeight() / scale;
+	ACTION_RETURN_VEC2(DVector2(hudwidth, hudheight));
+}
+
 //==========================================================================
 //
 // This also gets used by the title loop.
@@ -376,7 +385,6 @@ void DIntermissionScreenText::Drawer ()
 	Super::Drawer();
 	if (mTicker >= mTextDelay)
 	{
-		FGameTexture *pic;
 		int w;
 		size_t count;
 		int c;
@@ -446,7 +454,7 @@ void DIntermissionScreenText::Drawer ()
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			pic = font->GetChar (c, mTextColor, &w);
+			w = font->GetCharWidth(c);
 			w += kerning;
 			w *= fontscale;
 			if (cx + w > twod->GetWidth())
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/engine/base.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/engine/base.zs
index 41bdb07f9..8c7e54368 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/engine/base.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/engine/base.zs
@@ -412,6 +412,7 @@ struct Screen native
 	native static Color PaletteColor(int index);
 	native static int GetWidth();
 	native static int GetHeight();
+	native static Vector2 GetTextScreenSize();
 	native static void Clear(int left, int top, int right, int bottom, Color color, int palcolor = -1);
 	native static void Dim(Color col, double amount, int x, int y, int w, int h, ERenderStyle style = STYLE_Translucent);