diff --git a/buildcfg.txt b/buildcfg.txt
index 52c7fb38..d1bec73c 100644
--- a/buildcfg.txt
+++ b/buildcfg.txt
@@ -177,6 +177,9 @@ COLORMAP
 GENMIDI
 FREEDOOM
 
+; Big font used by ZDoom-based ports for menu text.
+DBIGFONT
+
 #ifdef FREEDM
 DEHACKED = fdm_deh
 ENDOOM = endoomdm
diff --git a/lumps/dbigfont.lmp b/lumps/dbigfont.lmp
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..0922045a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lumps/dbigfont.lmp
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+mechadon/dbigfont.lmp
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lumps/mechadon/dbigfont.lmp b/lumps/mechadon/dbigfont.lmp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9b3a2fb7
Binary files /dev/null and b/lumps/mechadon/dbigfont.lmp differ
diff --git a/lumps/mechadon/dbigfont.txt b/lumps/mechadon/dbigfont.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..52a51cf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lumps/mechadon/dbigfont.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+This DBIGFONT lump matches the images used in graphics/text/fontchars/
+used to build the menu graphics. It is used by ZDoom-based source
+ports to render menu text.
+