diff --git a/data/base/images/intfac.img b/data/base/images/intfac.img
index 9c476450d..4af3186c6 100644
--- a/data/base/images/intfac.img
+++ b/data/base/images/intfac.img
@@ -507,3 +507,4 @@
 5,74,29,37,29,-5,1,"IMAGE EDIT RESEARCH DOWN"
 5,37,0,37,29,-5,1,"IMAGE EDIT MANUFACTURE UP"
 5,37,29,37,29,-5,1,"IMAGE EDIT MANUFACTURE DOWN"
+5,0,84,14,33,0,0,"RADAR_NORTH"
diff --git a/data/base/images/intfac5.png b/data/base/images/intfac5.png
index b0dd5d7a5..6f83115d3 100644
Binary files a/data/base/images/intfac5.png and b/data/base/images/intfac5.png differ
diff --git a/src/intfac.h b/src/intfac.h
index 4eb1e7ddc..cdf4c5470 100644
--- a/src/intfac.h
+++ b/src/intfac.h
@@ -533,8 +533,8 @@ enum {
 	IMAGE_EDIT_RESEARCH_UP,
 	IMAGE_EDIT_RESEARCH_DOWN,
 	IMAGE_EDIT_MANUFACTURE_UP,
-	IMAGE_EDIT_MANUFACTURE_DOWN
-
+	IMAGE_EDIT_MANUFACTURE_DOWN,
+	RADAR_NORTH
 };
 
 #endif // __INCLUDED_SRC_INTFAC_H__
diff --git a/src/radar.c b/src/radar.c
index 058a1b4e8..63d4a7a0c 100644
--- a/src/radar.c
+++ b/src/radar.c
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ static UDWORD radarBufferSize = 0;
 static void DrawRadarTiles(void);
 static void DrawRadarObjects(void);
 static void DrawRadarExtras(float radarX, float radarY, float pixSizeH, float pixSizeV);
+static void DrawNorth(void);
 
 static void radarSize(float zoom)
 {
@@ -267,6 +268,7 @@ void drawRadar(void)
 		{
 			// rotate the map
 			iV_MatrixRotateZ(player.r.y);
+			DrawNorth();
 		}
 		// draw the box at the dimensions of the map
 		iV_TransBoxFill(-radarWidth/2.0,
@@ -284,6 +286,10 @@ void drawRadar(void)
 		drawRadarBlips(-radarWidth/2.0, -radarHeight/2.0, pixSizeH, pixSizeV);
 	pie_MatEnd();
 }
+static void DrawNorth(void)
+{
+	iV_DrawImage(IntImages, RADAR_NORTH, -((radarWidth / 2.0) + (IntImages->ImageDefs[RADAR_NORTH].Width) + 1) , -(radarHeight / 2.0));
+}
 
 static PIELIGHT appliedRadarColour(RADAR_DRAW_MODE radarDrawMode, MAPTILE *WTile)
 {