diff --git a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_scene_types.h b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_scene_types.h
index b0aa818d49a..9fb3135c8a5 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_scene_types.h
+++ b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_scene_types.h
@@ -678,6 +678,7 @@ typedef struct GameData {
 #define STEREO_SIDEBYSIDE	6
 #define STEREO_VINTERLACE	7
 //#define STEREO_DOME		8
+#define STEREO_3DTVTOPBOTTOM 9
 
 /* physicsEngine */
 #define WOPHY_NONE		0
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_scene.c b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_scene.c
index 6602c0f4069..8f73b59c7db 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_scene.c
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_scene.c
@@ -3087,6 +3087,7 @@ static void rna_def_scene_game_data(BlenderRNA *brna)
 		{STEREO_ANAGLYPH, "ANAGLYPH", 0, "Anaglyph", ""},
 		{STEREO_SIDEBYSIDE, "SIDEBYSIDE", 0, "Side-by-side", ""},
 		{STEREO_VINTERLACE, "VINTERLACE", 0, "Vinterlace", ""},
+		{STEREO_3DTVTOPBOTTOM, "3DTVTOPBOTTOM", 0, "3DTV Top-Bottom", ""},
 		{0, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL}
 	};
 		
diff --git a/source/gameengine/GamePlayer/ghost/GPG_ghost.cpp b/source/gameengine/GamePlayer/ghost/GPG_ghost.cpp
index ba580bc038c..7d792ca37c8 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/GamePlayer/ghost/GPG_ghost.cpp
+++ b/source/gameengine/GamePlayer/ghost/GPG_ghost.cpp
@@ -660,6 +660,9 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 					else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "syncdoubling"))
 						stereomode = RAS_IRasterizer::RAS_STEREO_ABOVEBELOW;
 
+					else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "3dtvtopbottom"))
+						stereomode = RAS_IRasterizer::RAS_STEREO_3DTVTOPBOTTOM;
+
 					else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "anaglyph"))
 						stereomode = RAS_IRasterizer::RAS_STEREO_ANAGLYPH;
 
diff --git a/source/gameengine/Rasterizer/RAS_IRasterizer.h b/source/gameengine/Rasterizer/RAS_IRasterizer.h
index f9369cf5e40..0776a02a79a 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/Rasterizer/RAS_IRasterizer.h
+++ b/source/gameengine/Rasterizer/RAS_IRasterizer.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ public:
 		RAS_STEREO_SIDEBYSIDE,
 		RAS_STEREO_VINTERLACE,
 		RAS_STEREO_DOME,
+		RAS_STEREO_3DTVTOPBOTTOM,
 
 		RAS_STEREO_MAXSTEREO
 	};
diff --git a/source/gameengine/Rasterizer/RAS_OpenGLRasterizer/RAS_OpenGLRasterizer.cpp b/source/gameengine/Rasterizer/RAS_OpenGLRasterizer/RAS_OpenGLRasterizer.cpp
index fc5e1135fa8..e03be54e87b 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/Rasterizer/RAS_OpenGLRasterizer/RAS_OpenGLRasterizer.cpp
+++ b/source/gameengine/Rasterizer/RAS_OpenGLRasterizer/RAS_OpenGLRasterizer.cpp
@@ -527,6 +527,28 @@ void RAS_OpenGLRasterizer::SetRenderArea()
 					break;
 			}
 			break;
+		case RAS_STEREO_3DTVTOPBOTTOM:
+			switch (m_curreye) {
+				case RAS_STEREO_LEFTEYE:
+					// upper half of window
+					area.SetLeft(0);
+					area.SetBottom(m_2DCanvas->GetHeight() -
+						m_2DCanvas->GetHeight() / 2);
+	
+					area.SetRight(m_2DCanvas->GetWidth());
+					area.SetTop(m_2DCanvas->GetHeight());
+					m_2DCanvas->SetDisplayArea(&area);
+					break;
+				case RAS_STEREO_RIGHTEYE:
+					// lower half of window
+					area.SetLeft(0);
+					area.SetBottom(0);
+					area.SetRight(m_2DCanvas->GetWidth());
+					area.SetTop(m_2DCanvas->GetHeight() / 2);
+					m_2DCanvas->SetDisplayArea(&area);
+					break;
+			}
+			break;
 		case RAS_STEREO_SIDEBYSIDE:
 			switch (m_curreye)
 			{
@@ -841,6 +863,12 @@ MT_Matrix4x4 RAS_OpenGLRasterizer::GetFrustumMatrix(
 						break;
 			}
 			// leave bottom and top untouched
+			if (m_stereomode == RAS_STEREO_3DTVTOPBOTTOM) {
+				// restore the vertical frustrum because the 3DTV will 
+				// expande the top and bottom part to the full size of the screen
+				bottom *= 2.0f;
+				top *= 2.0f;
+			}
 	}
 	
 	glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);