diff --git a/addons/common/XEH_preInit.sqf b/addons/common/XEH_preInit.sqf
index ff06c1c3e3..ef29315dd7 100644
--- a/addons/common/XEH_preInit.sqf
+++ b/addons/common/XEH_preInit.sqf
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ PREP(setVariableJIP);
 PREP(setVariablePublic);
 PREP(setVolume);
 PREP(sortAlphabeticallyBy);
+PREP(showHud);
 PREP(stringCompare);
 PREP(stringToColoredText);
 PREP(stringRemoveWhiteSpace);
@@ -288,6 +289,7 @@ PREP(hashListSet);
 PREP(hashListPush);
 
 GVAR(syncedEvents) = HASH_CREATE;
+GVAR(showHudHash) = [] call FUNC(hashCreate);
 
 //GVARS for execNextFrame and waitAndExec and waitUntilAndExecute
 GVAR(waitAndExecArray) = [];
diff --git a/addons/common/functions/fnc_showHud.sqf b/addons/common/functions/fnc_showHud.sqf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1ae36ca089
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/common/functions/fnc_showHud.sqf
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*
+ * Author: PabstMirror
+ * Allows multiple sources to not overwrite showHud command
+ * Bitwise AND Logic (a single false in a mask will make it false)
+ *
+ * Arguments:
+ * 0: Source ID <STRING><OPTIONAL>
+ * 1: Show Hud Bool Array (8 to set, empty to remove) <ARRAY><OPTIONAL>
+ *
+ * Return Value:
+ * Resulting ShowHud Array <ARRAY>
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * ["hideHud", [false, true, true, true, true, true, true, false]] call ace_common_fnc_showHud; //This is equivalent to the old showHud false
+ * [] call ace_common_fnc_showHud
+ *
+ * Public: Yes
+ */
+#define DEBUG_MODE_FULL
+#include "script_component.hpp"
+
+if (!hasInterface) exitWith {[-1]};
+
+params [["_reason", "", [""]], ["_mask", [], [[]], [0,8]]];
+
+if (isArray (missionConfigFile >> "showHUD")) then {
+    //(showHud = 0;) is fine - the array is the problem
+    ACE_LOGWARNING("showHUD[] in Description.ext breaks the showHud command");
+};
+
+if (_reason != "") then {
+    _reason = toLower _reason;
+    if (_mask isEqualTo []) then {
+        TRACE_2("Setting", _reason, _mask);
+        [GVAR(showHudHash), _reason] call FUNC(hashRem);
+    } else {
+        TRACE_2("Removing", _reason, _mask);
+        [GVAR(showHudHash), _reason, _mask] call FUNC(hashSet);
+    };
+};
+
+GVAR(showHudHash) params ["_reasons", "_masks"];
+local _resultMask = [];
+
+for "_index" from 0 to 7 do {
+    local _set = true; //Default to true
+    {
+        if (!(_x select _index)) exitWith {
+            _set = false; //Any false will make it false
+        };
+    } forEach _masks;
+    _resultMask pushBack _set;
+};
+
+TRACE_2("showHud", _resultMask, _reasons);
+showHud _resultMask;
+
+_resultMask