diff --git a/fteqtv/parse.c b/fteqtv/parse.c
index b9d798298..362074768 100644
--- a/fteqtv/parse.c
+++ b/fteqtv/parse.c
@@ -610,6 +610,9 @@ static void ParsePlayerInfo(sv_t *tv, netmsg_t *m, qboolean clearoldplayers)
 				tv->players[num].current.velocity[i] = 0;
 		}
 
+		tv->players[num].gibbed = !!(flags & PF_GIB);
+		tv->players[num].dead = !!(flags & PF_DEAD);
+
 		if (flags & PF_MODEL)
 			tv->players[num].current.modelindex = ReadByte (m);
 		else
diff --git a/fteqtv/qw.c b/fteqtv/qw.c
index 91c0e3306..98541fbf6 100644
--- a/fteqtv/qw.c
+++ b/fteqtv/qw.c
@@ -1387,13 +1387,19 @@ void SendLocalPlayerState(sv_t *tv, viewer_t *v, int playernum, netmsg_t *msg)
 	WriteByte(msg, playernum);
 
 	if (tv && tv->controller == v)
-	{
+	{	//we're the one that is actually playing.
 		v->trackplayer = tv->thisplayer;
 		flags = 0;
 		if (tv->players[tv->thisplayer].current.weaponframe)
 			flags |= PF_WEAPONFRAME;
 		if (tv->players[tv->thisplayer].current.effects)
 			flags |= PF_EFFECTS;
+
+		if (tv->players[tv->thisplayer].dead)
+			flags |= PF_DEAD;
+		if (tv->players[tv->thisplayer].gibbed)
+			flags |= PF_GIB;
+
 		for (j=0 ; j<3 ; j++)
 			if (tv->players[tv->thisplayer].current.velocity[j])
 				flags |= (PF_VELOCITY1<<j);