diff --git a/src/d_clisrv.c b/src/d_clisrv.c
index 2054d166..1a06910c 100644
--- a/src/d_clisrv.c
+++ b/src/d_clisrv.c
@@ -648,6 +648,8 @@ static inline void resynch_write_player(resynch_pak *rsp, const size_t i)
 
 	rsp->jointime = (tic_t)LONG(players[i].jointime);
 
+	rsp->splitscreenindex = players[i].splitscreenindex;
+
 	rsp->hasmo = false;
 	//Transfer important mo information if the player has a body.
 	//This lets us resync players even if they are dead.
@@ -783,6 +785,8 @@ static void resynch_read_player(resynch_pak *rsp)
 
 	players[i].jointime = (tic_t)LONG(rsp->jointime);
 
+	players[i].splitscreenindex = rsp->splitscreenindex;
+
 	//We get a packet for each player in game.
 	if (!playeringame[i])
 		return;
@@ -3356,6 +3360,8 @@ static void Got_AddPlayer(UINT8 **p, INT32 playernum)
 		addedtogame = true;
 	}
 
+	players[newplayernum].splitscreenindex = splitscreenplayer;
+
 	if (netgame)
 	{
 		if (server && cv_showjoinaddress.value)
diff --git a/src/d_clisrv.h b/src/d_clisrv.h
index 62bd8bc1..5dc48753 100644
--- a/src/d_clisrv.h
+++ b/src/d_clisrv.h
@@ -283,6 +283,8 @@ typedef struct
 
 	tic_t jointime;
 
+	UINT8 splitscreenindex;
+
 	//player->mo stuff
 	UINT8 hasmo; // Boolean
 
diff --git a/src/d_player.h b/src/d_player.h
index b430f20a..a5d73ec7 100644
--- a/src/d_player.h
+++ b/src/d_player.h
@@ -571,6 +571,8 @@ typedef struct player_s
 	UINT8 bot;
 
 	tic_t jointime; // Timer when player joins game to change skin/color
+
+	UINT8 splitscreenindex;
 #ifdef HWRENDER
 	fixed_t fovadd; // adjust FOV for hw rendering
 #endif
diff --git a/src/g_game.c b/src/g_game.c
index 28bdce4d..e2a59969 100644
--- a/src/g_game.c
+++ b/src/g_game.c
@@ -2357,6 +2357,7 @@ void G_PlayerReborn(INT32 player)
 	UINT8 skincolor;
 	INT32 skin;
 	tic_t jointime;
+	UINT8 splitscreenindex;
 	boolean spectator;
 	INT16 bot;
 	SINT8 pity;
@@ -2380,6 +2381,7 @@ void G_PlayerReborn(INT32 player)
 	ctfteam = players[player].ctfteam;
 	exiting = players[player].exiting;
 	jointime = players[player].jointime;
+	splitscreenindex = players[player].splitscreenindex;
 	spectator = players[player].spectator;
 	pflags = (players[player].pflags & (PF_TIMEOVER|PF_FLIPCAM|PF_TAGIT|PF_TAGGED|PF_ANALOGMODE|PF_WANTSTOJOIN));
 
@@ -2476,6 +2478,7 @@ void G_PlayerReborn(INT32 player)
 	p->pflags = pflags;
 	p->ctfteam = ctfteam;
 	p->jointime = jointime;
+	p->splitscreenindex = splitscreenindex;
 	p->spectator = spectator;
 
 	// save player config truth reborn
diff --git a/src/lua_playerlib.c b/src/lua_playerlib.c
index 5f136fc1..1c37f4c4 100644
--- a/src/lua_playerlib.c
+++ b/src/lua_playerlib.c
@@ -325,6 +325,8 @@ static int player_get(lua_State *L)
 		lua_pushinteger(L, plr->bot);
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"jointime"))
 		lua_pushinteger(L, plr->jointime);
+	else if (fastcmp(field,"splitscreenindex"))
+		lua_pushinteger(L, plr->splitscreenindex);
 #ifdef HWRENDER
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"fovadd"))
 		lua_pushfixed(L, plr->fovadd);
@@ -613,6 +615,8 @@ static int player_set(lua_State *L)
 		return NOSET;
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"jointime"))
 		plr->jointime = (tic_t)luaL_checkinteger(L, 3);
+	else if (fastcmp(field,"splitscreenindex"))
+		return NOSET;
 #ifdef HWRENDER
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"fovadd"))
 		plr->fovadd = luaL_checkfixed(L, 3);
diff --git a/src/p_saveg.c b/src/p_saveg.c
index 975a4a5d..5a43745b 100644
--- a/src/p_saveg.c
+++ b/src/p_saveg.c
@@ -249,6 +249,8 @@ static void P_NetArchivePlayers(void)
 
 		WRITEUINT32(save_p, players[i].jointime);
 
+		WRITEUINT8(save_p, players[i].splitscreenindex);
+
 		WRITEUINT16(save_p, flags);
 
 		if (flags & CAPSULE)
@@ -426,6 +428,8 @@ static void P_NetUnArchivePlayers(void)
 
 		players[i].jointime = READUINT32(save_p);
 
+		players[i].splitscreenindex = READUINT8(save_p);
+
 		flags = READUINT16(save_p);
 
 		if (flags & CAPSULE)