diff --git a/source/games/sw/src/draw.cpp b/source/games/sw/src/draw.cpp
index d333c4a6a..1224837dc 100644
--- a/source/games/sw/src/draw.cpp
+++ b/source/games/sw/src/draw.cpp
@@ -1590,7 +1590,7 @@ drawscreen(PLAYERp pp, double smoothratio)
         }
 
         // recoil only when not in camera
-        thoriz = q16horiz(clamp(thoriz.asq16() + pp->recoil_horizoff, gi->playerHorizMin(), gi->playerHorizMax()));
+        thoriz = q16horiz(clamp(thoriz.asq16() + interpolatedvalue(pp->recoil_ohorizoff, pp->recoil_horizoff, smoothratio), gi->playerHorizMin(), gi->playerHorizMax()));
     }
 
     if (automapMode != am_full)// && !ScreenSavePic)
diff --git a/source/games/sw/src/game.h b/source/games/sw/src/game.h
index 3754df786..1046c9bd9 100644
--- a/source/games/sw/src/game.h
+++ b/source/games/sw/src/game.h
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ struct PLAYERstruct
     short recoil_amt;
     short recoil_speed;
     short recoil_ndx;
-    fixed_t recoil_horizoff;
+    fixed_t recoil_ohorizoff, recoil_horizoff;
 
     int oldposx,oldposy,oldposz;
     int RevolveX, RevolveY;
diff --git a/source/games/sw/src/player.cpp b/source/games/sw/src/player.cpp
index 3ad1cd437..dce57d568 100644
--- a/source/games/sw/src/player.cpp
+++ b/source/games/sw/src/player.cpp
@@ -1720,7 +1720,7 @@ DoPlayerBeginRecoil(PLAYERp pp, short pix_amt)
     pp->recoil_amt = pix_amt;
     pp->recoil_speed = 80;
     pp->recoil_ndx = 0;
-    pp->recoil_horizoff = 0;
+    pp->recoil_ohorizoff = pp->recoil_horizoff = 0;
 }
 
 void
@@ -1732,11 +1732,12 @@ DoPlayerRecoil(PLAYERp pp)
     if (bsin(pp->recoil_ndx) < 0)
     {
         RESET(pp->Flags, PF_RECOIL);
-        pp->recoil_horizoff = 0;
+        pp->recoil_ohorizoff = pp->recoil_horizoff = 0;
         return;
     }
 
     // move pp->q16horiz up and down
+    pp->recoil_ohorizoff = pp->recoil_horizoff;
     pp->recoil_horizoff = pp->recoil_amt * bsin(pp->recoil_ndx, 2);
 }
 
@@ -7654,6 +7655,7 @@ DEFINE_FIELD_X(SWPlayer, PLAYERstruct, recoil_amt)
 DEFINE_FIELD_X(SWPlayer, PLAYERstruct, recoil_speed)
 DEFINE_FIELD_X(SWPlayer, PLAYERstruct, recoil_ndx)
 DEFINE_FIELD_X(SWPlayer, PLAYERstruct, recoil_horizoff)
+DEFINE_FIELD_X(SWPlayer, PLAYERstruct, recoil_ohorizoff)
 DEFINE_FIELD_X(SWPlayer, PLAYERstruct, oldposx)
 DEFINE_FIELD_X(SWPlayer, PLAYERstruct, oldposy)
 DEFINE_FIELD_X(SWPlayer, PLAYERstruct, oldposz)
diff --git a/source/games/sw/src/save.cpp b/source/games/sw/src/save.cpp
index b18997f66..a24351886 100644
--- a/source/games/sw/src/save.cpp
+++ b/source/games/sw/src/save.cpp
@@ -510,6 +510,7 @@ FSerializer& Serialize(FSerializer& arc, const char* keyname, PLAYERstruct& w, P
 			("recoil_speed", w.recoil_speed)
 			("recoil_ndx", w.recoil_ndx)
 			("recoil_horizoff", w.recoil_horizoff)
+			("recoil_ohorizoff", w.recoil_ohorizoff)
 			("oldposx", w.oldposx)
 			("oldposy", w.oldposy)
 			("oldposz", w.oldposz)