diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/gameexec.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/gameexec.cpp
index b03ace897..9aadd6665 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/gameexec.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/gameexec.cpp
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ void DoPlayer(bool bSet, int lVar1, int lLabelID, int lVar2, DDukeActor* sActor,
 		break;
 
 	case PLAYER_LOOGCNT:
-		if (bSet) ps[iPlayer].loogcnt = lValue;
+		if (bSet) ps[iPlayer].oloogcnt = ps[iPlayer].loogcnt = lValue;
 		else SetGameVarID(lVar2, ps[iPlayer].loogcnt, sActor, sPlayer);
 		break;
 
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/hudweapon_d.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/hudweapon_d.cpp
index 1729be5ef..af90307c8 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/hudweapon_d.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/hudweapon_d.cpp
@@ -61,20 +61,18 @@ inline static void hud_drawpal(double x, double y, int tilenum, int shade, int o
 //
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-static void displayloogie(player_struct* p)
+static void displayloogie(player_struct* p, double const smoothratio)
 {
-	double a, y;
-	int z;
-	double x;
-
 	if (p->loogcnt == 0) return;
 
-	y = (p->loogcnt << 2);
+	const double loogi = interpolatedvaluef(p->oloogcnt, p->loogcnt, smoothratio);
+	const double y = loogi * 4.;
+
 	for (int i = 0; i < p->numloogs; i++)
 	{
-		a = fabs(bsinf((p->loogcnt + i) << 5, -5));
-		z = 4096 + ((p->loogcnt + i) << 9);
-		x = -getavel(p->GetPlayerNum()) + bsinf((p->loogcnt + i) << 6, -10);
+		const double a = fabs(bsinf((loogi + i) * 32., -5));
+		const double z = 4096. + ((loogi + i) * 512.);
+		const double x = -getavel(p->GetPlayerNum()) + bsinf((loogi + i) * 64., -10);
 
 		hud_drawsprite((p->loogie[i].X + x), (200 + p->loogie[i].Y - y), z - (i << 8), 256 - a, LOOGIE, 0, 0, 2);
 	}
@@ -1226,7 +1224,7 @@ void displayweapon_d(int snum, double smoothratio)
 		}
 	}
 
-	displayloogie(p);
+	displayloogie(p, smoothratio);
 
 }
 
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/player.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/player.cpp
index a9045df18..c08eea8b9 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/player.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/player.cpp
@@ -796,6 +796,7 @@ void player_struct::backupweapon()
 	oknee_incs = knee_incs;
 	oaccess_incs = access_incs;
 	ofist_incs = fist_incs;
+	oloogcnt = loogcnt;
 }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/player_d.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/player_d.cpp
index 1efed09ab..ab009722f 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/player_d.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/player_d.cpp
@@ -2802,8 +2802,15 @@ void processinput_d(int snum)
 
 	p->last_extra = pact->spr.extra;
 
-	if (p->loogcnt > 0) p->loogcnt--;
-	else p->loogcnt = 0;
+	if (p->loogcnt > 0)
+	{
+		p->oloogcnt = p->loogcnt;
+		p->loogcnt--;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		p->oloogcnt = p->loogcnt = 0;
+	}
 
 	if (p->fist_incs)
 	{
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/player_r.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/player_r.cpp
index 4af5a343d..eafe624d9 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/player_r.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/player_r.cpp
@@ -3520,8 +3520,15 @@ void processinput_r(int snum)
 
 	p->last_extra = pact->spr.extra;
 
-	if (p->loogcnt > 0) p->loogcnt--;
-	else p->loogcnt = 0;
+	if (p->loogcnt > 0)
+	{
+		p->oloogcnt = p->loogcnt;
+		p->loogcnt--;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		p->oloogcnt = p->loogcnt = 0;
+	}
 
 	if (p->fist_incs)
 	{
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/premap.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/premap.cpp
index b78a8d9cf..df8991b1d 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/premap.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/premap.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ void resetplayerstats(int snum)
 	p->pycount          = 0;
 	p->pyoff            = 0;
 	p->opyoff           = 0;
-	p->loogcnt          = 0;
+	p->oloogcnt = p->loogcnt = 0;
 	p->psectlotag       = 0;
 	p->weapon_sway      = 0;
 //    p->select_dir       = 0;
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/types.h b/source/games/duke/src/types.h
index 63903197f..0d316edff 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/types.h
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/types.h
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ struct player_struct
 	short psectlotag;
 
 	// From here on it is unaltered from JFDuke with the exception of a few fields that are no longer needed and were removed.
-	int numloogs, loogcnt;
+	int numloogs, oloogcnt, loogcnt;
 	int invdisptime;
 	int pyoff, opyoff;
 	int last_pissed_time, truefz, truecz;