diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/config.cpp b/source/duke3d/src/config.cpp
index 6676aea11..c22646be8 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/config.cpp
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/config.cpp
@@ -323,6 +323,8 @@ void CONFIG_SetDefaults(void)
         ud.config.JoystickAnalogueAxes[i] = CONFIG_AnalogNameToNum(joystickanalogdefaults[i]);
         CONTROL_MapAnalogAxis(i, ud.config.JoystickAnalogueAxes[i], controldevice_joystick);
     }
+
+    VM_OnEvent(EVENT_SETDEFAULTS, g_player[myconnectindex].ps->i, myconnectindex);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/events_defs.h b/source/duke3d/src/events_defs.h
index c55308c06..3da1d84ef 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/events_defs.h
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/events_defs.h
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ enum GameEvent_t {
     EVENT_RECOGSOUND,
     EVENT_UPDATESCREENAREA,
     EVENT_DISPLAYBORDER,
+    EVENT_SETDEFAULTS,
 #ifdef LUNATIC
     EVENT_ANIMATEALLSPRITES,
 #endif
diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/gamedef.cpp b/source/duke3d/src/gamedef.cpp
index d60245682..7a790f58f 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/gamedef.cpp
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/gamedef.cpp
@@ -730,6 +730,7 @@ const char *EventNames[MAXEVENTS] =
     "EVENT_RECOGSOUND",
     "EVENT_UPDATESCREENAREA",
     "EVENT_DISPLAYBORDER",
+    "EVENT_SETDEFAULTS",
 #ifdef LUNATIC
     "EVENT_ANIMATEALLSPRITES",
 #endif