diff --git a/sp/src/game/client/gstring/c_gstring_player.cpp b/sp/src/game/client/gstring/c_gstring_player.cpp
index 90b1c896d..bc22c0b4b 100644
--- a/sp/src/game/client/gstring/c_gstring_player.cpp
+++ b/sp/src/game/client/gstring/c_gstring_player.cpp
@@ -451,4 +451,9 @@ void C_GstringPlayer::UpdateBodyModel()
 
 	m_pBodyModel->SetPlaybackRate( flPlaybackrate );
 	m_pBodyModel->StudioFrameAdvance();
+
+	if ( m_pBodyModel->GetShadowHandle() == CLIENTSHADOW_INVALID_HANDLE )
+	{
+		m_pBodyModel->CreateShadow();
+	}
 }
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