diff --git a/src/server/NSGameRules.h b/src/server/NSGameRules.h
index 3b5f444b..a7426ce5 100644
--- a/src/server/NSGameRules.h
+++ b/src/server/NSGameRules.h
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ public:
 	virtual bool ConsoleCommand(NSClientPlayer,string);
 	/** Overridable: Called when a client issues a client command. */
 	virtual bool ClientCommand(NSClient,string);
+	/** Overridable: Called when a client issues an impulse command. */
+	virtual bool ImpulseCommand(NSClient, float);
 	
 	/* client */
 	/** Overridable: Called when a NSClientPlayer joins the server. */
@@ -66,6 +68,12 @@ public:
 	virtual void PlayerPain(NSClientPlayer);
 	/** Overridable: Called to check if a NSClientPlayer can attack. */
 	virtual bool PlayerCanAttack(NSClientPlayer);
+
+	/** Overridable: called when a NSClientPlayer requests a respawn.
+	In a multiplayer game, it'll put you back into the game as a player.
+	In a singleplayer game, it might load the most recent save.
+	@return True/false depending on the respawn succeeded. */
+	virtual bool PlayerRequestRespawn(NSClientPlayer);
 	
 	/* level transitions */
 	/** Overridable: Called to set up new level parms for any NSClientPlayer. */
diff --git a/src/server/NSGameRules.qc b/src/server/NSGameRules.qc
index a7517d9e..cbc680ec 100644
--- a/src/server/NSGameRules.qc
+++ b/src/server/NSGameRules.qc
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ NSGameRules::ClientCommand(NSClient pl, string cmd)
 {
 	return (false);
 }
+bool
+NSGameRules::ImpulseCommand(NSClient pl, float num)
+{
+	return (false);
+}
 
 /* client */
 void
@@ -476,6 +481,12 @@ NSGameRules::PlayerCanAttack(NSClientPlayer bp)
 	return true;
 }
 
+bool
+NSGameRules::PlayerRequestRespawn(NSClientPlayer bp)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+
 void
 NSGameRules::ChatMessageAll(NSClient cl, string strMessage)
 {