diff --git a/doc/050_commands.md b/doc/050_commands.md
index 8cd3d7b2..6826c3e2 100644
--- a/doc/050_commands.md
+++ b/doc/050_commands.md
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ original clients (Vanilla Quake II) commands are still in place.
   skipped if it is not a valid weapon classname, you do not own it in
   your inventory or you do not have enough ammo to use it.
 
+* **prefweap <weapons>**: Similar to the previous command, this will
+  select the first weapon available in the priority list given. Useful
+  to set a "panic button". E.g. the following will select your best
+  shotgun: `prefweap weapon_supershotgun weapon_shotgun`.
+
 * **gamemode <mode>**: Provides a convenient way to switch the game mode
   between `coop`, `dm` and `sp` without having to set three cvars the
   correct way. `?` prints the current mode.
diff --git a/src/game/g_cmds.c b/src/game/g_cmds.c
index 15a18798..cb201969 100644
--- a/src/game/g_cmds.c
+++ b/src/game/g_cmds.c
@@ -1558,6 +1558,112 @@ Cmd_CycleWeap_f(edict_t *ent)
 	}
 }
 
+static gitem_t *
+preferred_weapon(edict_t *ent)
+{
+	gclient_t *cl;
+	gitem_t *noammo_fallback;
+	gitem_t *noweap_fallback;
+	gitem_t *weap;
+	gitem_t *ammo;
+	int i;
+	int num_weaps;
+
+	if (!ent)
+	{
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	cl = ent->client;
+
+	if (!cl)
+	{
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	num_weaps = gi.argc();
+	noammo_fallback = NULL;
+	noweap_fallback = NULL;
+
+	/* find the first eligible weapon in the list we can switch to */
+	for (i = 1; i < num_weaps; i++)
+	{
+		weap = FindItemByClassname(gi.argv(i));
+
+		if (weap && (weap->flags & IT_WEAPON) && weap->use)
+		{
+			if (cl->pers.inventory[ITEM_INDEX(weap)] > 0)
+			{
+				if (weap->ammo)
+				{
+					ammo = FindItem(weap->ammo);
+					if (ammo)
+					{
+						if (cl->pers.inventory[ITEM_INDEX(ammo)] >= get_ammo_usage(weap))
+						{
+							return weap;
+						}
+
+						if (!noammo_fallback)
+						{
+							noammo_fallback = weap;
+						}
+					}
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					return weap;
+				}
+			}
+			else if (!noweap_fallback)
+			{
+				noweap_fallback = weap;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* if no weapon was found, the fallbacks will be used for
+	   printing the appropriate error message to the console
+	*/
+
+	if (noammo_fallback)
+	{
+		return noammo_fallback;
+	}
+
+	return noweap_fallback;
+}
+
+void
+Cmd_PrefWeap_f(edict_t *ent)
+{
+	gitem_t *weap;
+
+	if (!ent)
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (gi.argc() <= 1)
+	{
+		gi.cprintf(ent, PRINT_HIGH, "Usage: prefweap classname1 classname2 .. classnameN\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	weap = preferred_weapon(ent);
+	if (weap)
+	{
+		if (ent->client->pers.inventory[ITEM_INDEX(weap)] <= 0)
+		{
+			gi.cprintf(ent, PRINT_HIGH, "Out of item: %s\n", weap->pickup_name);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			weap->use(ent, weap);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 void
 ClientCommand(edict_t *ent)
 {
@@ -1710,6 +1816,10 @@ ClientCommand(edict_t *ent)
 	{
 		Cmd_CycleWeap_f(ent);
 	}
+	else if (Q_stricmp(cmd, "prefweap") == 0)
+	{
+		Cmd_PrefWeap_f(ent);
+	}
 	else /* anything that doesn't match a command will be a chat */
 	{
 		Cmd_Say_f(ent, false, true);