diff --git a/docs/rh-log.txt b/docs/rh-log.txt
index 1f8051527..bb9ae4a19 100644
--- a/docs/rh-log.txt
+++ b/docs/rh-log.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+February 5, 2009
+- Changed singleplayer allowrespawn to act like a co-op game when you
+  change levels while dead by immediately respawning you before the switch
+  so that you get to keep all your inventory.
+- Fixed: G_InitLevelLocals() did not set flags2.
+
 February 5, 2009  (Changes by Graf Zahl)
 - fixed: The compatibility parser applied the last map's settings to all
   maps in the compatibility list.
diff --git a/src/g_level.cpp b/src/g_level.cpp
index a2859ad75..448d1658c 100644
--- a/src/g_level.cpp
+++ b/src/g_level.cpp
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ void G_ChangeLevel(const char *levelname, int position, bool keepFacing, int nex
 
 			// If this is co-op, respawn any dead players now so they can
 			// keep their inventory on the next map.
-			if (multiplayer && !deathmatch && player->playerstate == PST_DEAD)
+			if ((multiplayer || level.flags2 & LEVEL2_ALLOWRESPAWN) && !deathmatch && player->playerstate == PST_DEAD)
 			{
 				// Copied from the end of P_DeathThink [[
 				player->cls = NULL;		// Force a new class if the player is using a random class
@@ -1270,6 +1270,7 @@ void G_InitLevelLocals ()
 		level.cluster = info->cluster;
 		level.clusterflags = clus ? clus->flags : 0;
 		level.flags |= info->flags;
+		level.flags2 |= info->flags2;
 		level.levelnum = info->levelnum;
 		level.Music = info->Music;
 		level.musicorder = info->musicorder;
@@ -1296,6 +1297,7 @@ void G_InitLevelLocals ()
 		strcpy (level.skypic1, "SKY1");
 		strcpy (level.skypic2, "SKY1");
 		level.flags = 0;
+		level.flags2 = 0;
 		level.levelnum = 1;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/p_mobj.cpp b/src/p_mobj.cpp
index ae666c96a..55dfc9533 100644
--- a/src/p_mobj.cpp
+++ b/src/p_mobj.cpp
@@ -3735,7 +3735,6 @@ APlayerPawn *P_SpawnPlayer (FMapThing *mthing, bool tempplayer)
 		mobj->z = mobj->ceilingz - mobj->height;
 	}
 
-
 	// [BC] Do script stuff
 	if (!tempplayer)
 	{