diff --git a/src/actor.h b/src/actor.h
index e9d50e9a3..45a5db35b 100644
--- a/src/actor.h
+++ b/src/actor.h
@@ -402,6 +402,7 @@ enum ActorFlag8
 	MF8_FRIGHTENING		= 0x00000001,	// for those moments when halloween just won't do
 	MF8_INSCROLLSEC		= 0x00000002,	// actor is partially inside a scrolling sector
 	MF8_BLOCKASPLAYER	= 0x00000004,	// actor is blocked by player-blocking lines even if not a player
+	MF8_DONTFACETALKER	= 0x00000008,	// don't alter the angle to face the player in conversations
 };
 
 // --- mobj.renderflags ---
diff --git a/src/p_conversation.cpp b/src/p_conversation.cpp
index 6364835a0..cabb85edf 100644
--- a/src/p_conversation.cpp
+++ b/src/p_conversation.cpp
@@ -813,7 +813,8 @@ void P_StartConversation (AActor *npc, AActor *pc, bool facetalker, bool saveang
 	npc->target = pc;
 	if (facetalker)
 	{
-		A_FaceTarget (npc);
+		if (!(npc->flags8 & MF8_DONTFACETALKER))
+			A_FaceTarget (npc);
 		pc->Angles.Yaw = pc->AngleTo(npc);
 	}
 	if ((npc->flags & MF_FRIENDLY) || (npc->flags4 & MF4_NOHATEPLAYERS))
@@ -936,7 +937,8 @@ static void HandleReply(player_t *player, bool isconsole, int nodenum, int reply
 	if (reply == NULL)
 	{
 		// The default reply was selected
-		npc->Angles.Yaw = player->ConversationNPCAngle;
+		if (!(npc->flags8 & MF8_DONTFACETALKER))
+			npc->Angles.Yaw = player->ConversationNPCAngle;
 		npc->flags5 &= ~MF5_INCONVERSATION;
 		return;
 	}
@@ -952,7 +954,8 @@ static void HandleReply(player_t *player, bool isconsole, int nodenum, int reply
 				TerminalResponse(reply->QuickNo);
 			}
 			npc->ConversationAnimation(2);
-			npc->Angles.Yaw = player->ConversationNPCAngle;
+			if (!(npc->flags8 & MF8_DONTFACETALKER))
+				npc->Angles.Yaw = player->ConversationNPCAngle;
 			npc->flags5 &= ~MF5_INCONVERSATION;
 			return;
 		}
@@ -1080,7 +1083,8 @@ static void HandleReply(player_t *player, bool isconsole, int nodenum, int reply
 		}
 	}
 
-	npc->Angles.Yaw = player->ConversationNPCAngle;
+	if (!(npc->flags8 & MF8_DONTFACETALKER))
+		npc->Angles.Yaw = player->ConversationNPCAngle;
 
 	// [CW] Set these to NULL because we're not using to them
 	// anymore. However, this can interfere with slideshows
@@ -1129,7 +1133,8 @@ void P_ConversationCommand (int netcode, int pnum, uint8_t **stream)
 		assert(netcode == DEM_CONVNULL || netcode == DEM_CONVCLOSE);
 		if (player->ConversationNPC != NULL)
 		{
-			player->ConversationNPC->Angles.Yaw = player->ConversationNPCAngle;
+			if (!(player->ConversationNPC->flags8 & MF8_DONTFACETALKER))
+				player->ConversationNPC->Angles.Yaw = player->ConversationNPCAngle;
 			player->ConversationNPC->flags5 &= ~MF5_INCONVERSATION;
 		}
 		if (netcode == DEM_CONVNULL)
diff --git a/src/scripting/thingdef_data.cpp b/src/scripting/thingdef_data.cpp
index 1416cbc7a..c0ef05e23 100644
--- a/src/scripting/thingdef_data.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/thingdef_data.cpp
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ static FFlagDef ActorFlagDefs[]=
 
 	DEFINE_FLAG(MF8, FRIGHTENING, AActor, flags8),
 	DEFINE_FLAG(MF8, BLOCKASPLAYER, AActor, flags8),
+	DEFINE_FLAG(MF8, DONTFACETALKER, AActor, flags8),
 
 	// Effect flags
 	DEFINE_FLAG(FX, VISIBILITYPULSE, AActor, effects),