diff --git a/src/d_net.cpp b/src/d_net.cpp
index d33f47e38..bc4bc7352 100644
--- a/src/d_net.cpp
+++ b/src/d_net.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 #include "cmdlib.h"
 #include "s_sound.h"
 #include "m_cheat.h"
-#include "p_effect.h"
 #include "p_local.h"
 #include "c_dispatch.h"
 #include "sbar.h"
@@ -670,6 +669,9 @@ void PlayerIsGone (int netnode, int netconsole)
 {
 	int i;
 
+	if (!nodeingame[netnode])
+		return;
+
 	for (i = netnode + 1; i < doomcom.numnodes; ++i)
 	{
 		if (nodeingame[i])
@@ -680,77 +682,40 @@ void PlayerIsGone (int netnode, int netconsole)
 		doomcom.numnodes = netnode;
 	}
 
+	if (playeringame[netconsole])
+	{
+		players[netconsole].playerstate = PST_GONE;
+	}
 	nodeingame[netnode] = false;
-	playeringame[netconsole] = false;
 	nodejustleft[netnode] = false;
 
-	if (deathmatch)
-	{
-		Printf ("%s left the game with %d frags\n",
-			players[netconsole].userinfo.GetName(),
-			players[netconsole].fragcount);
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		Printf ("%s left the game\n", players[netconsole].userinfo.GetName());
-	}
-
-	// [RH] Revert each player to their own view if spying through the player who left
-	for (int ii = 0; ii < MAXPLAYERS; ++ii)
-	{
-		if (playeringame[ii] && players[ii].camera == players[netconsole].mo)
-		{
-			players[ii].camera = players[ii].mo;
-			if (ii == consoleplayer && StatusBar != NULL)
-			{
-				StatusBar->AttachToPlayer (&players[ii]);
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	// [RH] Make the player disappear
-	FBehavior::StaticStopMyScripts (players[netconsole].mo);
-	if (players[netconsole].mo != NULL)
-	{
-		P_DisconnectEffect (players[netconsole].mo);
-		players[netconsole].mo->player = NULL;
-		players[netconsole].mo->Destroy ();
-		if (!(players[netconsole].mo->ObjectFlags & OF_EuthanizeMe))
-		{ // We just destroyed a morphed player, so now the original player
-		  // has taken their place. Destroy that one too.
-			players[netconsole].mo->Destroy();
-		}
-		players[netconsole].mo = NULL;
-		players[netconsole].camera = NULL;
-	}
-	// [RH] Let the scripts know the player left
-	FBehavior::StaticStartTypedScripts (SCRIPT_Disconnect, NULL, true, netconsole);
 	if (netconsole == Net_Arbitrator)
 	{
-		bglobal.RemoveAllBots (true);
-		Printf ("Removed all bots\n");
+		bglobal.RemoveAllBots(true);
+		Printf("Removed all bots\n");
 
 		// Pick a new network arbitrator
 		for (int i = 0; i < MAXPLAYERS; i++)
 		{
-			if (playeringame[i] && !players[i].isbot)
+			if (i != netconsole && playeringame[i] && !players[i].isbot)
 			{
 				Net_Arbitrator = i;
 				players[i].settings_controller = true;
-				Printf ("%s is the new arbitrator\n", players[i].userinfo.GetName());
+				Printf("%s is the new arbitrator\n", players[i].userinfo.GetName());
 				break;
 			}
 		}
-		if (debugfile && NetMode == NET_PacketServer)
+	}
+
+	if (debugfile && NetMode == NET_PacketServer)
+	{
+		if (Net_Arbitrator == consoleplayer)
 		{
-			if (Net_Arbitrator == consoleplayer)
-			{
-				fprintf (debugfile, "I am the new master!\n");
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				fprintf (debugfile, "Node %d is the new master!\n", nodeforplayer[Net_Arbitrator]);
-			}
+			fprintf(debugfile, "I am the new master!\n");
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			fprintf(debugfile, "Node %d is the new master!\n", nodeforplayer[Net_Arbitrator]);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1760,10 +1725,19 @@ void D_CheckNetGame (void)
 		resendto[i] = 0;				// which tic to start sending
 	}
 
+	// Packet server has proven to be rather slow over the internet. Print a warning about it.
+	v = Args->CheckValue("-netmode");
+	if (v != NULL && (atoi(v) != 0))
+	{
+		Printf(TEXTCOLOR_YELLOW "Notice: Using PacketServer (netmode 1) over the internet is prone to running too slow on some internet configurations."
+			"\nIf the game is running well below excpected speeds, use netmode 0 (P2P) instead.\n");
+	}
+
 	// I_InitNetwork sets doomcom and netgame
 	if (I_InitNetwork ())
 	{
-		NetMode = NET_PacketServer;
+		// For now, stop auto selecting PacketServer, as it's more likely to cause confusion.
+		//NetMode = NET_PacketServer;
 	}
 	if (doomcom.id != DOOMCOM_ID)
 	{
diff --git a/src/d_player.h b/src/d_player.h
index 070e4dba4..5affd6913 100644
--- a/src/d_player.h
+++ b/src/d_player.h
@@ -174,7 +174,8 @@ typedef enum
 	PST_LIVE,	// Playing or camping.
 	PST_DEAD,	// Dead on the ground, view follows killer.
 	PST_REBORN,	// Ready to restart/respawn???
-	PST_ENTER	// [BC] Entered the game
+	PST_ENTER,	// [BC] Entered the game
+	PST_GONE	// Player has left the game
 } playerstate_t;
 
 
diff --git a/src/g_game.cpp b/src/g_game.cpp
index 2058c2df0..95b0f587d 100644
--- a/src/g_game.cpp
+++ b/src/g_game.cpp
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
 #include "d_net.h"
 #include "d_event.h"
 #include "p_acs.h"
+#include "p_effect.h"
 #include "m_joy.h"
 #include "farchive.h"
 #include "r_renderer.h"
@@ -1013,10 +1014,16 @@ void G_Ticker ()
 	// do player reborns if needed
 	for (i = 0; i < MAXPLAYERS; i++)
 	{
-		if (playeringame[i] &&
-			(players[i].playerstate == PST_REBORN || players[i].playerstate == PST_ENTER))
+		if (playeringame[i])
 		{
-			G_DoReborn (i, false);
+			if ((players[i].playerstate == PST_GONE))
+			{
+				G_DoPlayerPop(i);
+			}
+			if ((players[i].playerstate == PST_REBORN || players[i].playerstate == PST_ENTER))
+			{
+				G_DoReborn(i, false);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1658,6 +1665,56 @@ void G_DoReborn (int playernum, bool freshbot)
 	}
 }
 
+//
+// G_DoReborn
+//
+void G_DoPlayerPop(int playernum)
+{
+	playeringame[playernum] = false;
+
+	if (deathmatch)
+	{
+		Printf("%s left the game with %d frags\n",
+			players[playernum].userinfo.GetName(),
+			players[playernum].fragcount);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		Printf("%s left the game\n", players[playernum].userinfo.GetName());
+	}
+
+	// [RH] Revert each player to their own view if spying through the player who left
+	for (int ii = 0; ii < MAXPLAYERS; ++ii)
+	{
+		if (playeringame[ii] && players[ii].camera == players[playernum].mo)
+		{
+			players[ii].camera = players[ii].mo;
+			if (ii == consoleplayer && StatusBar != NULL)
+			{
+				StatusBar->AttachToPlayer(&players[ii]);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// [RH] Make the player disappear
+	FBehavior::StaticStopMyScripts(players[playernum].mo);
+	if (players[playernum].mo != NULL)
+	{
+		P_DisconnectEffect(players[playernum].mo);
+		players[playernum].mo->player = NULL;
+		players[playernum].mo->Destroy();
+		if (!(players[playernum].mo->ObjectFlags & OF_EuthanizeMe))
+		{ // We just destroyed a morphed player, so now the original player
+			// has taken their place. Destroy that one too.
+			players[playernum].mo->Destroy();
+		}
+		players[playernum].mo = NULL;
+		players[playernum].camera = NULL;
+	}
+	// [RH] Let the scripts know the player left
+	FBehavior::StaticStartTypedScripts(SCRIPT_Disconnect, NULL, true, playernum);
+}
+
 void G_ScreenShot (char *filename)
 {
 	shotfile = filename;
diff --git a/src/g_game.h b/src/g_game.h
index 051be86b1..4714d8b55 100644
--- a/src/g_game.h
+++ b/src/g_game.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ enum EFinishLevelType
 void G_PlayerFinishLevel (int player, EFinishLevelType mode, int flags);
 
 void G_DoReborn (int playernum, bool freshbot);
+void G_DoPlayerPop(int playernum);
 
 // Adds pitch to consoleplayer's viewpitch and clamps it
 void G_AddViewPitch (int look);
diff --git a/src/i_net.cpp b/src/i_net.cpp
index 3ec9d7881..6fdcb52ba 100644
--- a/src/i_net.cpp
+++ b/src/i_net.cpp
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ const char *neterror (void);
 enum
 {
 	PRE_CONNECT,			// Sent from guest to host for initial connection
+	PRE_KEEPALIVE,
 	PRE_DISCONNECT,			// Sent from guest that aborts the game
 	PRE_ALLHERE,			// Sent from host to guest when everybody has connected
 	PRE_CONACK,				// Sent from host to guest to acknowledge PRE_CONNECT receipt
@@ -548,10 +549,15 @@ bool Host_CheckForConnects (void *userdata)
 				SendConAck (doomcom.numnodes, numplayers);
 			}
 			break;
+
+		case PRE_KEEPALIVE:
+			break;
 		}
 	}
 	if (doomcom.numnodes < numplayers)
 	{
+		// Send message to everyone as a keepalive
+		SendConAck(doomcom.numnodes, numplayers);
 		return false;
 	}
 
@@ -822,6 +828,10 @@ bool Guest_WaitForOthers (void *userdata)
 		}
 	}
 
+	packet.Fake = PRE_FAKE;
+	packet.Message = PRE_KEEPALIVE;
+	PreSend(&packet, 2, &sendaddress[1]);
+
 	return false;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/p_local.h b/src/p_local.h
index 8ba1dd40b..2dc8c773e 100644
--- a/src/p_local.h
+++ b/src/p_local.h
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ void	P_FallingDamage (AActor *ent);
 void	P_PlayerThink (player_t *player);
 void	P_PredictPlayer (player_t *player);
 void	P_UnPredictPlayer ();
+void	P_PredictionLerpReset();
 
 //
 // P_MOBJ
diff --git a/src/p_mobj.cpp b/src/p_mobj.cpp
index 0cdefcf96..3e06561a9 100644
--- a/src/p_mobj.cpp
+++ b/src/p_mobj.cpp
@@ -4250,6 +4250,12 @@ APlayerPawn *P_SpawnPlayer (FPlayerStart *mthing, int playernum, int flags)
 	if ((unsigned)playernum >= (unsigned)MAXPLAYERS || !playeringame[playernum])
 		return NULL;
 
+	// Old lerp data needs to go
+	if (playernum == consoleplayer)
+	{
+		P_PredictionLerpReset();
+	}
+
 	p = &players[playernum];
 
 	if (p->cls == NULL)
diff --git a/src/p_user.cpp b/src/p_user.cpp
index ab9579dcd..6595f7309 100644
--- a/src/p_user.cpp
+++ b/src/p_user.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,27 @@ static FRandom pr_skullpop ("SkullPop");
 // Variables for prediction
 CVAR (Bool, cl_noprediction, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
 CVAR(Bool, cl_predict_specials, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
+
+CUSTOM_CVAR(Float, cl_predict_lerpscale, 0.05f, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
+{
+	P_PredictionLerpReset();
+}
+CUSTOM_CVAR(Float, cl_predict_lerpthreshold, 2.00f, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
+{
+	if (self < 0.1f)
+		self = 0.1f;
+	P_PredictionLerpReset();
+}
+
+struct PredictPos
+{
+	int gametic;
+	FVector3 point;
+	fixed_t pitch;
+	fixed_t yaw;
+} static PredictionLerpFrom, PredictionLerpResult, PredictionLast;
+static int PredictionLerptics;
+
 static player_t PredictionPlayerBackup;
 static BYTE PredictionActorBackup[sizeof(AActor)];
 static TArray<sector_t *> PredictionTouchingSectorsBackup;
@@ -2636,6 +2657,22 @@ void P_PlayerThink (player_t *player)
 	}
 }
 
+void P_PredictionLerpReset()
+{
+	PredictionLerptics = PredictionLast.gametic = PredictionLerpFrom.gametic = PredictionLerpResult.gametic = 0;
+}
+
+bool P_LerpCalculate(FVector3 from, FVector3 to, FVector3 &result, float scale)
+{
+	result = to - from;
+	result *= scale;
+	result = result + from;
+	FVector3 delta = result - to;
+
+	// As a fail safe, assume extrapolation is the threshold.
+	return (delta.LengthSquared() > cl_predict_lerpthreshold && scale <= 1.00f);
+}
+
 void P_PredictPlayer (player_t *player)
 {
 	int maxtic;
@@ -2663,8 +2700,8 @@ void P_PredictPlayer (player_t *player)
 	// Save original values for restoration later
 	PredictionPlayerBackup = *player;
 
-	AActor *act = player->mo;
-	memcpy (PredictionActorBackup, &act->x, sizeof(AActor)-((BYTE *)&act->x-(BYTE *)act));
+	APlayerPawn *act = player->mo;
+	memcpy(PredictionActorBackup, &act->x, sizeof(APlayerPawn) - ((BYTE *)&act->x - (BYTE *)act));
 
 	act->flags &= ~MF_PICKUP;
 	act->flags2 &= ~MF2_PUSHWALL;
@@ -2721,7 +2758,8 @@ void P_PredictPlayer (player_t *player)
 	}
 	act->BlockNode = NULL;
 
-	bool NoInterpolateOld = R_GetViewInterpolationStatus();
+	// Values too small to be usable for lerping can be considered "off".
+	bool CanLerp = (!(cl_predict_lerpscale < 0.01f) && (ticdup == 1)), DoLerp = false, NoInterpolateOld = R_GetViewInterpolationStatus();
 	for (int i = gametic; i < maxtic; ++i)
 	{
 		if (!NoInterpolateOld)
@@ -2730,6 +2768,47 @@ void P_PredictPlayer (player_t *player)
 		player->cmd = localcmds[i % LOCALCMDTICS];
 		P_PlayerThink (player);
 		player->mo->Tick ();
+
+		if (CanLerp && PredictionLast.gametic > 0 && i == PredictionLast.gametic && !NoInterpolateOld)
+		{
+			// Z is not compared as lifts will alter this with no apparent change
+			DoLerp = (PredictionLast.point.X != FIXED2FLOAT(player->mo->x) ||
+				PredictionLast.point.Y != FIXED2FLOAT(player->mo->y));
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (CanLerp)
+	{
+		if (NoInterpolateOld)
+			P_PredictionLerpReset();
+
+		else if (DoLerp)
+		{
+			// If lerping is already in effect, use the previous camera postion so the view doesn't suddenly snap
+			PredictionLerpFrom = (PredictionLerptics == 0) ? PredictionLast : PredictionLerpResult;
+			PredictionLerptics = 1;
+		}
+
+		PredictionLast.gametic = maxtic - 1;
+		PredictionLast.point.X = FIXED2FLOAT(player->mo->x);
+		PredictionLast.point.Y = FIXED2FLOAT(player->mo->y);
+		PredictionLast.point.Z = FIXED2FLOAT(player->mo->z);
+
+		if (PredictionLerptics > 0)
+		{
+			if (PredictionLerpFrom.gametic > 0 &&
+				P_LerpCalculate(PredictionLerpFrom.point, PredictionLast.point, PredictionLerpResult.point, (float)PredictionLerptics * cl_predict_lerpscale))
+			{
+				PredictionLerptics++;
+				player->mo->x = FLOAT2FIXED(PredictionLerpResult.point.X);
+				player->mo->y = FLOAT2FIXED(PredictionLerpResult.point.Y);
+				player->mo->z = FLOAT2FIXED(PredictionLerpResult.point.Z);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				PredictionLerptics = 0;
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -2742,9 +2821,12 @@ void P_UnPredictPlayer ()
 	if (player->cheats & CF_PREDICTING)
 	{
 		unsigned int i;
-		AActor *act = player->mo;
+		APlayerPawn *act = player->mo;
 		AActor *savedcamera = player->camera;
 
+		TObjPtr<AInventory> InvSel = act->InvSel;
+		int inventorytics = player->inventorytics;
+
 		*player = PredictionPlayerBackup;
 
 		// Restore the camera instead of using the backup's copy, because spynext/prev
@@ -2752,7 +2834,7 @@ void P_UnPredictPlayer ()
 		player->camera = savedcamera;
 
 		act->UnlinkFromWorld();
-		memcpy(&act->x, PredictionActorBackup, sizeof(AActor)-((BYTE *)&act->x - (BYTE *)act));
+		memcpy(&act->x, PredictionActorBackup, sizeof(APlayerPawn) - ((BYTE *)&act->x - (BYTE *)act));
 
 		// The blockmap ordering needs to remain unchanged, too.
 		// Restore sector links and refrences.
@@ -2857,6 +2939,9 @@ void P_UnPredictPlayer ()
 			}
 			block = block->NextBlock;
 		}
+
+		act->InvSel = InvSel;
+		player->inventorytics = inventorytics;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt b/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
index 36ff3d8ab..13565da7f 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
@@ -1613,6 +1613,8 @@ OptionMenu NetworkOptions
 	StaticText "Local options", 1
 	Option "Movement prediction",		"cl_noprediction", "OffOn"
 	Option "Predict line actions",		"cl_predict_specials", "OnOff"
+	Slider "Prediction Lerp Scale",		"cl_predict_lerpscale", 0.0, 0.5, 0.05
+	Slider "Lerp Threshold",			"cl_predict_lerpthreshold", 0.1, 16.0, 0.1
 	StaticText " "
 	StaticText "Host options", 1
 	Option "Extra Tics",				"net_extratic", "ExtraTicMode"