diff --git a/src/p_3dmidtex.cpp b/src/p_3dmidtex.cpp
index e52926b2e..ccb6f0359 100644
--- a/src/p_3dmidtex.cpp
+++ b/src/p_3dmidtex.cpp
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ bool P_GetMidTexturePosition(const line_t *line, int sideno, fixed_t *ptextop, f
 //
 //============================================================================
 
-bool P_LineOpening_3dMidtex(AActor *thing, const line_t *linedef, FLineOpening &open)
+bool P_LineOpening_3dMidtex(AActor *thing, const line_t *linedef, FLineOpening &open, bool restrict)
 {
 	fixed_t tt, tb;
 
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ bool P_LineOpening_3dMidtex(AActor *thing, const line_t *linedef, FLineOpening &
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			if (tt > open.bottom) 
+			if (tt > open.bottom && (!restrict || thing->z >= tt))
 			{
 				open.bottom = tt;
 				open.abovemidtex = true;
diff --git a/src/p_3dmidtex.h b/src/p_3dmidtex.h
index 79abc137b..d3da3edab 100644
--- a/src/p_3dmidtex.h
+++ b/src/p_3dmidtex.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ void P_Start3dMidtexInterpolations(TArray<DInterpolation *> &list, sector_t *sec
 void P_Attach3dMidtexLinesToSector(sector_t *dest, int lineid, int tag, bool ceiling);
 bool P_GetMidTexturePosition(const line_t *line, int sideno, fixed_t *ptextop, fixed_t *ptexbot);
 bool P_Check3dMidSwitch(AActor *actor, line_t *line, int side);
-bool P_LineOpening_3dMidtex(AActor *thing, const line_t *linedef, struct FLineOpening &open);
+bool P_LineOpening_3dMidtex(AActor *thing, const line_t *linedef, struct FLineOpening &open, bool restrict=false);
 
 bool P_MoveLinkedSectors(sector_t *sector, int crush, fixed_t move, bool ceiling);
 void P_StartLinkedSectorInterpolations(TArray<DInterpolation *> &list, sector_t *sector, bool ceiling);
diff --git a/src/p_local.h b/src/p_local.h
index c0d7179f2..c64f66acd 100644
--- a/src/p_local.h
+++ b/src/p_local.h
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ struct FLineOpening
 	bool			abovemidtex;
 };
 
-void	P_LineOpening (FLineOpening &open, AActor *thing, const line_t *linedef, fixed_t x, fixed_t y, fixed_t refx=FIXED_MIN, fixed_t refy=0, bool only3d=false);
+void	P_LineOpening (FLineOpening &open, AActor *thing, const line_t *linedef, fixed_t x, fixed_t y, fixed_t refx=FIXED_MIN, fixed_t refy=0, int flags=0);
 
 class FBoundingBox;
 struct polyblock_t;
@@ -438,6 +438,7 @@ enum
 	FFCF_ONLYSPAWNPOS = 1,
 	FFCF_SAMESECTOR = 2,
 	FFCF_ONLY3DFLOORS = 4,	// includes 3D midtexes
+	FFCF_3DMIDTEXRESTRICT = 8,	// ignore 3D midtex's whose floorz are above thing's z
 };
 void	P_FindFloorCeiling (AActor *actor, int flags=0);
 
diff --git a/src/p_map.cpp b/src/p_map.cpp
index 92b2cb035..a7602b80f 100644
--- a/src/p_map.cpp
+++ b/src/p_map.cpp
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ msecnode_t* sector_list = NULL;		// phares 3/16/98
 //
 //==========================================================================
 
-static bool PIT_FindFloorCeiling (line_t *ld, const FBoundingBox &box, FCheckPosition &tmf, bool only3d)
+static bool PIT_FindFloorCeiling (line_t *ld, const FBoundingBox &box, FCheckPosition &tmf, int flags)
 {
 	if (box.Right() <= ld->bbox[BOXLEFT]
 		|| box.Left() >= ld->bbox[BOXRIGHT]
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ static bool PIT_FindFloorCeiling (line_t *ld, const FBoundingBox &box, FCheckPos
 		 (ld->backsector->ceilingplane.a | ld->backsector->ceilingplane.b)) == 0)
 		 && ld->backsector->e->XFloor.ffloors.Size()==0 && ld->frontsector->e->XFloor.ffloors.Size()==0)
 	{
-		P_LineOpening (open, tmf.thing, ld, sx=tmf.x, sy=tmf.y, tmf.x, tmf.y, only3d);
+		P_LineOpening (open, tmf.thing, ld, sx=tmf.x, sy=tmf.y, tmf.x, tmf.y, flags);
 	}
 	else
 	{ // Find the point on the line closest to the actor's center, and use
@@ -127,16 +127,16 @@ static bool PIT_FindFloorCeiling (line_t *ld, const FBoundingBox &box, FCheckPos
 							  (dx*dx + dy*dy) * 16777216.f);
 		if (r <= 0)
 		{
-			P_LineOpening (open, tmf.thing, ld, sx=ld->v1->x, sy=ld->v1->y, tmf.x, tmf.y, only3d);
+			P_LineOpening (open, tmf.thing, ld, sx=ld->v1->x, sy=ld->v1->y, tmf.x, tmf.y, flags);
 		}
 		else if (r >= (1<<24))
 		{
-			P_LineOpening (open, tmf.thing, ld, sx=ld->v2->x, sy=ld->v2->y, tmf.thing->x, tmf.thing->y, only3d);
+			P_LineOpening (open, tmf.thing, ld, sx=ld->v2->x, sy=ld->v2->y, tmf.thing->x, tmf.thing->y, flags);
 		}
 		else
 		{
 			P_LineOpening (open, tmf.thing, ld, sx=ld->v1->x + MulScale24 (r, ld->dx),
-				sy=ld->v1->y + MulScale24 (r, ld->dy), tmf.x, tmf.y, only3d);
+				sy=ld->v1->y + MulScale24 (r, ld->dy), tmf.x, tmf.y, flags);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -233,6 +233,10 @@ void P_FindFloorCeiling (AActor *actor, int flags)
 	tmf.y = actor->y;
 	tmf.z = actor->z;
 
+	if (flags & FFCF_ONLYSPAWNPOS)
+	{
+		flags |= FFCF_3DMIDTEXRESTRICT;
+	}
 	if (!(flags & FFCF_ONLYSPAWNPOS))
 	{
 		P_GetFloorCeilingZ(tmf, flags);
@@ -266,7 +270,7 @@ void P_FindFloorCeiling (AActor *actor, int flags)
 
 	while ((ld = it.Next()))
 	{
-		PIT_FindFloorCeiling(ld, box, tmf, !!(flags & FFCF_ONLY3DFLOORS));
+		PIT_FindFloorCeiling(ld, box, tmf, flags);
 	}
 
 	if (tmf.touchmidtex) tmf.dropoffz = tmf.floorz;
@@ -342,7 +346,7 @@ bool P_TeleportMove (AActor *thing, fixed_t x, fixed_t y, fixed_t z, bool telefr
 	thing->z = z;
 	while ((ld = it.Next()))
 	{
-		PIT_FindFloorCeiling(ld, box, tmf, false);
+		PIT_FindFloorCeiling(ld, box, tmf, 0);
 	}
 	thing->z = savedz;
 
diff --git a/src/p_maputl.cpp b/src/p_maputl.cpp
index 61adff876..32825ee31 100644
--- a/src/p_maputl.cpp
+++ b/src/p_maputl.cpp
@@ -139,9 +139,9 @@ fixed_t P_InterceptVector (const divline_t *v2, const divline_t *v1)
 //==========================================================================
 
 void P_LineOpening (FLineOpening &open, AActor *actor, const line_t *linedef, 
-					fixed_t x, fixed_t y, fixed_t refx, fixed_t refy, bool only3d)
+					fixed_t x, fixed_t y, fixed_t refx, fixed_t refy, int flags)
 {
-	if (!only3d)
+	if (!(flags & FFCF_ONLY3DFLOORS))
 	{
 		sector_t *front, *back;
 		fixed_t fc, ff, bc, bf;
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ void P_LineOpening (FLineOpening &open, AActor *actor, const line_t *linedef,
 	if (actor != NULL && linedef->frontsector != NULL && linedef->backsector != NULL && 
 		linedef->flags & ML_3DMIDTEX)
 	{
-		open.touchmidtex = P_LineOpening_3dMidtex(actor, linedef, open);
+		open.touchmidtex = P_LineOpening_3dMidtex(actor, linedef, open, !!(flags & FFCF_3DMIDTEXRESTRICT));
 	}
 	else
 	{