diff --git a/src/intermission/intermission.cpp b/src/intermission/intermission.cpp
index 74a98a6a2b..8448bf0033 100644
--- a/src/intermission/intermission.cpp
+++ b/src/intermission/intermission.cpp
@@ -433,7 +433,9 @@ int DIntermissionScreenCast::Responder (event_t *ev)
 		return 1;					// already in dying frames
 
 	castdeath = true;
-	caststate = mClass->ActorInfo->FindState(NAME_Death);
+
+	FName label[] = {NAME_Death, NAME_Cast};
+	caststate = mClass->ActorInfo->FindState(2, label);
 	if (caststate == NULL) return -1;
 
 	casttics = caststate->GetTics();
diff --git a/src/namedef.h b/src/namedef.h
index c9168fed30..2405da0fd5 100644
--- a/src/namedef.h
+++ b/src/namedef.h
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ xx(Greetings)
 xx(Idle)
 xx(GenericFreezeDeath)
 xx(GenericCrush)
+xx(Cast)
 
 // Compatible death names for the decorate parser.
 xx(XDeath)