diff --git a/src/dobject.cpp b/src/dobject.cpp
index c0139c82d3..fc48960543 100644
--- a/src/dobject.cpp
+++ b/src/dobject.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 #include "actor.h"
 #include "doomstat.h"		// Ideally, DObjects can be used independant of Doom.
 #include "d_player.h"		// See p_user.cpp to find out why this doesn't work.
-#include "g_game.h"			// Needed for bodyque.
 #include "c_dispatch.h"
 #include "dsectoreffect.h"
 #include "serializer.h"
@@ -500,16 +499,6 @@ size_t DObject::StaticPointerSubstitution (AActor *old, AActor *notOld)
 		last = probe;
 	}
 
-	// Go through the bodyque.
-	for (i = 0; i < BODYQUESIZE; ++i)
-	{
-		if (bodyque[i] == old)
-		{
-			bodyque[i] = notOld;
-			changed++;
-		}
-	}
-
 	// Go through players.
 	for (i = 0; i < MAXPLAYERS; i++)
 	{
diff --git a/src/dobjgc.cpp b/src/dobjgc.cpp
index 38eed8fb47..cd1b49a103 100644
--- a/src/dobjgc.cpp
+++ b/src/dobjgc.cpp
@@ -325,15 +325,8 @@ static void MarkRoot()
 	FCanvasTextureInfo::Mark();
 	Mark(E_FirstEventHandler);
 	Mark(E_LastEventHandler);
-	for (auto &s : level.sectorPortals)
-	{
-		Mark(s.mSkybox);
-	}
-	// Mark dead bodies.
-	for (i = 0; i < BODYQUESIZE; ++i)
-	{
-		Mark(bodyque[i]);
-	}
+	level.Mark();
+
 	// Mark players.
 	for (i = 0; i < MAXPLAYERS; i++)
 	{
diff --git a/src/dobjgc.h b/src/dobjgc.h
index 41ae9ba238..82db1de206 100644
--- a/src/dobjgc.h
+++ b/src/dobjgc.h
@@ -224,7 +224,10 @@ template<class T,class U> inline T barrier_cast(TObjPtr<U> &o)
 	return static_cast<T>(static_cast<U>(o));
 }
 
-template<class T> inline void GC::Mark(TObjPtr<T> &obj)
+namespace GC
 {
-	GC::Mark(&obj.o);
+	template<class T> inline void Mark(TObjPtr<T> &obj)
+	{
+		GC::Mark(&obj.o);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/doomstat.h b/src/doomstat.h
index 8086a8f0fd..6f0007f4c4 100644
--- a/src/doomstat.h
+++ b/src/doomstat.h
@@ -197,8 +197,6 @@ EXTERN_CVAR (Float, mouse_sensitivity)
 // debug flag to cancel adaptiveness
 extern	bool	 		singletics; 	
 
-extern	int 			bodyqueslot;
-
 
 
 // Needed to store the number of the dummy sky flat.
diff --git a/src/g_game.cpp b/src/g_game.cpp
index 54ca664cf7..9be9b54559 100644
--- a/src/g_game.cpp
+++ b/src/g_game.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
 #include "p_spec.h"
 #include "serializer.h"
 #include "vm.h"
+#include "dobjgc.h"
 
 #include "g_hub.h"
 #include "g_levellocals.h"
@@ -211,9 +212,6 @@ FString			savedescription;
 // [RH] Name of screenshot file to generate (usually NULL)
 FString			shotfile;
 
-AActor* 		bodyque[BODYQUESIZE]; 
-int 			bodyqueslot; 
-
 FString savename;
 FString BackupSaveName;
 
@@ -1676,13 +1674,14 @@ DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(DObject, G_PickPlayerStart)
 static void G_QueueBody (AActor *body)
 {
 	// flush an old corpse if needed
-	int modslot = bodyqueslot%BODYQUESIZE;
+	int modslot = level.bodyqueslot%level.BODYQUESIZE;
+	level.bodyqueslot = modslot + 1;
 
-	if (bodyqueslot >= BODYQUESIZE && bodyque[modslot] != NULL)
+	if (level.bodyqueslot >= level.BODYQUESIZE && level.bodyque[modslot] != NULL)
 	{
-		bodyque[modslot]->Destroy ();
+		level.bodyque[modslot]->Destroy ();
 	}
-	bodyque[modslot] = body;
+	level.bodyque[modslot] = body;
 
 	// Copy the player's translation, so that if they change their color later, only
 	// their current body will change and not all their old corpses.
@@ -1706,7 +1705,6 @@ static void G_QueueBody (AActor *body)
 		body->Scale.Y *= skin.Scale.Y / defaultActor->Scale.Y;
 	}
 
-	bodyqueslot++;
 }
 
 //
diff --git a/src/g_game.h b/src/g_game.h
index 7ac49a413d..6f5f93261f 100644
--- a/src/g_game.h
+++ b/src/g_game.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 
 struct event_t;
 
+#include "dobjgc.h"
 
 //
 // GAME
@@ -94,10 +95,6 @@ void G_AddViewPitch (int look, bool mouse = false);
 // Adds to consoleplayer's viewangle if allowed
 void G_AddViewAngle (int yaw, bool mouse = false);
 
-#define BODYQUESIZE 	32
-class AActor;
-extern AActor *bodyque[BODYQUESIZE]; 
-extern int bodyqueslot; 
 class AInventory;
 extern const AInventory *SendItemUse, *SendItemDrop;
 extern int SendItemDropAmount;
diff --git a/src/g_level.cpp b/src/g_level.cpp
index b1a7cb3ad2..775d226fa0 100644
--- a/src/g_level.cpp
+++ b/src/g_level.cpp
@@ -1956,6 +1956,24 @@ void FLevelLocals::Tick ()
 //
 //==========================================================================
 
+void FLevelLocals::Mark()
+{
+	for (auto &s : sectorPortals)
+	{
+		GC::Mark(s.mSkybox);
+	}
+	// Mark dead bodies.
+	for (auto &p : bodyque)
+	{
+		GC::Mark(p);
+	}
+}
+
+//==========================================================================
+//
+//
+//==========================================================================
+
 void FLevelLocals::AddScroller (int secnum)
 {
 	if (secnum < 0)
diff --git a/src/g_levellocals.h b/src/g_levellocals.h
index 1e3aed96f7..86050b68cc 100644
--- a/src/g_levellocals.h
+++ b/src/g_levellocals.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 struct FLevelLocals
 {
 	void Tick ();
+	void Mark();
 	void AddScroller (int secnum);
 	void SetInterMusic(const char *nextmap);
 	void SetMusicVolume(float v);
@@ -85,6 +86,11 @@ struct FLevelLocals
 	TArray<node_t> gamenodes;
 	node_t *headgamenode;
 	TArray<uint8_t> rejectmatrix;
+	
+	static const int BODYQUESIZE = 32;
+	TObjPtr<AActor*> bodyque[BODYQUESIZE];
+	int bodyqueslot;
+
 
 	TArray<FSectorPortal> sectorPortals;
 	TArray<FLinePortal> linePortals;
diff --git a/src/p_mobj.cpp b/src/p_mobj.cpp
index ff48ab79d3..9d3b7d931c 100644
--- a/src/p_mobj.cpp
+++ b/src/p_mobj.cpp
@@ -5772,10 +5772,7 @@ APlayerPawn *P_SpawnPlayer (FPlayerStart *mthing, int playernum, int flags)
 			}
 
 			DObject::StaticPointerSubstitution (oldactor, p->mo);
-			// PointerSubstitution() will also affect the bodyque, so undo that now.
-			for (int ii=0; ii < BODYQUESIZE; ++ii)
-				if (bodyque[ii] == p->mo)
-					bodyque[ii] = oldactor;
+
 			E_PlayerRespawned(int(p - players));
 			FBehavior::StaticStartTypedScripts (SCRIPT_Respawn, p->mo, true);
 		}
diff --git a/src/p_saveg.cpp b/src/p_saveg.cpp
index a8dff68680..e5c111a8f6 100644
--- a/src/p_saveg.cpp
+++ b/src/p_saveg.cpp
@@ -971,7 +971,9 @@ void G_SerializeLevel(FSerializer &arc, bool hubload)
 		("level.skytexture2", level.skytexture2)
 		("level.fogdensity", level.fogdensity)
 		("level.outsidefogdensity", level.outsidefogdensity)
-		("level.skyfog", level.skyfog);
+		("level.skyfog", level.skyfog)
+		("level.bodyqueslot", level.bodyqueslot)
+		.Array("level.bodyque", level.bodyque, level.BODYQUESIZE);
 
 	// Hub transitions must keep the current total time
 	if (!hubload)
diff --git a/src/p_setup.cpp b/src/p_setup.cpp
index 8d502b42bd..820596ecb0 100644
--- a/src/p_setup.cpp
+++ b/src/p_setup.cpp
@@ -4048,12 +4048,12 @@ void P_SetupLevel(const char *lumpname, int position, bool newGame)
 		FixHoles();
 	}
 
-	bodyqueslot = 0;
+	level.bodyqueslot = 0;
 	// phares 8/10/98: Clear body queue so the corpses from previous games are
 	// not assumed to be from this one.
 
-	for (i = 0; i < BODYQUESIZE; i++)
-		bodyque[i] = NULL;
+	for(auto & p : level.bodyque)
+		p = nullptr;
 
 	CreateSections(level.sections);
 
diff --git a/src/r_data/r_translate.cpp b/src/r_data/r_translate.cpp
index eeca418641..c11f9be946 100644
--- a/src/r_data/r_translate.cpp
+++ b/src/r_data/r_translate.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 #include "vm.h"
 #include "v_text.h"
 #include "m_crc32.h"
+#include "g_levellocals.h"
 
 #include "gi.h"
 
@@ -926,7 +927,7 @@ void R_InitTranslationTables ()
 
 	// Each player corpse has its own translation so they won't change
 	// color if the player who created them changes theirs.
-	for (i = 0; i < BODYQUESIZE; ++i)
+	for (i = 0; i < level.BODYQUESIZE; ++i)
 	{
 		PushIdentityTable(TRANSLATION_PlayerCorpses);
 	}