diff --git a/src/actorptrselect.cpp b/src/actorptrselect.cpp
index f1f50eeb5e..774067550d 100644
--- a/src/actorptrselect.cpp
+++ b/src/actorptrselect.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,13 @@ AActor *COPY_AAPTR(AActor *origin, int selector)
 		case AAPTR_TRACER: return origin->tracer;
 		case AAPTR_FRIENDPLAYER:
 			return origin->FriendPlayer ? AAPTR_RESOLVE_PLAYERNUM(origin->FriendPlayer - 1) : NULL;
+
+		case AAPTR_GET_LINETARGET:
+			{
+				AActor *gettarget = NULL;
+				P_BulletSlope(origin, &gettarget);
+				return gettarget;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/actorptrselect.h b/src/actorptrselect.h
index 46e1aa54d6..bfc88fb3c0 100644
--- a/src/actorptrselect.h
+++ b/src/actorptrselect.h
@@ -36,12 +36,13 @@ enum AAPTR
 	AAPTR_PLAYER8 = 0x2000,
 
 	AAPTR_FRIENDPLAYER = 0x4000,
+	AAPTR_GET_LINETARGET = 0x8000,
 
 	AAPTR_PLAYER_SELECTORS =
 		AAPTR_PLAYER_GETTARGET|AAPTR_PLAYER_GETCONVERSATION,
 
 	AAPTR_GENERAL_SELECTORS =
-		AAPTR_TARGET|AAPTR_MASTER|AAPTR_TRACER|AAPTR_FRIENDPLAYER,
+		AAPTR_TARGET|AAPTR_MASTER|AAPTR_TRACER|AAPTR_FRIENDPLAYER|AAPTR_GET_LINETARGET,
 
 	AAPTR_STATIC_SELECTORS =
 		AAPTR_PLAYER1|AAPTR_PLAYER2|AAPTR_PLAYER3|AAPTR_PLAYER4|
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/actors/constants.txt b/wadsrc/static/actors/constants.txt
index 3419561f8b..428f92d148 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/actors/constants.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/actors/constants.txt
@@ -279,24 +279,25 @@ Const Int BLOCKF_USE = 128;
 // Pointer constants, bitfield-enabled
 
 Const Int AAPTR_DEFAULT = 0;
-Const Int AAPTR_NULL = 1;
-Const Int AAPTR_TARGET = 2;
-Const Int AAPTR_MASTER = 4;
-Const Int AAPTR_TRACER = 8;
+Const Int AAPTR_NULL = 0x1;
+Const Int AAPTR_TARGET = 0x2;
+Const Int AAPTR_MASTER = 0x4;
+Const Int AAPTR_TRACER = 0x8;
 
-Const Int AAPTR_PLAYER_GETTARGET = 16;
-Const Int AAPTR_PLAYER_GETCONVERSATION = 32;
+Const Int AAPTR_PLAYER_GETTARGET = 0x10;
+Const Int AAPTR_PLAYER_GETCONVERSATION = 0x20;
 
-Const Int AAPTR_PLAYER1 = 64;
-Const Int AAPTR_PLAYER2 = 128;
-Const Int AAPTR_PLAYER3 = 256;
-Const Int AAPTR_PLAYER4 = 512;
-Const Int AAPTR_PLAYER5 = 1024;
-Const Int AAPTR_PLAYER6 = 2048;
-Const Int AAPTR_PLAYER7 = 4096;
-Const Int AAPTR_PLAYER8 = 8192;
+Const Int AAPTR_PLAYER1 = 0x40;
+Const Int AAPTR_PLAYER2 = 0x80;
+Const Int AAPTR_PLAYER3 = 0x100;
+Const Int AAPTR_PLAYER4 = 0x200;
+Const Int AAPTR_PLAYER5 = 0x400;
+Const Int AAPTR_PLAYER6 = 0x800;
+Const Int AAPTR_PLAYER7 = 0x1000;
+Const Int AAPTR_PLAYER8 = 0x2000;
 
-Const Int AAPTR_FRIENDPLAYER = 16384;
+Const Int AAPTR_FRIENDPLAYER = 0x4000;
+Const Int AAPTR_LINETARGET = 0x8000;
 
 // Pointer operation flags