diff --git a/src/console/c_functions.cpp b/src/console/c_functions.cpp
index 7bbf314cc5..4b9344e6c0 100644
--- a/src/console/c_functions.cpp
+++ b/src/console/c_functions.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void C_PrintInfo(AActor *target, bool verbose)
 void C_AimLine(FTranslatedLineTarget *t, bool nonshootable)
 {
 	P_AimLineAttack(players[consoleplayer].mo,players[consoleplayer].mo->Angles.Yaw, MISSILERANGE, t, 0.,
-		(nonshootable) ? ALF_CHECKNONSHOOTABLE|ALF_FORCENOSMART : 0);
+		(nonshootable) ? ALF_CHECKNONSHOOTABLE|ALF_FORCENOSMART|ALF_IGNORENOAUTOAIM : ALF_IGNORENOAUTOAIM);
 }
 
 void C_PrintInv(AActor *target)
diff --git a/src/playsim/p_local.h b/src/playsim/p_local.h
index ce39c5b77c..ade5b9765c 100644
--- a/src/playsim/p_local.h
+++ b/src/playsim/p_local.h
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ enum	// P_AimLineAttack flags
 	ALF_NOFRIENDS = 16,
 	ALF_PORTALRESTRICT = 32,	// only work through portals with a global offset (to be used for stuff that cannot remember the calculated FTranslatedLineTarget info)
 	ALF_NOWEAPONCHECK = 64,		// ignore NOAUTOAIM flag on a player's weapon.
+	ALF_IGNORENOAUTOAIM = 128,	// for informative stuff like 'linetarget' CCMD.
 };
 
 enum	// P_LineAttack flags
diff --git a/src/playsim/p_map.cpp b/src/playsim/p_map.cpp
index 5b5905b03a..c2960610c4 100644
--- a/src/playsim/p_map.cpp
+++ b/src/playsim/p_map.cpp
@@ -4192,7 +4192,7 @@ struct aim_t
 			dist = attackrange * in->frac;
 
 			// Don't autoaim certain special actors
-			if (!cl_doautoaim && th->flags6 & MF6_NOTAUTOAIMED)
+			if (!cl_doautoaim && !(flags & ALF_IGNORENOAUTOAIM) && th->flags6 & MF6_NOTAUTOAIMED)
 			{
 				continue;
 			}
diff --git a/src/playsim/p_mobj.cpp b/src/playsim/p_mobj.cpp
index 62e67c1e04..52771f786e 100644
--- a/src/playsim/p_mobj.cpp
+++ b/src/playsim/p_mobj.cpp
@@ -6846,6 +6846,7 @@ AActor *P_SpawnPlayerMissile (AActor *source, double x, double y, double z,
 	{
 		return nullptr;
 	}
+	aimflags &= ~ALF_IGNORENOAUTOAIM; // just to be safe.
 
 	static const double angdiff[3] = { -5.625, 5.625, 0 };
 	DAngle an = angle;
diff --git a/src/playsim/p_pspr.cpp b/src/playsim/p_pspr.cpp
index eb9f351cb2..b9e8655a00 100644
--- a/src/playsim/p_pspr.cpp
+++ b/src/playsim/p_pspr.cpp
@@ -1198,6 +1198,7 @@ DAngle P_BulletSlope (AActor *mo, FTranslatedLineTarget *pLineTarget, int aimfla
 	DAngle pitch;
 	FTranslatedLineTarget scratch;
 
+	aimflags &= ~ALF_IGNORENOAUTOAIM; // just to be safe.
 	if (pLineTarget == NULL) pLineTarget = &scratch;
 	// see which target is to be aimed at
 	i = 2;
diff --git a/src/scripting/vmthunks_actors.cpp b/src/scripting/vmthunks_actors.cpp
index 34223ff490..a630c6cd8f 100644
--- a/src/scripting/vmthunks_actors.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/vmthunks_actors.cpp
@@ -1150,6 +1150,7 @@ DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION_NATIVE(AActor, CheckMove, CheckMove)
 
 static double AimLineAttack(AActor *self, double angle, double distance, FTranslatedLineTarget *pLineTarget, double vrange, int flags, AActor *target, AActor *friender)
 {
+	flags &= ~ALF_IGNORENOAUTOAIM; // just to be safe. This flag is not supposed to be accesible to scripting.
 	return P_AimLineAttack(self, angle, distance, pLineTarget, vrange, flags, target, friender).Degrees;
 }