diff --git a/src/p_acs.cpp b/src/p_acs.cpp
index 57bcc07c2..2ac34ebc9 100644
--- a/src/p_acs.cpp
+++ b/src/p_acs.cpp
@@ -3479,6 +3479,7 @@ enum
 	APROP_Height		= 35,
 	APROP_Radius		= 36,
 	APROP_ReactionTime  = 37,
+	APROP_MeleeRange	= 38,
 };
 
 // These are needed for ACS's APROP_RenderStyle
@@ -3765,6 +3766,7 @@ int DLevelScript::GetActorProperty (int tid, int property)
 	case APROP_Height:		return actor->height;
 	case APROP_Radius:		return actor->radius;
 	case APROP_ReactionTime:return actor->reactiontime;
+	case APROP_MeleeRange:	return actor->meleerange;
 
 	default:				return 0;
 	}
@@ -3808,6 +3810,7 @@ int DLevelScript::CheckActorProperty (int tid, int property, int value)
 		case APROP_Height:
 		case APROP_Radius:
 		case APROP_ReactionTime:
+		case APROP_MeleeRange:
 			return (GetActorProperty(tid, property) == value);
 
 		// Boolean values need to compare to a binary version of value
diff --git a/src/thingdef/thingdef_expression.cpp b/src/thingdef/thingdef_expression.cpp
index d217b9555..c578ddb2b 100644
--- a/src/thingdef/thingdef_expression.cpp
+++ b/src/thingdef/thingdef_expression.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ DEFINE_MEMBER_VARIABLE(stamina, AActor)
 DEFINE_MEMBER_VARIABLE(height, AActor)
 DEFINE_MEMBER_VARIABLE(radius, AActor)
 DEFINE_MEMBER_VARIABLE(reactiontime, AActor)
+DEFINE_MEMBER_VARIABLE(meleerange, AActor)
 
 
 //==========================================================================
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/actors/actor.txt b/wadsrc/static/actors/actor.txt
index 950521361..12c625596 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/actors/actor.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/actors/actor.txt
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ ACTOR Actor native //: Thinker
 	native fixed_t height;
 	native fixed_t radius;
 	native int reactiontime;
+	native fixed_t meleerange;
 
 	// Meh, MBF redundant functions. Only for DeHackEd support.
 	action native A_Turn(float angle = 0);