diff --git a/src/p_effect.cpp b/src/p_effect.cpp
index efa42d11a..25838459d 100644
--- a/src/p_effect.cpp
+++ b/src/p_effect.cpp
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ struct TrailSegment
 
 
 
-void P_DrawRailTrail(AActor *source, TArray<SPortalHit> &portalhits, int color1, int color2, double maxdiff, int flags, PClassActor *spawnclass, DAngle angle, int duration, double sparsity, double drift, int SpiralOffset)
+void P_DrawRailTrail(AActor *source, TArray<SPortalHit> &portalhits, int color1, int color2, double maxdiff, int flags, PClassActor *spawnclass, DAngle angle, int duration, double sparsity, double drift, int SpiralOffset, DAngle pitch)
 {
 	double length = 0;
 	int steps, i;
@@ -889,7 +889,11 @@ void P_DrawRailTrail(AActor *source, TArray<SPortalHit> &portalhits, int color1,
 			}			
 			AActor *thing = Spawn (spawnclass, pos + diff, ALLOW_REPLACE);
 			if (thing)
+			{
+				if (source)	thing->target = source;
+				thing->Angles.Pitch = pitch;
 				thing->Angles.Yaw = angle;
+			}
 			pos += trail[segment].dir * stepsize;
 			lencount -= stepsize;
 			if (lencount <= 0)
diff --git a/src/p_effect.h b/src/p_effect.h
index 1e7750343..8ae272329 100644
--- a/src/p_effect.h
+++ b/src/p_effect.h
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ struct SPortalHit
 	DVector3 OutDir;
 };
 
-void P_DrawRailTrail(AActor *source, TArray<SPortalHit> &portalhits, int color1, int color2, double maxdiff = 0, int flags = 0, PClassActor *spawnclass = NULL, DAngle angle = 0., int duration = 35, double sparsity = 1.0, double drift = 1.0, int SpiralOffset = 270);
+void P_DrawRailTrail(AActor *source, TArray<SPortalHit> &portalhits, int color1, int color2, double maxdiff = 0, int flags = 0, PClassActor *spawnclass = NULL, DAngle angle = 0., int duration = 35, double sparsity = 1.0, double drift = 1.0, int SpiralOffset = 270, DAngle pitch = 0.);
 void P_DrawSplash (int count, const DVector3 &pos, DAngle angle, int kind);
 void P_DrawSplash2 (int count, const DVector3 &pos, DAngle angle, int updown, int kind);
 void P_DisconnectEffect (AActor *actor);
diff --git a/src/p_map.cpp b/src/p_map.cpp
index 72746f2fb..3d04c6889 100644
--- a/src/p_map.cpp
+++ b/src/p_map.cpp
@@ -4704,7 +4704,7 @@ void P_RailAttack(FRailParams *p)
 	}
 
 	// Draw the slug's trail.
-	P_DrawRailTrail(source, rail_data.PortalHits, p->color1, p->color2, p->maxdiff, p->flags, p->spawnclass, angle, p->duration, p->sparsity, p->drift, p->SpiralOffset);
+	P_DrawRailTrail(source, rail_data.PortalHits, p->color1, p->color2, p->maxdiff, p->flags, p->spawnclass, angle, p->duration, p->sparsity, p->drift, p->SpiralOffset, pitch);
 }
 
 //==========================================================================