diff --git a/src/events.cpp b/src/events.cpp
index 11766f6c9..91e66b82b 100755
--- a/src/events.cpp
+++ b/src/events.cpp
@@ -507,10 +507,12 @@ bool E_CheckRequireMouse()
 	return false;
 }
 
-void E_CheckReplacement( PClassActor *replacee, PClassActor **replacement )
+bool E_CheckReplacement( PClassActor *replacee, PClassActor **replacement )
 {
+	bool final = false;
 	for (DStaticEventHandler *handler = E_FirstEventHandler; handler; handler = handler->next)
-		handler->CheckReplacement(replacee,replacement);
+		handler->CheckReplacement(replacee,replacement,&final);
+	return final;
 }
 
 // normal event loopers (non-special, argument-less)
@@ -580,6 +582,7 @@ DEFINE_FIELD_X(ConsoleEvent, FConsoleEvent, IsManual)
 
 DEFINE_FIELD_X(ReplaceEvent, FReplaceEvent, Replacee)
 DEFINE_FIELD_X(ReplaceEvent, FReplaceEvent, Replacement)
+DEFINE_FIELD_X(ReplaceEvent, FReplaceEvent, IsFinal)
 
 DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(DStaticEventHandler, SetOrder)
 {
@@ -1135,18 +1138,19 @@ void DStaticEventHandler::ConsoleProcess(int player, FString name, int arg1, int
 	}
 }
 
-void DStaticEventHandler::CheckReplacement( PClassActor *replacee, PClassActor **replacement )
+void DStaticEventHandler::CheckReplacement( PClassActor *replacee, PClassActor **replacement, bool *final )
 {
 	IFVIRTUAL(DStaticEventHandler, CheckReplacement)
 	{
 		// don't create excessive DObjects if not going to be processed anyway
 		if (func == DStaticEventHandler_CheckReplacement_VMPtr)
 			return;
-		FReplaceEvent e = { replacee, *replacement };
+		FReplaceEvent e = { replacee, *replacement, *final };
 		VMValue params[2] = { (DStaticEventHandler*)this, &e };
 		VMCall(func, params, 2, nullptr, 0);
 		if ( e.Replacement != replacee ) // prevent infinite recursion
 			*replacement = e.Replacement;
+		*final = e.IsFinal;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/events.h b/src/events.h
index 4359178ce..1fbf271dc 100755
--- a/src/events.h
+++ b/src/events.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ bool E_Responder(const event_t* ev); // splits events into InputProcess and UiPr
 void E_Console(int player, FString name, int arg1, int arg2, int arg3, bool manual);
 
 // called when looking up the replacement for an actor class
-void E_CheckReplacement(PClassActor* replacee, PClassActor** replacement);
+bool E_CheckReplacement(PClassActor* replacee, PClassActor** replacement);
 
 // send networked event. unified function.
 bool E_SendNetworkEvent(FString name, int arg1, int arg2, int arg3, bool manual);
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ public:
 	void ConsoleProcess(int player, FString name, int arg1, int arg2, int arg3, bool manual);
 
 	//
-	void CheckReplacement(PClassActor* replacee, PClassActor** replacement);
+	void CheckReplacement(PClassActor* replacee, PClassActor** replacement, bool* final);
 };
 class DEventHandler : public DStaticEventHandler
 {
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ struct FReplaceEvent
 {
 	PClassActor* Replacee;
 	PClassActor* Replacement;
+	bool IsFinal;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/info.cpp b/src/info.cpp
index 480c35814..f31abf953 100644
--- a/src/info.cpp
+++ b/src/info.cpp
@@ -427,7 +427,11 @@ PClassActor *PClassActor::GetReplacement(bool lookskill)
 	}
 	// [MK] ZScript replacement through Event Handlers, has priority over others
 	PClassActor *Replacement = ActorInfo()->Replacement;
-	E_CheckReplacement(this,&Replacement);
+	if ( E_CheckReplacement(this,&Replacement) )
+	{
+		// [MK] the replacement is final, so don't continue with the chain
+		return Replacement ? Replacement : this;
+	}
 	if (Replacement == nullptr && (!lookskill || skillrepname == NAME_None))
 	{
 		return this;
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/events.txt b/wadsrc/static/zscript/events.txt
index 038e84515..9a908f060 100755
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/events.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/events.txt
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ struct ReplaceEvent native version("2.4")
 {
 	native readonly Class<Actor> Replacee;
 	native Class<Actor> Replacement;
+	native bool IsFinal;
 }
 
 class StaticEventHandler : Object native play version("2.4")