diff --git a/docs/rh-log.txt b/docs/rh-log.txt
index f569d1484..f13ba337a 100644
--- a/docs/rh-log.txt
+++ b/docs/rh-log.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+July 1, 2006 (Changes by Graf Zahl)
+- Fixed: In multiplayer games, when trying to change targets, A_Chase forgot
+  to check whether the new target was the same as the old one and treated 
+  this case as a real target change.
+
 June 29, 2006
 - Added some hackery at the start of MouseRead_Win32() that prevents it from
   yanking the mouse around if they keys haven't been read yet to combat the
diff --git a/src/p_enemy.cpp b/src/p_enemy.cpp
index 5d8ad6a9c..e5cf442bd 100644
--- a/src/p_enemy.cpp
+++ b/src/p_enemy.cpp
@@ -2009,12 +2009,13 @@ void A_DoChase (AActor *actor, bool fastchase, FState *meleestate, FState *missi
 			actor->flags3 &= ~MF3_NOSIGHTCHECK;
 			lookForBetter = true;
 		}
+		AActor * oldtarget = actor->target;
 		gotNew = P_LookForPlayers (actor, true);
 		if (lookForBetter)
 		{
 			actor->flags3 |= MF3_NOSIGHTCHECK;
 		}
-		if (gotNew)
+		if (gotNew && actor->target != oldtarget)
 		{
 			actor->flags &= ~MF_INCHASE;
 			return; 	// got a new target