diff --git a/src/g_game.cpp b/src/g_game.cpp
index 404484672..82bff3f73 100644
--- a/src/g_game.cpp
+++ b/src/g_game.cpp
@@ -1743,7 +1743,8 @@ static void G_QueueBody (AActor *body)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, sv_singleplayerrespawn)
 void G_DoReborn (int playernum, bool freshbot)
 {
-	if (!multiplayer && !(level.flags2 & LEVEL2_ALLOWRESPAWN) && !sv_singleplayerrespawn)
+	if (!multiplayer && !(level.flags2 & LEVEL2_ALLOWRESPAWN) && !sv_singleplayerrespawn &&
+		!G_SkillProperty(SKILLP_PlayerRespawn))
 	{
 		if (BackupSaveName.Len() > 0 && FileExists (BackupSaveName.GetChars()))
 		{ // Load game from the last point it was saved
diff --git a/src/g_level.h b/src/g_level.h
index 7fb38a046..78dcd55b1 100644
--- a/src/g_level.h
+++ b/src/g_level.h
@@ -538,6 +538,7 @@ enum ESkillProperty
 	SKILLP_EasyKey,
 	SKILLP_SlowMonsters,
 	SKILLP_Infight,
+	SKILLP_PlayerRespawn,
 };
 enum EFSkillProperty	// floating point properties
 {
@@ -595,6 +596,7 @@ struct FSkillInfo
 	double FriendlyHealth;
 	bool NoPain;
 	int Infighting;
+	bool PlayerRespawn;
 
 	FSkillInfo() {}
 	FSkillInfo(const FSkillInfo &other)
diff --git a/src/g_skill.cpp b/src/g_skill.cpp
index 6e23c9523..5c252274f 100644
--- a/src/g_skill.cpp
+++ b/src/g_skill.cpp
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ void FMapInfoParser::ParseSkill ()
 	skill.FriendlyHealth = 1.;
 	skill.NoPain = false;
 	skill.Infighting = 0;
+	skill.PlayerRespawn = false;
 
 	sc.MustGetString();
 	skill.Name = sc.String;
@@ -155,6 +156,10 @@ void FMapInfoParser::ParseSkill ()
 		{
 			skill.NoMenu = true;
 		}
+		else if (sc.Compare ("playerrespawn"))
+		{
+			skill.PlayerRespawn = true;
+		}
 		else if (sc.Compare("respawntime"))
 		{
 			ParseAssign();
@@ -397,6 +402,9 @@ int G_SkillProperty(ESkillProperty prop)
 			if (AllSkills[gameskill].Infighting == LEVEL2_TOTALINFIGHTING) return 1;
 			if (AllSkills[gameskill].Infighting == LEVEL2_NOINFIGHTING) return -1;
 			return infighting;
+
+		case SKILLP_PlayerRespawn:
+			return AllSkills[gameskill].PlayerRespawn;
 		}
 	}
 	return 0;
diff --git a/src/p_mobj.cpp b/src/p_mobj.cpp
index 561334a52..dc0e76ad1 100644
--- a/src/p_mobj.cpp
+++ b/src/p_mobj.cpp
@@ -5648,7 +5648,8 @@ APlayerPawn *P_SpawnPlayer (FPlayerStart *mthing, int playernum, int flags)
 	{ // Give all cards in death match mode.
 		p->mo->GiveDeathmatchInventory ();
 	}
-	else if ((multiplayer || (level.flags2 & LEVEL2_ALLOWRESPAWN) || sv_singleplayerrespawn) && state == PST_REBORN && oldactor != NULL)
+	else if ((multiplayer || (level.flags2 & LEVEL2_ALLOWRESPAWN) || sv_singleplayerrespawn ||
+		!!G_SkillProperty(SKILLP_PlayerRespawn)) && state == PST_REBORN && oldactor != NULL)
 	{ // Special inventory handling for respawning in coop
 		p->mo->FilterCoopRespawnInventory (oldactor);
 	}
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/constants.txt b/wadsrc/static/zscript/constants.txt
index dc4483253..e35af3a80 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/constants.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/constants.txt
@@ -962,6 +962,7 @@ enum ESkillProperty
 	SKILLP_EasyKey,
 	SKILLP_SlowMonsters,
 	SKILLP_Infight,
+	SKILLP_PlayerRespawn,
 };
 enum EFSkillProperty	// floating point properties
 {