diff --git a/src/g_level.h b/src/g_level.h
index cf5d1865d..03fa70dcd 100644
--- a/src/g_level.h
+++ b/src/g_level.h
@@ -497,6 +497,7 @@ enum EFSkillProperty	// floating point properties
 	SKILLP_Aggressiveness,
 	SKILLP_MonsterHealth,
 	SKILLP_FriendlyHealth,
+	SKILLP_KickbackFactor,
 };
 
 int G_SkillProperty(ESkillProperty prop);
@@ -514,6 +515,7 @@ struct FSkillInfo
 	double DamageFactor;
 	double ArmorFactor;
 	double HealthFactor;
+	double KickbackFactor;
 
 	bool FastMonsters;
 	bool SlowMonsters;
diff --git a/src/g_skill.cpp b/src/g_skill.cpp
index d158fa4cd..1bf80bb42 100644
--- a/src/g_skill.cpp
+++ b/src/g_skill.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ void FMapInfoParser::ParseSkill ()
 	skill.DamageFactor = 1.;
 	skill.ArmorFactor = 1.;
 	skill.HealthFactor = 1.;
+	skill.KickbackFactor = 1.;
 	skill.FastMonsters = false;
 	skill.SlowMonsters = false;
 	skill.DisableCheats = false;
@@ -118,6 +119,12 @@ void FMapInfoParser::ParseSkill ()
 			sc.MustGetFloat ();
 			skill.DamageFactor = sc.Float;
 		}
+		else if (sc.Compare("kickbackfactor"))
+		{
+			ParseAssign();
+			sc.MustGetFloat();
+			skill.KickbackFactor = sc.Float;
+		}
 		else if (sc.Compare ("fastmonsters"))
 		{
 			skill.FastMonsters = true;
@@ -436,6 +443,9 @@ double G_SkillProperty(EFSkillProperty prop)
 		case SKILLP_FriendlyHealth:
 			return AllSkills[gameskill].FriendlyHealth;
 
+		case SKILLP_KickbackFactor:
+			return AllSkills[gameskill].KickbackFactor;
+
 		}
 	}
 	return 0;
diff --git a/src/p_interaction.cpp b/src/p_interaction.cpp
index c13024fcf..7699fe376 100644
--- a/src/p_interaction.cpp
+++ b/src/p_interaction.cpp
@@ -1212,6 +1212,7 @@ static int DamageMobj (AActor *target, AActor *inflictor, AActor *source, int da
 		else
 			kickback = source->player->ReadyWeapon->Kickback;
 
+		kickback = int(kickback * G_SkillProperty(SKILLP_KickbackFactor));
 		if (kickback)
 		{
 			AActor *origin = (source && (flags & DMG_INFLICTOR_IS_PUFF))? source : inflictor;