diff --git a/docs/rh-log.txt b/docs/rh-log.txt
index a631d1213..59654d890 100644
--- a/docs/rh-log.txt
+++ b/docs/rh-log.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 September 28, 2009  (Changes by Graf Zahl)
+- Added BHS's death special flags submission.
 - Added Gez's A_Blast submission.
 
 September 27, 2009  (Changes by Graf Zahl)
diff --git a/src/actor.h b/src/actor.h
index b490aeade..c2b0ef1a8 100644
--- a/src/actor.h
+++ b/src/actor.h
@@ -442,6 +442,8 @@ enum EThingSpecialActivationType
 	THINGSPEC_MonsterTrigger = 8,	// The thing can be triggered by a monster
 	THINGSPEC_MissileTrigger = 16,	// The thing can be triggered by a projectile
 	THINGSPEC_ClearSpecial = 32,	// Clears special after successful activation
+	THINGSPEC_NoDeathSpecial = 64,	// Don't activate special on death
+	THINGSPEC_TriggerActs = 128,	// The trigger is the activator of the special (overrides LEVEL_ACTOWNSPECIAL Hexen hack)
 };
 
 // [RH] Like msecnode_t, but for the blockmap
diff --git a/src/p_interaction.cpp b/src/p_interaction.cpp
index a062281f9..6b52bdd38 100644
--- a/src/p_interaction.cpp
+++ b/src/p_interaction.cpp
@@ -420,10 +420,16 @@ void AActor::Die (AActor *source, AActor *inflictor)
 	//		the activator of the script.
 	// New: In Hexen, the thing that died is the activator,
 	//		so now a level flag selects who the activator gets to be.
-	if (special && (!(flags & MF_SPECIAL) || (flags3 & MF3_ISMONSTER)))
+	if (special && (!(flags & MF_SPECIAL) || (flags3 & MF3_ISMONSTER)) && !(activationtype & THINGSPEC_NoDeathSpecial))
 	{
-		LineSpecials[special] (NULL, level.flags & LEVEL_ACTOWNSPECIAL
-			? this : source, false, args[0], args[1], args[2], args[3], args[4]);
+		// Activation flags override LEVEL_ACTOWNSPECIAL if set.
+		AActor *activator = (activationtype & THINGSPEC_TriggerActs ? source : 
+			(activationtype & THINGSPEC_ThingActs ? this : (level.flags & LEVEL_ACTOWNSPECIAL ? this : source)));
+		if (activationtype & THINGSPEC_ThingTargets)
+			this->target = source;
+		if (activationtype & THINGSPEC_TriggerTargets)
+			source->target = this;
+		LineSpecials[special] (NULL, activator, false, args[0], args[1], args[2], args[3], args[4]);
 		special = 0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/thingdef/thingdef_parse.cpp b/src/thingdef/thingdef_parse.cpp
index a4bde9259..6d83627aa 100644
--- a/src/thingdef/thingdef_parse.cpp
+++ b/src/thingdef/thingdef_parse.cpp
@@ -463,6 +463,8 @@ static int ParseThingActivation (FScanner &sc)
 		{ "THINGSPEC_MonsterTrigger",		THINGSPEC_MonsterTrigger},
 		{ "THINGSPEC_MissileTrigger",		THINGSPEC_MissileTrigger},
 		{ "THINGSPEC_ClearSpecial",			THINGSPEC_ClearSpecial},
+		{ "THINGSPEC_NoDeathSpecial",		THINGSPEC_NoDeathSpecial},
+		{ "THINGSPEC_TriggerActs",			THINGSPEC_TriggerActs},
 		{ NULL, 0 }
 	};
 
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/actors/constants.txt b/wadsrc/static/actors/constants.txt
index a3b619a0c..033920d90 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/actors/constants.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/actors/constants.txt
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ enum
 	THINGSPEC_MonsterTrigger = 8,
 	THINGSPEC_MissileTrigger = 16,
 	THINGSPEC_ClearSpecial = 32,
+	THINGSPEC_NoDeathSpecial = 64,
+	THINGSPEC_TriggerActs = 128,
 };
 // Shorter aliases for same
 const int AF_Default = 0;