diff --git a/src/console/c_cmds.cpp b/src/console/c_cmds.cpp
index 33f107d1a..7597b7158 100644
--- a/src/console/c_cmds.cpp
+++ b/src/console/c_cmds.cpp
@@ -941,8 +941,8 @@ CCMD(currentpos)
 	AActor *mo = players[consoleplayer].mo;
 	if(mo)
 	{
-		Printf("Current player position: (%1.3f,%1.3f,%1.3f), angle: %1.3f, floorheight: %1.3f, sector:%d, lightlevel: %d\n",
-			mo->X(), mo->Y(), mo->Z(), mo->Angles.Yaw.Normalized360().Degrees, mo->floorz, mo->Sector->sectornum, mo->Sector->lightlevel);
+		Printf("Current player position: (%1.3f,%1.3f,%1.3f), angle: %1.3f, floorheight: %1.3f, sector:%d, sector lightlevel: %d, actor lightlevel\n",
+			mo->X(), mo->Y(), mo->Z(), mo->Angles.Yaw.Normalized360().Degrees, mo->floorz, mo->Sector->sectornum, mo->Sector->lightlevel, mo->LightLevel);
 	}
 	else
 	{
diff --git a/src/playsim/actor.h b/src/playsim/actor.h
index 3a39a5d03..026a3218e 100644
--- a/src/playsim/actor.h
+++ b/src/playsim/actor.h
@@ -1112,6 +1112,7 @@ public:
 	int16_t			movecount;		// when 0, select a new dir
 
 	int16_t			strafecount;	// for MF3_AVOIDMELEE
+	int16_t			LightLevel;		// Allows for overriding sector light levels.
 	uint16_t			SpawnAngle;
 
 	TObjPtr<AActor*> target;			// thing being chased/attacked (or NULL)
diff --git a/src/playsim/p_mobj.cpp b/src/playsim/p_mobj.cpp
index afc8c7ed4..7b67017dc 100644
--- a/src/playsim/p_mobj.cpp
+++ b/src/playsim/p_mobj.cpp
@@ -371,6 +371,7 @@ void AActor::Serialize(FSerializer &arc)
 		A("friction", Friction)
 		A("SpriteOffset", SpriteOffset)
 		("viewpos", ViewPos)
+		A("lightlevel", LightLevel)
 		A("userlights", UserLights)
 		A("WorldOffset", WorldOffset);
 
diff --git a/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_sprites.cpp b/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_sprites.cpp
index 994922c27..9d0720b3e 100644
--- a/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_sprites.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_sprites.cpp
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ void HWSprite::DrawSprite(HWDrawInfo *di, FRenderState &state, bool translucent)
 	int rel = fullbright ? 0 : getExtraLight();
 	auto &vp = di->Viewpoint;
 
+	const bool UseActorLight = (actor && actor->LightLevel > -1);
+
 	if (translucent)
 	{
 		// The translucent pass requires special setup for the various modes.
@@ -240,7 +242,6 @@ void HWSprite::DrawSprite(HWDrawInfo *di, FRenderState &state, bool translucent)
 			// set up the light slice
 			secplane_t *topplane = i == 0 ? &topp : &(*lightlist)[i].plane;
 			secplane_t *lowplane = i == (*lightlist).Size() - 1 ? &bottomp : &(*lightlist)[i + 1].plane;
-
 			int thislight = (*lightlist)[i].caster != nullptr ? hw_ClampLight(*(*lightlist)[i].p_lightlevel) : lightlevel;
 			int thisll = actor == nullptr ? thislight : (uint8_t)actor->Sector->CheckSpriteGlow(thislight, actor->InterpolatedPosition(vp.TicFrac));
 
@@ -1002,9 +1003,13 @@ void HWSprite::Process(HWDrawInfo *di, AActor* thing, sector_t * sector, area_t
 	fullbright = (thing->flags5 & MF5_BRIGHT) ||
 		((thing->renderflags & RF_FULLBRIGHT) && (!texture || !texture->isFullbrightDisabled()));
 
-	lightlevel = fullbright ? 255 :
-		hw_ClampLight(rendersector->GetTexture(sector_t::ceiling) == skyflatnum ?
+	if (fullbright)	lightlevel = 255;
+	else if (thing->LightLevel > -1)
+		lightlevel = thing->LightLevel;
+	else
+		lightlevel = hw_ClampLight(rendersector->GetTexture(sector_t::ceiling) == skyflatnum ?
 			rendersector->GetCeilingLight() : rendersector->GetFloorLight());
+
 	foglevel = (uint8_t)clamp<short>(rendersector->lightlevel, 0, 255);
 
 	lightlevel = rendersector->CheckSpriteGlow(lightlevel, thingpos);
diff --git a/src/rendering/swrenderer/scene/r_opaque_pass.cpp b/src/rendering/swrenderer/scene/r_opaque_pass.cpp
index 02598f72a..74c472702 100644
--- a/src/rendering/swrenderer/scene/r_opaque_pass.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/swrenderer/scene/r_opaque_pass.cpp
@@ -955,7 +955,8 @@ namespace swrenderer
 						auto nc = !!(thing->Level->flags3 & LEVEL3_NOCOLOREDSPRITELIGHTING);
 						thingColormap = GetSpriteColorTable(thing->Sector->Colormap, thing->Sector->SpecialColors[sector_t::sprites], nc);					
 					}
-
+					if (thing->LightLevel > -1)
+						thinglightlevel = thing->LightLevel;
 					if ((sprite.renderflags & RF_SPRITETYPEMASK) == RF_WALLSPRITE)
 					{
 						RenderWallSprite::Project(Thread, thing, sprite.pos, sprite.tex, sprite.spriteScale, sprite.renderflags, thinglightlevel, foggy, thingColormap);
diff --git a/src/scripting/vmthunks_actors.cpp b/src/scripting/vmthunks_actors.cpp
index 13a516184..34223ff49 100644
--- a/src/scripting/vmthunks_actors.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/vmthunks_actors.cpp
@@ -2026,6 +2026,7 @@ DEFINE_FIELD(AActor, ViewPos)
 DEFINE_FIELD_NAMED(AActor, ViewAngles.Yaw, viewangle)
 DEFINE_FIELD_NAMED(AActor, ViewAngles.Pitch, viewpitch)
 DEFINE_FIELD_NAMED(AActor, ViewAngles.Roll, viewroll)
+DEFINE_FIELD(AActor, LightLevel)
 
 DEFINE_FIELD_X(FCheckPosition, FCheckPosition, thing);
 DEFINE_FIELD_X(FCheckPosition, FCheckPosition, pos);
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/actor.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/actor.zs
index 0d277ae4f..63f0a3f12 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/actor.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/actor.zs
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ class Actor : Thinker native
 	native int RenderHidden;
 	native int RenderRequired;
 	native int FriendlySeeBlocks;
+	native int16 lightlevel;
 	native readonly int SpawnTime;
 	private native int InventoryID;	// internal counter.
 
@@ -356,6 +357,7 @@ class Actor : Thinker native
 	property RenderRequired: RenderRequired;
 	property FriendlySeeBlocks: FriendlySeeBlocks;
 	property ThruBits: ThruBits;
+	property LightLevel: LightLevel;
 	
 	// need some definition work first
 	//FRenderStyle RenderStyle;
@@ -380,6 +382,7 @@ class Actor : Thinker native
 	
 	Default
 	{
+		LightLevel -1; 
 		Scale 1;
 		Health DEFAULT_HEALTH;
 		Reactiontime 8;