diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/actors.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/actors.c
index 6c8381c4e..1110558f7 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/actors.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/actors.c
@@ -8228,6 +8228,8 @@ void G_MoveWorld(void)
 {
     extern double g_moveActorsTime;
 
+    VM_OnEvent(EVENT_PREWORLD, -1, -1);
+
     if (EDUKE32_PREDICT_FALSE(VM_HaveEvent(EVENT_PREGAME)))
     {
         int32_t i, j, k = 0, p, pl;
@@ -8279,6 +8281,8 @@ void G_MoveWorld(void)
     G_MoveStandables();       //ST 6
 
 
+    VM_OnEvent(EVENT_WORLD, -1, -1);
+
     if (EDUKE32_PREDICT_FALSE(VM_HaveEvent(EVENT_GAME)))
     {
         int32_t i, j, k = 0, p, pl;
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/events_defs.h b/polymer/eduke32/source/events_defs.h
index bed5d76dd..471bd6cf1 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/events_defs.h
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/events_defs.h
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ enum GameEvent_t {
     EVENT_DISPLAYCAMERAOSD,
     EVENT_DISPLAYROOMSCAMERA,
     EVENT_DISPLAYSTART,
+    EVENT_WORLD,
+    EVENT_PREWORLD,
+    EVENT_PRELEVEL,
 #ifdef LUNATIC
     EVENT_ANIMATEALLSPRITES,
 #endif
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/gamedef.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/gamedef.c
index 3d4ba4d6a..f3d363104 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/gamedef.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/gamedef.c
@@ -678,6 +678,9 @@ const char *EventNames[MAXEVENTS] =
     "EVENT_DISPLAYCAMERAOSD",
     "EVENT_DISPLAYROOMSCAMERA",
     "EVENT_DISPLAYSTART",
+    "EVENT_WORLD",
+    "EVENT_PREWORLD",
+    "EVENT_PRELEVEL",
 #ifdef LUNATIC
     "EVENT_ANIMATEALLSPRITES",
 #endif
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/con_lang.lua b/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/con_lang.lua
index 3f0f12282..4d3c299e1 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/con_lang.lua
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/con_lang.lua
@@ -182,11 +182,14 @@ EVENT = {
     EVENT_DISPLAYCAMERAOSD = 102,
     EVENT_DISPLAYROOMSCAMERA = 103,
     EVENT_DISPLAYSTART = 104,
+    EVENT_WORLD = 105,
+    EVENT_PREWORLD = 106,
+    EVENT_PRELEVEL = 107,
 --    EVENT_ANIMATEALLSPRITES = previous+1,  -- internal
 -- KEEPINSYNC with MAXEVENTS below
 }
 
-MAXEVENTS = 105  -- KEEPINSYNC with above EVENT_* list
+MAXEVENTS = 108  -- KEEPINSYNC with above EVENT_* list
 
 -- NOTE: negated values are not exported to the ffi.C namespace or CON.
 -- See TWEAK_SFLAG below.
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/premap.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/premap.c
index ccfc6d564..f02977f9a 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/premap.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/premap.c
@@ -1041,6 +1041,8 @@ static void prelevel(char g)
 
     G_SetupGlobalPsky();
 
+    VM_OnEvent(EVENT_PRELEVEL, -1, -1);
+
     for (i=0; i<numsectors; i++)
     {
         sector[i].extra = 256;