diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/dispatch.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/dispatch.cpp
index f3d299a95..2055a4ad3 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/dispatch.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/dispatch.cpp
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ int TILE_MENUBAR;
 int TILE_ATOMICHEALTH;
 int TILE_FLOORSLIME;
 int TILE_JIBS6;
+int TILE_FIRE;
 int TILE_WATERBUBBLE;
 int TILE_SMALLSMOKE;
 int TILE_BLOODPOOL;
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/flags_d.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/flags_d.cpp
index f68ac40d5..8e81d3f67 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/flags_d.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/flags_d.cpp
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ void initactorflags_d()
 	TILE_ATOMICHEALTH = ATOMICHEALTH;
 	TILE_FLOORSLIME = FLOORSLIME;
 	TILE_JIBS6 = JIBS6;
+	TILE_FIRE = FIRE;
 	TILE_WATERBUBBLE = WATERBUBBLE;
 	TILE_SMALLSMOKE = SMALLSMOKE;
 	TILE_BLOODPOOL = BLOODPOOL;
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/flags_r.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/flags_r.cpp
index d4dd3dbe6..42663e1df 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/flags_r.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/flags_r.cpp
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ void initactorflags_r()
 	TILE_ATOMICHEALTH = ATOMICHEALTH;
 	TILE_FLOORSLIME = FLOORSLIME;
 	TILE_JIBS6 = JIBS6;
+	TILE_FIRE = FIRE;
 	TILE_WATERBUBBLE = WATERBUBBLE;
 	TILE_SMALLSMOKE = SMALLSMOKE;
 	TILE_BLOODPOOL = BLOODPOOL;
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/gameexec.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/gameexec.cpp
index 751f79814..ba20fcf09 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/gameexec.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/gameexec.cpp
@@ -264,9 +264,19 @@ int ParseState::parse(void)
 	switch (*insptr)
 	{
 	case concmd_ifrnd:
+	{
 		insptr++;
+		// HACK ALERT! The fire animation uses a broken ifrnd setup to delay its start because original CON has no variables.
+		// But the chosen random value of 16/255 is too low and can cause delays of a second or more.
+		int spnum = sprite[g_i].picnum;
+		if (spnum == TILE_FIRE && g_t[4] == 0 && *insptr == 16)
+		{
+			parseifelse(rnd(64));
+			break;
+		}
 		parseifelse(rnd(*insptr));
 		break;
+	}
 	case concmd_ifcanshoottarget:
 		parseifelse(ifcanshoottarget(g_i, g_p, g_x));
 		break;
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/names.h b/source/games/duke/src/names.h
index 1470010a2..f41e8f39d 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/names.h
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/names.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ extern int TILE_MENUBAR;
 extern int TILE_ATOMICHEALTH;
 extern int TILE_FLOORSLIME;
 extern int TILE_JIBS6;
+extern int TILE_FIRE;
 extern int TILE_WATERBUBBLE;
 extern int TILE_SMALLSMOKE;
 extern int TILE_BLOODPOOL;