diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/player.cpp b/source/duke3d/src/player.cpp
index f67078c0e..d163abbc7 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/player.cpp
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/player.cpp
@@ -5311,6 +5311,12 @@ void P_ProcessInput(int playerNum)
         else if (((pPlayer->on_ground && TEST_SYNC_KEY(playerBits, SK_CROUCH))
                   || (*weaponFrame > 10 && PWEAPON(playerNum, pPlayer->curr_weapon, WorksLike) == KNEE_WEAPON)))
             playerSpeedReduction = 0x2000;
+        else if (pPlayer->on_ground && !pPlayer->jumping_toggle && !TEST_SYNC_KEY(playerBits, SK_CROUCH)
+                 && (klabs(pPlayer->truefz - pPlayer->truecz) - (PMINHEIGHT << 1)) < stepHeight)
+        {
+            playerSpeedReduction = 0x2000;
+//            pPlayer->pos.z += PCROUCHINCREMENT;
+        }
 
         pPlayer->vel.x = mulscale16(pPlayer->vel.x, pPlayer->runspeed - playerSpeedReduction);
         pPlayer->vel.y = mulscale16(pPlayer->vel.y, pPlayer->runspeed - playerSpeedReduction);
diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/player.h b/source/duke3d/src/player.h
index 4e3f54b73..e2bac2d96 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/player.h
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/player.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ extern int32_t g_mostConcurrentPlayers;
 #define PHEIGHT                     (38<<8)
 #define PCROUCHHEIGHT               (16<<8)
 #define PCROUCHINCREMENT            (2048+768)
-#define PMINHEIGHT                  (2048)
+#define PMINHEIGHT                  1024 // this is NOT the value I wanted here, but Duke It Out in DC's shitty vents said otherwise
 
 #define PCRACKTIME                  777