diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/player_d.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/player_d.cpp
index cb0adb17d..2285317d3 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/player_d.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/player_d.cpp
@@ -1190,22 +1190,38 @@ void selectweapon_d(int snum, int weap) // playernum, weaponnum
 		{
 			if (weap == WeaponSel_Alt)
 			{
+				j = p->curr_weapon;
 				switch (p->curr_weapon)
 				{
 					case SHRINKER_WEAPON:
-						j = isPlutoPak() ? GROW_WEAPON : p->curr_weapon;
+						if (p->ammo_amount[GROW_WEAPON] > 0 && p->gotweapon[GROW_WEAPON] && isPlutoPak())
+						{
+							j = GROW_WEAPON;
+							p->subweapon |= (1 << GROW_WEAPON);
+						}
 						break;
 					case GROW_WEAPON:
-						j = SHRINKER_WEAPON;
+						if (p->ammo_amount[SHRINKER_WEAPON] > 0 && p->gotweapon[SHRINKER_WEAPON])
+						{
+							j = SHRINKER_WEAPON;
+							p->subweapon &= ~(1 << GROW_WEAPON);
+						}
 						break;
 					case FREEZE_WEAPON:
-						j = isWorldTour() ? FLAMETHROWER_WEAPON : p->curr_weapon;
+						if (p->ammo_amount[FLAMETHROWER_WEAPON] > 0 && p->gotweapon[FLAMETHROWER_WEAPON] && isWorldTour())
+						{
+							j = FLAMETHROWER_WEAPON;
+							p->subweapon |= (1 << FLAMETHROWER_WEAPON);
+						}
 						break;
 					case FLAMETHROWER_WEAPON:
-						j = FREEZE_WEAPON;
+						if (p->ammo_amount[FREEZE_WEAPON] > 0 && p->gotweapon[FREEZE_WEAPON])
+						{
+							j = FREEZE_WEAPON;
+							p->subweapon &= ~(1 << FLAMETHROWER_WEAPON);
+						}
 						break;
 					default:
-						j = p->curr_weapon;
 						break;
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/player_r.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/player_r.cpp
index 227536991..56fc223a2 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/player_r.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/player_r.cpp
@@ -984,34 +984,63 @@ void selectweapon_r(int snum, int weap)
 		{
 			if (weap == WeaponSel_Alt)
 			{
+				j = p->curr_weapon;
 				switch (p->curr_weapon)
 				{
 					case THROWSAW_WEAPON:
-						j = BUZZSAW_WEAPON;
+						if (p->ammo_amount[BUZZSAW_WEAPON] > 0)
+						{
+							j = BUZZSAW_WEAPON;
+							p->subweapon = 1 << BUZZSAW_WEAPON;
+						}
 						break;
 					case BUZZSAW_WEAPON:
-						j = THROWSAW_WEAPON;
+						if (p->ammo_amount[THROWSAW_WEAPON] > 0)
+						{
+							j = THROWSAW_WEAPON;
+							p->subweapon = 0;
+						}
 						break;
 					case POWDERKEG_WEAPON:
-						j = BOWLING_WEAPON;
+						if (p->ammo_amount[BOWLING_WEAPON] > 0)
+						{
+							j = BOWLING_WEAPON;
+							p->subweapon = 1 << BOWLING_WEAPON;
+						}
 						break;
 					case BOWLING_WEAPON:
-						j = POWDERKEG_WEAPON;
+						if (p->ammo_amount[POWDERKEG_WEAPON] > 0)
+						{
+							j = POWDERKEG_WEAPON;
+							p->subweapon = 0;
+						}
 						break;
 					case KNEE_WEAPON:
-						j = isRRRA() ? SLINGBLADE_WEAPON : p->curr_weapon;
+						if (isRRRA())
+						{
+							j = SLINGBLADE_WEAPON;
+							p->subweapon = 2;
+						}
 						break;
 					case SLINGBLADE_WEAPON:
 						j = KNEE_WEAPON;
+						p->subweapon = 0;
 						break;
 					case DYNAMITE_WEAPON:
-						j = isRRRA() ? CHICKEN_WEAPON : p->curr_weapon;
+						if (p->ammo_amount[CHICKEN_WEAPON] > 0 && isRRRA())
+						{
+							j = CHICKEN_WEAPON;
+							p->subweapon = 4;
+						}
 						break;
 					case CHICKEN_WEAPON:
-						j = DYNAMITE_WEAPON;
+						if (p->ammo_amount[DYNAMITE_WEAPON] > 0)
+						{
+							j = DYNAMITE_WEAPON;
+							p->subweapon = 0;
+						}
 						break;
 					default:
-						j = p->curr_weapon;
 						break;
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt b/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
index 7803c7520..7d877fbe1 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
@@ -498,10 +498,6 @@ OptionMenu "ActionControlsMenu" protected
 	{
 		Control    "$CNTRLMNU_ALTATTACK"        , "+alt_fire"
 	}
-	ifnotgame(Exhumed)
-	{
-		Control    "$CNTRLMNU_ALTWEAPON"        , "weapalt"
-	}
 
 	StaticText ""
 	Control    "$CNTRLMNU_USE"              , "+open"
@@ -563,6 +559,10 @@ OptionMenu "WeaponsControlMenu" protected
 	StaticText ""
 	Control    "$CNTRLMNU_NEXTWEAPON"     , "weapnext"
 	Control    "$CNTRLMNU_PREVIOUSWEAPON" , "weapprev"
+	ifnotgame(Exhumed)
+	{
+		Control    "$CNTRLMNU_ALTWEAPON"        , "weapalt"
+	}
 
 	StaticText ""
 	Control    "$CNTRLMNU_SLOT1"          , "slot 1"