diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/player.cpp b/source/duke3d/src/player.cpp
index d75f601b7..0eede9de1 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/player.cpp
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/player.cpp
@@ -1946,6 +1946,13 @@ static void P_FireWeapon(int playerNum)
 #endif  // POLYMER
         pPlayer->visibility = 0;
     }
+
+    if (/*!(PWEAPON(playerNum, p->curr_weapon, Flags) & WEAPON_CHECKATRELOAD) && */ pPlayer->reloading == 1 ||
+            (PWEAPON(playerNum, pPlayer->curr_weapon, Reload) > PWEAPON(playerNum, pPlayer->curr_weapon, TotalTime) && pPlayer->ammo_amount[pPlayer->curr_weapon] > 0
+             && (PWEAPON(playerNum, pPlayer->curr_weapon, Clip)) && (((pPlayer->ammo_amount[pPlayer->curr_weapon]%(PWEAPON(playerNum, pPlayer->curr_weapon, Clip)))==0))))
+    {
+        pPlayer->kickback_pic = PWEAPON(playerNum, pPlayer->curr_weapon, TotalTime);
+    }
 }
 
 static void P_DoWeaponSpawn(int playerNum)