diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/gamedef.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/gamedef.c
index 8925e72ea..16f402eee 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/gamedef.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/gamedef.c
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ static struct { uint32_t keyw; uint32_t date; } g_keywdate[] =
     { CON_DEFINEVOLUMEFLAGS, 20150222 },
     { CON_RESETPLAYERFLAGS, 20150303 },
     { CON_APPENDEVENT, 20150325 },
+    { CON_DEFSTATE, 20150923 },
 };
 #endif
 
@@ -566,6 +567,7 @@ const char *keyw[] =
     "definevolumeflags",        // 380
     "resetplayerflags",         // 381
     "appendevent",              // 382
+    "defstate",                 // 383
     "<null>"
 };
 #endif
@@ -2783,9 +2785,18 @@ static int32_t C_ParseCommand(int32_t loop)
         case -1:
         case -2:
             return 1; //End
+        case CON_DEFSTATE:
+            if (EDUKE32_PREDICT_FALSE(g_processingState || g_parsingActorPtr))
+            {
+                C_ReportError(ERROR_FOUNDWITHIN);
+                g_numCompilerErrors++;
+                continue;
+            }
+            goto DO_DEFSTATE;
         case CON_STATE:
             if (g_parsingActorPtr == NULL && g_processingState == 0)
             {
+DO_DEFSTATE:
                 C_GetNextLabelName();
                 g_scriptPtr--;
                 labelcode[g_numLabels] = g_scriptPtr-script;
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/gamedef.h b/polymer/eduke32/source/gamedef.h
index b885299e0..08f21ac2d 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/gamedef.h
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/gamedef.h
@@ -1045,6 +1045,7 @@ enum ScriptKeywords_t
     CON_DEFINEVOLUMEFLAGS,  // 380
     CON_RESETPLAYERFLAGS,   // 381
     CON_APPENDEVENT,        // 382
+    CON_DEFSTATE,           // 383
     CON_END
 };
 // KEEPINSYNC with the keyword list in lunatic/con_lang.lua
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/con_lang.lua b/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/con_lang.lua
index 29199b68a..e20e054a7 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/con_lang.lua
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/con_lang.lua
@@ -1277,6 +1277,7 @@ lpeg.P(false) +
 "displayrand" +
 "digitalnumberz" +
 "digitalnumber" +
+"defstate" +
 "definevolumename" +
 "definevolumeflags" +
 "definesound" +
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/lunacon.lua b/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/lunacon.lua
index 985751e7a..48e6b7ba2 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/lunacon.lua
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/lunacon.lua
@@ -3437,6 +3437,9 @@ local Cblock = {
     state = POS() * sp1 * (lpeg.Cmt(tok.identifier, on.state_begin_Cmt))
                   * sp1 * stmt_list_or_eps * tok.state_ends
         / on.state_end,
+    defstate = POS() * sp1 * (lpeg.Cmt(tok.identifier, on.state_begin_Cmt))
+                     * sp1 * stmt_list_or_eps * tok.state_ends
+        / on.state_end,
 }
 
 for cmdname, cmdpat in pairs(Cblock) do