diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/player_d.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/player_d.cpp
index fe1c2480a..7c2619da1 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/player_d.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/player_d.cpp
@@ -1867,7 +1867,7 @@ static void movement(int snum, ESyncBits actions, sectortype* psect, int fz, int
 
 		p->on_warping_sector = 0;
 
-		if (actions & SB_CROUCH)
+		if ((actions & SB_CROUCH) || crouch_toggle)
 		{
 			playerCrouch(snum);
 		}
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/player_r.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/player_r.cpp
index 92fd562cf..4b2428207 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/player_r.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/player_r.cpp
@@ -2228,7 +2228,7 @@ static void movement(int snum, ESyncBits actions, sectortype* psect, int fz, int
 
 		p->on_warping_sector = 0;
 
-		if ((actions & SB_CROUCH) && !p->OnMotorcycle)
+		if (((actions & SB_CROUCH) || crouch_toggle) && !p->OnMotorcycle)
 		{
 			playerCrouch(snum);
 		}