diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp
index 3b0310f3..69ebafd3 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp
@@ -363,6 +363,8 @@ void Game::init(void)
     disableaudiopause = false;
     disabletemporaryaudiopause = true;
     inputdelay = false;
+
+    respawncolour = 0;
 }
 
 void Game::lifesequence(void)
@@ -5198,6 +5200,10 @@ void Game::customloadquick(const std::string& savfile)
         {
             map.showtrinkets = help.Int(pText);
         }
+        else if (SDL_strcmp(pKey, "respawncolour") == 0)
+        {
+            respawncolour = help.Int(pText);
+        }
 
     }
 
@@ -5670,6 +5676,8 @@ bool Game::customsavequick(const std::string& savfile)
 
     xml::update_tag(msgs, "showtrinkets", (int) map.showtrinkets);
 
+    xml::update_tag(msgs, "respawncolour", respawncolour);
+
     std::string summary = savearea + ", " + timestring();
     xml::update_tag(msgs, "summary", summary.c_str());
 
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Game.h b/desktop_version/src/Game.h
index 6a437ac7..e5d10fb8 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Game.h
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Game.h
@@ -481,6 +481,8 @@ public:
     bool disableaudiopause;
     bool disabletemporaryaudiopause;
     bool inputdelay;
+
+    int respawncolour;
 };
 
 #ifndef GAME_DEFINITION
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Map.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Map.cpp
index 9c46d739..e11acc85 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Map.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Map.cpp
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ void mapclass::resetplayer(const bool player_died)
 		obj.entities[i].newyp = obj.entities[i].yp;
 
 		obj.entities[i].dir = game.savedir;
-		obj.entities[i].colour = 0;
+		obj.entities[i].colour = game.respawncolour;
 		if (player_died)
 		{
 			game.lifeseq = 10;
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp
index 7e857afd..8a50465f 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Script.cpp
@@ -1672,6 +1672,10 @@ void scriptclass::run(void)
 					obj.entities[i].colour = getcolorfromname(words[1]);
 				}
 			}
+			else if (words[0] == "changerespawncolour")
+			{
+				game.respawncolour = getcolorfromname(words[1]);
+			}
 			else if (words[0] == "altstates")
 			{
 				obj.altstates = ss_toi(words[1]);
@@ -3184,6 +3188,8 @@ void scriptclass::hardreset(void)
 
 	game.disabletemporaryaudiopause = true;
 
+	game.respawncolour = 0;
+
 	//dwgraphicsclass
 	graphics.backgrounddrawn = false;
 	graphics.textbox.clear();