diff --git a/src/d_netcmd.c b/src/d_netcmd.c
index b3453f999..29bba5f0d 100644
--- a/src/d_netcmd.c
+++ b/src/d_netcmd.c
@@ -913,6 +913,7 @@ const char *automate_names[AEV__MAX] =
 	"VoteStart", // AEV_VOTESTART
 	"QueueStart", // AEV_QUEUESTART
 	"QueueEnd", // AEV_QUEUEEND
+	"LevelStart" // AEV_LEVELSTART
 };
 
 /// \warning Keep this up-to-date if you add/remove/rename net text commands
diff --git a/src/d_netcmd.h b/src/d_netcmd.h
index fb530471c..91589a515 100644
--- a/src/d_netcmd.h
+++ b/src/d_netcmd.h
@@ -452,6 +452,7 @@ typedef enum
 	AEV_VOTESTART,
 	AEV_QUEUESTART,
 	AEV_QUEUEEND,
+	AEV_LEVELSTART,
 	AEV__MAX
 } automateEvents_t;
 
diff --git a/src/g_game.c b/src/g_game.c
index b492ba84a..22f348415 100644
--- a/src/g_game.c
+++ b/src/g_game.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 /// \file  g_game.c
 /// \brief game loop functions, events handling
 
+#include "d_netcmd.h"
 #include "doomdef.h"
 #include "console.h"
 #include "d_main.h"
@@ -1947,6 +1948,8 @@ void G_DoLoadLevel(boolean resetplayer)
 
 		Automate_Run(AEV_ROUNDSTART);
 	}
+
+	Automate_Run(AEV_LEVELSTART);
 }
 
 //