diff --git a/src/k_kart.c b/src/k_kart.c
index 03dd6c79f..7297f46ae 100644
--- a/src/k_kart.c
+++ b/src/k_kart.c
@@ -3763,56 +3763,59 @@ void K_SpawnBoostTrail(player_t *player)
 	}
 }
 
-void K_SpawnSparkleTrail(mobj_t *mo)
+mobj_t *K_SpawnSparkleTrail(mobj_t *mo)
 {
 	const INT32 rad = (mo->radius*3)/FRACUNIT;
 	mobj_t *sparkle;
-	INT32 i;
-	UINT8 invanimnum; // Current sparkle animation number
-	INT32 invtime;// Invincibility time left, in seconds
-	UINT8 index = 1;
 	fixed_t newx, newy, newz;
 
 	I_Assert(mo != NULL);
 	I_Assert(!P_MobjWasRemoved(mo));
 
+	newx = mo->x + (P_RandomRange(-rad, rad)*FRACUNIT);
+	newy = mo->y + (P_RandomRange(-rad, rad)*FRACUNIT);
+	newz = mo->z + (P_RandomRange(0, mo->height>>FRACBITS)*FRACUNIT);
+
+	sparkle = P_SpawnMobj(newx, newy, newz, MT_SPARKLETRAIL);
+	sparkle->angle = R_PointToAngle2(mo->x, mo->y, sparkle->x, sparkle->y);
+	sparkle->movefactor = R_PointToDist2(mo->x, mo->y, sparkle->x, sparkle->y);	// Save the distance we spawned away from the player.
+	CONS_Printf("movefactor: %d\n", sparkle->movefactor/FRACUNIT);
+	sparkle->extravalue1 = (sparkle->z - mo->z);			// Keep track of our Z position relative to the player's, I suppose.
+	sparkle->extravalue2 = P_RandomRange(0, 1) ? 1 : -1;	// Rotation direction?
+	sparkle->cvmem = P_RandomRange(-25, 25)*mo->scale;		// Vertical "angle"
+	K_FlipFromObject(sparkle, mo);
+
+	//if (i == 0)
+		//P_SetMobjState(sparkle, S_KARTINVULN_LARGE1);
+
+	P_SetTarget(&sparkle->target, mo);
+	sparkle->destscale = mo->destscale;
+	P_SetScale(sparkle, mo->scale);
+	sparkle->colorized = true;
+	sparkle->color = mo->color;
+	return sparkle;
+}
+
+void K_SparkleTrailHandling(mobj_t *mo, player_t *player)
+{
+	UINT8 invanimnum; // Current sparkle animation number
+	INT32 invtime;// Invincibility time left, in seconds
+	UINT8 index = 1;
+
 	if (leveltime & 2)
 		index = 2;
 
-	invtime = mo->player->kartstuff[k_invincibilitytimer]/TICRATE+1;
+	invtime = player->kartstuff[k_invincibilitytimer]/TICRATE+1;
 
 	//CONS_Printf("%d\n", index);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < 8; i++)
-	{
-		newx = mo->x + (P_RandomRange(-rad, rad)*FRACUNIT);
-		newy = mo->y + (P_RandomRange(-rad, rad)*FRACUNIT);
-		newz = mo->z + (P_RandomRange(0, mo->height>>FRACBITS)*FRACUNIT);
-
-		sparkle = P_SpawnMobj(newx, newy, newz, MT_SPARKLETRAIL);
-		sparkle->angle = R_PointToAngle2(mo->x, mo->y, sparkle->x, sparkle->y);
-		sparkle->movefactor = R_PointToDist2(mo->x, mo->y, sparkle->x, sparkle->y);	// Save the distance we spawned away from the player.
-		CONS_Printf("movefactor: %d\n", sparkle->movefactor/FRACUNIT);
-		sparkle->extravalue1 = (sparkle->z - mo->z);			// Keep track of our Z position relative to the player's, I suppose.
-		sparkle->extravalue2 = P_RandomRange(0, 1) ? 1 : -1;	// Rotation direction?
-		sparkle->cvmem = P_RandomRange(-25, 25)*mo->scale;		// Vertical "angle"
-		K_FlipFromObject(sparkle, mo);
-
-		//if (i == 0)
-			//P_SetMobjState(sparkle, S_KARTINVULN_LARGE1);
-
-		P_SetTarget(&sparkle->target, mo);
-		sparkle->destscale = mo->destscale;
-		P_SetScale(sparkle, mo->scale);
-	}
-
 	invanimnum = (invtime >= 11) ? 11 : invtime;
 	//CONS_Printf("%d\n", invanimnum);
-	P_SetMobjState(sparkle, K_SparkleTrailStartStates[invanimnum][index]);
-	sparkle->colorized = true;
-	sparkle->color = mo->color;
+
+	P_SetMobjState(mo, K_SparkleTrailStartStates[invanimnum][index]);
 }
 
+
 void K_SpawnInvincibilitySpeedLines(mobj_t *mo)
 {
 	mobj_t *fast = P_SpawnMobjFromMobj(mo,
diff --git a/src/k_kart.h b/src/k_kart.h
index 348ca84b7..2734ed1d7 100644
--- a/src/k_kart.h
+++ b/src/k_kart.h
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ void K_SpawnMineExplosion(mobj_t *source, UINT8 color);
 void K_RunFinishLineBeam(void);
 UINT16 K_DriftSparkColor(player_t *player, INT32 charge);
 void K_SpawnBoostTrail(player_t *player);
-void K_SpawnSparkleTrail(mobj_t *mo);
+mobj_t *K_SpawnSparkleTrail(mobj_t *mo);
+void K_SparkleTrailHandling(mobj_t *mo, player_t *player);
 void K_SpawnInvincibilitySpeedLines(mobj_t *mo);
 void K_SpawnWipeoutTrail(mobj_t *mo, boolean translucent);
 void K_SpawnDraftDust(mobj_t *mo);
diff --git a/src/lua_baselib.c b/src/lua_baselib.c
index 035d930de..c7dcab07b 100644
--- a/src/lua_baselib.c
+++ b/src/lua_baselib.c
@@ -3493,7 +3493,20 @@ static int lib_kSpawnSparkleTrail(lua_State *L)
 	NOHUD
 	if (!mo)
 		return LUA_ErrInvalid(L, "mobj_t");
-	K_SpawnSparkleTrail(mo);
+	LUA_PushUserdata(L, K_SpawnSparkleTrail(mo), META_MOBJ);
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static int lib_kSparkleTrailHandling(lua_State *L)
+{
+	mobj_t *mo = *((mobj_t **)luaL_checkudata(L, 1, META_MOBJ));
+	player_t *player = *((player_t **)luaL_checkudata(L, 2, META_PLAYER));
+	NOHUD
+	if (!mo)
+		return LUA_ErrInvalid(L, "mobj_t");
+	if (!player)
+		return LUA_ErrInvalid(L, "player_t");
+	K_SparkleTrailHandling(mo, player);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -3925,6 +3938,7 @@ static luaL_Reg lib[] = {
 	{"K_SpawnMineExplosion",lib_kSpawnMineExplosion},
 	{"K_SpawnBoostTrail",lib_kSpawnBoostTrail},
 	{"K_SpawnSparkleTrail",lib_kSpawnSparkleTrail},
+	{"K_SparkleTrailHandling", lib_kSparkleTrailHandling},
 	{"K_SpawnWipeoutTrail",lib_kSpawnWipeoutTrail},
 	{"K_DriftDustHandling",lib_kDriftDustHandling},
 	{"K_DoSneaker",lib_kDoSneaker},
diff --git a/src/p_user.c b/src/p_user.c
index a89bec290..aeed8dfae 100644
--- a/src/p_user.c
+++ b/src/p_user.c
@@ -2376,7 +2376,9 @@ void P_MovePlayer(player_t *player)
 
 	if (player->kartstuff[k_invincibilitytimer] > 0) 
 	{
-		K_SpawnSparkleTrail(player->mo);
+		mobj_t *sparkle;
+		sparkle = K_SpawnSparkleTrail(player->mo);
+		K_SparkleTrailHandling(sparkle, player);
 			if (player->kartstuff[k_invincibilitytimer] > 5*TICRATE && player->speed > 10*player->mo->scale && (leveltime % 8) == 0)
 				K_SpawnInvincibilitySpeedLines(player->mo);
 	}