diff --git a/src/playsim/actor.h b/src/playsim/actor.h
index bcd08b9c1..7502078ec 100644
--- a/src/playsim/actor.h
+++ b/src/playsim/actor.h
@@ -1200,6 +1200,8 @@ public:
 	sector_t		*BlockingCeiling;	// Sector that blocked the last move (ceiling plane slope)
 	sector_t		*BlockingFloor;		// Sector that blocked the last move (floor plane slope)
 
+	uint32_t		freezetics;	// actor has actions completely frozen (including movement) for this many tics, but they still get Tick() calls
+
 	int PoisonDamage; // Damage received per tic from poison.
 	FName PoisonDamageType; // Damage type dealt by poison.
 	int PoisonDuration; // Duration left for receiving poison damage.
diff --git a/src/playsim/actorinlines.h b/src/playsim/actorinlines.h
index ec1807269..3fb3676a1 100644
--- a/src/playsim/actorinlines.h
+++ b/src/playsim/actorinlines.h
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ inline DVector3 AActor::Vec3Angle(double length, DAngle angle, double dz, bool a
 
 inline bool AActor::isFrozen() const
 {
+	if (freezetics > 0)
+		return true;
 	if (!(flags5 & MF5_NOTIMEFREEZE))
 	{
 		auto state = Level->isFrozen();
diff --git a/src/playsim/p_mobj.cpp b/src/playsim/p_mobj.cpp
index e1fb71a7f..b32829696 100644
--- a/src/playsim/p_mobj.cpp
+++ b/src/playsim/p_mobj.cpp
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ void AActor::Serialize(FSerializer &arc)
 		A("damagemultiply", DamageMultiply)
 		A("waveindexxy", WeaveIndexXY)
 		A("weaveindexz", WeaveIndexZ)
+		A("freezetics", freezetics)
 		A("pdmgreceived", PoisonDamageReceived)
 		A("pdurreceived", PoisonDurationReceived)
 		A("ppreceived", PoisonPeriodReceived)
@@ -3374,7 +3375,7 @@ bool AActor::IsOkayToAttack (AActor *link)
 	if (P_CheckSight (this, link))
 	{
 		// AMageStaffFX2::IsOkayToAttack had an extra check here, generalized with a flag,
-		// to only allow the check to succeed if the enemy was in a ~84� FOV of the player
+		// to only allow the check to succeed if the enemy was in a ~84  FOV of the player
 		if (flags3 & MF3_SCREENSEEKER)
 		{
 			DAngle angle = absangle(Friend->AngleTo(link), Friend->Angles.Yaw);
@@ -3633,6 +3634,11 @@ void AActor::Tick ()
 	static const uint8_t HereticScrollDirs[4] = { 6, 9, 1, 4 };
 	static const uint8_t HereticSpeedMuls[5] = { 5, 10, 25, 30, 35 };
 
+	if (freezetics > 0)
+	{
+		freezetics--;
+		return;
+	}
 
 	AActor *onmo;
 
diff --git a/src/scripting/vmthunks_actors.cpp b/src/scripting/vmthunks_actors.cpp
index db2a6535e..3bdcfe3ad 100644
--- a/src/scripting/vmthunks_actors.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/vmthunks_actors.cpp
@@ -1969,6 +1969,7 @@ DEFINE_FIELD(AActor, BlockingLine)
 DEFINE_FIELD(AActor, Blocking3DFloor)
 DEFINE_FIELD(AActor, BlockingCeiling)
 DEFINE_FIELD(AActor, BlockingFloor)
+DEFINE_FIELD(AActor, freezetics)
 DEFINE_FIELD(AActor, PoisonDamage)
 DEFINE_FIELD(AActor, PoisonDamageType)
 DEFINE_FIELD(AActor, PoisonDuration)
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/actor.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/actor.zs
index f1be78e48..46cbfa75f 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/actor.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/actor.zs
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ class Actor : Thinker native
 	native int16 lightlevel;
 	native readonly int SpawnTime;
 	private native int InventoryID;	// internal counter.
+	native uint freezetics;
 
 	meta String Obituary;		// Player was killed by this actor
 	meta String HitObituary;		// Player was killed by this actor in melee