diff --git a/source/src/entity.h b/source/src/entity.h
index 32a816d4..e5fed23f 100644
--- a/source/src/entity.h
+++ b/source/src/entity.h
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public:
     int timeinair;                      // used for fake gravity
     float radius, eyeheight, maxeyeheight, aboveeye;  // bounding box size
     bool inwater;
-    bool onfloor, onladder, jumpnext, crouching, trycrouch, cancollide, stuck;
+    bool onfloor, onladder, jumpnext, crouching, crouchedinair, trycrouch, cancollide, stuck;
     int lastjump;
     int lastsplash;
     char move, strafe;
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public:
     float eyeheightvel;
 
     physent() : o(0, 0, 0), deltapos(0, 0, 0), newpos(0, 0, 0), yaw(270), pitch(0), roll(0), pitchvel(0),
-                crouching(false), trycrouch(false), cancollide(true), stuck(false), lastjump(0), lastsplash(0), state(CS_ALIVE)
+            crouching(false), crouchedinair(false), trycrouch(false), cancollide(true), stuck(false), lastjump(0), lastsplash(0), state(CS_ALIVE)
     {
         reset();
     }
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ public:
         vel.x = vel.y = vel.z = eyeheightvel = 0.0f;
         move = strafe = 0;
         timeinair = lastjump = lastsplash = 0;
-        onfloor = onladder = inwater = jumpnext = crouching = trycrouch = stuck = false;
+        onfloor = onladder = inwater = jumpnext = crouching = crouchedinair = trycrouch = stuck = false;
     }
 
     virtual void oncollision() {}
diff --git a/source/src/physics.cpp b/source/src/physics.cpp
index 2ac2a669..7ce8dae2 100644
--- a/source/src/physics.cpp
+++ b/source/src/physics.cpp
@@ -444,12 +444,15 @@ void moveplayer(physent *pl, int moveres, bool local, int curtime)
                             pl->lastjump = lastmillis;
                         }
                         pl->timeinair = 0;
+                        pl->crouchedinair = false;
                     }
                     else
                     {
                         pl->timeinair += curtime;
-                        if (pl->trycrouch && !pl->crouching) pl->vel.z += 0.8f;
-                        if (!pl->trycrouch && pl->crouching) pl->vel.z -= 0.8f;
+                        if (pl->trycrouch && !pl->crouching && !pl->crouchedinair) {
+                            pl->vel.z += 0.6f;
+                            pl->crouchedinair = true;
+                        }
                     }
                 }