diff --git a/source/src/clientgame.cpp b/source/src/clientgame.cpp
index ff4a8ea7..5773418e 100644
--- a/source/src/clientgame.cpp
+++ b/source/src/clientgame.cpp
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ void startmap(const char *name, bool reset)   // called just after a map load
         persistidents = true;
         firstrun = false;
     }
-    // execute mapstart event
+    // execute mapstart event once
     const char *mapstartonce = getalias("mapstartonce");
     if(mapstartonce && mapstartonce[0])
     {
@@ -882,6 +882,12 @@ void startmap(const char *name, bool reset)   // called just after a map load
         // BTW: in v1.0.4 sleep 1 was required to make it work on initial mapload [flowtron:2010jun25]
         alias("mapstartonce", "");
     }
+    // execute mapstart event
+    const char *mapstartalways = getalias("mapstartalways");
+    if(mapstartalways && mapstartalways[0])
+    {
+        addsleep(0, mapstartalways);
+    }
 }
 
 void suicide()