diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/Transform.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/Transform.cs
index 5ca5066023..245a0fd83d 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/Transform.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/Transform.cs
@@ -127,9 +127,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Activities
 					init.Add(new HealthInit(newHP));
 				}
 
-				var cargo = self.TraitOrDefault<Cargo>();
-				if (cargo != null)
-					init.Add(new RuntimeCargoInit(cargo.Passengers.ToArray()));
+				foreach (var modifier in self.TraitsImplementing<ITransformActorInitModifier>())
+					modifier.ModifyTransformActorInit(self, init);
 
 				var a = w.CreateActor(ToActor, init);
 				foreach (var nt in self.TraitsImplementing<INotifyTransform>())
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Cargo.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Cargo.cs
index 79aa9ae21b..1b5591f222 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Cargo.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Cargo.cs
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 	}
 
 	public class Cargo : IPips, IIssueOrder, IResolveOrder, IOrderVoice, INotifyCreated, INotifyKilled,
-		INotifyOwnerChanged, INotifyAddedToWorld, ITick, INotifySold, INotifyActorDisposing, IIssueDeployOrder
+		INotifyOwnerChanged, INotifyAddedToWorld, ITick, INotifySold, INotifyActorDisposing, IIssueDeployOrder,
+		ITransformActorInitModifier
 	{
 		public readonly CargoInfo Info;
 		readonly Actor self;
@@ -469,6 +470,11 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 				CurrentAdjacentCells = GetAdjacentCells();
 			}
 		}
+
+		void ITransformActorInitModifier.ModifyTransformActorInit(Actor self, TypeDictionary init)
+		{
+			init.Add(new RuntimeCargoInit(Passengers.ToArray()));
+		}
 	}
 
 	public class RuntimeCargoInit : IActorInit<Actor[]>, ISuppressInitExport
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/TraitsInterfaces.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/TraitsInterfaces.cs
index 7d52ab4734..6af71814c0 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/TraitsInterfaces.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/TraitsInterfaces.cs
@@ -280,6 +280,11 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 		void ModifyDeathActorInit(Actor self, TypeDictionary init);
 	}
 
+	public interface ITransformActorInitModifier
+	{
+		void ModifyTransformActorInit(Actor self, TypeDictionary init);
+	}
+
 	public interface IPreventsAutoTarget
 	{
 		bool PreventsAutoTarget(Actor self, Actor attacker);