diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Traits/TraitsInterfaces.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Traits/TraitsInterfaces.cs
index 563acaeece..088f7d515a 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Traits/TraitsInterfaces.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Traits/TraitsInterfaces.cs
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Traits
 	public interface IValidateOrder { bool OrderValidation(OrderManager orderManager, World world, int clientId, Order order); }
 	public interface IOrderVoice { string VoicePhraseForOrder(Actor self, Order order); }
 	public interface INotify { void Play(Player p, string notification); }
+	public interface INotifyCreated { void Created(Actor self); }
 	public interface INotifyAddedToWorld { void AddedToWorld(Actor self); }
 	public interface INotifyRemovedFromWorld { void RemovedFromWorld(Actor self); }
 	public interface INotifySold { void Selling(Actor self); void Sold(Actor self); }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/World.cs b/OpenRA.Game/World.cs
index 50b04194e5..d58d68e474 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/World.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/World.cs
@@ -188,6 +188,8 @@ namespace OpenRA
 		public Actor CreateActor(bool addToWorld, string name, TypeDictionary initDict)
 		{
 			var a = new Actor(this, name, initDict);
+			foreach (var t in a.TraitsImplementing<INotifyCreated>())
+				t.Created(a);
 			if (addToWorld)
 				Add(a);
 			return a;