diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/GainsExperience.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/GainsExperience.cs
index 661eb89521..135245f1c7 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/GainsExperience.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/GainsExperience.cs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 		public object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new GainsExperience(init, this); }
 	}
 
-	public class GainsExperience : INotifyCreated, ISync, IResolveOrder
+	public class GainsExperience : INotifyCreated, ISync, IResolveOrder, ITransformActorInitModifier
 	{
 		readonly Actor self;
 		readonly GainsExperienceInfo info;
@@ -143,6 +143,11 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 					GiveLevels(1);
 			}
 		}
+
+		void ITransformActorInitModifier.ModifyTransformActorInit(Actor self, TypeDictionary init)
+		{
+			init.Add(new ExperienceInit(experience));
+		}
 	}
 
 	class ExperienceInit : IActorInit<int>