diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/Traits/Minelayer.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/Traits/Minelayer.cs
index e8895caeb2..03c682363a 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/Traits/Minelayer.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/Traits/Minelayer.cs
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.Traits
 				self.QueueActivity(order.Queued, new LayMines(self));
 			else if (order.OrderString == "PlaceMinefield")
 			{
+				// A different minelayer might have started laying the field without this minelayer knowing the start
+				minefieldStart = order.ExtraLocation;
+
 				var movement = self.Trait<IPositionable>();
 
 				var minefield = GetMinefieldCells(minefieldStart, cell, Info.MinefieldDepth)
@@ -208,7 +211,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.Traits
 				{
 					minelayers.First().World.CancelInputMode();
 					foreach (var minelayer in minelayers)
-						yield return new Order("PlaceMinefield", minelayer, Target.FromCell(world, cell), queued);
+						yield return new Order("PlaceMinefield", minelayer, Target.FromCell(world, cell), queued) { ExtraLocation = minefieldStart };
 				}
 			}