diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Actor.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Actor.cs
index 53ba8cd825..69b72e3140 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Actor.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Actor.cs
@@ -276,27 +276,33 @@ namespace OpenRA
 		// TODO: move elsewhere.
 		public void ChangeOwner(Player newOwner)
 		{
-			World.AddFrameEndTask(w =>
-			{
-				if (Disposed)
-					return;
+			World.AddFrameEndTask(_ => ChangeOwnerSync(newOwner));
+		}
 
-				var oldOwner = Owner;
-				var wasInWorld = IsInWorld;
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Change the actors owner without queuing a FrameEndTask.
+		/// This must only be called from inside an existing FrameEndTask.
+		/// </summary>
+		public void ChangeOwnerSync(Player newOwner)
+		{
+			if (Disposed)
+				return;
 
-				// momentarily remove from world so the ownership queries don't get confused
-				if (wasInWorld)
-					w.Remove(this);
+			var oldOwner = Owner;
+			var wasInWorld = IsInWorld;
 
-				Owner = newOwner;
-				Generation++;
+			// momentarily remove from world so the ownership queries don't get confused
+			if (wasInWorld)
+				World.Remove(this);
 
-				foreach (var t in TraitsImplementing<INotifyOwnerChanged>())
-					t.OnOwnerChanged(this, oldOwner, newOwner);
+			Owner = newOwner;
+			Generation++;
 
-				if (wasInWorld)
-					w.Add(this);
-			});
+			foreach (var t in TraitsImplementing<INotifyOwnerChanged>())
+				t.OnOwnerChanged(this, oldOwner, newOwner);
+
+			if (wasInWorld)
+				World.Add(this);
 		}
 
 		public DamageState GetDamageState()
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/ExternalCaptureActor.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/ExternalCaptureActor.cs
index 7a2b3d3780..f58b24252a 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/ExternalCaptureActor.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/ExternalCaptureActor.cs
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Activities
 
 						var oldOwner = target.Actor.Owner;
 
-						target.Actor.ChangeOwner(self.Owner);
-
 						foreach (var t in target.Actor.TraitsImplementing<INotifyCapture>())
 							t.OnCapture(target.Actor, self, oldOwner, self.Owner);
 
@@ -83,6 +81,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Activities
 
 						if (capturesInfo != null && capturesInfo.ConsumeActor)
 							self.Dispose();
+
+						target.Actor.ChangeOwnerSync(self.Owner);
 					});
 				}
 			}