diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/CaptureActor.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/CaptureActor.cs
index b0351f5103..0378fbce5e 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/CaptureActor.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/CaptureActor.cs
@@ -65,6 +65,13 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Activities
 
 					if (building != null && building.Locked)
 						building.Unlock();
+
+					if (self.Owner.Stances[oldOwner].HasStance(capturesInfo.PlayerExperienceStances))
+					{
+						var exp = self.Owner.PlayerActor.TraitOrDefault<PlayerExperience>();
+						if (exp != null)
+							exp.GiveExperience(capturesInfo.PlayerExperience);
+					}
 				}
 				else
 				{
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/ExternalCaptureActor.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/ExternalCaptureActor.cs
index f14477185d..05e8b4562f 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/ExternalCaptureActor.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/ExternalCaptureActor.cs
@@ -77,6 +77,13 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Activities
 
 						capturable.EndCapture();
 
+						if (self.Owner.Stances[oldOwner].HasStance(capturesInfo.PlayerExperienceStances))
+						{
+							var exp = self.Owner.PlayerActor.TraitOrDefault<PlayerExperience>();
+							if (exp != null)
+								exp.GiveExperience(capturesInfo.PlayerExperience);
+						}
+
 						if (capturesInfo != null && capturesInfo.ConsumeActor)
 							self.Dispose();
 					});
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Captures.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Captures.cs
index 8c584d5544..3ec469732c 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Captures.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Captures.cs
@@ -22,11 +22,19 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 	{
 		[Desc("Types of actors that it can capture, as long as the type also exists in the Capturable Type: trait.")]
 		public readonly HashSet<string> CaptureTypes = new HashSet<string> { "building" };
+
 		[Desc("Unit will do damage to the actor instead of capturing it. Unit is destroyed when sabotaging.")]
 		public readonly bool Sabotage = true;
+
 		[Desc("Only used if Sabotage=true. Sabotage damage expressed as a percentage of enemy health removed.")]
 		public readonly int SabotageHPRemoval = 50;
 
+		[Desc("Experience granted to the capturing player.")]
+		public readonly int PlayerExperience = 0;
+
+		[Desc("Stance that the structure's previous owner needs to have for the capturing player to receive Experience.")]
+		public readonly Stance PlayerExperienceStances = Stance.Enemy;
+
 		[VoiceReference] public readonly string Voice = "Action";
 
 		public object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new Captures(init.Self, this); }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/ExternalCaptures.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/ExternalCaptures.cs
index e72302c674..d3d2994399 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/ExternalCaptures.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/ExternalCaptures.cs
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 		[Desc("Destroy the unit after capturing.")]
 		public readonly bool ConsumeActor = false;
 
+		[Desc("Experience granted to the capturing player.")]
+		public readonly int PlayerExperience = 0;
+
+		[Desc("Stance that the structure's previous owner needs to have for the capturing player to receive Experience.")]
+		public readonly Stance PlayerExperienceStances = Stance.Enemy;
+
 		[VoiceReference] public readonly string Voice = "Action";
 
 		public object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new ExternalCaptures(init.Self, this); }