diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/OpenRA.Mods.RA.csproj b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/OpenRA.Mods.RA.csproj
index 613ee4bcba..6222220704 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/OpenRA.Mods.RA.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/OpenRA.Mods.RA.csproj
@@ -520,6 +520,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Lint\CheckActors.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Lint\CheckMapCordon.cs" />
     <Compile Include="World\ResourceLayer.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Parachutable.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\OpenRA.Game\OpenRA.Game.csproj">
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Parachutable.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Parachutable.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f29cc98df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Parachutable.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+#region Copyright & License Information
+/*
+ * Copyright 2007-2014 The OpenRA Developers (see AUTHORS)
+ * This file is part of OpenRA, which is free software. It is made
+ * available to you under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation. For more information,
+ * see COPYING.
+ */
+#endregion
+
+using OpenRA.Mods.RA.Effects;
+using OpenRA.Mods.RA.Render;
+using OpenRA.Traits;
+
+namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
+{
+	class ParachutableInfo : ITraitInfo
+	{
+		public readonly bool KilledOnImpassableTerrain = true;
+
+		public readonly string GroundImpactSound = "squishy2.aud";
+		public readonly string GroundCorpseSequence = "corpse";
+		public readonly string GroundCorpsePalette = "effect";
+
+		public readonly string WaterImpactSound = "splash9.aud";
+		public readonly string WaterCorpseSequence = "small_splash";
+		public readonly string WaterCorpsePalette = "effect";
+
+		public object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new Parachutable(init, this); }
+	}
+
+	class Parachutable : INotifyParachuteLanded
+	{
+		readonly Actor self;
+		readonly ParachutableInfo info;
+		readonly IPositionable positionable;
+
+		public Parachutable(ActorInitializer init, ParachutableInfo info)
+		{
+			this.self = init.self;
+			this.info = info;
+
+			positionable = self.TraitOrDefault<IPositionable>();
+		}
+
+		public void OnLanded()
+		{
+			if (!info.KilledOnImpassableTerrain)
+				return;
+
+			if (positionable.CanEnterCell(self.Location))
+				return;
+
+			var terrain = self.World.Map.GetTerrainInfo(self.Location);
+
+			var sound = terrain.IsWater ? info.WaterImpactSound : info.GroundImpactSound;
+			Sound.Play(sound, self.CenterPosition);
+
+			var sequence = terrain.IsWater ? info.WaterCorpseSequence : info.GroundCorpseSequence;
+			var palette = terrain.IsWater ? info.WaterCorpsePalette : info.GroundCorpsePalette;
+			self.World.AddFrameEndTask(w => w.Add(new Explosion(w, self.OccupiesSpace.CenterPosition, sequence, palette)));
+
+			self.Kill(self);
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/mods/d2k/rules/defaults.yaml b/mods/d2k/rules/defaults.yaml
index 621aaac7ce..b42f8a0486 100644
--- a/mods/d2k/rules/defaults.yaml
+++ b/mods/d2k/rules/defaults.yaml
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@
 	LuaScriptEvents:
 	ScriptTriggers:
 	DeathSounds:
+	Parachutable:
 
 ^Plane:
 	AppearsOnRadar:
diff --git a/mods/ra/rules/defaults.yaml b/mods/ra/rules/defaults.yaml
index 950d309d75..5cdfce8f49 100644
--- a/mods/ra/rules/defaults.yaml
+++ b/mods/ra/rules/defaults.yaml
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@
 	DeathSounds@ZAPPED:
 		DeathSound: Zapped
 		InfDeaths: 6
+	Parachutable:
 
 ^Ship:
 	AppearsOnRadar:
diff --git a/mods/ra/sequences/misc.yaml b/mods/ra/sequences/misc.yaml
index 1c46d17d88..c18d94299d 100644
--- a/mods/ra/sequences/misc.yaml
+++ b/mods/ra/sequences/misc.yaml
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ explosion:
 	small_napalm: napalm1
 		Start: 0
 		Length: *
+	corpse: corpse1
+		Start: 0
+		Length: 6
+		Tick: 1600
 
 pips:
 	groups: