diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Effects/SpriteEffect.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Effects/SpriteEffect.cs
index 1f7ddda5dc..afba2540d8 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Effects/SpriteEffect.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Effects/SpriteEffect.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ using OpenRA.Graphics;
 
 namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Effects
 {
-	public class SpriteEffect : IEffect
+	public class SpriteEffect : IEffect, ISpatiallyPartitionable
 	{
 		readonly World world;
 		readonly string palette;
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Effects
 			this.scaleSizeWithZoom = scaleSizeWithZoom;
 			this.visibleThroughFog = visibleThroughFog;
 			anim = new Animation(world, image, () => facing);
-			anim.PlayThen(sequence, () => world.AddFrameEndTask(w => w.Remove(this)));
+			anim.PlayThen(sequence, () => world.AddFrameEndTask(w => { w.Remove(this); w.ScreenMap.Remove(this); }));
+			world.ScreenMap.Add(this, pos, anim.Image);
 		}
 
 		public void Tick(World world)