diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/Parachute.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/Parachute.cs
index cf94fe6e18..3f86af57e6 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/Parachute.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Effects/Parachute.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Effects
 	{
 		readonly ParachutableInfo parachutableInfo;
 		readonly Animation parachute;
+		readonly Animation shadow;
 		readonly WVec parachuteOffset;
 		readonly Actor cargo;
 		WPos pos;
@@ -37,6 +38,13 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Effects
 				parachute.PlayThen("open", () => parachute.PlayRepeating("idle"));
 			}
 
+			var shadowSprite = parachutableInfo != null ? parachutableInfo.ShadowSequence : null;
+			if (shadowSprite != null)
+			{
+				shadow = new Animation(cargo.World, shadowSprite);
+				shadow.PlayRepeating("idle");
+			}
+
 			if (parachutableInfo != null)
 				parachuteOffset = parachutableInfo.ParachuteOffset;
 
@@ -51,6 +59,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Effects
 			if (parachute != null)
 				parachute.Tick();
 
+			if (shadow != null)
+				shadow.Tick();
+
 			pos -= fallRate;
 
 			if (pos.Z <= 0)
@@ -75,18 +86,23 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Effects
 			if (!rc.Any())
 				yield break;
 
-			var shadow = wr.Palette(parachutableInfo.ParachuteShadowPalette);
+			var parachuteShadowPalette = wr.Palette(parachutableInfo.ParachuteShadowPalette);
 			foreach (var c in rc)
 			{
-				if (!c.IsDecoration)
-					yield return c.WithPalette(shadow).WithZOffset(c.ZOffset - 1).AsDecoration();
+				if (!c.IsDecoration && shadow == null)
+					yield return c.WithPalette(parachuteShadowPalette).WithZOffset(c.ZOffset - 1).AsDecoration();
 
 				yield return c.OffsetBy(pos - c.Pos);
 			}
 
-			var palette = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(parachutableInfo.ParachutePalette) ? wr.Palette(parachutableInfo.ParachutePalette) : rc.First().Palette;
+			var shadowPalette = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(parachutableInfo.ShadowPalette) ? wr.Palette(parachutableInfo.ShadowPalette) : rc.First().Palette;
+			if (shadow != null)
+				foreach (var r in shadow.Render(pos, parachuteOffset, 1, shadowPalette, 1f))
+					yield return r;
+
+			var parachutePalette = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(parachutableInfo.ParachutePalette) ? wr.Palette(parachutableInfo.ParachutePalette) : rc.First().Palette;
 			if (parachute != null)
-				foreach (var r in parachute.Render(pos, parachuteOffset, 1, palette, 1f))
+				foreach (var r in parachute.Render(pos, parachuteOffset, 1, parachutePalette, 1f))
 					yield return r;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Parachutable.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Parachutable.cs
index e4d630d3f9..b8d0d39c44 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Parachutable.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Parachutable.cs
@@ -28,10 +28,18 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 
 		[Desc("Requires the sub-sequences \"open\" and \"idle\".")]
 		public readonly string ParachuteSequence = null;
+		[Desc("Optional, otherwise defaults to the palette the actor is using.")]
 		public readonly string ParachutePalette = null;
+		[Desc("Used to clone the actor with this palette and render it with a visual offset below.")]
 		public readonly string ParachuteShadowPalette = "shadow";
+
 		public readonly WVec ParachuteOffset = WVec.Zero;
 
+		[Desc("Alternative to ParachuteShadowPalette which disables it and allows to set a custom sprite sequence instead.")]
+		public readonly string ShadowSequence = null;
+		[Desc("Optional, otherwise defaults to the palette the actor is using.")]
+		public readonly string ShadowPalette = null;
+
 		public object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new Parachutable(init, this); }
 	}
 
diff --git a/mods/ra/bits/parach-shadow.shp b/mods/ra/bits/parach-shadow.shp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7d848c88a4
Binary files /dev/null and b/mods/ra/bits/parach-shadow.shp differ
diff --git a/mods/ra/rules/defaults.yaml b/mods/ra/rules/defaults.yaml
index 5d3eeba251..0f5d0eac3d 100644
--- a/mods/ra/rules/defaults.yaml
+++ b/mods/ra/rules/defaults.yaml
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@
 		ParachuteOffset: 0,0,427
 		KilledOnImpassableTerrain: true
 		ParachuteSequence: parach
+		ShadowSequence: parach-shadow
 
 ^Ship:
 	AppearsOnRadar:
diff --git a/mods/ra/sequences/misc.yaml b/mods/ra/sequences/misc.yaml
index c18d94299d..1092fbf7ae 100644
--- a/mods/ra/sequences/misc.yaml
+++ b/mods/ra/sequences/misc.yaml
@@ -370,6 +370,11 @@ parach:
 		Start: 5
 		Length: 11
 
+parach-shadow:
+	idle:
+		Start: 0
+		Length: *
+
 atomicup:
 	idle:
 		Start: 0