diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Player/ModularBot.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Player/ModularBot.cs
index 9d07c81119..d073d63181 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Player/ModularBot.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Player/ModularBot.cs
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 			player = p;
 			tickModules = p.PlayerActor.TraitsImplementing<IBotTick>().ToArray();
 			attackResponseModules = p.PlayerActor.TraitsImplementing<IBotRespondToAttack>().ToArray();
+			foreach (var ibe in p.PlayerActor.TraitsImplementing<IBotEnabled>())
+				ibe.BotEnabled(this);
 		}
 
 		void IBot.QueueOrder(Order order)
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/TraitsInterfaces.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/TraitsInterfaces.cs
index 275db8fb68..409f166e37 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/TraitsInterfaces.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/TraitsInterfaces.cs
@@ -470,6 +470,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 	[RequireExplicitImplementation]
 	public interface IPreventsShroudReset { bool PreventShroudReset(Actor self); }
 
+	[RequireExplicitImplementation]
+	public interface IBotEnabled { void BotEnabled(IBot bot); }
+
 	[RequireExplicitImplementation]
 	public interface IBotTick { void BotTick(IBot bot); }