diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Traits/TraitsInterfaces.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Traits/TraitsInterfaces.cs
index b8ab0f7b3d..5d3f90309f 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Traits/TraitsInterfaces.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Traits/TraitsInterfaces.cs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Traits
 
     public interface IDisable { bool Disabled { get; } }
     public interface IExplodeModifier { bool ShouldExplode(Actor self); }
-    public interface INudge { void OnNudge(Actor self, Actor nudger); }
+    public interface INudge { void OnNudge(Actor self, Actor nudger, bool force); }
 
     public interface IRadarSignature
     {
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Move/Mobile.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Move/Mobile.cs
index a3eac5aff1..5a3b5cb3f3 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Move/Mobile.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Move/Mobile.cs
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Move
 			
 			if (order.OrderString == "Scatter")
             {
-                OnNudge(self, self);
+                OnNudge(self, self, true);
             }
         }
 
@@ -365,15 +365,14 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Move
                 self.World.ActorMap.Remove(self, this);
         }
 
-        public void OnNudge(Actor self, Actor nudger)
+        public void OnNudge(Actor self, Actor nudger, bool force)
         {
             /* initial fairly braindead implementation. */
-
-            if (self.Owner.Stances[nudger.Owner] != Stance.Ally)
+            if (!force && self.Owner.Stances[nudger.Owner] != Stance.Ally)
                 return;		/* don't allow ourselves to be pushed around
 							 * by the enemy! */
 
-            if (!self.IsIdle)
+            if (!force && !self.IsIdle)
                 return;		/* don't nudge if we're busy doing something! */
 
             // pick an adjacent available cell.
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Move/Move.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Move/Move.cs
index d67ccfef8a..3d1823e2da 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Move/Move.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Move/Move.cs
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Move
 
 			var nudge = blocker.TraitOrDefault<INudge>();
 			if (nudge != null)
-				nudge.OnNudge(blocker, self);
+				nudge.OnNudge(blocker, self, false);
 		}
 
 		Pair<int2, SubCell>? PopPath( Actor self, Mobile mobile )