diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/World/SmudgeLayer.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/World/SmudgeLayer.cs
index b009e6876f..2716d38099 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/World/SmudgeLayer.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/World/SmudgeLayer.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ using System.Drawing;
 using System.Linq;
 using OpenRA.FileFormats;
 using OpenRA.Graphics;
-using OpenRA.Traits;
+using OpenRA.Traits;
+using OpenRA.Mods.RA.Effects;
 
 namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 {
@@ -22,7 +23,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 	{
 		public readonly string Type = "Scorch";
 		public readonly string[] Types = {"sc1", "sc2", "sc3", "sc4", "sc5", "sc6"};
-		public readonly int[] Depths = {1,1,1,1,1,1};
+		public readonly int[] Depths = {1,1,1,1,1,1};
+		public readonly int SmokePercentage = 25;
+		public readonly string SmokeType = "smoke_m";
 		public object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new SmudgeLayer(this); }
 	}
 
@@ -53,7 +56,10 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 		public void AddSmudge(int2 loc)
 		{
 			if (!world.GetTerrainInfo(loc).AcceptSmudge)
-				return;
+				return;
+			
+			if (Game.CosmeticRandom.Next(0,100) <= Info.SmokePercentage)
+				world.AddFrameEndTask(w => w.Add(new Smoke(w, Traits.Util.CenterOfCell(loc), Info.SmokeType)));
 
 			// No smudge; create a new one
 			if (!tiles.ContainsKey(loc))
diff --git a/mods/cnc/rules/system.yaml b/mods/cnc/rules/system.yaml
index 34869afa68..b629ba35d7 100644
--- a/mods/cnc/rules/system.yaml
+++ b/mods/cnc/rules/system.yaml
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ World:
 		AllowUnderActors: false
 	SmudgeLayer@SCORCH:
 		Type:Scorch
+		SmokePercentage:50
 		Types:sc1,sc2,sc3,sc4,sc5,sc6
 		Depths:1,1,1,1,1,1
 	SmudgeLayer@CRATER:
diff --git a/mods/ra/rules/system.yaml b/mods/ra/rules/system.yaml
index 00a61bae55..ec7a139aaf 100644
--- a/mods/ra/rules/system.yaml
+++ b/mods/ra/rules/system.yaml
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ World:
 		AllowUnderActors: false
 	SmudgeLayer@SCORCH:
 		Type:Scorch
+		SmokePercentage:50
 		Types:sc1,sc2,sc3,sc4,sc5,sc6
 		Depths:1,1,1,1,1,1
 	SmudgeLayer@CRATER: