diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/AutoTarget.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/AutoTarget.cs
index b09d09c28a..1cedf6c5d9 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/AutoTarget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/AutoTarget.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 
 	public enum UnitStance { HoldFire, ReturnFire, AttackAnything };
 
-	public class AutoTarget : INotifyIdle, INotifyDamage, ITick
+	public class AutoTarget : INotifyIdle, INotifyDamage, ITick, IResolveOrder
 	{
 		readonly AutoTargetInfo Info;
 		readonly AttackBase attack;
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 			attack = self.Trait<AttackBase>();
 		}
 
+		public void ResolveOrder(Actor self, Order order)
+		{
+			if (order.OrderString == "SetUnitStance")
+				stance = (UnitStance)order.TargetLocation.X;
+		}
+
 		public void Damaged(Actor self, AttackInfo e)
 		{
 			if (!self.IsIdle) return;
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/WorldCommandWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/WorldCommandWidget.cs
index 1d5228d0b7..fa0ad57d24 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/WorldCommandWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/WorldCommandWidget.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Widgets
 		public string StopKey = "s";
 		public string ScatterKey = "x";
 		public string DeployKey = "f";
+		public string StanceCycleKey = "z";
 		public string BaseCycleKey = "backspace";
 		public readonly OrderManager OrderManager;
 
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Widgets
 
 		public override string GetCursor(int2 pos) { return null; }
 		public override Rectangle GetEventBounds() { return Rectangle.Empty; }
+
 		public override bool HandleKeyPress(KeyInput e)
 		{
 			if (World == null) return false;
@@ -67,6 +69,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Widgets
 
 				if (e.KeyName == DeployKey)
 					return PerformDeploy();
+
+				if (e.KeyName == StanceCycleKey)
+					return PerformStanceCycle();
 			}
 
 			return false;
@@ -115,6 +120,28 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Widgets
 			return true;
 		}
 
+		bool PerformStanceCycle()
+		{
+			var actor = World.Selection.Actors
+				.Where(a => a.Owner == World.LocalPlayer)
+				.Select(a => Pair.New( a, a.TraitOrDefault<AutoTarget>() ))
+				.Where(a => a.Second != null).FirstOrDefault();
+
+			if (actor.First == null)
+				return true;
+
+			var stances = (UnitStance[])Enum.GetValues(typeof(UnitStance));
+
+			var nextStance = stances.Concat(stances).SkipWhile(s => s != actor.Second.stance).Skip(1).First();
+
+			PerformKeyboardOrderOnSelection(a =>
+				new Order("SetUnitStance", a, false) { TargetLocation = new int2((int)nextStance, 0) });
+
+			Game.Debug( "Unit stance set to: {0}".F(nextStance) );
+
+			return true;
+		}
+
         bool CycleBases()
         {
             var bases = World.ActorsWithTrait<BaseBuilding>()