diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/AI/BaseBuilder.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/AI/BaseBuilder.cs
index add3c688de..105c512c48 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/AI/BaseBuilder.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/AI/BaseBuilder.cs
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.AI
 
 		bool HasSufficientPowerForActor(ActorInfo actorInfo)
 		{
-			return (actorInfo.TraitInfos<PowerInfo>().Where(i => i.EnabledByDefault)
+			return playerPower == null || (actorInfo.TraitInfos<PowerInfo>().Where(i => i.EnabledByDefault)
 				.Sum(p => p.Amount) + playerPower.ExcessPower) >= minimumExcessPower;
 		}
 
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.AI
 				a => a.TraitInfos<PowerInfo>().Where(i => i.EnabledByDefault).Sum(p => p.Amount));
 
 			// First priority is to get out of a low power situation
-			if (playerPower.ExcessPower < minimumExcessPower)
+			if (playerPower != null && playerPower.ExcessPower < minimumExcessPower)
 			{
 				if (power != null && power.TraitInfos<PowerInfo>().Where(i => i.EnabledByDefault).Sum(p => p.Amount) > 0)
 				{
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.AI
 
 				// Will this put us into low power?
 				var actor = world.Map.Rules.Actors[name];
-				if (playerPower.ExcessPower < minimumExcessPower || !HasSufficientPowerForActor(actor))
+				if (playerPower != null && (playerPower.ExcessPower < minimumExcessPower || !HasSufficientPowerForActor(actor)))
 				{
 					// Try building a power plant instead
 					if (power != null && power.TraitInfos<PowerInfo>().Where(i => i.EnabledByDefault).Sum(pi => pi.Amount) > 0)
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/AI/HackyAI.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/AI/HackyAI.cs
index ecde59da1b..c4dbc7918b 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/AI/HackyAI.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/AI/HackyAI.cs
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.AI
 		{
 			Player = p;
 			IsEnabled = true;
-			playerPower = p.PlayerActor.Trait<PowerManager>();
+			playerPower = p.PlayerActor.TraitOrDefault<PowerManager>();
 			playerResource = p.PlayerActor.Trait<PlayerResources>();
 
 			harvManager = new AIHarvesterManager(this, p);
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Player/ClassicProductionQueue.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Player/ClassicProductionQueue.cs
index ad8d0933d6..8f66ba0094 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Player/ClassicProductionQueue.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Player/ClassicProductionQueue.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 	[Desc("Attach this to the player actor (not a building!) to define a new shared build queue.",
 		"Will only work together with the Production: trait on the actor that actually does the production.",
 		"You will also want to add PrimaryBuildings: to let the user choose where new units should exit.")]
-	public class ClassicProductionQueueInfo : ProductionQueueInfo, Requires<TechTreeInfo>, Requires<PowerManagerInfo>, Requires<PlayerResourcesInfo>
+	public class ClassicProductionQueueInfo : ProductionQueueInfo, Requires<TechTreeInfo>, Requires<PlayerResourcesInfo>
 	{
 		[Desc("If you build more actors of the same type,", "the same queue will get its build time lowered for every actor produced there.")]
 		public readonly bool SpeedUp = false;
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Player/ProductionQueue.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Player/ProductionQueue.cs
index 75d39f7a6a..80a98fef4c 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Player/ProductionQueue.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Player/ProductionQueue.cs
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 			self = init.Self;
 			Info = info;
 			playerResources = playerActor.Trait<PlayerResources>();
-			playerPower = playerActor.Trait<PowerManager>();
 			developerMode = playerActor.Trait<DeveloperMode>();
 
 			Faction = init.Contains<FactionInit>() ? init.Get<FactionInit, string>() : self.Owner.Faction.InternalName;
@@ -135,6 +134,11 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 
 		void INotifyCreated.Created(Actor self)
 		{
+			// Special case handling is required for the Player actor.
+			// Created is called before Player.PlayerActor is assigned,
+			// so we must query other player traits from self, knowing that
+			// it refers to the same actor as self.Owner.PlayerActor
+			playerPower = (self.Info.Name == "player" ? self : self.Owner.PlayerActor).TraitOrDefault<PowerManager>();
 			productionTraits = self.TraitsImplementing<Production>().ToArray();
 		}
 
@@ -152,7 +156,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 		{
 			ClearQueue();
 
-			playerPower = newOwner.PlayerActor.Trait<PowerManager>();
+			playerPower = newOwner.PlayerActor.TraitOrDefault<PowerManager>();
 			playerResources = newOwner.PlayerActor.Trait<PlayerResources>();
 			developerMode = newOwner.PlayerActor.Trait<DeveloperMode>();
 
@@ -522,7 +526,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 		{
 			get
 			{
-				return (pm.PowerState == PowerState.Normal) ? RemainingTime :
+				return (pm == null || pm.PowerState == PowerState.Normal) ? RemainingTime :
 					RemainingTime * Queue.Info.LowPowerSlowdown;
 			}
 		}
@@ -570,7 +574,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 			if (Paused)
 				return;
 
-			if (pm.PowerState != PowerState.Normal)
+			if (pm != null && pm.PowerState != PowerState.Normal)
 			{
 				if (--Slowdown <= 0)
 					Slowdown = Queue.Info.LowPowerSlowdown;
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Ingame/ObserverStatsLogic.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Ingame/ObserverStatsLogic.cs
index 6ad38bd85b..7f62567c82 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Ingame/ObserverStatsLogic.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Ingame/ObserverStatsLogic.cs
@@ -255,10 +255,13 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 			template.Get<LabelWidget>("CASH").GetText = () => "$" + (res.Cash + res.Resources);
 			template.Get<LabelWidget>("EARNED_MIN").GetText = () => AverageEarnedPerMinute(res.Earned);
 
-			var powerRes = player.PlayerActor.Trait<PowerManager>();
-			var power = template.Get<LabelWidget>("POWER");
-			power.GetText = () => powerRes.PowerDrained + "/" + powerRes.PowerProvided;
-			power.GetColor = () => GetPowerColor(powerRes.PowerState);
+			var powerRes = player.PlayerActor.TraitOrDefault<PowerManager>();
+			if (powerRes != null)
+			{
+				var power = template.Get<LabelWidget>("POWER");
+				power.GetText = () => powerRes.PowerDrained + "/" + powerRes.PowerProvided;
+				power.GetColor = () => GetPowerColor(powerRes.PowerState);
+			}
 
 			var stats = player.PlayerActor.TraitOrDefault<PlayerStatistics>();
 			if (stats == null) return template;
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Ingame/ProductionTooltipLogic.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Ingame/ProductionTooltipLogic.cs
index 609bfba1ea..7db41fd9bd 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Ingame/ProductionTooltipLogic.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Ingame/ProductionTooltipLogic.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 		{
 			var world = player.World;
 			var mapRules = world.Map.Rules;
-			var pm = player.PlayerActor.Trait<PowerManager>();
+			var pm = player.PlayerActor.TraitOrDefault<PowerManager>();
 			var pr = player.PlayerActor.Trait<PlayerResources>();
 
 			widget.IsVisible = () => getTooltipIcon() != null && getTooltipIcon().Actor != null;
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 
 			ActorInfo lastActor = null;
 			Hotkey lastHotkey = Hotkey.Invalid;
-			var lastPowerState = pm.PowerState;
+			var lastPowerState = pm == null ? PowerState.Normal : pm.PowerState;
 
 			tooltipContainer.BeforeRender = () =>
 			{
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 					return;
 
 				var hotkey = tooltipIcon.Hotkey != null ? tooltipIcon.Hotkey.GetValue() : Hotkey.Invalid;
-				if (actor == lastActor && hotkey == lastHotkey && pm.PowerState == lastPowerState)
+				if (actor == lastActor && hotkey == lastHotkey && (pm == null || pm.PowerState == lastPowerState))
 					return;
 
 				var tooltip = actor.TraitInfos<TooltipInfo>().FirstOrDefault(info => info.EnabledByDefault);
@@ -92,19 +92,23 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 				requiresLabel.Text = prereqs.Any() ? requiresFormat.F(prereqs.JoinWith(", ")) : "";
 				var requiresSize = requiresFont.Measure(requiresLabel.Text);
 
-				var power = actor.TraitInfos<PowerInfo>().Where(i => i.EnabledByDefault).Sum(i => i.Amount);
-				powerLabel.Text = power.ToString();
-				powerLabel.GetColor = () => ((pm.PowerProvided - pm.PowerDrained) >= -power || power > 0)
-					? Color.White : Color.Red;
-				powerLabel.Visible = power != 0;
-				powerIcon.Visible = power != 0;
-				var powerSize = font.Measure(powerLabel.Text);
+				var powerSize = new int2(0, 0);
+				if (pm != null)
+				{
+					var power = actor.TraitInfos<PowerInfo>().Where(i => i.EnabledByDefault).Sum(i => i.Amount);
+					powerLabel.Text = power.ToString();
+					powerLabel.GetColor = () => ((pm.PowerProvided - pm.PowerDrained) >= -power || power > 0)
+						? Color.White : Color.Red;
+					powerLabel.Visible = power != 0;
+					powerIcon.Visible = power != 0;
+					powerSize = font.Measure(powerLabel.Text);
+				}
 
 				var buildTime = tooltipIcon.ProductionQueue == null ? 0 : tooltipIcon.ProductionQueue.GetBuildTime(actor, buildable);
-				var timeMultiplier = pm.PowerState != PowerState.Normal ? tooltipIcon.ProductionQueue.Info.LowPowerSlowdown : 1;
+				var timeMultiplier = pm != null && pm.PowerState != PowerState.Normal ? tooltipIcon.ProductionQueue.Info.LowPowerSlowdown : 1;
 
 				timeLabel.Text = formatBuildTime.Update(buildTime * timeMultiplier);
-				timeLabel.TextColor = (pm.PowerState != PowerState.Normal && tooltipIcon.ProductionQueue.Info.LowPowerSlowdown > 1) ? Color.Red : Color.White;
+				timeLabel.TextColor = (pm != null && pm.PowerState != PowerState.Normal && tooltipIcon.ProductionQueue.Info.LowPowerSlowdown > 1) ? Color.Red : Color.White;
 				var timeSize = font.Measure(timeLabel.Text);
 
 				costLabel.Text = cost.ToString();
@@ -127,7 +131,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 
 				lastActor = actor;
 				lastHotkey = hotkey;
-				lastPowerState = pm.PowerState;
+				if (pm != null)
+					lastPowerState = pm.PowerState;
 			};
 		}