diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/AI/HackyAI.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/AI/HackyAI.cs
index c02bcf87cb..3498861f90 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/AI/HackyAI.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/AI/HackyAI.cs
@@ -833,6 +833,10 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.AI
 						continue;
 				}
 
+				var para = harvester.TraitOrDefault<Parachutable>();
+				if (para != null && para.IsInAir)
+					continue;
+
 				// Tell the idle harvester to quit slacking:
 				var newSafeResourcePatch = FindNextResource(harvester, harv);
 				BotDebug("AI: Harvester {0} is idle. Ordering to {1} in search for new resources.".F(harvester, newSafeResourcePatch));
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Parachutable.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Parachutable.cs
index 7416ae7d4f..f326736f06 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Parachutable.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Parachutable.cs
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 			positionable = self.Trait<IPositionable>();
 		}
 
+		public bool IsInAir { get; private set; }
+
 		void INotifyCreated.Created(Actor self)
 		{
 			conditionManager = self.TraitOrDefault<ConditionManager>();
@@ -66,12 +68,16 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 
 		void INotifyParachute.OnParachute(Actor self)
 		{
+			IsInAir = true;
+
 			if (conditionManager != null && parachutingToken == ConditionManager.InvalidConditionToken && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(info.ParachutingCondition))
 				parachutingToken = conditionManager.GrantCondition(self, info.ParachutingCondition);
 		}
 
 		void INotifyParachute.OnLanded(Actor self, Actor ignore)
 		{
+			IsInAir = false;
+
 			if (parachutingToken != ConditionManager.InvalidConditionToken)
 				parachutingToken = conditionManager.RevokeCondition(self, parachutingToken);