diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/GameRules/WeaponInfo.cs b/OpenRA.Game/GameRules/WeaponInfo.cs
index 645261fd2f..9b19e66aa9 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/GameRules/WeaponInfo.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/GameRules/WeaponInfo.cs
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.GameRules
 		[FieldLoader.Load] public readonly bool Underwater = false;
 		[FieldLoader.Load] public readonly string[] ValidTargets = { "Ground" };
 		[FieldLoader.Load] public readonly int BurstDelay = 5;
+		[FieldLoader.Load] public readonly float MinRange = 0;
 
 		[FieldLoader.LoadUsing( "LoadProjectile" )] public IProjectileInfo Projectile;
 		[FieldLoader.LoadUsing( "LoadWarheads" )] public List<WarheadInfo> Warheads;
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/AttackBase.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/AttackBase.cs
index d1901b003e..b57959ae76 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/AttackBase.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/AttackBase.cs
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 
 			if (w.Info.Range * w.Info.Range * Game.CellSize * Game.CellSize
 			    < (target.CenterLocation - self.CenterLocation).LengthSquared) return false;
+
+			if (w.Info.MinRange * w.Info.MinRange * Game.CellSize * Game.CellSize >
+				(target.CenterLocation - self.CenterLocation).LengthSquared) return false;
 			
 			if (!w.IsValidAgainst(target)) return false;