diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/UpgradeMapCommand.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/UpgradeMapCommand.cs
index 94e0e10f1d..1e08285800 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/UpgradeMapCommand.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/UpgradeMapCommand.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.UtilityCommands
 			UpgradeRules.UpgradeWeaponRules(engineDate, ref map.WeaponDefinitions, null, 0);
 			UpgradeRules.UpgradeActorRules(engineDate, ref map.RuleDefinitions, null, 0);
 			UpgradeRules.UpgradePlayers(engineDate, ref map.PlayerDefinitions, null, 0);
+			UpgradeRules.UpgradeActors(engineDate, ref map.ActorDefinitions, null, 0);
 			map.Save(args[1]);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/UpgradeModCommand.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/UpgradeModCommand.cs
index 851530cf2e..1ca906728b 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/UpgradeModCommand.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/UpgradeModCommand.cs
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.UtilityCommands
 				UpgradeRules.UpgradeActorRules(engineDate, ref map.RuleDefinitions, null, 0);
 				UpgradeRules.UpgradeWeaponRules(engineDate, ref map.WeaponDefinitions, null, 0);
 				UpgradeRules.UpgradePlayers(engineDate, ref map.PlayerDefinitions, null, 0);
+				UpgradeRules.UpgradeActors(engineDate, ref map.ActorDefinitions, null, 0);
 				map.Save(map.Path);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/UpgradeRules.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/UpgradeRules.cs
index eea3551efc..adf6a3b3a4 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/UpgradeRules.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/UpgradeRules.cs
@@ -1349,5 +1349,11 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.UtilityCommands
 			foreach (var node in nodes)
 				UpgradePlayers(engineVersion, ref node.Value.Nodes, node, depth + 1);
 		}
+
+		internal static void UpgradeActors(int engineVersion, ref List<MiniYamlNode> nodes, MiniYamlNode parent, int depth)
+		{
+			foreach (var node in nodes)
+				UpgradeActors(engineVersion, ref node.Value.Nodes, node, depth + 1);
+		}
 	}
 }