diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Traits/Chronoshiftable.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Traits/Chronoshiftable.cs
index b545740166..43246ea059 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Traits/Chronoshiftable.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Traits/Chronoshiftable.cs
@@ -19,21 +19,29 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Traits
 	[Desc("Can be teleported via Chronoshift power.")]
 	public class ChronoshiftableInfo : ITraitInfo
 	{
+		[Desc("Should the actor die instead of being teleported?")]
 		public readonly bool ExplodeInstead = false;
 		public readonly string ChronoshiftSound = "chrono2.aud";
 
+		[Desc("Should the actor return to its location after the chronoshift weared out?.")]
+		public readonly bool ReturnToOrigin = true;
+
+		[Desc("The color the bar of the 'return-to-origin' logic has.")]
+		public readonly Color TimeBarColor = Color.White;
+
 		public object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new Chronoshiftable(init, this); }
 	}
 
-	public class Chronoshiftable : ITick, ISync, ISelectionBar, IDeathActorInitModifier
+	public class Chronoshiftable : ITick, ISync, ISelectionBar, IDeathActorInitModifier, INotifyCreated
 	{
 		readonly ChronoshiftableInfo info;
 		readonly Actor self;
 		Actor chronosphere;
 		bool killCargo;
 		int duration;
+		IPositionable iPositionable;
 
-		// Return-to-sender logic
+		// Return-to-origin logic
 		[Sync] public CPos Origin;
 		[Sync] public int ReturnTicks = 0;
 
@@ -54,7 +62,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Traits
 
 		public void Tick(Actor self)
 		{
-			if (ReturnTicks <= 0)
+			if (!info.ReturnToOrigin || ReturnTicks <= 0)
 				return;
 
 			// Return to original location
@@ -65,28 +73,33 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Traits
 			}
 		}
 
+		public void Created(Actor self)
+		{
+			iPositionable = self.TraitOrDefault<IPositionable>();
+		}
+
 		// Can't be used in synced code, except with ignoreVis.
 		public virtual bool CanChronoshiftTo(Actor self, CPos targetLocation)
 		{
 			// TODO: Allow enemy units to be chronoshifted into bad terrain to kill them
-			return self.Info.HasTraitInfo<IPositionableInfo>() && self.Trait<IPositionable>().CanEnterCell(targetLocation);
+			return iPositionable != null && iPositionable.CanEnterCell(targetLocation);
 		}
 
 		public virtual bool Teleport(Actor self, CPos targetLocation, int duration, bool killCargo, Actor chronosphere)
 		{
-			// some things appear chronoshiftable, but instead they just die.
+			// Some things appear chronoshiftable, but instead they just die.
 			if (info.ExplodeInstead)
 			{
 				self.World.AddFrameEndTask(w =>
 				{
-					// damage is inflicted by the chronosphere
+					// Damage is inflicted by the chronosphere
 					if (!self.Disposed)
 						self.InflictDamage(chronosphere, int.MaxValue, null);
 				});
 				return true;
 			}
 
-			// Set up return-to-sender info
+			// Set up return-to-origin info
 			Origin = self.Location;
 			ReturnTicks = duration;
 			this.duration = duration;
@@ -103,19 +116,23 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Traits
 		// Show the remaining time as a bar
 		public float GetValue()
 		{
-			// otherwise an empty bar is rendered all the time
+			if (!info.ReturnToOrigin)
+				return 0f;
+
+			// Otherwise an empty bar is rendered all the time
 			if (ReturnTicks == 0 || !self.Owner.IsAlliedWith(self.World.RenderPlayer))
 				return 0f;
 
 			return (float)ReturnTicks / duration;
 		}
 
-		public Color GetColor() { return Color.White; }
+		public Color GetColor() { return info.TimeBarColor; }
 
 		public void ModifyDeathActorInit(Actor self, TypeDictionary init)
 		{
-			if (ReturnTicks <= 0)
+			if (!info.ReturnToOrigin || ReturnTicks <= 0)
 				return;
+
 			init.Add(new ChronoshiftOriginInit(Origin));
 			init.Add(new ChronoshiftReturnInit(ReturnTicks));
 			if (chronosphere != self)