diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Commands/DevCommands.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Commands/DevCommands.cs
index 5a4e9725b0..bcf7dcc196 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Commands/DevCommands.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Commands/DevCommands.cs
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Commands
 			register("all", "toggles all cheats and gives you some cash for your trouble.");
 			register("crash", "crashes the game.");
 			register("levelup", "adds a specified number of levels to the selected actors.");
-			register("poweroutage", "causes owners of selected actors to have a 5 second power outage.");
+			register("playerexperience", "adds a specified amount of player experience to the owner(s) of selected actors.");
+			register("poweroutage", "causes owner(s) of selected actors to have a 5 second power outage.");
 			register("kill", "kills selected actors.");
 			register("dispose", "disposes selected actors.");
 		}
@@ -105,6 +106,14 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Commands
 
 					break;
 
+				case "playerexperience":
+					var experience = 0;
+					int.TryParse(arg, out experience);
+
+					foreach (var player in world.Selection.Actors.Select(a => a.Owner.PlayerActor).Distinct())
+						world.IssueOrder(new Order("DevPlayerExperience", player, false) { ExtraData = (uint)experience });
+					break;
+
 				case "poweroutage":
 					foreach (var player in world.Selection.Actors.Select(a => a.Owner.PlayerActor).Distinct())
 						world.IssueOrder(new Order("PowerOutage", player, false) { ExtraData = 250 });
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Player/DeveloperMode.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Player/DeveloperMode.cs
index d129d5ee4c..7552b32865 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Player/DeveloperMode.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Player/DeveloperMode.cs
@@ -229,6 +229,15 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 					break;
 				}
 
+				case "DevPlayerExperience":
+				{
+					var playerExperience = self.Owner.PlayerActor.TraitOrDefault<PlayerExperience>();
+					if (playerExperience != null)
+						playerExperience.GiveExperience((int)order.ExtraData);
+
+					break;
+				}
+
 				case "DevKill":
 				{
 					if (order.Target.Type != TargetType.Actor)