diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Attack/AttackBase.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Attack/AttackBase.cs
index 993426b046..73885892d4 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Attack/AttackBase.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Attack/AttackBase.cs
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 		[Desc("Allow firing into the fog to target frozen actors without requiring force-fire.")]
 		public readonly bool TargetFrozenActors = false;
 
+		[Desc("Force-fire mode ignores actors and targets the ground instead.")]
+		public readonly bool ForceFireIgnoresActors = false;
+
 		[VoiceReference] public readonly string Voice = "Action";
 
 		public override abstract object Create(ActorInitializer init);
@@ -402,6 +405,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 				if (modifiers.HasModifier(TargetModifiers.ForceMove))
 					return false;
 
+				if (ab.Info.ForceFireIgnoresActors && modifiers.HasModifier(TargetModifiers.ForceAttack))
+					return false;
+
 				// Disguised actors are revealed by the attack cursor
 				// HACK: works around limitations in the targeting code that force the
 				// targeting and attacking logic (which should be logically separate)