diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/OpenRA.Mods.Common.csproj b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/OpenRA.Mods.Common.csproj
index 19a1a42820..6bf6769b07 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/OpenRA.Mods.Common.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/OpenRA.Mods.Common.csproj
@@ -709,6 +709,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Traits\ThrowsShrapnel.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Traits\World\MusicPlaylist.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Scripting\Global\LightingGlobal.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Traits\SupportPowers\ProduceActorPower.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/SupportPowers/ProduceActorPower.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/SupportPowers/ProduceActorPower.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bbe7737ea9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/SupportPowers/ProduceActorPower.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+#region Copyright & License Information
+/*
+ * Copyright 2007-2015 The OpenRA Developers (see AUTHORS)
+ * This file is part of OpenRA, which is free software. It is made
+ * available to you under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation. For more information,
+ * see COPYING.
+ */
+#endregion
+
+using System.Linq;
+using OpenRA.Traits;
+
+namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
+{
+	[Desc("Produces an actor without using the standard production queue.")]
+	public class ProduceActorPowerInfo : SupportPowerInfo
+	{
+		[ActorReference, FieldLoader.Require]
+		[Desc("Actors to produce.")]
+		public readonly string[] Actors = null;
+
+		[FieldLoader.Require]
+		[Desc("Production queue type to use")]
+		public readonly string Type = null;
+
+		[Desc("Notification played when production is activated.",
+			"The filename of the audio is defined per faction in notifications.yaml.")]
+		public readonly string ReadyAudio = null;
+
+		[Desc("Notification played when the exit is jammed.",
+			"The filename of the audio is defined per faction in notifications.yaml.")]
+		public readonly string BlockedAudio = null;
+
+		public override object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new ProduceActorPower(init, this); }
+	}
+
+	public class ProduceActorPower : SupportPower
+	{
+		readonly string faction;
+
+		public ProduceActorPower(ActorInitializer init, ProduceActorPowerInfo info)
+			: base(init.Self, info)
+		{
+			faction = init.Contains<FactionInit>() ? init.Get<FactionInit, string>() : init.Self.Owner.Faction.InternalName;
+		}
+
+		public override void SelectTarget(Actor self, string order, SupportPowerManager manager)
+		{
+			self.World.IssueOrder(new Order(order, manager.Self, false));
+		}
+
+		public override void Activate(Actor self, Order order, SupportPowerManager manager)
+		{
+			base.Activate(self, order, manager);
+
+			var info = Info as ProduceActorPowerInfo;
+			var sp = self.TraitsImplementing<Production>()
+				.FirstOrDefault(p => p.Info.Produces.Contains(info.Type));
+
+			// TODO: The power should not reset if the production fails.
+			// Fixing this will require a larger rework of the support power code
+			var activated = false;
+
+			if (sp != null)
+				foreach (var name in info.Actors)
+					activated |= sp.Produce(self, self.World.Map.Rules.Actors[name], faction);
+
+			if (activated)
+				Game.Sound.PlayNotification(self.World.Map.Rules, manager.Self.Owner, "Speech", info.ReadyAudio, self.Owner.Faction.InternalName);
+			else
+				Game.Sound.PlayNotification(self.World.Map.Rules, manager.Self.Owner, "Speech", info.BlockedAudio, self.Owner.Faction.InternalName);
+		}
+	}
+}