diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Player.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Player.cs
index c2537e016a..8db71497bc 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Player.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Player.cs
@@ -225,7 +225,11 @@ namespace OpenRA
 		public Dictionary<Player, Stance> Stances = new Dictionary<Player, Stance>();
 		public bool IsAlliedWith(Player p)
 		{
-			// Observers are considered allies to active combatants
+			// Current shroud selection is used to determine stance for spectators
+			if (p != null && p.Spectating && !NonCombatant && p.World.RenderPlayer != null)
+				return Stances[p.World.RenderPlayer] == Stance.Ally;
+
+			// Observers are considered allies if RenderPlayer property is null
 			return p == null || Stances[p] == Stance.Ally || (p.Spectating && !NonCombatant);
 		}