diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/AIUtils.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/AIUtils.cs
index 0f4e8dc522..09804b9330 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/AIUtils.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/AIUtils.cs
@@ -79,5 +79,39 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common
 			if (Game.Settings.Debug.BotDebug)
 				TextNotificationsManager.Debug(format, args);
 		}
+
+		public static IEnumerable<Order> ClearBlockersOrders(IEnumerable<CPos> tiles, Player owner, Actor ignoreActor = null)
+		{
+			var world = owner.World;
+			var adjacentTiles = Util.ExpandFootprint(tiles, true).Except(tiles)
+				.Where(world.Map.Contains).ToList();
+
+			var blockers = tiles.SelectMany(world.ActorMap.GetActorsAt)
+				.Where(a => a.Owner == owner && a.IsIdle && (ignoreActor == null || a != ignoreActor))
+				.Select(a => new TraitPair<IMove>(a, a.TraitOrDefault<IMove>()))
+				.Where(x => x.Trait != null);
+
+			foreach (var blocker in blockers)
+			{
+				CPos moveCell;
+				if (blocker.Trait is Mobile mobile)
+				{
+					var availableCells = adjacentTiles.Where(t => mobile.CanEnterCell(t)).ToList();
+					if (availableCells.Count == 0)
+						continue;
+
+					moveCell = blocker.Actor.ClosestCell(availableCells);
+				}
+				else if (blocker.Trait is Aircraft)
+					moveCell = blocker.Actor.Location;
+				else
+					continue;
+
+				yield return new Order("Move", blocker.Actor, Target.FromCell(world, moveCell), false)
+				{
+					SuppressVisualFeedback = true
+				};
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Orders/PlaceBuildingOrderGenerator.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Orders/PlaceBuildingOrderGenerator.cs
index dea3ee3526..90151ed091 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Orders/PlaceBuildingOrderGenerator.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Orders/PlaceBuildingOrderGenerator.cs
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Orders
 					if (!world.CanPlaceBuilding(topLeft, ai, bi, null)
 						|| !bi.IsCloseEnoughToBase(world, owner, ai, topLeft))
 					{
-						foreach (var order in ClearBlockersOrders(world, topLeft))
+						foreach (var order in ClearBlockersOrders(topLeft))
 							yield return order;
 
 						Game.Sound.PlayNotification(world.Map.Rules, owner, "Speech", notification, owner.Faction.InternalName);
@@ -326,38 +326,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Orders
 
 		void IOrderGenerator.Deactivate() { }
 
-		IEnumerable<Order> ClearBlockersOrders(World world, CPos topLeft)
+		IEnumerable<Order> ClearBlockersOrders(CPos topLeft)
 		{
-			var allTiles = variants[variant].BuildingInfo.Tiles(topLeft).ToArray();
-			var adjacentTiles = Util.ExpandFootprint(allTiles, true).Except(allTiles)
-				.Where(world.Map.Contains).ToList();
-
-			var blockers = allTiles.SelectMany(world.ActorMap.GetActorsAt)
-				.Where(a => a.Owner == Queue.Actor.Owner && a.IsIdle)
-				.Select(a => new TraitPair<IMove>(a, a.TraitOrDefault<IMove>()))
-				.Where(x => x.Trait != null);
-
-			foreach (var blocker in blockers)
-			{
-				CPos moveCell;
-				if (blocker.Trait is Mobile mobile)
-				{
-					var availableCells = adjacentTiles.Where(t => mobile.CanEnterCell(t)).ToList();
-					if (availableCells.Count == 0)
-						continue;
-
-					moveCell = blocker.Actor.ClosestCell(availableCells);
-				}
-				else if (blocker.Trait is Aircraft)
-					moveCell = blocker.Actor.Location;
-				else
-					continue;
-
-				yield return new Order("Move", blocker.Actor, Target.FromCell(world, moveCell), false)
-				{
-					SuppressVisualFeedback = true
-				};
-			}
+			return AIUtils.ClearBlockersOrders(variants[variant].BuildingInfo.Tiles(topLeft).ToList(), Queue.Actor.Owner);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Transforms.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Transforms.cs
index 7d424542d2..f96ee6be5a 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Transforms.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Transforms.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
 using OpenRA.Activities;
 using OpenRA.Mods.Common.Activities;
 using OpenRA.Mods.Common.Orders;
@@ -97,6 +98,11 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 			return buildingInfo == null || self.World.CanPlaceBuilding(self.Location + Info.Offset, actorInfo, buildingInfo, self);
 		}
 
+		IEnumerable<Order> ClearBlockersOrders(CPos topLeft)
+		{
+			return AIUtils.ClearBlockersOrders(buildingInfo.Tiles(topLeft).ToList(), self.Owner, self);
+		}
+
 		public Activity GetTransformActivity()
 		{
 			return new Transform(Info.IntoActor)
@@ -139,6 +145,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 		{
 			if (!queued && !CanDeploy())
 			{
+				foreach (var order in ClearBlockersOrders(self.Location + Info.Offset))
+					self.World.IssueOrder(order);
+
 				// Only play the "Cannot deploy here" audio
 				// for non-queued orders
 				foreach (var s in Info.NoTransformSounds)