diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Conditions/GrantConditionOnDeploy.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Conditions/GrantConditionOnDeploy.cs
index 64d064a67b..f8a2c3752c 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Conditions/GrantConditionOnDeploy.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Conditions/GrantConditionOnDeploy.cs
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 		[Desc("Can this actor undeploy?")]
 		public readonly bool CanUndeploy = true;
 
+		[Desc("Skip make/deploy animation?")]
+		public readonly bool SkipMakeAnimation = false;
+
 		public object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new GrantConditionOnDeploy(init, this); }
 	}
 
@@ -223,7 +226,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 				OnDeployCompleted();
 			else
 				foreach (var n in notify)
-					n.Deploy(self);
+					n.Deploy(self, Info.SkipMakeAnimation);
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>Play undeploy sound and animation and after that revoke the condition.</summary>
@@ -246,7 +249,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 				OnUndeployCompleted();
 			else
 				foreach (var n in notify)
-					n.Undeploy(self);
+					n.Undeploy(self, Info.SkipMakeAnimation);
 		}
 
 		void OnDeployStarted()
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Render/WithMakeAnimation.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Render/WithMakeAnimation.cs
index 47c355b3a6..21ea11c379 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Render/WithMakeAnimation.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Render/WithMakeAnimation.cs
@@ -116,16 +116,24 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits.Render
 		}
 
 		// TODO: Make this use Forward instead
-		void INotifyDeployTriggered.Deploy(Actor self)
+		void INotifyDeployTriggered.Deploy(Actor self, bool skipMakeAnim)
 		{
 			var notified = false;
+			var notify = self.TraitsImplementing<INotifyDeployComplete>();
+
+			if (skipMakeAnim)
+			{
+				foreach (var n in notify)
+					n.FinishedDeploy(self);
+
+				return;
+			}
 
 			foreach (var wsb in wsbs)
 			{
 				if (wsb.IsTraitDisabled)
 					continue;
 
-				var notify = self.TraitsImplementing<INotifyDeployComplete>();
 				wsb.PlayCustomAnimation(self, info.Sequence, () =>
 				{
 					if (notified)
@@ -141,16 +149,24 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits.Render
 		}
 
 		// TODO: Make this use Reverse instead
-		void INotifyDeployTriggered.Undeploy(Actor self)
+		void INotifyDeployTriggered.Undeploy(Actor self, bool skipMakeAnim)
 		{
 			var notified = false;
+			var notify = self.TraitsImplementing<INotifyDeployComplete>();
+
+			if (skipMakeAnim)
+			{
+				foreach (var n in notify)
+					n.FinishedUndeploy(self);
+
+				return;
+			}
 
 			foreach (var wsb in wsbs)
 			{
 				if (wsb.IsTraitDisabled)
 					continue;
 
-				var notify = self.TraitsImplementing<INotifyDeployComplete>();
 				wsb.PlayCustomAnimationBackwards(self, info.Sequence, () =>
 				{
 					if (notified)
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/TraitsInterfaces.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/TraitsInterfaces.cs
index e8e1a60378..0445f590db 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/TraitsInterfaces.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/TraitsInterfaces.cs
@@ -175,8 +175,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 
 	public interface INotifyDeployTriggered
 	{
-		void Deploy(Actor self);
-		void Undeploy(Actor self);
+		void Deploy(Actor self, bool skipMakeAnim);
+		void Undeploy(Actor self, bool skipMakeAnim);
 	}
 
 	public interface IAcceptResourcesInfo : ITraitInfo { }