diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/Move/Move.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/Move/Move.cs
index dc488982c6..c037c74629 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/Move/Move.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/Move/Move.cs
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Activities
 
 			var firstFacing = self.World.Map.FacingBetween(mobile.FromCell, nextCell.Value.Cell, mobile.Facing);
 
-			if (mobile.Info.CanMoveBackward && self.World.WorldTick - startTicks < mobile.Info.BackwardDuration && Math.Abs(firstFacing.Angle - mobile.Facing.Angle) > 256)
+			if (mobile.Info.CanMoveBackward && path.Count < mobile.Info.MaxBackwardCells && self.World.WorldTick - startTicks < mobile.Info.BackwardDuration && Math.Abs(firstFacing.Angle - mobile.Facing.Angle) > 256)
 			{
 				ActorFacingModifier = new WAngle(512);
 				firstFacing += ActorFacingModifier;
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Mobile.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Mobile.cs
index 7d133dec36..3aba310d6d 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Mobile.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Mobile.cs
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 		[Desc("After how many ticks the actor will turn forward during backoff")]
 		public readonly int BackwardDuration = 40;
 
+		[Desc("Actor will try to move backward if the number of the cells in path lower than this")]
+		public readonly int MaxBackwardCells = 15;
+
 		[ConsumedConditionReference]
 		[Desc("Boolean expression defining the condition under which the regular (non-force) move cursor is disabled.")]
 		public readonly BooleanExpression RequireForceMoveCondition = null;