diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Buildings/BuildingUtils.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Buildings/BuildingUtils.cs
index 6e5e18e81d..e899e49fe3 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Buildings/BuildingUtils.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Buildings/BuildingUtils.cs
@@ -22,22 +22,52 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 			if (!world.Map.Contains(cell))
 				return false;
 
-			var building = world.WorldActor.Trait<BuildingInfluence>().GetBuildingAt(cell);
-			if (building != null)
+			if (!bi.AllowInvalidPlacement)
 			{
-				if (ai == null)
-					return false;
+				// Replaceable actors are rare, so avoid initializing state unless we have to
+				var checkReplacements = ai != null && ai.HasTraitInfo<ReplacementInfo>();
+				HashSet<string> acceptedReplacements = null;
 
-				var replacementInfo = ai.TraitInfoOrDefault<ReplacementInfo>();
-				if (replacementInfo == null)
-					return false;
+				var foundActors = false;
+				foreach (var a in world.ActorMap.GetActorsAt(cell))
+				{
+					if (a == toIgnore)
+						continue;
 
-				if (!building.TraitsImplementing<Replaceable>().Any(p => !p.IsTraitDisabled &&
-					p.Info.Types.Overlaps(replacementInfo.ReplaceableTypes)))
-					return false;
+					// If this is potentially a replacement actor we must check *all* cell occupants
+					// before we know the placement is invalid
+					// Otherwise, we can bail immediately
+					if (!checkReplacements)
+						return false;
+
+					foundActors = true;
+					foreach (var r in a.TraitsImplementing<Replaceable>())
+					{
+						if (r.IsTraitDisabled)
+							continue;
+
+						if (acceptedReplacements == null)
+							acceptedReplacements = new HashSet<string>();
+
+						acceptedReplacements.UnionWith(r.Info.Types);
+					}
+				}
+
+				// Replacements are enabled and the cell contained at least one (not ignored) actor
+				if (foundActors)
+				{
+					// The cell contains at least one actor, and none were replaceable
+					if (acceptedReplacements == null)
+						return false;
+
+					// The cell contains at least one replaceable actor, but not of the types we accept
+					var foundReplacement = ai.TraitInfos<ReplacementInfo>()
+						.Any(r => r.ReplaceableTypes.Overlaps(acceptedReplacements));
+
+					if (!foundReplacement)
+						return false;
+				}
 			}
-			else if (!bi.AllowInvalidPlacement && world.ActorMap.GetActorsAt(cell).Any(a => a != toIgnore))
-				return false;
 
 			// Buildings can never be placed on ramps
 			return world.Map.Ramp[cell] == 0 && bi.TerrainTypes.Contains(world.Map.GetTerrainInfo(cell).Type);
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Player/PlaceBuilding.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Player/PlaceBuilding.cs
index 6ebb986aec..0dce17aab3 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Player/PlaceBuilding.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Player/PlaceBuilding.cs
@@ -163,16 +163,15 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 						|| !buildingInfo.IsCloseEnoughToBase(self.World, order.Player, actorInfo, targetLocation))
 						return;
 
-					var replacementInfo = actorInfo.TraitInfoOrDefault<ReplacementInfo>();
-					if (replacementInfo != null)
-					{
-						var buildingInfluence = self.World.WorldActor.Trait<BuildingInfluence>();
+					var replaceableTypes = actorInfo.TraitInfos<ReplacementInfo>()
+						.SelectMany(r => r.ReplaceableTypes)
+						.ToHashSet();
+
+					if (replaceableTypes.Any())
 						foreach (var t in buildingInfo.Tiles(targetLocation))
-						{
-							var host = buildingInfluence.GetBuildingAt(t);
-							host?.World.Remove(host);
-						}
-					}
+							foreach (var a in self.World.ActorMap.GetActorsAt(t))
+								if (a.TraitsImplementing<Replaceable>().Any(r => !r.IsTraitDisabled && r.Info.Types.Overlaps(replaceableTypes)))
+									self.World.Remove(a);
 
 					var building = w.CreateActor(actorInfo.Name, new TypeDictionary
 					{
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Replaceable.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Replaceable.cs
index 6aeb8d0e05..af9029136b 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Replaceable.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Replaceable.cs
@@ -16,15 +16,15 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 	public class ReplaceableInfo : ConditionalTraitInfo
 	{
 		[FieldLoader.Require]
-		[Desc("Replacement types this Relpaceable actor accepts.")]
+		[Desc("Replacement types this Replaceable actor accepts.")]
 		public readonly HashSet<string> Types = new HashSet<string>();
 
-		public override object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new Replaceable(init, this); }
+		public override object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new Replaceable(this); }
 	}
 
 	public class Replaceable : ConditionalTrait<ReplaceableInfo>
 	{
-		public Replaceable(ActorInitializer init, ReplaceableInfo info)
+		public Replaceable(ReplaceableInfo info)
 			: base(info) { }
 	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Replacement.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Replacement.cs
index dbaec5dc5b..3a9d3bfaba 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Replacement.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Replacement.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 	public class ReplacementInfo : TraitInfo<Replacement>
 	{
 		[FieldLoader.Require]
-		[Desc("Replacement type (matched against Conditions in Replaceable).")]
+		[Desc("Replacement type (matched against Types in Replaceable).")]
 		public readonly HashSet<string> ReplaceableTypes = new HashSet<string>();
 	}