diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/LayMines.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/LayMines.cs
index 32cb0f2bd8..853a75b97c 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/LayMines.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/LayMines.cs
@@ -147,11 +147,20 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Activities
 				pool.TakeAmmo(self, minelayer.Info.AmmoUsage);
 			}
 
-			self.World.AddFrameEndTask(w => w.CreateActor(minelayer.Info.Mine, new TypeDictionary
+			foreach (var t in self.TraitsImplementing<INotifyMineLaying>())
+				t.MineLaying(self, self.Location);
+
+			self.World.AddFrameEndTask(w =>
 			{
-				new LocationInit(self.Location),
-				new OwnerInit(self.Owner),
-			}));
+				var mine = w.CreateActor(minelayer.Info.Mine, new TypeDictionary
+				{
+					new LocationInit(self.Location),
+					new OwnerInit(self.Owner),
+				});
+
+				foreach (var t in self.TraitsImplementing<INotifyMineLaying>())
+					t.MineLaid(self, mine);
+			});
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/TraitsInterfaces.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/TraitsInterfaces.cs
index 423928baf2..95641c303d 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/TraitsInterfaces.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/TraitsInterfaces.cs
@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 	public interface INotifyOtherProduction { void UnitProducedByOther(Actor self, Actor producer, Actor produced, string productionType, TypeDictionary init); }
 	public interface INotifyDelivery { void IncomingDelivery(Actor self); void Delivered(Actor self); }
 
+	[RequireExplicitImplementation]
+	public interface INotifyMineLaying { void MineLaying(Actor self, CPos location); void MineLaid(Actor self, Actor mine); }
+
 	[RequireExplicitImplementation]
 	public interface INotifyDockHost { void Docked(Actor self, Actor client); void Undocked(Actor self, Actor client); }
 	[RequireExplicitImplementation]