diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/Attack.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/Attack.cs
index 79c2b695a8..41cdff5ffc 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/Attack.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/Attack.cs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Activities
 			// HACK: This would otherwise break targeting frozen actors
 			// The problem is that Shroud.IsTargetable returns false (as it should) for
 			// frozen actors, but we do want to explicitly target the underlying actor here.
-			if (type == TargetType.Actor && !Target.Actor.HasTrait<FrozenUnderFog>() && !self.Owner.Shroud.IsTargetable(Target.Actor))
+			if (!attack.Info.IgnoresVisibility && type == TargetType.Actor && !Target.Actor.HasTrait<FrozenUnderFog>() && !self.Owner.Shroud.IsTargetable(Target.Actor))
 				return NextActivity;
 
 			// Try to move within range
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Attack/AttackBase.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Attack/AttackBase.cs
index 78de7d499d..6f53c583ad 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Attack/AttackBase.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Attack/AttackBase.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ using System.Drawing;
 using System.Linq;
 using OpenRA.Activities;
 using OpenRA.GameRules;
-using OpenRA.Mods.Common;
 using OpenRA.Traits;
 
 namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
@@ -30,6 +29,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 		[Desc("Does the attack type require the attacker to enter the target's cell?")]
 		public readonly bool AttackRequiresEnteringCell = false;
 
+		[Desc("Does not care about shroud or fog. Enables the actor to launch an attack against a target even if he has no visibility of it.")]
+		public readonly bool IgnoresVisibility = false;
+
 		public abstract object Create(ActorInitializer init);
 	}