diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Buildings/CustomBuildTimeValue.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Buildings/CustomBuildTimeValue.cs
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..f881894de8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Buildings/CustomBuildTimeValue.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#region Copyright & License Information
+/*
+ * Copyright 2007-2012 The OpenRA Developers (see AUTHORS)
+ * This file is part of OpenRA, which is free software. It is made
+ * available to you under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation. For more information,
+ * see COPYING.
+ */
+#endregion
+
+using OpenRA.Traits;
+
+namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Buildings
+{
+	// allow a nonstandard build time value for a cnc classic mod
+
+	public class CustomBuildTimeValueInfo : TraitInfo<CustomBuildTimeValue>
+	{
+		public readonly int Value = 0; //in milisecons
+	}
+
+	public class CustomBuildTimeValue { }
+}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/OpenRA.Mods.RA.csproj b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/OpenRA.Mods.RA.csproj
index bd04530279..cf6f8c3ed1 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/OpenRA.Mods.RA.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/OpenRA.Mods.RA.csproj
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Buildings\BuildingInfluence.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Buildings\CanPowerDown.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Buildings\CustomSellValue.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Buildings\CustomBuildTimeValue.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Buildings\FootprintUtils.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Buildings\LineBuild.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Buildings\PowerManager.cs" />
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Player/ProductionQueue.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Player/ProductionQueue.cs
index d5fc343382..06a31a31ec 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Player/ProductionQueue.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Player/ProductionQueue.cs
@@ -254,6 +254,10 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 				* Info.BuildSpeed
 				* (25 * 60) /* frames per min */				/* todo: build acceleration, if we do that */
 				 / 1000;
+
+			if (unit.Traits.Contains<CustomBuildTimeValueInfo>())
+				time = unit.Traits.Get<CustomBuildTimeValueInfo>().Value * (1 / Info.BuildSpeed);
+
 			return (int) time;
 		}
 
diff --git a/mods/cnc/rules/structures.yaml b/mods/cnc/rules/structures.yaml
index 5029ed6479..502c0d51af 100644
--- a/mods/cnc/rules/structures.yaml
+++ b/mods/cnc/rules/structures.yaml
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ PROC:
 		Bounds: 73,72
 	CustomSellValue:
 		Value: 300
+	CustomBuildTimeValue:
+		Value: 80
 	FreeActor:
 		Actor: HARV
 		InitialActivity: FindResources