diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Traits/TraitsInterfaces.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Traits/TraitsInterfaces.cs
index 563acaeece..088f7d515a 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Traits/TraitsInterfaces.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Traits/TraitsInterfaces.cs
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Traits
 	public interface IValidateOrder { bool OrderValidation(OrderManager orderManager, World world, int clientId, Order order); }
 	public interface IOrderVoice { string VoicePhraseForOrder(Actor self, Order order); }
 	public interface INotify { void Play(Player p, string notification); }
+	public interface INotifyCreated { void Created(Actor self); }
 	public interface INotifyAddedToWorld { void AddedToWorld(Actor self); }
 	public interface INotifyRemovedFromWorld { void RemovedFromWorld(Actor self); }
 	public interface INotifySold { void Selling(Actor self); void Sold(Actor self); }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/World.cs b/OpenRA.Game/World.cs
index 50b04194e5..d58d68e474 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/World.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/World.cs
@@ -188,6 +188,8 @@ namespace OpenRA
 		public Actor CreateActor(bool addToWorld, string name, TypeDictionary initDict)
 		{
 			var a = new Actor(this, name, initDict);
+			foreach (var t in a.TraitsImplementing<INotifyCreated>())
+				t.Created(a);
 			if (addToWorld)
 				Add(a);
 			return a;
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Buildings/Building.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Buildings/Building.cs
index 839fad50f0..b67132d957 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Buildings/Building.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Buildings/Building.cs
@@ -101,13 +101,13 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Buildings
 		}
 	}
 
-	public class Building : INotifyDamage, IOccupySpace, INotifyCapture, ITick, INotifySold, INotifyTransform, ISync, ITechTreePrerequisite, INotifyAddedToWorld, INotifyRemovedFromWorld
+	public class Building : INotifyDamage, IOccupySpace, INotifyCapture, INotifySold, INotifyTransform, ISync, ITechTreePrerequisite, INotifyCreated, INotifyAddedToWorld, INotifyRemovedFromWorld
 	{
 		public readonly BuildingInfo Info;
 		public bool BuildComplete { get; private set; }
 		[Sync] readonly CPos topLeft;
 		readonly Actor self;
-		readonly bool skipMakeAnimation;
+		public readonly bool SkipMakeAnimation;
 
 		PowerManager PlayerPower;
 
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Buildings
 				.Select(c => Pair.New(c, SubCell.FullCell)).ToArray();
 
 			CenterPosition = init.world.Map.CenterOfCell(topLeft) + FootprintUtils.CenterOffset(init.world, Info);
-			skipMakeAnimation = init.Contains<SkipMakeAnimsInit>();
+			SkipMakeAnimation = init.Contains<SkipMakeAnimsInit>();
 		}
 
 		public int GetPowerUsage()
@@ -168,6 +168,12 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Buildings
 			PlayerPower = newOwner.PlayerActor.Trait<PowerManager>();
 		}
 
+		public void Created(Actor self)
+		{
+			if (SkipMakeAnimation || !self.HasTrait<WithMakeAnimation>())
+				NotifyBuildingComplete(self);
+		}
+
 		public void AddedToWorld(Actor self)
 		{
 			self.World.ActorMap.AddInfluence(self, this);
@@ -182,12 +188,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Buildings
 			self.World.ScreenMap.Remove(self);
 		}
 
-		public void Tick(Actor self)
-		{
-			if (!BuildComplete && (skipMakeAnimation || !self.HasTrait<WithMakeAnimation>()))
-				NotifyBuildingComplete(self);
-		}
-
 		public void NotifyBuildingComplete(Actor self)
 		{
 			if (BuildComplete)
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/WithMakeAnimation.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/WithMakeAnimation.cs
index d53d1ca9a4..230d03ef39 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/WithMakeAnimation.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/WithMakeAnimation.cs
@@ -38,15 +38,13 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Render
 			renderBuilding = self.Trait<RenderBuilding>();
 
 			var building = self.Trait<Building>();
-			if (!init.Contains<SkipMakeAnimsInit>())
+			if (!building.SkipMakeAnimation)
 			{
 				renderBuilding.PlayCustomAnimThen(self, info.Sequence, () => 
 				{
 					building.NotifyBuildingComplete(self);
 				});
 			}
-			else
-				building.NotifyBuildingComplete(self);
 		}
 
 		public void Reverse(Actor self, Activity activity)