diff --git a/src/d_player.h b/src/d_player.h
index e794f4903..29cb171bf 100644
--- a/src/d_player.h
+++ b/src/d_player.h
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ typedef enum
 	k_ringdelay,		// 3 tic delay between every ring usage
 	k_ringboost,		// Ring boost timer
 	k_ringlock,			// Prevent picking up rings while SPB is locked on
+	k_sparkleanim,		// Angle offset for ring sparkle animation
 	k_jmp,				// In Mario Kart, letting go of the jump button stops the drift
 	k_offroad,			// In Super Mario Kart, going offroad has lee-way of about 1 second before you start losing speed
 	k_pogospring,		// Pogo spring bounce effect
diff --git a/src/dehacked.c b/src/dehacked.c
index 609eec42a..0f0c57ac2 100644
--- a/src/dehacked.c
+++ b/src/dehacked.c
@@ -8418,6 +8418,7 @@ static const char *const KARTSTUFF_LIST[] = {
 	"RINGDELAY",
 	"RINGBOOST",
 	"RINGLOCK",
+	"SPARKLEANIM",
 	"JMP",
 	"OFFROAD",
 	"POGOSPRING",
diff --git a/src/p_enemy.c b/src/p_enemy.c
index 91268b504..14f2dc9fb 100644
--- a/src/p_enemy.c
+++ b/src/p_enemy.c
@@ -3582,22 +3582,17 @@ void A_AttractChase(mobj_t *actor)
 
 			if (actor->extravalue1 >= 21)
 			{
-#if 0
 				UINT8 i;
-#endif
+				mobj_t *sparkle;
+
 				// Base add is 3 tics for 9,9, adds 1 tic for each point closer to the 1,1 end
 				actor->target->player->kartstuff[k_ringboost] += RINGBOOSTPWR+3;
 				S_StartSound(actor->target, sfx_s1b5);
 
-#if 0
-				// ring sparkle effect
-				for (i = 0; i < 4; i++)
-				{
-					mobj_t *sparkle = P_SpawnMobj(actor->target->x, actor->target->y, actor->target->z, MT_RINGSPARKS);
-					P_SetTarget(&sparkle->target, actor->target);
-					sparkle->extravalue1 = i;
-				}
-#endif
+				sparkle = P_SpawnMobj(actor->target->x, actor->target->y, actor->target->z, MT_RINGSPARKS);
+				P_SetTarget(&sparkle->target, actor->target);
+				sparkle->angle = FixedAngle(18<<FRACBITS) * actor->target->player->kartstuff[k_sparkleanim];
+				actor->target->player->kartstuff[k_sparkleanim] = (actor->target->player->kartstuff[k_sparkleanim]+1) % 20;
 
 				P_KillMobj(actor, actor->target, actor->target);
 				return;
diff --git a/src/p_mobj.c b/src/p_mobj.c
index a3a73b7ff..9919b2266 100644
--- a/src/p_mobj.c
+++ b/src/p_mobj.c
@@ -8347,25 +8347,6 @@ void P_MobjThinker(mobj_t *mobj)
 			}
 
 			K_MatchGenericExtraFlags(mobj, mobj->target);
-			mobj->angle = mobj->target->angle;
-
-			switch (mobj->extravalue1)
-			{
-				case 0:
-				default:
-					mobj->angle += ANGLE_90;
-					break;
-				case 1:
-					mobj->angle -= ANGLE_90;
-					break;
-				case 2:
-					mobj->angle += ANGLE_45;
-					break;
-				case 3:
-					mobj->angle -= ANGLE_45;
-					break;
-			}
-
 			P_TeleportMove(mobj, mobj->target->x + FINECOSINE(mobj->angle >> ANGLETOFINESHIFT),
 				mobj->target->y + FINESINE(mobj->angle >> ANGLETOFINESHIFT),
 				mobj->target->z + mobj->target->height);