diff --git a/src/d_clisrv.c b/src/d_clisrv.c
index 1f5e1f1ae..e520c8155 100644
--- a/src/d_clisrv.c
+++ b/src/d_clisrv.c
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ UINT16 pingmeasurecount = 1;
 UINT32 realpingtable[MAXPLAYERS]; //the base table of ping where an average will be sent to everyone.
 UINT32 playerpingtable[MAXPLAYERS]; //table of player latency values.
 tic_t servermaxping = 800;			// server's max ping. Defaults to 800
+boolean server_lagless;
 SINT8 nodetoplayer[MAXNETNODES];
 SINT8 nodetoplayer2[MAXNETNODES]; // say the numplayer for this node if any (splitscreen)
 SINT8 nodetoplayer3[MAXNETNODES]; // say the numplayer for this node if any (splitscreen == 2)
@@ -4966,7 +4967,7 @@ static void CL_SendClientCmd(void)
 
 	fastest = 0;
 
-	if (server && ! cv_lagless.value)
+	if (server && ! server_lagless)
 	{
 		for (i = 0; i < MAXPLAYERS; ++i)
 		{
diff --git a/src/d_clisrv.h b/src/d_clisrv.h
index 0bd85b614..a33d06a2c 100644
--- a/src/d_clisrv.h
+++ b/src/d_clisrv.h
@@ -543,6 +543,8 @@ extern UINT32 realpingtable[MAXPLAYERS];
 extern UINT32 playerpingtable[MAXPLAYERS];
 extern tic_t servermaxping;
 
+extern boolean server_lagless;
+
 extern consvar_t
 #ifdef VANILLAJOINNEXTROUND
 	cv_joinnextround,
diff --git a/src/d_netcmd.c b/src/d_netcmd.c
index ede7558ad..6b196d10d 100644
--- a/src/d_netcmd.c
+++ b/src/d_netcmd.c
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ static void TeamScramble_OnChange(void);
 static void NetTimeout_OnChange(void);
 static void JoinTimeout_OnChange(void);
 
+static void Lagless_OnChange (void);
+
 static void Ringslinger_OnChange(void);
 static void Gravity_OnChange(void);
 static void ForceSkin_OnChange(void);
@@ -447,7 +449,7 @@ consvar_t cv_jointimeout = {"jointimeout", "105", CV_CALL|CV_SAVE, nettimeout_co
 static CV_PossibleValue_t maxping_cons_t[] = {{0, "MIN"}, {1000, "MAX"}, {0, NULL}};
 consvar_t cv_maxping = {"maxping", "800", CV_SAVE, maxping_cons_t, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, 0, NULL};
 
-consvar_t cv_lagless = {"lagless", "Off", CV_SAVE|CV_NETVAR, CV_OnOff, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, 0, NULL};
+consvar_t cv_lagless = {"lagless", "Off", CV_SAVE|CV_NETVAR|CV_CALL, CV_OnOff, Lagless_OnChange, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, 0, NULL};
 
 static CV_PossibleValue_t pingtimeout_cons_t[] = {{8, "MIN"}, {120, "MAX"}, {0, NULL}};
 consvar_t cv_pingtimeout = {"pingtimeout", "10", CV_SAVE, pingtimeout_cons_t, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, 0, NULL};
@@ -4772,6 +4774,14 @@ static void JoinTimeout_OnChange(void)
 	jointimeout = (tic_t)cv_jointimeout.value;
 }
 
+static void
+Lagless_OnChange (void)
+{
+	/* don't back out of dishonesty, or go lagless after playing honestly */
+	if (cv_lagless.value && gamestate == GS_LEVEL)
+		server_lagless = true;
+}
+
 UINT32 timelimitintics = 0;
 
 /** Deals with a timelimit change by printing the change to the console.
diff --git a/src/g_game.c b/src/g_game.c
index d4d48f7c2..af32050de 100644
--- a/src/g_game.c
+++ b/src/g_game.c
@@ -1781,6 +1781,8 @@ void G_DoLoadLevel(boolean resetplayer)
 
 	// clear hud messages remains (usually from game startup)
 	CON_ClearHUD();
+
+	server_lagless = cv_lagless.value;
 }
 
 static INT32 pausedelay = 0;
diff --git a/src/k_kart.c b/src/k_kart.c
index 2000c3765..4016b7ced 100644
--- a/src/k_kart.c
+++ b/src/k_kart.c
@@ -8406,7 +8406,7 @@ void HU_DrawTabRankings(INT32 x, INT32 y, playersort_t *tab, INT32 scorelines, I
 
 		y2 = y;
 
-		if (tab[i].num == 0 && cv_lagless.value)
+		if (tab[i].num == 0 && server_lagless)
 		{
 			y2 = ( y - 4 );
 
diff --git a/src/y_inter.c b/src/y_inter.c
index f5380d565..ff168070c 100644
--- a/src/y_inter.c
+++ b/src/y_inter.c
@@ -435,6 +435,7 @@ void Y_IntermissionDrawer(void)
 		INT32 y = 41, gutter = ((data.match.numplayers > NUMFORNEWCOLUMN) ? 0 : (BASEVIDWIDTH/2));
 		INT32 dupadjust = (vid.width/vid.dupx), duptweak = (dupadjust - BASEVIDWIDTH)/2;
 		const char *timeheader;
+		int y2;
 
 		if (data.match.rankingsmode)
 			timeheader = "PWR.LV";
@@ -492,10 +493,41 @@ void Y_IntermissionDrawer(void)
 
 				STRBUFCPY(strtime, data.match.name[i]);
 
+				y2 = y;
+
+				if (data.match.num[i] == 0 && server_lagless)
+				{
+					static int alagles_timer = 0;
+					patch_t *alagles;
+
+					y2 = ( y - 4 );
+
+					V_DrawScaledPatch(x + 36, y2, 0, W_CachePatchName(va("BLAGLES%d", (intertic / 3) % 6), PU_CACHE));
+					// every 70 tics
+					if (( leveltime % 70 ) == 0)
+					{
+						alagles_timer = 9;
+					}
+					if (alagles_timer > 0)
+					{
+						alagles = W_CachePatchName(va("ALAGLES%d", alagles_timer), PU_CACHE);
+						V_DrawScaledPatch(x + 36, y2, 0, alagles);
+						if (( leveltime % 2 ) == 0)
+							alagles_timer--;
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						alagles = W_CachePatchName("ALAGLES0", PU_CACHE);
+						V_DrawScaledPatch(x + 36, y2, 0, alagles);
+					}
+
+					y2 += SHORT (alagles->height) + 1;
+				}
+
 				if (data.match.numplayers > NUMFORNEWCOLUMN)
-					V_DrawThinString(x+36, y-1, ((data.match.num[i] == whiteplayer) ? hilicol : 0)|V_ALLOWLOWERCASE|V_6WIDTHSPACE, strtime);
+					V_DrawThinString(x+36, y2-1, ((data.match.num[i] == whiteplayer) ? hilicol : 0)|V_ALLOWLOWERCASE|V_6WIDTHSPACE, strtime);
 				else
-					V_DrawString(x+36, y, ((data.match.num[i] == whiteplayer) ? hilicol : 0)|V_ALLOWLOWERCASE, strtime);
+					V_DrawString(x+36, y2, ((data.match.num[i] == whiteplayer) ? hilicol : 0)|V_ALLOWLOWERCASE, strtime);
 
 				if (data.match.rankingsmode)
 				{