diff --git a/src/d_player.h b/src/d_player.h
index cf7788101..d0995e4c2 100644
--- a/src/d_player.h
+++ b/src/d_player.h
@@ -791,6 +791,7 @@ struct player_t
 	UINT8 tripwireState; // see tripwirestate_t
 	UINT8 tripwirePass; // see tripwirepass_t
 	UINT16 tripwireLeniency;	// When reaching a state that lets you go thru tripwire, you get an extra second leniency after it ends to still go through it.
+	UINT8 tripwireAirLeniency;	// Timer that elongates tripwire leniency when in midair.
 	UINT8 fakeBoost;	// Some items need to grant tripwire pass briefly, even when their effect is thrust/instathrust. This is a fake boost type to control that.
 
 	itemroulette_t itemRoulette;	// Item roulette data
diff --git a/src/k_kart.c b/src/k_kart.c
index aec2533c1..0f28eba7c 100644
--- a/src/k_kart.c
+++ b/src/k_kart.c
@@ -9297,17 +9297,34 @@ static void K_UpdateTripwire(player_t *player)
 	{
 		if (boostExists)
 		{
-			player->tripwireLeniency--;
-			if (goodSpeed == false && player->tripwireLeniency > 0)
+			// If player is MOSTLY on the ground.
+			// Arbitrary number based on other code that claimed the player is often
+			// slightly aerial in ground-to-ground transitions and other such edge cases.
+			if (player->airtime < 2)
 			{
-				// Decrease at double speed when your speed is bad.
 				player->tripwireLeniency--;
+				if (goodSpeed == false && player->tripwireLeniency > 0)
+				{
+					// Decrease at double speed when your speed is bad.
+					player->tripwireLeniency--;
+				}
+			}
+			// ...Until they're NOT, in which case tripwire leniency is reduced at a decimal rate!
+			else
+			{
+				player->tripwireAirLeniency++;
+				if (player->tripwireAirLeniency >= 5) // Once every 5 tics
+				{
+					player->tripwireAirLeniency = 0;
+					player->tripwireLeniency--;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 
 		if (player->tripwireLeniency <= 0 && triplevel == TRIPWIRE_NONE)
 		{
 			player->tripwirePass = TRIPWIRE_NONE;
+			player->tripwireAirLeniency = 0;
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/lua_playerlib.c b/src/lua_playerlib.c
index 552742d4b..6cad86a53 100644
--- a/src/lua_playerlib.c
+++ b/src/lua_playerlib.c
@@ -378,6 +378,8 @@ static int player_get(lua_State *L)
 		lua_pushinteger(L, plr->fakeBoost);
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"tripwireleniency"))
 		lua_pushinteger(L, plr->tripwireLeniency);
+	else if (fastcmp(field,"tripwireairleniency"))
+		lua_pushinteger(L, plr->tripwireAirLeniency);
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"tripwirerebounddelay"))
 		lua_pushinteger(L, plr->tripwireReboundDelay);
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"eggmantransferdelay"))
@@ -1021,6 +1023,8 @@ static int player_set(lua_State *L)
 		plr->fakeBoost = luaL_checkinteger(L, 3);
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"tripwireleniency"))
 		plr->tripwireLeniency = luaL_checkinteger(L, 3);
+	else if (fastcmp(field,"tripwireairleniency"))
+		plr->tripwireAirLeniency = luaL_checkinteger(L, 3);
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"tripwirerebounddelay"))
 		plr->tripwireReboundDelay = luaL_checkinteger(L, 3);
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"eggmantransferdelay"))
diff --git a/src/p_saveg.cpp b/src/p_saveg.cpp
index 040370163..3f80ce27c 100644
--- a/src/p_saveg.cpp
+++ b/src/p_saveg.cpp
@@ -520,6 +520,7 @@ static void P_NetArchivePlayers(savebuffer_t *save)
 		WRITEUINT8(save->p, players[i].tripwireState);
 		WRITEUINT8(save->p, players[i].tripwirePass);
 		WRITEUINT16(save->p, players[i].tripwireLeniency);
+		WRITEUINT8(save->p, players[i].tripwireAirLeniency);
 		WRITEUINT8(save->p, players[i].fakeBoost);
 
 		WRITESINT8(save->p, players[i].itemtype);
@@ -1182,6 +1183,7 @@ static void P_NetUnArchivePlayers(savebuffer_t *save)
 		players[i].tripwireState = READUINT8(save->p);
 		players[i].tripwirePass = READUINT8(save->p);
 		players[i].tripwireLeniency = READUINT16(save->p);
+		players[i].tripwireAirLeniency = READUINT8(save->p);
 		players[i].fakeBoost = READUINT8(save->p);
 
 		players[i].itemtype = READSINT8(save->p);