diff --git a/src/k_kart.c b/src/k_kart.c
index aed96ad27..495e2ca2d 100644
--- a/src/k_kart.c
+++ b/src/k_kart.c
@@ -1677,6 +1677,20 @@ void K_SpawnDriftBoostClip(player_t *player)
 			FixedMul(scale, player->speed));
 }
 
+void K_SpawnDriftBoostClipSpark(mobj_t *clip)
+{
+	mobj_t *spark;
+
+	spark = P_SpawnMobj(clip->x, clip->y, clip->z, MT_DRIFTCLIPSPARK);
+
+	P_SetTarget(&spark->target, clip);
+	P_SetScale(spark, ( spark->destscale = clip->scale ));
+	K_MatchGenericExtraFlags(spark, clip);
+
+	spark->momx = clip->momx/2;
+	spark->momy = clip->momx/2;
+}
+
 /**	\brief Handles the state changing for moving players, moved here to eliminate duplicate code
 
 	\param	player	player data
diff --git a/src/k_kart.h b/src/k_kart.h
index f4bf84cc8..be0ce6bf0 100644
--- a/src/k_kart.h
+++ b/src/k_kart.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ void K_MatchGenericExtraFlags(mobj_t *mo, mobj_t *master);
 void K_GenericExtraFlagsNoZAdjust(mobj_t *mo, mobj_t *master);
 void K_SpawnDashDustRelease(player_t *player);
 void K_SpawnDriftBoostClip(player_t *player);
+void K_SpawnDriftBoostClipSpark(mobj_t *clip);
 void K_KartMoveAnimation(player_t *player);
 void K_KartPlayerHUDUpdate(player_t *player);
 void K_KartPlayerThink(player_t *player, ticcmd_t *cmd);
diff --git a/src/p_mobj.c b/src/p_mobj.c
index 8e15b3507..ec25abff5 100644
--- a/src/p_mobj.c
+++ b/src/p_mobj.c
@@ -2461,11 +2461,7 @@ static boolean P_ZMovement(mobj_t *mo)
 		{
 			mom.z = -mom.z/2;
 			if (abs(mom.z) > 4 * mo->scale / 3)
-			{
-				mobj_t *spark = P_SpawnMobj(mo->x, mo->y, mo->z, MT_DRIFTCLIPSPARK);
-				spark->momx = mo->momx/2;
-				spark->momy = mo->momy/2;
-			}
+				K_SpawnDriftBoostClipSpark(mo);
 			else
 				mo->flags2 ^= MF2_DONTDRAW;
 		}