diff --git a/src/deh_tables.c b/src/deh_tables.c
index 10453cf52..d43c6457e 100644
--- a/src/deh_tables.c
+++ b/src/deh_tables.c
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ actionpointer_t actionpointers[] =
 	{{A_InvincSparkleRotate},    "A_INVINCSPARKLEROTATE"},
 	{{A_SpawnItemDebrisCloud},   "A_SPAWNITEMDEBRISCLOUD"},
 	{{A_RingShooterFace},        "A_RINGSHOOTERFACE"},
+	{{A_TextureAnimate},         "A_TEXTUREANIMATE"},
 
 	{{NULL},                     "NONE"},
 
@@ -4250,6 +4251,11 @@ const char *const STATE_LIST[] = { // array length left dynamic for sanity testi
 	"S_DASHRING_VERTICAL_FLASH1",
 	"S_DASHRING_VERTICAL_FLASH2",
 
+	// Boost pads
+	"S_BOOSTPAD",
+	"S_BOOSTPAD_SMALL",
+	"S_BOOSTPAD_TINY",
+
 	// Various plants
 	"S_SONICBUSH",
 
@@ -5621,6 +5627,9 @@ const char *const MOBJTYPE_LIST[] = {  // array length left dynamic for sanity t
 	"MT_DASHRING",
 	"MT_RAINBOWDASHRING",
 
+	// Boost pads
+	"MT_BOOSTPAD",
+
 	// Various plants
 	"MT_SONICBUSH",
 
diff --git a/src/info.c b/src/info.c
index fc26bf3d7..8aabe2828 100644
--- a/src/info.c
+++ b/src/info.c
@@ -720,6 +720,11 @@ char sprnames[NUMSPRITES + 1][5] =
 	// Dash Rings
 	"RAIR",
 
+	// Boost pads
+	"BSTP",
+	"BSTS",
+	"BSTT",
+
 	// Various plants
 	"SBUS",
 
@@ -4935,6 +4940,11 @@ state_t states[NUMSTATES] =
 	{SPR_NULL,        0, TICRATE/3 - 2, {NULL}, 0, 0, S_DASHRING_VERTICAL_FLASH2},   // S_DASHRING_VERTICAL_FLASH1
 	{SPR_RAIR, FF_ADD|3,             2, {NULL}, 0, 0, S_DASHRING_VERTICAL_FLASH1},   // S_DASHRING_VERTICAL_FLASH2
 
+	// Boost pads
+	{SPR_BSTP, FF_FLOORSPRITE, 1, {A_TextureAnimate}, 5, 2, S_BOOSTPAD},       // S_BOOSTPAD
+	{SPR_BSTS, FF_FLOORSPRITE, 1, {A_TextureAnimate}, 5, 2, S_BOOSTPAD_SMALL}, // S_BOOSTPAD_SMALL
+	{SPR_BSTT, FF_FLOORSPRITE, 1, {A_TextureAnimate}, 5, 2, S_BOOSTPAD_TINY},  // S_BOOSTPAD_TINY
+
 	// Various plants
 	{SPR_SBUS, 0, -1, {NULL}, 0, 0, S_NULL}, // S_SONICBUSH
 
@@ -26797,6 +26807,33 @@ mobjinfo_t mobjinfo[NUMMOBJTYPES] =
 		S_NULL          // raisestate
 	},
 
+	{           // MT_BOOSTPAD
+		510,         // doomednum
+		S_BOOSTPAD,  // spawnstate
+		1,           // spawnhealth
+		S_NULL,      // seestate
+		sfx_None,    // seesound
+		0,           // reactiontime
+		sfx_None,    // attacksound
+		S_NULL,      // painstate
+		0,           // painchance
+		sfx_None,    // painsound
+		S_NULL,      // meleestate
+		S_NULL,      // missilestate
+		S_NULL,      // deathstate
+		S_NULL,      // xdeathstate
+		sfx_None,    // deathsound
+		0,           // speed
+		91*FRACUNIT, // radius
+		16*FRACUNIT, // height
+		0,           // dispoffset
+		0,           // mass
+		0,           // damage
+		sfx_None,    // activesound
+		MF_ENEMY|MF_SPECIAL, // flags
+		S_NULL       // raisestate
+	},
+
 	{           // MT_SONICBUSH,
 		715,            // doomednum
 		S_SONICBUSH,    // spawnstate
diff --git a/src/info.h b/src/info.h
index b77591fb2..ea8b21b2b 100644
--- a/src/info.h
+++ b/src/info.h
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ enum actionnum
 	A_INVINCSPARKLEROTATE,
 	A_SPAWNITEMDEBRISCLOUD,
 	A_RINGSHOOTERFACE,
+	A_TEXTUREANIMATE,
 	NUMACTIONS
 };
 
@@ -568,6 +569,7 @@ void A_FlameShieldPaper();
 void A_InvincSparkleRotate();
 void A_SpawnItemDebrisCloud();
 void A_RingShooterFace();
+void A_TextureAnimate();
 
 extern boolean actionsoverridden[NUMACTIONS];
 
@@ -1271,6 +1273,11 @@ typedef enum sprite
 	// Dash Rings
 	SPR_RAIR,
 
+	// Boost pads
+	SPR_BSTP,
+	SPR_BSTS,
+	SPR_BSTT,
+
 	// Various plants
 	SPR_SBUS,
 
@@ -5383,6 +5390,11 @@ typedef enum state
 	S_DASHRING_VERTICAL_FLASH1,
 	S_DASHRING_VERTICAL_FLASH2,
 
+	// Boost pads
+	S_BOOSTPAD,
+	S_BOOSTPAD_SMALL,
+	S_BOOSTPAD_TINY,
+
 	// Various plants
 	S_SONICBUSH,
 
@@ -6789,6 +6801,9 @@ typedef enum mobj_type
 	MT_DASHRING,
 	MT_RAINBOWDASHRING,
 
+	// Boost pads
+	MT_BOOSTPAD,
+
 	// Various plants
 	MT_SONICBUSH,
 
diff --git a/src/p_enemy.c b/src/p_enemy.c
index 478a7441b..bf4165281 100644
--- a/src/p_enemy.c
+++ b/src/p_enemy.c
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ void A_FlameShieldPaper(mobj_t *actor);
 void A_InvincSparkleRotate(mobj_t *actor);
 void A_SpawnItemDebrisCloud(mobj_t *actor);
 void A_RingShooterFace(mobj_t *actor);
+void A_TextureAnimate(mobj_t *actor);
 
 //for p_enemy.c
 
@@ -13721,7 +13722,8 @@ A_SpawnItemDebrisCloud (mobj_t *actor)
 	}
 }
 
-// sets the actor's 
+// Assumes the actor is the screen of a Ring Shooter
+// Changes the screen to display the WANTED icon of the Ring Shooter's owner, stretching it to match the screen's dimensions
 // vars do nothing
 void A_RingShooterFace(mobj_t *actor)
 {
@@ -13732,3 +13734,25 @@ void A_RingShooterFace(mobj_t *actor)
 
 	Obj_UpdateRingShooterFace(actor);
 }
+
+// Syncs the actor's frame with the animated texture ticker in P_UpdateSpecials
+// Call continuously to simulate an animated texture
+// var1 and var2 act like FF_ANIMATE, i.e.:
+// var1 = number of additional frames to cycle through
+// var2 = number of tics to display each frame
+void A_TextureAnimate(mobj_t *actor)
+{
+	INT32 locvar1 = var1;
+	INT32 locvar2 = var2;
+	state_t *state = actor->state;
+
+	if (LUA_CallAction(A_TEXTUREANIMATE, actor))
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (actor->frame & FF_ANIMATE) // this doesn't work if you're animating on your own as well
+		return;
+
+	actor->frame = (actor->frame & ~FF_FRAMEMASK) | ((state->frame & FF_FRAMEMASK) + ((leveltime / state->var2) % (state->var1 + 1)))
+}
diff --git a/src/p_mobj.c b/src/p_mobj.c
index fc35e3a39..67c60aa93 100644
--- a/src/p_mobj.c
+++ b/src/p_mobj.c
@@ -10438,6 +10438,9 @@ static void P_DefaultMobjShadowScale(mobj_t *thing)
 		case MT_DRIFTCLIP:
 			thing->shadowscale = FRACUNIT/3;
 			break;
+		case MT_BOOSTPAD:
+			thing->shadowscale = 0;
+			break;
 		default:
 			if (thing->flags & (MF_ENEMY|MF_BOSS))
 				thing->shadowscale = FRACUNIT;