diff --git a/src/d_player.h b/src/d_player.h
index d817c4231..cb527bdc1 100644
--- a/src/d_player.h
+++ b/src/d_player.h
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ typedef struct player_s
 
 	// Caveat: ticcmd_t is ATTRPACK! Be careful what precedes it.
 	ticcmd_t cmd;
+	ticcmd_t oldcmd; // from the previous tic
 
 	playerstate_t playerstate;
 
diff --git a/src/lua_playerlib.c b/src/lua_playerlib.c
index cfab3696e..ad1669373 100644
--- a/src/lua_playerlib.c
+++ b/src/lua_playerlib.c
@@ -192,6 +192,8 @@ static int player_get(lua_State *L)
 		LUA_PushUserdata(L, plr->mo, META_MOBJ);
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"cmd"))
 		LUA_PushUserdata(L, &plr->cmd, META_TICCMD);
+	else if (fastcmp(field,"oldcmd"))
+		LUA_PushUserdata(L, &plr->oldcmd, META_TICCMD);
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"respawn"))
 		LUA_PushUserdata(L, &plr->respawn, META_RESPAWN);
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"playerstate"))
@@ -526,6 +528,8 @@ static int player_set(lua_State *L)
 	}
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"cmd"))
 		return NOSET;
+	else if (fastcmp(field,"oldcmd"))
+		return NOSET;
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"respawn"))
 		return NOSET;
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"playerstate"))
diff --git a/src/p_tick.c b/src/p_tick.c
index 58b11406f..1f396a5fd 100644
--- a/src/p_tick.c
+++ b/src/p_tick.c
@@ -768,6 +768,11 @@ void P_Ticker(boolean run)
 		K_TimerInit();
 	}
 
+	for (i = 0; i < MAXPLAYERS; i++)
+	{
+		G_CopyTiccmd(&players[i].oldcmd, &players[i].cmd, 1);
+	}
+
 //	Z_CheckMemCleanup();
 }