diff --git a/src/k_battle.c b/src/k_battle.c
index 7c6dd7d09..5010052e5 100644
--- a/src/k_battle.c
+++ b/src/k_battle.c
@@ -435,6 +435,7 @@ void K_RunPaperItemSpawners(void)
 			mobj_t *spotList[MAXITEM];
 			UINT8 spotMap[MAXITEM];
 			UINT8 spotCount = 0, spotBackup = 0, spotAvailable = 0;
+			UINT8 monitorsSpawned = 0;
 
 			for (th = thlist[THINK_MOBJ].next; th != &thlist[THINK_MOBJ]; th = th->next)
 			{
@@ -458,6 +459,10 @@ void K_RunPaperItemSpawners(void)
 					spotMap[spotAvailable] = spotCount;
 					spotAvailable++;
 				}
+				else
+				{
+					monitorsSpawned++;
+				}
 
 				spotList[spotCount] = mo;
 				spotCount++;
@@ -484,7 +489,7 @@ void K_RunPaperItemSpawners(void)
 
 			//CONS_Printf("leveltime = %d ", leveltime);
 
-			if (spotAvailable > 0)
+			if (spotAvailable > 0 && monitorsSpawned < BATTLE_MONITOR_SPAWN_LIMIT)
 			{
 				const UINT8 r = spotMap[P_RandomKey(PR_ITEM_ROULETTE, spotAvailable)];
 
diff --git a/src/k_battle.h b/src/k_battle.h
index bd15f8b55..716124f72 100644
--- a/src/k_battle.h
+++ b/src/k_battle.h
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ extern "C" {
 #define BATTLE_DESPAWN_TIME (15*TICRATE)
 #define BATTLE_POWERUP_TIME (20*TICRATE)
 
+#define BATTLE_MONITOR_SPAWN_LIMIT (3)
+
 extern struct battleovertime
 {
 	UINT16 enabled; ///< Has this been initalized yet?