diff --git a/src/k_kart.c b/src/k_kart.c
index 33fc20003..54119254b 100644
--- a/src/k_kart.c
+++ b/src/k_kart.c
@@ -12649,6 +12649,25 @@ void K_MoveKartPlayer(player_t *player, boolean onground)
 					ring->extravalue2 = 1; // Ring use animation flag
 					ring->shadowscale = 0;
 					P_SetTarget(&ring->target, player->mo); // user
+
+					if (player->follower && !P_MobjWasRemoved(player->follower))
+					{
+						// TODO: only do when using an auto-ring
+						ring->cusval = player->follower->x - player->mo->x;
+						ring->cvmem = player->follower->y - player->mo->y;
+						ring->movefactor = P_GetMobjHead(player->follower) - P_GetMobjHead(player->mo);
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						ring->cusval = ring->cvmem = ring->movefactor = 0;
+					}
+
+					// really silly stupid dumb HACK to fix interp
+					// without needing to duplicate any code
+					A_AttractChase(ring);
+					P_SetOrigin(ring, ring->x, ring->y, ring->z);
+					ring->extravalue1 = 1;
+
 					player->rings--;
 					if (player->autoring && !(cmd->buttons & BT_ATTACK))
 						player->ringdelay = 6;
diff --git a/src/p_enemy.c b/src/p_enemy.c
index f2f50e8c5..0cfc0d5e5 100644
--- a/src/p_enemy.c
+++ b/src/p_enemy.c
@@ -3547,13 +3547,26 @@ void A_AttractChase(mobj_t *actor)
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				fixed_t offz = FixedMul(80*actor->target->scale, FINESINE(FixedAngle((90 - (9 * abs(10 - actor->extravalue1))) << FRACBITS) >> ANGLETOFINESHIFT));
+				fixed_t hop = FixedMul(
+					80 * actor->target->scale,
+					FINESINE(FixedAngle((90 - (9 * abs(10 - actor->extravalue1))) << FRACBITS) >> ANGLETOFINESHIFT)
+				);
+
+				fixed_t offsFrac = (20 - (actor->extravalue1 - 1)) * FRACUNIT / 20;
+				fixed_t offsX = FixedMul(actor->cusval, offsFrac);
+				fixed_t offsY = FixedMul(actor->cvmem, offsFrac);
+				fixed_t offsZ = FixedMul(actor->movefactor, offsFrac);
+
 				//P_SetScale(actor, (actor->destscale = actor->target->scale));
-				actor->z = actor->target->z;
 				K_MatchGenericExtraFlags(actor, actor->target);
-				P_MoveOrigin(actor, actor->target->x, actor->target->y,
-						actor->z +
-						( actor->target->height + offz )* P_MobjFlip(actor));
+
+				P_MoveOrigin(
+					actor,
+					actor->target->x + offsX,
+					actor->target->y + offsY,
+					actor->target->z + offsZ + ( actor->target->height + hop ) * P_MobjFlip(actor)
+				);
+
 				actor->extravalue1++;
 			}
 		}