diff --git a/src/k_kart.c b/src/k_kart.c
index 217bd30d9..33fcd8819 100644
--- a/src/k_kart.c
+++ b/src/k_kart.c
@@ -104,6 +104,60 @@ void K_TimerReset(void)
 	g_pointlimit = 0;
 }
 
+static void K_SpawnItemCapsules(void)
+{
+	mapthing_t *mt = mapthings;
+	size_t i = SIZE_MAX;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nummapthings; i++, mt++)
+	{
+		boolean isRingCapsule = false;
+		INT32 modeFlags = 0;
+
+		if (mt->type != mobjinfo[MT_ITEMCAPSULE].doomednum)
+		{
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		isRingCapsule = (mt->args[0] < 1 || mt->args[0] == KITEM_SUPERRING || mt->args[0] >= NUMKARTITEMS);
+		if (isRingCapsule == true && ((gametyperules & GTR_SPHERES) || (modeattacking & ATTACKING_SPB)))
+		{
+			// don't spawn ring capsules in ringless gametypes
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		modeFlags = mt->args[3];
+		if (modeFlags == TMICM_DEFAULT)
+		{
+			if (isRingCapsule == true)
+			{
+				modeFlags = TMICM_MULTIPLAYER|TMICM_TIMEATTACK;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				modeFlags = TMICM_MULTIPLAYER;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (K_CapsuleTimeAttackRules() == true)
+		{
+			if ((modeFlags & TMICM_TIMEATTACK) == 0)
+			{
+				continue;
+			}
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			if ((modeFlags & TMICM_MULTIPLAYER) == 0)
+			{
+				continue;
+			}
+		}
+
+		P_SpawnMapThing(mt);
+	}
+}
+
 void K_TimerInit(void)
 {
 	UINT8 i;
@@ -199,6 +253,7 @@ void K_TimerInit(void)
 		}
 	}
 
+	K_SpawnItemCapsules();
 	K_BattleInit(domodeattack);
 
 	timelimitintics = K_TimeLimitForGametype();
diff --git a/src/p_mobj.c b/src/p_mobj.c
index 160a0b019..f0e529a0d 100644
--- a/src/p_mobj.c
+++ b/src/p_mobj.c
@@ -4426,7 +4426,7 @@ static void P_RefreshItemCapsuleParts(mobj_t *mobj)
 		color = SKINCOLOR_GOLD;
 		newRenderFlags |= RF_SEMIBRIGHT;
 	}
-	else if (mobj->args[2] & TMICF_INVERTTIMEATTACK)
+	else if (mobj->args[3] & TMICM_TIMEATTACK)
 		color = SKINCOLOR_SAPPHIRE;
 	else if (itemType == KITEM_SPB)
 		color = SKINCOLOR_JET;
@@ -12180,21 +12180,6 @@ static boolean P_AllowMobjSpawn(mapthing_t* mthing, mobjtype_t i)
 {
 	switch (i)
 	{
-		case MT_ITEMCAPSULE:
-			{
-				boolean isRingCapsule = (mthing->args[0] < 1 || mthing->args[0] == KITEM_SUPERRING || mthing->args[0] >= NUMKARTITEMS);
-
-				// don't spawn ring capsules in GTR_SPHERES gametypes
-				if (isRingCapsule && ((gametyperules & GTR_SPHERES) || (modeattacking & ATTACKING_SPB)))
-					return false;
-
-				// in record attack, only spawn ring capsules
-				// (behavior can be inverted with the Extra flag, i.e. item capsule spawns and ring capsule does not)
-				if (K_CapsuleTimeAttackRules() == true
-				&& (!(mthing->args[2] & TMICF_INVERTTIMEATTACK) == !isRingCapsule))
-					return false;
-			}
-			break;
 		case MT_RING:
 			if (modeattacking & ATTACKING_SPB)
 				return false;
diff --git a/src/p_setup.c b/src/p_setup.c
index 8ef4aaa76..02e19702d 100644
--- a/src/p_setup.c
+++ b/src/p_setup.c
@@ -758,8 +758,11 @@ static void P_SpawnMapThings(boolean spawnemblems)
 				continue; // These were already spawned
 		}
 
-		if (mt->type == mobjinfo[MT_BATTLECAPSULE].doomednum)
-			continue; // This will spawn later
+		if (mt->type == mobjinfo[MT_BATTLECAPSULE].doomednum
+			|| mt->type == mobjinfo[MT_ITEMCAPSULE].doomednum)
+		{
+			continue; // These will spawn later
+		}
 
 		if (!spawnemblems && mt->type == mobjinfo[MT_EMBLEM].doomednum)
 			continue;
@@ -7081,7 +7084,12 @@ static void P_ConvertBinaryThingTypes(void)
 
 			if (mapthings[i].options & MTF_EXTRA)
 			{
-				mapthings[i].args[2] |= TMICF_INVERTTIMEATTACK;
+				// was advertised as an "invert time attack" flag, actually was an "all gamemodes" flag
+				mapthings[i].args[3] = TMICM_MULTIPLAYER|TMICM_TIMEATTACK;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				mapthings[i].args[3] = TMICM_DEFAULT;
 			}
 
 			if (mapthings[i].options & MTF_AMBUSH)
diff --git a/src/p_spec.h b/src/p_spec.h
index a4644dbdf..9714d3fc8 100644
--- a/src/p_spec.h
+++ b/src/p_spec.h
@@ -143,10 +143,17 @@ typedef enum
 
 typedef enum
 {
-	TMICF_INVERTTIMEATTACK = 1,
+	//TMICF_UNUSED = 1,
 	TMICF_INVERTSIZE       = 1<<1,
 } textmapitemcapsuleflags_t;
 
+typedef enum
+{
+	TMICM_DEFAULT = 0, // Time Attack only has rings, multiplayer has everything
+	TMICM_MULTIPLAYER = 1,
+	TMICM_TIMEATTACK = 1<<1,
+} textmapitemcapsulemodes_t;
+
 typedef enum
 {
 	TMMA_WARN = 1,