diff --git a/src/dehacked.c b/src/dehacked.c
index 851fd8e8f..79d8ffa9a 100644
--- a/src/dehacked.c
+++ b/src/dehacked.c
@@ -7164,6 +7164,9 @@ static const char *const STATE_LIST[] = { // array length left dynamic for sanit
 	"S_OPAQUESMOKE4",
 	"S_OPAQUESMOKE5",
 
+	"S_RINGDEBT1",
+	"S_RINGDEBT2",
+
 #ifdef SEENAMES
 	"S_NAMECHECK",
 #endif
diff --git a/src/info.c b/src/info.c
index adf1cbb00..bc0dbb875 100644
--- a/src/info.c
+++ b/src/info.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ char sprnames[NUMSPRITES + 1][5] =
 	"CNDL","DOCH","DUCK","GTRE","CHES","CHIM","DRGN","LZMN","PGSS","ZTCH",
 	"MKMA","MKMP","RTCH","BOWL","BOWH","BRRL","BRRR","HRSE","TOAH","BFRT",
 	"OFRT","RFRT","PFRT","ASPK","HBST","HBSO","HBSF","WBLZ","WBLN","FWRK",
-	"XMS4","XMS5","VIEW"
+	"MXCL","XMS4","XMS5","VIEW"
 };
 
 // Doesn't work with g++, needs actionf_p1 (don't modify this comment)
@@ -3413,6 +3413,9 @@ state_t states[NUMSTATES] =
 	{SPR_SMOK, 3, 7, {NULL}, 0, 0, S_OPAQUESMOKE5}, // S_OPAQUESMOKE4
 	{SPR_SMOK, 4, 8, {NULL}, 0, 0, S_NULL},         // S_OPAQUESMOKE5
 
+	{SPR_MXCL, FF_FULLBRIGHT, -1, {NULL}, 0, 0, S_NULL}, // S_RINGDEBT1
+	{SPR_MXCL, FF_FULLBRIGHT|1, -1, {NULL}, 0, 0, S_NULL}, // S_RINGDEBT2
+
 #ifdef SEENAMES
 	{SPR_NULL, 0, 1, {NULL}, 0, 0, S_NULL}, // S_NAMECHECK
 #endif
diff --git a/src/info.h b/src/info.h
index 6a35f011c..6b5fdbf23 100644
--- a/src/info.h
+++ b/src/info.h
@@ -775,6 +775,7 @@ typedef enum sprite
 	SPR_WBLN,
 
 	SPR_FWRK,
+	SPR_MXCL,
 
 	// Xmas-specific sprites that don't fit aboxe
 	SPR_XMS4,
@@ -4070,6 +4071,9 @@ typedef enum state
 	S_OPAQUESMOKE4,
 	S_OPAQUESMOKE5,
 
+	S_RINGDEBT1,
+	S_RINGDEBT2,
+
 #ifdef SEENAMES
 	S_NAMECHECK,
 #endif
diff --git a/src/k_kart.c b/src/k_kart.c
index 1b6f79059..e8d1f52c6 100644
--- a/src/k_kart.c
+++ b/src/k_kart.c
@@ -4930,6 +4930,19 @@ void K_KartPlayerThink(player_t *player, ticcmd_t *cmd)
 		player->mo->colorized = false;
 	}
 
+	if (G_RaceGametype() && player->kartstuff[k_rings] <= 0) // spawn ring debt indicator
+	{
+		mobj_t *debtflag = P_SpawnMobj(player->mo->x + player->mo->momx, player->mo->y + player->mo->momy,
+			player->mo->z + player->mo->momz + player->mo->height + (24*player->mo->scale), MT_THOK);
+		P_SetMobjState(debtflag, ((leveltime/5 & 1) ? S_RINGDEBT2 : S_RINGDEBT1));
+		P_SetScale(debtflag, (debtflag->destscale = player->mo->scale));
+		K_MatchGenericExtraFlags(debtflag, player->mo);
+		debtflag->color = player->skincolor;
+		debtflag->fuse = 2;
+		if (P_IsLocalPlayer(player))
+			debtflag->flags2 |= MF2_DONTDRAW;
+	}
+
 	if (player->kartstuff[k_dashpadcooldown]) // Twinkle Circuit inspired afterimages
 	{
 		mobj_t *ghost;