diff --git a/src/hardware/hw_main.c b/src/hardware/hw_main.c
index 094a52127..57783da8b 100644
--- a/src/hardware/hw_main.c
+++ b/src/hardware/hw_main.c
@@ -5276,7 +5276,7 @@ static void HWR_ProjectSprite(mobj_t *thing)
 		// New colormap stuff for skins Tails 06-07-2002
 		if (thing->skin && thing->sprite == SPR_PLAY) // This thing is a player!
 		{
-			if (thing->player && thing->player->kartstuff[k_startimer])
+			if (thing->colorized)
 				vis->colormap = R_GetTranslationColormap(TC_STARMAN, thing->color, GTC_CACHE);
 			else
 			{
@@ -5285,7 +5285,12 @@ static void HWR_ProjectSprite(mobj_t *thing)
 			}
 		}
 		else
-			vis->colormap = R_GetTranslationColormap(TC_DEFAULT, vis->mobj->color ? vis->mobj->color : SKINCOLOR_CYAN, GTC_CACHE);
+		{
+			if (vis->mobj && vis->mobj->colorized)
+				vis->colormap = R_GetTranslationColormap(TC_STARMAN, vis->mobj->color ? vis->mobj->color : SKINCOLOR_CYAN, GTC_CACHE);
+			else
+				vis->colormap = R_GetTranslationColormap(TC_DEFAULT, vis->mobj->color ? vis->mobj->color : SKINCOLOR_CYAN, GTC_CACHE);
+		}
 	}
 	else
 		vis->colormap = colormaps;
diff --git a/src/k_kart.c b/src/k_kart.c
index 3c66d5104..921aaebdf 100644
--- a/src/k_kart.c
+++ b/src/k_kart.c
@@ -1453,6 +1453,20 @@ void K_KartPlayerThink(player_t *player, ticcmd_t *cmd)
 {
 	K_UpdateOffroad(player);
 
+	// setting players to use the star colormap and spawning afterimages
+	if (player->kartstuff[k_startimer])
+	{
+		mobj_t *ghost;
+		player->mo->colorized = true;
+		ghost = P_SpawnGhostMobj(player->mo);
+		ghost->fuse = 4;
+		ghost->frame |= FF_FULLBRIGHT;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		player->mo->colorized = false;
+	}
+
 	if (player->kartstuff[k_itemclose])
 		player->kartstuff[k_itemclose]--;
 
@@ -1615,6 +1629,19 @@ void K_KartPlayerThink(player_t *player, ticcmd_t *cmd)
 		S_ChangeMusicInternal(mapmusname, true);
 }
 
+void K_KartPlayerAfterThink(player_t *player)
+{
+	if (player->kartstuff[k_startimer])
+	{
+		player->mo->frame |= FF_FULLBRIGHT;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		if (!(player->mo->state->frame & FF_FULLBRIGHT))
+			player->mo->frame &= ~FF_FULLBRIGHT;
+	}
+}
+
 static void K_PlayTauntSound(mobj_t *source)
 {
 	switch (P_RandomFixed() % 4)
@@ -4739,6 +4766,15 @@ static void K_drawKartPositionFaces(void)
 		else
 		{
 			colormap = R_GetTranslationColormap(players[rankplayer[i]].skin, players[rankplayer[i]].mo->color, GTC_CACHE);
+			if (players[rankplayer[i]].mo->colorized)
+			{
+				colormap = R_GetTranslationColormap(TC_STARMAN, players[rankplayer[i]].mo->color, GTC_CACHE);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				colormap = R_GetTranslationColormap(players[rankplayer[i]].skin, players[rankplayer[i]].mo->color, GTC_CACHE);
+			}
+
 			if (rankplayer[i] != myplayer)
 			{
 				V_DrawSmallTranslucentMappedPatch(FACE_X, Y, V_HUDTRANS|V_SNAPTOLEFT, faceprefix[players[rankplayer[i]].skin], colormap);
@@ -5087,7 +5123,15 @@ static void K_drawKartMinimap(void)
 					V_DrawSciencePatch(amxpos, amypos, splitflags|V_FLIP, iconprefix[players[i].skin], FRACUNIT/2);
 				else
 				{
-					UINT8 *colormap = R_GetTranslationColormap(players[i].skin, players[i].skincolor, 0); //transtables[players[i].skin] - 256 + (players[i].skincolor<<8);
+					UINT8 *colormap;
+					if (players[i].mo->colorized)
+					{
+						colormap = R_GetTranslationColormap(TC_STARMAN, players[i].mo->color, 0);
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						colormap = R_GetTranslationColormap(players[i].skin, players[i].mo->color, 0);
+					}
 					V_DrawFixedPatch(amxpos, amypos, FRACUNIT/2, splitflags|V_FLIP, iconprefix[players[i].skin], colormap);
 				}
 			}
@@ -5097,7 +5141,15 @@ static void K_drawKartMinimap(void)
 					V_DrawSciencePatch(amxpos, amypos, splitflags, iconprefix[players[i].skin], FRACUNIT/2);
 				else
 				{
-					UINT8 *colormap = R_GetTranslationColormap(players[i].skin, players[i].skincolor, 0); //transtables[players[i].skin] - 256 + (players[i].skincolor<<8);
+					UINT8 *colormap;
+					if (players[i].mo->colorized)
+					{
+						colormap = R_GetTranslationColormap(TC_STARMAN, players[i].mo->color, 0);
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						colormap = R_GetTranslationColormap(players[i].skin, players[i].mo->color, 0);
+					}
 					V_DrawFixedPatch(amxpos, amypos, FRACUNIT/2, splitflags, iconprefix[players[i].skin], colormap);
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/src/k_kart.h b/src/k_kart.h
index 9a6c62bb9..c95818544 100644
--- a/src/k_kart.h
+++ b/src/k_kart.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ void K_KartBouncing(mobj_t *mobj1, mobj_t *mobj2, boolean bounce, boolean solid)
 void K_LakituChecker(player_t *player);
 void K_KartMoveAnimation(player_t *player);
 void K_KartPlayerThink(player_t *player, ticcmd_t *cmd);
+void K_KartPlayerAfterThink(player_t *player);
 void K_SpinPlayer(player_t *player, mobj_t *source);
 void K_SquishPlayer(player_t *player, mobj_t *source);
 void K_ExplodePlayer(player_t *player, mobj_t *source);
diff --git a/src/lua_mobjlib.c b/src/lua_mobjlib.c
index ec19261a0..2dbb58c89 100644
--- a/src/lua_mobjlib.c
+++ b/src/lua_mobjlib.c
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ enum mobj_e {
 	mobj_extravalue1,
 	mobj_extravalue2,
 	mobj_cusval,
-	mobj_cvmem
+	mobj_cvmem,
+	mobj_colorized
 };
 
 static const char *const mobj_opt[] = {
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ static const char *const mobj_opt[] = {
 	"extravalue2",
 	"cusval",
 	"cvmem",
+	"colorized",
 	NULL};
 
 #define UNIMPLEMENTED luaL_error(L, LUA_QL("mobj_t") " field " LUA_QS " is not implemented for Lua and cannot be accessed.", mobj_opt[field])
@@ -343,6 +345,9 @@ static int mobj_get(lua_State *L)
 	case mobj_cvmem:
 		lua_pushinteger(L, mo->cvmem);
 		break;
+	case mobj_colorized:
+		lua_pushboolean(L, mo->colorized);
+		break;
 	default: // extra custom variables in Lua memory
 		lua_getfield(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, LREG_EXTVARS);
 		I_Assert(lua_istable(L, -1));
@@ -638,6 +643,9 @@ static int mobj_set(lua_State *L)
 	case mobj_cvmem:
 		mo->cvmem = luaL_checkinteger(L, 3);
 		break;
+	case mobj_colorized:
+		mo->colorized = luaL_checkboolean(L, 3);
+		break;
 	default:
 		lua_getfield(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, LREG_EXTVARS);
 		I_Assert(lua_istable(L, -1));
diff --git a/src/p_mobj.c b/src/p_mobj.c
index 1ba05d699..2990947eb 100644
--- a/src/p_mobj.c
+++ b/src/p_mobj.c
@@ -8547,6 +8547,8 @@ mobj_t *P_SpawnMobj(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, fixed_t z, mobjtype_t type)
 	else
 		mobj->z = z;
 
+	mobj->colorized = false;
+
 #ifdef HAVE_BLUA
 	// DANGER! This can cause P_SpawnMobj to return NULL!
 	// Avoid using P_RemoveMobj on the newly created mobj in "MobjSpawn" Lua hooks!
diff --git a/src/p_mobj.h b/src/p_mobj.h
index c8207c564..3617ea407 100644
--- a/src/p_mobj.h
+++ b/src/p_mobj.h
@@ -360,6 +360,8 @@ typedef struct mobj_s
 	struct pslope_s *standingslope; // The slope that the object is standing on (shouldn't need synced in savegames, right?)
 #endif
 
+	boolean colorized; // Whether the mobj uses the starman colormap
+
 	// WARNING: New fields must be added separately to savegame and Lua.
 } mobj_t;
 
diff --git a/src/p_saveg.c b/src/p_saveg.c
index 373b4d05e..577d512de 100644
--- a/src/p_saveg.c
+++ b/src/p_saveg.c
@@ -946,9 +946,11 @@ typedef enum
 	MD2_HNEXT       = 1<<7,
 #ifdef ESLOPE
 	MD2_HPREV       = 1<<8,
-	MD2_SLOPE       = 1<<9
+	MD2_SLOPE       = 1<<9,
+	MD2_COLORIZED	= 1<<10
 #else
-	MD2_HPREV       = 1<<8
+	MD2_HPREV       = 1<<8,
+	MD2_COLORIZED	= 1<<9
 #endif
 } mobj_diff2_t;
 
@@ -1143,6 +1145,8 @@ static void SaveMobjThinker(const thinker_t *th, const UINT8 type)
 	if (mobj->standingslope)
 		diff2 |= MD2_SLOPE;
 #endif
+	if (mobj->colorized)
+		diff2 |= MD2_COLORIZED;
 	if (diff2 != 0)
 		diff |= MD_MORE;
 
@@ -1262,6 +1266,8 @@ static void SaveMobjThinker(const thinker_t *th, const UINT8 type)
 	if (diff2 & MD2_SLOPE)
 		WRITEUINT16(save_p, mobj->standingslope->id);
 #endif
+	if (diff2 & MD2_COLORIZED)
+		WRITEUINT8(save_p, mobj->colorized);
 
 	WRITEUINT32(save_p, mobj->mobjnum);
 }
@@ -2131,7 +2137,8 @@ static void LoadMobjThinker(actionf_p1 thinker)
 	if (diff2 & MD2_SLOPE)
 		mobj->standingslope = P_SlopeById(READUINT16(save_p));
 #endif
-
+	if (diff2 & MD2_COLORIZED)
+		mobj->colorized = READUINT8(save_p);
 
 	if (diff & MD_REDFLAG)
 	{
diff --git a/src/p_user.c b/src/p_user.c
index 978ee1b9a..c1864ad3a 100644
--- a/src/p_user.c
+++ b/src/p_user.c
@@ -1513,6 +1513,7 @@ mobj_t *P_SpawnGhostMobj(mobj_t *mobj)
 	}
 
 	ghost->color = mobj->color;
+	ghost->colorized = mobj->colorized; // Kart: they should also be colorized if their origin is
 
 	ghost->angle = mobj->angle;
 	ghost->sprite = mobj->sprite;
@@ -9518,7 +9519,7 @@ void P_PlayerThink(player_t *player)
 #if 1
 	// "Blur" a bit when you have speed shoes and are going fast enough
 	if ((player->powers[pw_super] || player->powers[pw_sneakers]
-		|| player->kartstuff[k_driftboost] || player->kartstuff[k_mushroomtimer]) // SRB2kart
+		|| player->kartstuff[k_driftboost] || player->kartstuff[k_mushroomtimer]) && !player->kartstuff[k_startimer] // SRB2kart
 		&& (player->speed + abs(player->mo->momz)) > FixedMul(20*FRACUNIT,player->mo->scale))
 	{
 		mobj_t *gmobj = P_SpawnGhostMobj(player->mo);
@@ -10073,4 +10074,6 @@ void P_PlayerAfterThink(player_t *player)
 
 	if (P_IsObjectOnGround(player->mo))
 		player->mo->pmomz = 0;
+
+	K_KartPlayerAfterThink(player);
 }
diff --git a/src/r_things.c b/src/r_things.c
index 6f88367a2..bac05b2f1 100644
--- a/src/r_things.c
+++ b/src/r_things.c
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ static void R_DrawVisSprite(vissprite_t *vis)
 		dc_transmap = vis->transmap;
 		if (vis->mobj->skin && vis->mobj->sprite == SPR_PLAY) // MT_GHOST LOOKS LIKE A PLAYER SO USE THE PLAYER TRANSLATION TABLES. >_>
 		{
-			if (vis->mobj->player && vis->mobj->player->kartstuff[k_startimer])
+			if (vis->mobj->colorized)
 				dc_translation = R_GetTranslationColormap(TC_STARMAN, vis->mobj->color, GTC_CACHE);
 			else
 			{
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ static void R_DrawVisSprite(vissprite_t *vis)
 		// New colormap stuff for skins Tails 06-07-2002
 		if (vis->mobj->skin && vis->mobj->sprite == SPR_PLAY) // This thing is a player!
 		{
-			if (vis->mobj->player && vis->mobj->player->kartstuff[k_startimer])
+			if (vis->mobj->colorized)
 				dc_translation = R_GetTranslationColormap(TC_STARMAN, vis->mobj->color, GTC_CACHE);
 			else
 			{