diff --git a/src/dehacked.c b/src/dehacked.c
index 3562a2aec..67e83e4d5 100644
--- a/src/dehacked.c
+++ b/src/dehacked.c
@@ -9602,6 +9602,7 @@ struct {
 	{"RF_BLENDMASK",RF_BLENDMASK},
 	{"RF_FULLBRIGHT",RF_FULLBRIGHT},
 	{"RF_FULLDARK",RF_FULLDARK},
+	{"RF_NOCOLORMAPS",RF_NOCOLORMAPS},
 	{"RF_SPRITETYPEMASK",RF_SPRITETYPEMASK},
 	{"RF_PAPERSPRITE",RF_PAPERSPRITE},
 	{"RF_FLOORSPRITE",RF_FLOORSPRITE},
diff --git a/src/hardware/hw_main.c b/src/hardware/hw_main.c
index 8a4274d68..590fac520 100644
--- a/src/hardware/hw_main.c
+++ b/src/hardware/hw_main.c
@@ -3616,16 +3616,17 @@ static void HWR_DrawDropShadow(mobj_t *thing, fixed_t scale)
 	shadowVerts[3].t = shadowVerts[2].t = 0;
 	shadowVerts[0].t = shadowVerts[1].t = ((GLPatch_t *)gpatch->hardware)->max_t;
 
-	if (thing->subsector->sector->numlights)
+	if (!(thing->renderflags & RF_NOCOLORMAPS))
 	{
-		light = R_GetPlaneLight(thing->subsector->sector, groundz, false); // Always use the light at the top instead of whatever I was doing before
+		if (thing->subsector->sector->numlights)
+		{
+			// Always use the light at the top instead of whatever I was doing before
+			light = R_GetPlaneLight(thing->subsector->sector, groundz, false);
 
-		if (*thing->subsector->sector->lightlist[light].extra_colormap)
-			colormap = *thing->subsector->sector->lightlist[light].extra_colormap;
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		if (thing->subsector->sector->extra_colormap)
+			if (*thing->subsector->sector->lightlist[light].extra_colormap)
+				colormap = *thing->subsector->sector->lightlist[light].extra_colormap;
+		}
+		else if (thing->subsector->sector->extra_colormap)
 			colormap = thing->subsector->sector->extra_colormap;
 	}
 
@@ -3675,7 +3676,7 @@ static void HWR_SplitSprite(gl_vissprite_t *spr)
 	FOutVector baseWallVerts[4]; // This is what the verts should end up as
 	patch_t *gpatch;
 	FSurfaceInfo Surf;
-	extracolormap_t *colormap;
+	extracolormap_t *colormap = NULL;
 	FUINT lightlevel;
 	boolean lightset = true;
 	FBITFIELD blend = 0;
@@ -3810,7 +3811,9 @@ static void HWR_SplitSprite(gl_vissprite_t *spr)
 
 	// Start with the lightlevel and colormap from the top of the sprite
 	lightlevel = *list[sector->numlights - 1].lightlevel;
-	colormap = *list[sector->numlights - 1].extra_colormap;
+	if (!(spr->mobj->renderflags & RF_NOCOLORMAPS))
+		colormap = *list[sector->numlights - 1].extra_colormap;
+
 	i = 0;
 	temp = FLOAT_TO_FIXED(realtop);
 
@@ -3828,7 +3831,8 @@ static void HWR_SplitSprite(gl_vissprite_t *spr)
 		{
 			if (!lightset)
 				lightlevel = *list[i-1].lightlevel > 255 ? 255 : *list[i-1].lightlevel;
-			colormap = *list[i-1].extra_colormap;
+			if (!(spr->mobj->renderflags & RF_NOCOLORMAPS))
+				colormap = *list[i-1].extra_colormap;
 			break;
 		}
 	}
@@ -3843,7 +3847,8 @@ static void HWR_SplitSprite(gl_vissprite_t *spr)
 		{
 			if (!lightset)
 				lightlevel = *list[i].lightlevel > 255 ? 255 : *list[i].lightlevel;
-			colormap = *list[i].extra_colormap;
+			if (!(spr->mobj->renderflags & RF_NOCOLORMAPS))
+				colormap = *list[i].extra_colormap;
 		}
 
 		if (i + 1 < sector->numlights)
@@ -4160,7 +4165,7 @@ static void HWR_DrawSprite(gl_vissprite_t *spr)
 		sector_t *sector = spr->mobj->subsector->sector;
 		UINT8 lightlevel = 0;
 		boolean lightset = true;
-		extracolormap_t *colormap = sector->extra_colormap;
+		extracolormap_t *colormap = NULL;
 
 		if (R_ThingIsFullBright(spr->mobj))
 			lightlevel = 255;
@@ -4169,6 +4174,9 @@ static void HWR_DrawSprite(gl_vissprite_t *spr)
 		else
 			lightset = false;
 
+		if (!(spr->mobj->renderflags & RF_NOCOLORMAPS))
+			colormap = sector->extra_colormap;
+
 		if (splat && sector->numlights)
 		{
 			INT32 light = R_GetPlaneLight(sector, spr->mobj->z, false);
@@ -4176,7 +4184,7 @@ static void HWR_DrawSprite(gl_vissprite_t *spr)
 			if (!lightset)
 				lightlevel = *sector->lightlist[light].lightlevel > 255 ? 255 : *sector->lightlist[light].lightlevel;
 
-			if (*sector->lightlist[light].extra_colormap)
+			if (*sector->lightlist[light].extra_colormap && !(spr->mobj->renderflags & RF_NOCOLORMAPS))
 				colormap = *sector->lightlist[light].extra_colormap;
 		}
 		else if (!lightset)
@@ -4301,9 +4309,8 @@ static inline void HWR_DrawPrecipitationSprite(gl_vissprite_t *spr)
 
 		if (sector->numlights)
 		{
-			INT32 light;
-
-			light = R_GetPlaneLight(sector, spr->mobj->z + spr->mobj->height, false); // Always use the light at the top instead of whatever I was doing before
+			// Always use the light at the top instead of whatever I was doing before
+			INT32 light = R_GetPlaneLight(sector, spr->mobj->z + spr->mobj->height, false);
 
 			if (!(spr->mobj->frame & FF_FULLBRIGHT))
 				lightlevel = *sector->lightlist[light].lightlevel > 255 ? 255 : *sector->lightlist[light].lightlevel;
diff --git a/src/r_defs.h b/src/r_defs.h
index 4423a4266..9d0f4247c 100644
--- a/src/r_defs.h
+++ b/src/r_defs.h
@@ -729,6 +729,7 @@ typedef enum
 	RF_BLENDMASK        = 0x0F00,   // --Blending modes
 	RF_FULLBRIGHT       = 0x0100,   // Sprite is drawn at full brightness
 	RF_FULLDARK         = 0x0200,   // Sprite is drawn completely dark
+	RF_NOCOLORMAPS      = 0x0400,   // Sprite is not drawn with colormaps
 
 	RF_SPRITETYPEMASK   = 0x7000,   // ---Different sprite types, not all implemented
 	RF_PAPERSPRITE      = 0x1000,   // Paper sprite
diff --git a/src/r_things.c b/src/r_things.c
index 916d2e891..5db78b346 100644
--- a/src/r_things.c
+++ b/src/r_things.c
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ static void R_DrawVisSprite(vissprite_t *vis)
 	else if (vis->mobj->sprite == SPR_PLAY) // Looks like a player, but doesn't have a color? Get rid of green sonic syndrome.
 		colfunc = colfuncs[COLDRAWFUNC_TRANS];
 
-	if (vis->extra_colormap)
+	if (vis->extra_colormap && !(vis->renderflags & RF_NOCOLORMAPS))
 	{
 		if (!dc_colormap)
 			dc_colormap = vis->extra_colormap->colormap;
@@ -1354,26 +1354,30 @@ static void R_ProjectDropShadow(mobj_t *thing, vissprite_t *vis, fixed_t scale,
 	x1 += (x2-x1)/2;
 	shadow->shear.offset = shadow->x1-x1;
 
-	if (thing->subsector->sector->numlights)
+	if (thing->renderflags & RF_NOCOLORMAPS)
+		shadow->extra_colormap = NULL;
+	else
 	{
-		INT32 lightnum;
-		light = thing->subsector->sector->numlights - 1;
+		if (thing->subsector->sector->numlights)
+		{
+			INT32 lightnum;
+			light = thing->subsector->sector->numlights - 1;
 
-		// R_GetPlaneLight won't work on sloped lights!
-		for (lightnum = 1; lightnum < thing->subsector->sector->numlights; lightnum++) {
-			fixed_t h = P_GetLightZAt(&thing->subsector->sector->lightlist[lightnum], thing->x, thing->y);
-			if (h <= shadow->gzt) {
-				light = lightnum - 1;
-				break;
+			// R_GetPlaneLight won't work on sloped lights!
+			for (lightnum = 1; lightnum < thing->subsector->sector->numlights; lightnum++) {
+				fixed_t h = P_GetLightZAt(&thing->subsector->sector->lightlist[lightnum], thing->x, thing->y);
+				if (h <= shadow->gzt) {
+					light = lightnum - 1;
+					break;
+				}
 			}
 		}
-		//light = R_GetPlaneLight(thing->subsector->sector, shadow->gzt, false);
-	}
 
-	if (thing->subsector->sector->numlights)
-		shadow->extra_colormap = *thing->subsector->sector->lightlist[light].extra_colormap;
-	else
-		shadow->extra_colormap = thing->subsector->sector->extra_colormap;
+		if (thing->subsector->sector->numlights)
+			shadow->extra_colormap = *thing->subsector->sector->lightlist[light].extra_colormap;
+		else
+			shadow->extra_colormap = thing->subsector->sector->extra_colormap;
+	}
 
 	shadow->transmap = R_GetTranslucencyTable(trans + 1);
 	shadow->colormap = scalelight[0][0]; // full dark!