diff --git a/src/g_game.c b/src/g_game.c
index 7fbba166..bdcf8885 100644
--- a/src/g_game.c
+++ b/src/g_game.c
@@ -2411,6 +2411,9 @@ static boolean G_CheckSpot(INT32 playernum, mapthing_t *mthing)
 	if (!P_CheckPosition(players[playernum].mo, x, y))
 		return false;
 
+	if (!K_CheckPlayersRespawnColliding(playernum, x, y))
+		return false;
+
 	return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/k_kart.c b/src/k_kart.c
index e3d703dc..a952d70d 100644
--- a/src/k_kart.c
+++ b/src/k_kart.c
@@ -2475,6 +2475,28 @@ void K_DoBouncePad(player_t *player, fixed_t vertispeed)
 	S_StartSound(player->mo, sfx_boing);
 }
 
+// Returns false if this player being placed here causes them to collide with any other player
+// Used in g_game.c for match etc. respawning
+// This does not check along the z because the z is not correctly set for the spawnee at this point
+boolean K_CheckPlayersRespawnColliding(INT32 playernum, fixed_t x, fixed_t y)
+{
+	INT32 i;
+	fixed_t p1radius = players[playernum].mo->radius;
+	for (i = 0; i < MAXPLAYERS; i++)
+	{
+		if (playernum == i || !playeringame[i] || players[i].spectator || !players[i].mo || players[i].mo->health <= 0
+			|| players[i].playerstate != PST_LIVE || (players[i].mo->flags & MF_NOCLIP) || (players[i].mo->flags & MF_NOCLIPTHING))
+			continue;
+
+		if (abs(x - players[i].mo->x) < (p1radius + players[i].mo->radius)
+			&& abs(y - players[i].mo->y) < (p1radius + players[i].mo->radius))
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+
 // countersteer is how strong the controls are telling us we are turning
 // turndir is the direction the controls are telling us to turn, -1 if turning right and 1 if turning left
 static INT16 K_GetKartDriftValue(player_t *player, fixed_t countersteer)
diff --git a/src/k_kart.h b/src/k_kart.h
index 36c8c0b9..187cbd9c 100644
--- a/src/k_kart.h
+++ b/src/k_kart.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ void K_SpawnKartExplosion(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, fixed_t z, fixed_t radius, INT32
 void K_SpawnDriftTrail(player_t *player);
 void K_DoMushroom(player_t *player, boolean doPFlag, boolean startboost);
 void K_DoBouncePad(player_t *player, fixed_t vertispeed);
+boolean K_CheckPlayersRespawnColliding(INT32 playernum, fixed_t x, fixed_t y);
 INT16 K_GetKartTurnValue(player_t *player, INT16 turnvalue);
 void K_MomentumToFacing(player_t *player);
 fixed_t K_GetKartSpeed(player_t *player, boolean doboostpower);