diff --git a/src/d_clisrv.c b/src/d_clisrv.c
index c84faa72..961c1e59 100644
--- a/src/d_clisrv.c
+++ b/src/d_clisrv.c
@@ -4083,6 +4083,21 @@ FILESTAMP
 			else if (resynch_score[node])
 				--resynch_score[node];
 			break;
+		case PT_BASICKEEPALIVE:
+			if (client)
+				break;
+
+			// This should probably still timeout though, as the node should always have a player 1 number
+			if (netconsole == -1)
+				break;
+
+			// If a client sends this it should mean they are done receiving the savegame
+			sendingsavegame[node] = false;
+
+			// As long as clients send keep alives, the server can keep running, so reset the timeout
+			/// \todo Use a separate cvar for that kind of timeout?
+			freezetimeout[node] = I_GetTime() + connectiontimeout;
+			break;
 		case PT_TEXTCMD:
 		case PT_TEXTCMD2:
 		case PT_TEXTCMD3:
@@ -4586,6 +4601,15 @@ static INT16 Consistancy(void)
 	return (INT16)(ret & 0xFFFF);
 }
 
+// confusing, but this DOESN'T send PT_NODEKEEPALIVE, it sends PT_BASICKEEPALIVE
+// used during wipes to tell the server that a node is still connected
+static void CL_SendClientKeepAlive(void)
+{
+	netbuffer->packettype = PT_BASICKEEPALIVE;
+
+	HSendPacket(servernode, false, 0, 0);
+}
+
 // send the client packet to the server
 static void CL_SendClientCmd(void)
 {
@@ -5032,9 +5056,77 @@ static inline void PingUpdate(void)
 }
 #endif
 
+static tic_t gametime = 0;
+
+#ifdef NEWPING
+static void UpdatePingTable(void)
+{
+	INT32 i;
+	if (server)
+	{
+		if (netgame && !(gametime % 255))
+			PingUpdate();
+		// update node latency values so we can take an average later.
+		for (i = 0; i < MAXPLAYERS; i++)
+			if (playeringame[i])
+				realpingtable[i] += G_TicsToMilliseconds(GetLag(playernode[i]));
+		pingmeasurecount++;
+	}
+}
+#endif
+
+// Handle timeouts to prevent definitive freezes from happenning
+static void HandleNodeTimeouts(void)
+{
+	INT32 i;
+	if (server)
+		for (i = 1; i < MAXNETNODES; i++)
+			if (nodeingame[i] && freezetimeout[i] < I_GetTime())
+				Net_ConnectionTimeout(i);
+}
+
+// Keep the network alive while not advancing tics!
+void NetKeepAlive(void)
+{
+	tic_t nowtime;
+	INT32 realtics;
+
+	nowtime = I_GetTime();
+	realtics = nowtime - gametime;
+
+	// return if there's no time passed since the last call
+	if (realtics <= 0) // nothing new to update
+		return;
+
+#ifdef NEWPING
+	UpdatePingTable();
+#endif
+
+	if (server)
+		CL_SendClientKeepAlive();
+
+// Sryder: What is FILESTAMP???
+FILESTAMP
+	GetPackets();
+FILESTAMP
+
+	MasterClient_Ticker();
+
+	if (client)
+	{
+		// send keep alive
+		CL_SendClientKeepAlive();
+		// No need to check for resynch because we aren't running any tics
+	}
+	// No else because no tics are being run and we can't resynch during this
+
+	Net_AckTicker();
+	HandleNodeTimeouts();
+	SV_FileSendTicker();
+}
+
 void NetUpdate(void)
 {
-	static tic_t gametime = 0;
 	static tic_t resptime = 0;
 	tic_t nowtime;
 	INT32 i;
@@ -5056,16 +5148,7 @@ void NetUpdate(void)
 	gametime = nowtime;
 
 #ifdef NEWPING
-	if (server)
-	{
-		if (netgame && !(gametime % 255))
-			PingUpdate();
-		// update node latency values so we can take an average later.
-		for (i = 0; i < MAXPLAYERS; i++)
-			if (playeringame[i])
-				realpingtable[i] += G_TicsToMilliseconds(GetLag(playernode[i]));
-		pingmeasurecount++;
-	}
+	UpdatePingTable();
 #endif
 
 	if (client)
@@ -5133,12 +5216,7 @@ FILESTAMP
 		}
 	}
 	Net_AckTicker();
-	// Handle timeouts to prevent definitive freezes from happenning
-	if (server)
-		for (i = 1; i < MAXNETNODES; i++)
-			if (nodeingame[i] && freezetimeout[i] < I_GetTime())
-				Net_ConnectionTimeout(i);
-	nowtime /= NEWTICRATERATIO;
+	HandleNodeTimeouts();
 	if (nowtime > resptime)
 	{
 		resptime = nowtime;
diff --git a/src/d_clisrv.h b/src/d_clisrv.h
index 39cb8c4d..62bd8bc1 100644
--- a/src/d_clisrv.h
+++ b/src/d_clisrv.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ typedef enum
 	PT_CLIENT3MIS,
 	PT_CLIENT4CMD,    // 4P
 	PT_CLIENT4MIS,
+	PT_BASICKEEPALIVE,// Keep the network alive during wipes, as tics aren't advanced and NetUpdate isn't called
 
 	PT_CANFAIL,       // This is kind of a priority. Anything bigger than CANFAIL
 	                  // allows HSendPacket(*, true, *, *) to return false.
@@ -538,6 +539,7 @@ void SendNetXCmd3(netxcmd_t id, const void *param, size_t nparam); // splitsreen
 void SendNetXCmd4(netxcmd_t id, const void *param, size_t nparam); // splitsreen4 player
 
 // Create any new ticcmds and broadcast to other players.
+void NetKeepAlive(void);
 void NetUpdate(void);
 
 void SV_StartSinglePlayerServer(void);
diff --git a/src/d_net.c b/src/d_net.c
index 62301dc1..6702a60a 100644
--- a/src/d_net.c
+++ b/src/d_net.c
@@ -903,6 +903,9 @@ static void DebugPrintpacket(const char *header)
 				(UINT32)ExpandTics(netbuffer->u.clientpak.client_tic),
 				(UINT32)ExpandTics (netbuffer->u.clientpak.resendfrom));
 			break;
+		case PT_BASICKEEPALIVE:
+			fprintf(debugfile, "    keep alive\n");
+			break;
 		case PT_TEXTCMD:
 		case PT_TEXTCMD2:
 		case PT_TEXTCMD3:
diff --git a/src/f_wipe.c b/src/f_wipe.c
index f7a5992a..eaa5a013 100644
--- a/src/f_wipe.c
+++ b/src/f_wipe.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "console.h"
 #include "d_main.h"
 #include "m_misc.h" // movie mode
+#include "d_clisrv.h" // So the network state can be updated during the wipe
 
 #ifdef HWRENDER
 #include "hardware/hw_main.h"
@@ -375,6 +376,8 @@ void F_RunWipe(UINT8 wipetype, boolean drawMenu)
 
 		if (moviemode)
 			M_SaveFrame();
+
+		NetKeepAlive(); // Update the network so we don't cause timeouts
 	}
 	WipeInAction = false;
 #endif
diff --git a/src/p_setup.c b/src/p_setup.c
index 912791cf..58e13c2e 100644
--- a/src/p_setup.c
+++ b/src/p_setup.c
@@ -2857,6 +2857,9 @@ boolean P_SetupLevel(boolean skipprecip)
 			lastwipetic = nowtime;
 			if (moviemode) // make sure we save frames for the white hold too
 				M_SaveFrame();
+
+			// Keep the network alive
+			NetKeepAlive();
 		}
 
 		ranspecialwipe = 1;
@@ -3435,7 +3438,7 @@ boolean P_AddWadFile(const char *wadfilename)
 	//
 	R_AddSkins(wadnum); // faB: wadfile index in wadfiles[]
 
-	// 
+	//
 	// edit music defs
 	//
 	S_LoadMusicDefs(wadnum);