diff --git a/datasrc/network.py b/datasrc/network.py
index a54c6efa0..1ed5a09bb 100644
--- a/datasrc/network.py
+++ b/datasrc/network.py
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ Objects = [
 		NetTick("m_FreezeEnd"),
 		NetIntRange("m_Jumps", 0, 255),
 		NetIntAny("m_TeleCheckpoint"),
+		NetIntRange("m_StrongWeakID", 0, 'MAX_CLIENTS-1'),
 	]),
 
 	## Events
diff --git a/src/game/server/entities/character.cpp b/src/game/server/entities/character.cpp
index c7e8fdd0d..601c20f53 100644
--- a/src/game/server/entities/character.cpp
+++ b/src/game/server/entities/character.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ CCharacter::CCharacter(CGameWorld *pWorld)
 	m_ProximityRadius = ms_PhysSize;
 	m_Health = 0;
 	m_Armor = 0;
+	m_StrongWeakID = 0;
 }
 
 void CCharacter::Reset()
@@ -1216,6 +1217,7 @@ void CCharacter::Snap(int SnappingClient)
 	pDDNetCharacter->m_FreezeEnd = m_DeepFreeze ? -1 : m_FreezeTick + m_FreezeTime;
 	pDDNetCharacter->m_Jumps = m_Core.m_Jumps;
 	pDDNetCharacter->m_TeleCheckpoint = m_TeleCheckpoint;
+	pDDNetCharacter->m_StrongWeakID = m_StrongWeakID;
 }
 
 int CCharacter::NetworkClipped(int SnappingClient)
diff --git a/src/game/server/entities/character.h b/src/game/server/entities/character.h
index 28ef6bc3b..90893c72b 100644
--- a/src/game/server/entities/character.h
+++ b/src/game/server/entities/character.h
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ public:
 	vec2 m_TeleGunPos;
 	bool m_TeleGunTeleport;
 	bool m_IsBlueTeleGunTeleport;
+	int m_StrongWeakID;
 
 	// Setters/Getters because i don't want to modify vanilla vars access modifiers
 	int GetLastWeapon() { return m_LastWeapon; };
diff --git a/src/game/server/gameworld.cpp b/src/game/server/gameworld.cpp
index 3b2863a8a..e08bc5521 100644
--- a/src/game/server/gameworld.cpp
+++ b/src/game/server/gameworld.cpp
@@ -280,6 +280,14 @@ void CGameWorld::Tick()
 	RemoveEntities();
 
 	UpdatePlayerMaps();
+
+	// find the characters' strong/weak id
+	int StrongWeakID = 0;
+	for(CCharacter *pChar = (CCharacter*) FindFirst(ENTTYPE_CHARACTER); pChar; pChar = (CCharacter*) pChar->TypeNext())
+	{
+		pChar->m_StrongWeakID = StrongWeakID;
+		StrongWeakID++;
+	}
 }
 
 // TODO: should be more general