diff --git a/data/skins/x_spec.png b/data/skins/x_spec.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a397e8274
Binary files /dev/null and b/data/skins/x_spec.png differ
diff --git a/src/game/client/components/ghost.cpp b/src/game/client/components/ghost.cpp
index 2c4595853..874245c24 100644
--- a/src/game/client/components/ghost.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/components/ghost.cpp
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ void CGhost::OnRender()
 		Player.m_AttackTick += Client()->GameTick(g_Config.m_ClDummy) - GhostTick;
 
 		m_pClient->m_pPlayers->RenderHook(&Prev, &Player, &pGhost->m_RenderInfo , -2, IntraTick);
-		m_pClient->m_pPlayers->RenderPlayer(&Prev, &Player, &pGhost->m_RenderInfo, -2, IntraTick);
+		m_pClient->m_pPlayers->RenderPlayer(&Prev, &Player, &pGhost->m_RenderInfo, -2, true, IntraTick);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/game/client/components/nameplates.cpp b/src/game/client/components/nameplates.cpp
index d54bac789..4967a743d 100644
--- a/src/game/client/components/nameplates.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/components/nameplates.cpp
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ void CNamePlates::OnRender()
 	for(int i = 0; i < MAX_CLIENTS; i++)
 	{
 		// only render active characters
-		if(!m_pClient->m_Snap.m_aCharacters[i].m_Active)
+		if(!m_pClient->m_Snap.m_aCharacters[i].m_Active && !g_Config.m_ClShowSpecTee)
 			continue;
 
 		const void *pInfo = Client()->SnapFindItem(IClient::SNAP_CURRENT, NETOBJTYPE_PLAYERINFO, i);
diff --git a/src/game/client/components/players.cpp b/src/game/client/components/players.cpp
index 5a369dc94..3da9527af 100644
--- a/src/game/client/components/players.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/components/players.cpp
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ void CPlayers::RenderPlayer(
 	const CNetObj_Character *pPlayerChar,
 	const CTeeRenderInfo *pRenderInfo,
 	int ClientID,
+	bool Active,
 	float Intra
 	)
 {
@@ -278,6 +279,7 @@ void CPlayers::RenderPlayer(
 	}
 
 	// draw gun
+	if(Active)
 	{
 #if defined(CONF_VIDEORECORDER)
 		if(ClientID >= 0 && ((GameClient()->m_GameInfo.m_AllowHookColl && g_Config.m_ClShowHookCollAlways) || (Player.m_PlayerFlags&PLAYERFLAG_AIM && ((!Local && ((!IVideo::Current()&&g_Config.m_ClShowHookCollOther)||(IVideo::Current()&&g_Config.m_ClVideoShowHookCollOther))) || (Local && g_Config.m_ClShowHookCollOwn)))))
@@ -657,7 +659,7 @@ void CPlayers::OnRender()
 		for(int i = 0; i < MAX_CLIENTS; i++)
 		{
 			// only render active characters
-			if(!m_pClient->m_Snap.m_aCharacters[i].m_Active)
+			if(!m_pClient->m_Snap.m_aCharacters[i].m_Active && !g_Config.m_ClShowSpecTee)
 				continue;
 
 			const void *pPrevInfo = Client()->SnapFindItem(IClient::SNAP_PREV, NETOBJTYPE_PLAYERINFO, i);
@@ -665,7 +667,6 @@ void CPlayers::OnRender()
 
 			if(pPrevInfo && pInfo)
 			{
-				//
 				bool Local = m_pClient->m_Snap.m_LocalClientID == i;
 				if((p % 2) == 0 && Local) continue;
 				if((p % 2) == 1 && !Local) continue;
@@ -673,6 +674,22 @@ void CPlayers::OnRender()
 				CNetObj_Character PrevChar = m_pClient->m_aClients[i].m_RenderPrev;
 				CNetObj_Character CurChar = m_pClient->m_aClients[i].m_RenderCur;
 
+				if(!m_pClient->m_Snap.m_aCharacters[i].m_Active)
+				{
+					int Skin = m_pClient->m_pSkins->Find("x_spec");
+					if(Skin != -1)
+					{
+						if(IsTeamplay)
+							m_aRenderInfo[i].m_Texture = m_pClient->m_pSkins->Get(Skin)->m_ColorTexture;
+						else
+						{
+							m_aRenderInfo[i].m_Texture = m_pClient->m_pSkins->Get(Skin)->m_OrgTexture;
+							m_aRenderInfo[i].m_ColorBody = ColorRGBA(1,1,1);
+							m_aRenderInfo[i].m_ColorFeet = ColorRGBA(1,1,1);
+						}
+					}
+				}
+
 				if(p<2)
 				{
 					RenderHook(
@@ -688,7 +705,8 @@ void CPlayers::OnRender()
 							&PrevChar,
 							&CurChar,
 							&m_aRenderInfo[i],
-							i
+							i,
+							m_pClient->m_Snap.m_aCharacters[i].m_Active
 						);
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/src/game/client/components/players.h b/src/game/client/components/players.h
index 4a73e4f12..a7c159671 100644
--- a/src/game/client/components/players.h
+++ b/src/game/client/components/players.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class CPlayers : public CComponent
 		const CNetObj_Character *pPlayerChar,
 		const CTeeRenderInfo *pRenderInfo,
 		int ClientID,
+		bool Active,
 		float Intra = 0.f
 	);
 	void RenderHook(
diff --git a/src/game/client/components/skins.cpp b/src/game/client/components/skins.cpp
index fb8265776..9723cd9f2 100644
--- a/src/game/client/components/skins.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/components/skins.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 static const char *VANILLA_SKINS[] = {"bluekitty", "bluestripe", "brownbear",
 	"cammo", "cammostripes", "coala", "default", "limekitty",
 	"pinky", "redbopp", "redstripe", "saddo", "toptri",
-	"twinbop", "twintri", "warpaint", "x_ninja"};
+	"twinbop", "twintri", "warpaint", "x_ninja", "x_spec"};
 
 static bool IsVanillaSkin(const char *pName)
 {
diff --git a/src/game/variables.h b/src/game/variables.h
index a8f9840f1..a5e88a111 100644
--- a/src/game/variables.h
+++ b/src/game/variables.h
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ MACRO_CONFIG_STR(ClPlayerSkin, player_skin, 24, "default", CFGFLAG_CLIENT|CFGFLA
 MACRO_CONFIG_STR(ClSkinPrefix, cl_skin_prefix, 100, "", CFGFLAG_CLIENT|CFGFLAG_SAVE, "Replace the skins by skins with this prefix (e.g. kitty, coala, santa)")
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(ClFatSkins, cl_fat_skins, 0, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_CLIENT|CFGFLAG_SAVE, "Enable fat skins")
 
+MACRO_CONFIG_INT(ClShowSpecTee, cl_show_spec_tee, 1, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_CLIENT|CFGFLAG_SAVE, "Whether to show a tee in /spec with a dashed skin.")
+
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(UiPage, ui_page, 9, 0, 12, CFGFLAG_CLIENT|CFGFLAG_SAVE, "Interface page")
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(UiSettingsPage, ui_settings_page, 0, 0, 8, CFGFLAG_CLIENT|CFGFLAG_SAVE, "Interface settings page")
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(UiToolboxPage, ui_toolbox_page, 0, 0, 2, CFGFLAG_CLIENT|CFGFLAG_SAVE, "Toolbox page")