diff --git a/sp/src/game/client/c_baseanimating.cpp b/sp/src/game/client/c_baseanimating.cpp
index c5b54eef..13abe166 100644
--- a/sp/src/game/client/c_baseanimating.cpp
+++ b/sp/src/game/client/c_baseanimating.cpp
@@ -1990,6 +1990,10 @@ CollideType_t C_BaseAnimating::GetCollideType( void )
 	return BaseClass::GetCollideType();
 }
 
+#ifdef MAPBASE
+ConVar ai_death_pose_enabled( "ai_death_pose_enabled", "1", FCVAR_NONE, "Toggles the death pose fix code, which cancels sequence transitions while a NPC is ragdolling." );
+#endif
+
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Purpose: if the active sequence changes, keep track of the previous ones and decay them based on their decay rate
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2006,6 +2010,14 @@ void C_BaseAnimating::MaintainSequenceTransitions( IBoneSetup &boneSetup, float
 		return;
 	}
 
+#ifdef MAPBASE
+	if ( IsAboutToRagdoll() && ai_death_pose_enabled.GetBool() )
+	{
+		m_nPrevNewSequenceParity = m_nNewSequenceParity;
+		return;
+	}
+#endif
+
 	m_SequenceTransitioner.CheckForSequenceChange( 
 		boneSetup.GetStudioHdr(),
 		GetSequence(),