diff --git a/sp/src/vgui2/vgui_controls/AnimationController.cpp b/sp/src/vgui2/vgui_controls/AnimationController.cpp
index 6da33a38..886b4291 100644
--- a/sp/src/vgui2/vgui_controls/AnimationController.cpp
+++ b/sp/src/vgui2/vgui_controls/AnimationController.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ using namespace vgui;
 
 static CUtlSymbolTable g_ScriptSymbols(0, 128, true);
 
+#ifdef MAPBASE
+// Allows animation sequences to be overridden by map-specific files
+extern bool g_bUsingCustomHudAnimations;
+#endif
+
 // singleton accessor for animation controller for use by the vgui controls
 namespace vgui
 {
@@ -317,11 +322,35 @@ bool AnimationController::ParseScriptFile(char *pMem, int length)
 			return false;
 		}
 		
-		int seqIndex;
+		int seqIndex = -1;
 		UtlSymId_t nameIndex = g_ScriptSymbols.AddString(token);
 				
-		// Create a new sequence
-		seqIndex = m_Sequences.AddToTail();
+#ifdef MAPBASE
+		if (g_bUsingCustomHudAnimations)
+		{
+			// look through for the sequence
+			for (seqIndex = 0; seqIndex < m_Sequences.Count(); seqIndex++)
+			{
+				if (m_Sequences[seqIndex].name == nameIndex)
+					break;
+			}
+
+			if (seqIndex >= m_Sequences.Count())
+				seqIndex = -1;
+			else
+			{
+				// Clear some stuff
+				m_Sequences[seqIndex].cmdList.RemoveAll();
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (seqIndex == -1)
+#endif
+		{
+			// Create a new sequence
+			seqIndex = m_Sequences.AddToTail();
+		}
+
 		AnimSequence_t &seq = m_Sequences[seqIndex];
 		seq.name = nameIndex;
 		seq.duration = 0.0f;