diff --git a/dGame/dComponents/RailActivatorComponent.cpp b/dGame/dComponents/RailActivatorComponent.cpp
index d3aef96d4..0377a30b5 100644
--- a/dGame/dComponents/RailActivatorComponent.cpp
+++ b/dGame/dComponents/RailActivatorComponent.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ RailActivatorComponent::RailActivatorComponent(Entity* parent, const int32_t com
 	m_NotifyArrived = parent->GetVar<bool>(u"rail_notify_activator_arrived");
 	m_ShowNameBillboard = levelOr(u"rail_show_name_billboard", tableData.showNameBillboard);
 	m_UseDB = parent->GetVar<bool>(u"rail_use_db");
+	m_Active = levelOr(u"rail_activator_active", true);
 	m_CameraLocked = tableData.cameraLocked;
 	m_CollisionEnabled = tableData.playerCollision;
 }
diff --git a/dGame/dComponents/RailActivatorComponent.h b/dGame/dComponents/RailActivatorComponent.h
index a94342766..6b9b224fe 100644
--- a/dGame/dComponents/RailActivatorComponent.h
+++ b/dGame/dComponents/RailActivatorComponent.h
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ public:
 	void OnCancelRailMovement(Entity* originator);
 
 	bool GetDamageImmune() const { return m_DamageImmune; }
+
+	/**
+	 * Whether the rail can be used (level key rail_activator_active; every rail in the live levels has it set)
+	 */
+	bool GetActive() const { return m_Active; }
 	bool GetNoAggro() const { return m_NoAggro; }
 	bool GetShowNameBillboard() const { return m_ShowNameBillboard; }
 private:
@@ -111,6 +116,8 @@ private:
 	 */
 	bool m_DamageImmune;
 
+	bool m_Active{ true };
+
 	/**
 	 * Client flag
 	 */
diff --git a/dGame/dGameMessages/GameMessageHandler.cpp b/dGame/dGameMessages/GameMessageHandler.cpp
index 9813c4b4a..1d87239f5 100644
--- a/dGame/dGameMessages/GameMessageHandler.cpp
+++ b/dGame/dGameMessages/GameMessageHandler.cpp
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ namespace {
 		{ CLIENT_RAIL_MOVEMENT_READY, []() { return std::make_unique<ClientRailMovementReady>(); } },
 		{ CANCEL_RAIL_MOVEMENT, []() { return std::make_unique<CancelRailMovement>(); } },
 		{ PLAYER_RAIL_ARRIVED_NOTIFICATION, []() { return std::make_unique<PlayerRailArrivedNotification>(); } },
+		{ REQUEST_RAIL_ACTIVATOR_STATE, []() { return std::make_unique<RequestRailActivatorState>(); } },
 		{ DISMOUNT_COMPLETE, []() { return std::make_unique<DismountComplete>(); } },
 		{ ACKNOWLEDGE_POSSESSION, []() { return std::make_unique<AcknowledgePossession>(); } },
 		{ TOGGLE_GHOST_REFERENCE_OVERRIDE, []() { return std::make_unique<ToggleGhostReferenceOverride>(); } },
diff --git a/dGame/dGameMessages/MovementMessages.cpp b/dGame/dGameMessages/MovementMessages.cpp
index d50153321..509fd7442 100644
--- a/dGame/dGameMessages/MovementMessages.cpp
+++ b/dGame/dGameMessages/MovementMessages.cpp
@@ -295,6 +295,24 @@ namespace GameMessages {
 		}
 	}
 
+	void RequestRailActivatorState::Handle(Entity& entity, const SystemAddress& sysAddr) {
+		const auto* const rail = entity.GetComponent<RailActivatorComponent>();
+		if (!rail) return;
+		NotifyRailActivatorStateChange notify;
+		notify.target = entity.GetObjectID();
+		notify.bActive = rail->GetActive();
+		notify.SendToClient(sysAddr);
+	}
+
+	void NotifyRailActivatorStateChange::Serialize(RakNet::BitStream& bitStream) const {
+		bitStream.Write(bActive);
+	}
+
+	bool NotifyRailActivatorStateChange::Deserialize(RakNet::BitStream& bitStream) {
+		VALIDATE_READ(bitStream.Read(bActive));
+		return true;
+	}
+
 	void PlayerRailArrivedNotification::Serialize(RakNet::BitStream& bitStream) const {
 		BitStreamUtils::WriteLengthPrefixed<uint32_t>(bitStream, pathName);
 		bitStream.Write(waypointNumber);
diff --git a/dGame/dGameMessages/MovementMessages.h b/dGame/dGameMessages/MovementMessages.h
index efcc51b39..fbd94b030 100644
--- a/dGame/dGameMessages/MovementMessages.h
+++ b/dGame/dGameMessages/MovementMessages.h
@@ -197,6 +197,22 @@ namespace GameMessages {
 		bool bImmediate{};
 	};
 
+	// Client -> server, no payload. The client's rail activator asks for its state when it is added to the world
+	// (LWORailActivatorComponent::SendMessage 0x00c00da0); live answered NotifyRailActivatorStateChange to that client.
+	struct RequestRailActivatorState : public NetGameMsg {
+		RequestRailActivatorState() : NetGameMsg(MessageType::Game::REQUEST_RAIL_ACTIVATOR_STATE) {}
+		void Handle(Entity& entity, const SystemAddress& sysAddr) override;
+	};
+
+	// Server -> client. The client sets rail_activator_active and updates the rail's pick type (usable or not).
+	struct NotifyRailActivatorStateChange : public NetGameMsg {
+		NotifyRailActivatorStateChange() : NetGameMsg(MessageType::Game::NOTIFY_RAIL_ACTOVATOR_STATE_CHANGE) {}
+		void Serialize(RakNet::BitStream& bitStream) const override;
+		bool Deserialize(RakNet::BitStream& bitStream) override;
+
+		bool bActive{ true };
+	};
+
 	// Client -> server.
 	struct PlayerRailArrivedNotification : public NetGameMsg {
 		PlayerRailArrivedNotification() : NetGameMsg(MessageType::Game::PLAYER_RAIL_ARRIVED_NOTIFICATION) {}
diff --git a/tests/dGameTests/dComponentsTests/RailActivatorComponentTests.cpp b/tests/dGameTests/dComponentsTests/RailActivatorComponentTests.cpp
index 00cdc93fc..a1138f3f2 100644
--- a/tests/dGameTests/dComponentsTests/RailActivatorComponentTests.cpp
+++ b/tests/dGameTests/dComponentsTests/RailActivatorComponentTests.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #include "CDComponentsRegistryTable.h"
 #include "CDRailActivatorComponent.h"
 #include "Entity.h"
+#include "MovementMessages.h"
+#include "dGameMessagesTests/GameMessageTestUtils.h"
 #include "RailActivatorComponent.h"
 
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
@@ -57,3 +59,26 @@ TEST_F(RailActivatorComponentTests, NoRowAndNoKeysIsNotImmune) {
 	EXPECT_FALSE(rail->GetDamageImmune());
 	EXPECT_FALSE(rail->GetNoAggro());
 }
+
+// Live answered the client's RequestRailActivatorState (1479, no payload; 152 packets) with
+// NotifyRailActivatorStateChange (1478) to that client: every one of the 413 live packets was bActive = true (80).
+TEST_F(RailActivatorComponentTests, RequestRailActivatorStateIsAnswered) {
+	using namespace GameMessageTestUtils;
+	entity->AddComponent<RailActivatorComponent>(COMPONENT_ID);
+	GameMessages::RequestRailActivatorState request;
+	const auto packets = Capture([&] { request.Handle(*entity, ClientAddress()); });
+	ASSERT_EQ(packets.size(), 1u);
+	EXPECT_EQ(packets[0].sysAddr, ClientAddress());
+	EXPECT_FALSE(packets[0].broadcast);
+	EXPECT_PACKET_EQ(FromHex("53 05 00 0c 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 c6 05 80", 145), FromCapture(packets[0]));
+}
+
+TEST_F(RailActivatorComponentTests, InactiveRailIsReportedInactive) {
+	using namespace GameMessageTestUtils;
+	entity->SetVar<bool>(u"rail_activator_active", false);
+	const auto* const rail = entity->AddComponent<RailActivatorComponent>(COMPONENT_ID);
+	EXPECT_FALSE(rail->GetActive());
+	GameMessages::NotifyRailActivatorStateChange notify;
+	notify.bActive = false;
+	EXPECT_FALSE(RoundTrip(notify).bActive);
+}