diff --git a/CREDITS.md b/CREDITS.md
index 521e2dde1e..48ac94bb01 100644
--- a/CREDITS.md
+++ b/CREDITS.md
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ This page lists all the individual contributions to the project by their author.
    - Iron Curtain effects customization on infantries and organic units
    - Use `CustomPalette` for animations with `Tiled=yes`
    - Unlimited `AlternateFLH` entries
+   - Customizing whether passengers are kicked out when an aircraft fires
 - **TwinkleStar**
   - Custom slaves free sound
   - Jumpjet crash rotation control
diff --git a/docs/Fixed-or-Improved-Logics.md b/docs/Fixed-or-Improved-Logics.md
index 3a3db84c8b..17acc4182a 100644
--- a/docs/Fixed-or-Improved-Logics.md
+++ b/docs/Fixed-or-Improved-Logics.md
@@ -1116,6 +1116,16 @@ ROF.RandomDelay=0,2  ; integer - single or comma-sep. range (game frames)
 ROF.RandomDelay=     ; integer - single or comma-sep. range (game frames)
 ```
 
+### Customizing whether passengers are kicked out when an aircraft fires
+
+- You can now customize whether aircraft will forcefully eject passengers (vanilla behavior) or fire its weapon when attempting to fire.
+
+In `rulesmd.ini`
+```ini
+[SOMEWEAPON]
+KickOutPassengers=true  ; boolean
+```
+
 ### Single-color lasers
 
 ![image](_static/images/issinglecolor.gif)
diff --git a/docs/Whats-New.md b/docs/Whats-New.md
index ce4ce13649..38d283e92b 100644
--- a/docs/Whats-New.md
+++ b/docs/Whats-New.md
@@ -413,6 +413,7 @@ New:
 - Allow customizing Aircraft weapon strafing regardless of `ROT` and `Strafing.Shots` values beyond 5 (by Trsdy)
 - Allow strafing weapons to deduct ammo per shot instead of per strafing run (by Starkku)
 - Allow `CloakVisible=true` laser trails optinally be seen only if unit is detected (by Starkku)
+- Customizing whether passengers are kicked out when an aircraft fires (by ststl)
 
 Vanilla fixes:
 - Allow AI to repair structures built from base nodes/trigger action 125/SW delivery in single player missions (by Trsdy)
diff --git a/src/Ext/Aircraft/Hooks.cpp b/src/Ext/Aircraft/Hooks.cpp
index f1a9c6e556..89db20dc18 100644
--- a/src/Ext/Aircraft/Hooks.cpp
+++ b/src/Ext/Aircraft/Hooks.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <Ext/Aircraft/Body.h>
 #include <Ext/Techno/Body.h>
 #include <Ext/Anim/Body.h>
+#include <Ext/Techno/Body.h>
 #include <Ext/WeaponType/Body.h>
 #include <Utilities/Macro.h>
 
@@ -308,3 +309,23 @@ DEFINE_HOOK(0x4CF68D, FlyLocomotionClass_DrawMatrix_OnAirport, 0x5)
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+DEFINE_HOOK(0x415EEE, AircraftClass_Fire_KickOutPassengers, 0x6)
+{
+	enum { SkipKickOutPassengers = 0x415F08 };
+
+	GET(AircraftClass*, pThis, EDI);
+	GET_BASE(int, weaponIdx, 0xC);
+
+	auto const pWeapon = pThis->GetWeapon(weaponIdx)->WeaponType;
+
+	if (!pWeapon)
+		return 0;
+
+	auto const pWeaponExt = WeaponTypeExt::ExtMap.Find(pWeapon);
+
+	if (pWeaponExt->KickOutPassengers)
+		return 0;
+
+	return SkipKickOutPassengers;
+}
diff --git a/src/Ext/Techno/Body.cpp b/src/Ext/Techno/Body.cpp
index 7ecb9706ea..badbd1780f 100644
--- a/src/Ext/Techno/Body.cpp
+++ b/src/Ext/Techno/Body.cpp
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ TechnoExt::ExtData::~ExtData()
 
 bool TechnoExt::IsActive(TechnoClass* pThis)
 {
-	return
-		pThis &&
-		!pThis->TemporalTargetingMe &&
-		!pThis->BeingWarpedOut &&
-		!pThis->IsUnderEMP() &&
-		pThis->IsAlive &&
-		pThis->Health > 0 &&
-		!pThis->InLimbo;
+	return pThis
+		&& pThis->IsAlive
+		&& pThis->Health > 0
+		&& !pThis->InLimbo
+		&& !pThis->TemporalTargetingMe
+		&& !pThis->BeingWarpedOut
+		&& !pThis->IsUnderEMP()
+		;
 }
 
 bool TechnoExt::IsHarvesting(TechnoClass* pThis)
diff --git a/src/Ext/WeaponType/Body.cpp b/src/Ext/WeaponType/Body.cpp
index 8e7f6ff9e3..b7ea2d917f 100644
--- a/src/Ext/WeaponType/Body.cpp
+++ b/src/Ext/WeaponType/Body.cpp
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ void WeaponTypeExt::ExtData::LoadFromINIFile(CCINIClass* const pINI)
 	this->AttachEffect_DisallowedMinCounts.Read(exINI, pSection, "AttachEffect.DisallowedMinCounts");
 	this->AttachEffect_DisallowedMaxCounts.Read(exINI, pSection, "AttachEffect.DisallowedMaxCounts");
 	this->AttachEffect_IgnoreFromSameSource.Read(exINI, pSection, "AttachEffect.IgnoreFromSameSource");
+	this->KickOutPassengers.Read(exINI, pSection, "KickOutPassengers");
 }
 
 template <typename T>
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@ void WeaponTypeExt::ExtData::Serialize(T& Stm)
 		.Process(this->AttachEffect_DisallowedMinCounts)
 		.Process(this->AttachEffect_DisallowedMaxCounts)
 		.Process(this->AttachEffect_IgnoreFromSameSource)
+		.Process(this->KickOutPassengers)
 		;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/Ext/WeaponType/Body.h b/src/Ext/WeaponType/Body.h
index 2f83b150e5..4f42a724f4 100644
--- a/src/Ext/WeaponType/Body.h
+++ b/src/Ext/WeaponType/Body.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ class WeaponTypeExt
 		ValueableVector<int> AttachEffect_DisallowedMinCounts;
 		ValueableVector<int> AttachEffect_DisallowedMaxCounts;
 		Valueable<bool> AttachEffect_IgnoreFromSameSource;
+		Valueable<bool> KickOutPassengers;
 
 		ExtData(WeaponTypeClass* OwnerObject) : Extension<WeaponTypeClass>(OwnerObject)
 			, DiskLaser_Radius { DiskLaserClass::Radius }
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ class WeaponTypeExt
 			, AttachEffect_DisallowedMinCounts {}
 			, AttachEffect_DisallowedMaxCounts {}
 			, AttachEffect_IgnoreFromSameSource { false }
+			, KickOutPassengers { true }
 		{ }
 
 		int GetBurstDelay(int burstIndex) const;