diff --git a/src/cl_parse.c b/src/cl_parse.c
index 8ced324ae..0c4fcc1da 100644
--- a/src/cl_parse.c
+++ b/src/cl_parse.c
@@ -2363,6 +2363,15 @@ void CL_ProcessServerInfo (void)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (countdown && cl.countdown)
+	{
+		TP_ExecTrigger("f_countdownstart");
+	}
+	else if (standby && !cl.standby && !countdown && cl.countdown)
+	{
+		TP_ExecTrigger("f_countdownbreak");
+	}
+
 	cl.standby = standby;
 	cl.countdown = countdown;
 
diff --git a/src/tp_triggers.c b/src/tp_triggers.c
index 864cd25c4..2cf8135d3 100644
--- a/src/tp_triggers.c
+++ b/src/tp_triggers.c
@@ -93,7 +93,9 @@ f_trigger_t f_triggers[] = {
 	{"f_flash", true, true},
 	{"f_bonusflash", true, true},
 
-	{"f_demomatchstart", false, false}
+	{"f_demomatchstart", false, false},
+	{"f_countdownstart", false, false},
+	{"f_countdownbreak", false, false}
 };
  
 #define num_f_triggers	(sizeof(f_triggers) / sizeof(f_triggers[0]))