diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Content/Items/Weapons/railgun.xml b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Content/Items/Weapons/railgun.xml
index 11f441901..473711a84 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Content/Items/Weapons/railgun.xml
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Content/Items/Weapons/railgun.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 
     <Sprite texture="railgunbase.png" depth="0.01" sourcerect="0,0,256,256"/>
 
+    <StaticBody width="80" radius="80"/>
+
     <Turret barrelsprite="railgunbarrel.png" canbeselected = "true" linkable="true" origin="0.5, 0.85" barrelpos="128, 128" 
             rotationlimits="180,360"
             powerconsumption="20000.0"
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Items/Item.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Items/Item.cs
index 76dc69276..04776d7ea 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Items/Item.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Items/Item.cs
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ namespace Barotrauma
         public List<IDrawableComponent> drawableComponents;
 
         public PhysicsBody body;
+
+        public readonly XElement staticBodyConfig;
         
         private Vector2 lastSentPos;
         private bool prevBodyAwake;
@@ -399,6 +401,9 @@ namespace Barotrauma
                     case "deconstruct":
                     case "brokensprite":
                         break;
+                    case "staticbody":
+                        staticBodyConfig = subElement;
+                        break;
                     case "aitarget":
                         aiTarget = new AITarget(this);
                         aiTarget.SightRange = subElement.GetAttributeFloat("sightrange", 1000.0f);
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Map/SubmarineBody.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Map/SubmarineBody.cs
index 89de82b74..48d4d8628 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Map/SubmarineBody.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Map/SubmarineBody.cs
@@ -128,10 +128,38 @@ namespace Barotrauma
                         ConvertUnits.ToSimUnits(new Vector2(rect.X + rect.Width / 2, rect.Y - rect.Height / 2)),
                         farseerBody, this);
                 }
+
+                foreach (Item item in Item.ItemList)
+                {
+                    if (item.staticBodyConfig == null) continue;
+
+                    float radius = ConvertUnits.ToSimUnits(item.staticBodyConfig.GetAttributeFloat("radius", 0.0f));
+                    float width   = ConvertUnits.ToSimUnits(item.staticBodyConfig.GetAttributeFloat("width", 0.0f));
+                    float height   = ConvertUnits.ToSimUnits(item.staticBodyConfig.GetAttributeFloat("height", 0.0f));
+
+                    if (width != 0.0f && height != 0.0f)
+                    {
+                        FixtureFactory.AttachRectangle(width, height, 5.0f, ConvertUnits.ToSimUnits(item.Position), farseerBody, this);
+                    }
+                    else if (radius != 0.0f && width != 0.0f)
+                    {
+                        FixtureFactory.AttachRectangle(width, radius * 2, 5.0f, ConvertUnits.ToSimUnits(item.Position), farseerBody, this);
+                        FixtureFactory.AttachCircle(radius, 5.0f, farseerBody, ConvertUnits.ToSimUnits(item.Position) - Vector2.UnitX * width / 2, this);
+                        FixtureFactory.AttachCircle(radius, 5.0f, farseerBody, ConvertUnits.ToSimUnits(item.Position) + Vector2.UnitX * width / 2, this);
+                    }
+                    else if (radius != 0.0f && height != 0.0f)
+                    {
+                        FixtureFactory.AttachRectangle(radius * 2, height, 5.0f, ConvertUnits.ToSimUnits(item.Position), farseerBody, this);
+                        FixtureFactory.AttachCircle(radius, 5.0f, farseerBody, ConvertUnits.ToSimUnits(item.Position) - Vector2.UnitY * height / 2, this);
+                        FixtureFactory.AttachCircle(radius, 5.0f, farseerBody, ConvertUnits.ToSimUnits(item.Position) + Vector2.UnitX * height / 2, this);
+                    }
+                    else if (radius != 0.0f)
+                    {
+                        FixtureFactory.AttachCircle(radius, 5.0f, farseerBody, ConvertUnits.ToSimUnits(item.Position), this);
+                    }
+                }
             }
-
-
-
+            
             farseerBody.BodyType = BodyType.Dynamic;
             farseerBody.CollisionCategories = Physics.CollisionWall;
             farseerBody.CollidesWith =