diff --git a/docs/Complete_list_of_command_line_parameters.htm b/docs/Complete_list_of_command_line_parameters.htm
index 0c5d7b3f..6d0b735f 100644
--- a/docs/Complete_list_of_command_line_parameters.htm
+++ b/docs/Complete_list_of_command_line_parameters.htm
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ td.formatted_questions ol { margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; }
 		<li><strong><code>-flat</code>:</strong> Enable flat shading (good for combining with -celshader)</li>
 		<li><strong><code>-fulldetail</code>:</strong> Treat detail brushes as structural ones</li>
 		<li><strong><code>-keeplights</code>:</strong> Keep light entities in the BSP file after compile</li>
+		<li><strong><code>-keepmodels</code>:</strong> Keep misc_model entities in the BSP file after compile</li>
 		<li><strong><code>-leaktest</code>:</strong> Abort if a leak was found</li>
 		<li><strong><code>-maxarea</code>:</strong> Use Max Area face surface generation</li>
 		<li><strong><code>-meta</code>:</strong> Combine adjacent triangles of the same texture to surfaces (ALWAYS USE THIS)</li>
diff --git a/docs/Complete_list_of_entity_keys.htm b/docs/Complete_list_of_entity_keys.htm
index 6ff39fd6..d049c33f 100644
--- a/docs/Complete_list_of_entity_keys.htm
+++ b/docs/Complete_list_of_entity_keys.htm
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ td.formatted_questions ol { margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; }
 		<li><strong><code>_foghull</code>:</strong> must be set to a sky shader without <strong><code>textures/</code></strong> prefix when <code>_farplanedist</code> is used to avoid HoM effect</li>
 		<li><strong><code>_ignoreleaks</code>, <code>ignoreleaks</code>:</strong> when set, no leak test is performed</li>
 		<li><strong><code>_keepLights</code>:</strong> if set, <strong><code>light</code></strong> entities are not stripped from the <code>BSP</code> file when compiling</li>
+		<li><strong><code>_keepModels</code>:</strong> if set, <strong><code>misc_model</code></strong> entities are not stripped from the <code>BSP</code> file when compiling</li>
 		<li><strong><code>_maxlight</code>:</strong> amount of maximum light</li>
 		<li><strong><code>_mingridlight</code>:</strong> amount of minimum grid light</li>
 		<li><strong><code>_minlight</code>:</strong> amount of minimum light</li>
diff --git a/tools/quake3/q3map2/bsp.cpp b/tools/quake3/q3map2/bsp.cpp
index 4ae7e56a..653591f9 100644
--- a/tools/quake3/q3map2/bsp.cpp
+++ b/tools/quake3/q3map2/bsp.cpp
@@ -670,6 +670,10 @@ int BSPMain( Args& args ){
 			keepLights = true;
 			Sys_Printf( "Leaving light entities on map after compile\n" );
 		}
+		while ( args.takeArg( "-keepmodels" ) ) {
+			keepModels = true;
+			Sys_Printf( "Leaving misc_model entities on map after compile\n" );
+		}
 		while ( args.takeArg( "-nodetail" ) ) {
 			Sys_Printf( "Ignoring detail brushes\n" );
 			nodetail = true;
diff --git a/tools/quake3/q3map2/bspfile_abstract.cpp b/tools/quake3/q3map2/bspfile_abstract.cpp
index 65b35b86..c82d56b6 100644
--- a/tools/quake3/q3map2/bspfile_abstract.cpp
+++ b/tools/quake3/q3map2/bspfile_abstract.cpp
@@ -445,6 +445,13 @@ void InjectCommandLine( const char *stage, const std::vector<const char *>& args
 void UnparseEntities(){
 	StringOutputStream data( 8192 );
 
+	/* -keepmodels option: force misc_models to be kept and ignore what the map file says */
+	if ( keepModels )
+		entities[0].setKeyValue( "_keepModels", "1" ); // -keepmodels is -bsp option; save key in worldspawn to pass it to the next stages
+
+	/* determine if we keep misc_models in the bsp */
+	entities[ 0 ].read_keyvalue( keepModels, "_keepModels" );
+
 	/* run through entity list */
 	for ( std::size_t i = 0; i < numBSPEntities && i < entities.size(); ++i )
 	{
@@ -455,7 +462,7 @@ void UnparseEntities(){
 		}
 		/* ydnar: certain entities get stripped from bsp file */
 		const char *classname = e.classname();
-		if ( striEqual( classname, "misc_model" ) ||
+		if ( ( striEqual( classname, "misc_model" ) && !keepModels ) ||
 		     striEqual( classname, "_decal" ) ||
 		     striEqual( classname, "_skybox" ) ) {
 			continue;
diff --git a/tools/quake3/q3map2/games.cpp b/tools/quake3/q3map2/games.cpp
index e0686e1d..f93adea2 100644
--- a/tools/quake3/q3map2/games.cpp
+++ b/tools/quake3/q3map2/games.cpp
@@ -922,22 +922,22 @@ struct game_ja : game_sof2
 
 const std::vector<game_t> g_games = { game_quake3(),
                                       game_quakelive(),
-									  game_nexuiz(),
-									  game_xonotic(),
-									  game_tremulous(),
-									  game_unvanquished(),
-									  game_tenebrae(),
-									  game_wolf(),
-									  game_wolfet(),
-									  game_etut(),
-									  game_ef(),
-									  game_qfusion(),
-									  game_reaction(),
-									  game_darkplaces(),
-									  game_dq(),
-									  game_prophecy(),
-									  game_sof2(),
-									  game_jk2(),
-									  game_ja(),
-									};
+                                      game_nexuiz(),
+                                      game_xonotic(),
+                                      game_tremulous(),
+                                      game_unvanquished(),
+                                      game_tenebrae(),
+                                      game_wolf(),
+                                      game_wolfet(),
+                                      game_etut(),
+                                      game_ef(),
+                                      game_qfusion(),
+                                      game_reaction(),
+                                      game_darkplaces(),
+                                      game_dq(),
+                                      game_prophecy(),
+                                      game_sof2(),
+                                      game_jk2(),
+                                      game_ja(),
+                                    };
 const game_t *g_game = &g_games[0];
diff --git a/tools/quake3/q3map2/help.cpp b/tools/quake3/q3map2/help.cpp
index c711f096..a2023ab4 100644
--- a/tools/quake3/q3map2/help.cpp
+++ b/tools/quake3/q3map2/help.cpp
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ static void HelpBsp()
 		{"-flat", "Enable flat shading (good for combining with -celshader)"},
 		{"-fulldetail", "Treat detail brushes as structural ones"},
 		{"-keeplights", "Keep light entities in the BSP file after compile"},
+		{"-keepmodels", "Keep misc_model entities in the BSP file after compile"},
 		{"-leaktest", "Abort if a leak was found"},
 		{"-maxarea", "Use Max Area face surface generation"},
 		{"-meta", "Combine adjacent triangles of the same texture to surfaces (ALWAYS USE THIS)"},
diff --git a/tools/quake3/q3map2/q3map2.h b/tools/quake3/q3map2/q3map2.h
index 4bf58d4a..66466cc6 100644
--- a/tools/quake3/q3map2/q3map2.h
+++ b/tools/quake3/q3map2/q3map2.h
@@ -1771,6 +1771,7 @@ inline int metaGoodScore = -1;
 inline bool g_noob;
 inline String64 globalCelShader;
 inline bool keepLights;
+inline bool keepModels;
 
 #if Q3MAP2_EXPERIMENTAL_SNAP_NORMAL_FIX
 // Increasing the normalEpsilon to compensate for new logic in SnapNormal(), where
diff --git a/tools/quake3/q3map2/writebsp.cpp b/tools/quake3/q3map2/writebsp.cpp
index 038f791c..42171460 100644
--- a/tools/quake3/q3map2/writebsp.cpp
+++ b/tools/quake3/q3map2/writebsp.cpp
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ void SetLightStyles(){
 
 	/* -keeplights option: force lights to be kept and ignore what the map file says */
 	if ( keepLights ) {
-		entities[0].setKeyValue( "_keepLights", "1" );
+		entities[0].setKeyValue( "_keepLights", "1" ); // -keeplights is -bsp option; save key in worldspawn to pass it to the next stages
 	}
 
 	/* ydnar: determine if we keep lights in the bsp */