diff --git a/src/game/client/swarm/c_asw_player.cpp b/src/game/client/swarm/c_asw_player.cpp
index 072a54471..ae87ff4d4 100644
--- a/src/game/client/swarm/c_asw_player.cpp
+++ b/src/game/client/swarm/c_asw_player.cpp
@@ -149,6 +149,9 @@ ConVar asw_turret_fog_end( "asw_turret_fog_end", "1200", 0, "Fog end distance fo
 
 ConVar rd_force_spectate_marine( "rd_force_spectate_marine", "-1", FCVAR_DONTRECORD, "spectate this marine resource index if it exists", true, -1, true, ASW_MAX_MARINE_RESOURCES );
 
+static void set_rd_spectate_order( IConVar *pConVar = NULL, const char *pOldValue = NULL, float flOldValue = 0.0f );
+ConVar rd_spectate_order( "rd_spectate_order", "", FCVAR_ARCHIVE, "Prioritize this marine profiles for spectate order. Space separated list. Example: \"4 1 7 3 0\".", set_rd_spectate_order );
+
 extern ConVar asw_allow_detach;
 extern ConVar asw_stim_cam_time;
 extern ConVar asw_rts_controls;
@@ -1516,6 +1519,12 @@ void C_ASW_Player::OnDataChanged( DataUpdateType_t updateType )
 				}
 			}
 
+			// send our rd_spectate_order to the server
+			if ( Q_strlen( rd_spectate_order.GetString() ) > 0 )
+			{
+				set_rd_spectate_order();
+			}
+
 			// tell other players that we're fully connected
 			engine->ServerCmd( "cl_fullyjoined\n" );
 		}
@@ -2999,3 +3008,29 @@ CSteamID C_ASW_Player::GetSteamID()
 	CSteamID invalid;
 	return invalid;
 }
+
+static void set_rd_spectate_order( IConVar *pConVar, const char *pOldValue, float flOldValue )
+{
+	const char *pNewValue = pConVar ? ConVarRef( pConVar ).GetString() : rd_spectate_order.GetString();
+
+	int iProfiles[ASW_NUM_MARINE_PROFILES];
+	const int nProfiles = parseSpectateOrder( pNewValue, iProfiles );
+
+	// Failed parsing
+	if ( nProfiles == -1 )
+	{
+		if ( pConVar )
+		{
+			ConVarRef( pConVar ).SetValue( pOldValue );
+		}
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if ( engine->IsInGame() )
+	{
+		const int iBufLen = 30 + ASW_NUM_MARINE_PROFILES * 3;
+		char szbuf[iBufLen];
+		Q_snprintf( szbuf, iBufLen, "rd_spectate_order_set \"%s\"\n", pNewValue );
+		engine->ClientCmd( szbuf );
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/game/server/swarm/asw_player.cpp b/src/game/server/swarm/asw_player.cpp
index 2f43f2825..e3d2f6019 100644
--- a/src/game/server/swarm/asw_player.cpp
+++ b/src/game/server/swarm/asw_player.cpp
@@ -2175,6 +2175,12 @@ HSCRIPT CASW_Player::ScriptGetNPC() const
 
 void CASW_Player::SpectateNextMarine()
 {
+	if ( m_bSpectatingInOrder )
+	{
+		SpectateNextMarineInOrder();
+		return;
+	}
+
 	CASW_Game_Resource* pGameResource = ASWGameResource();
 	if (!pGameResource)
 		return;
@@ -2220,6 +2226,153 @@ void CASW_Player::SpectateNextMarine()
 	}
 }
 
+void CASW_Player::SpectateNextMarineInOrder()
+{
+	CASW_Game_Resource* pGameResource = ASWGameResource();
+	if (!pGameResource)
+		return;
+	//Msg("CASW_Player::SpectateNextMarineInOrder\n");
+
+	CASW_Marine *pFirst = NULL; // First with best priority or first and only seen
+	CASW_Marine *pBefore = CASW_Marine::AsMarine(GetSpectatingNPC()); // currently spectating
+	const int iBeforePrio = pBefore ? GetSpectatingPriority(pBefore) : 0; // when start (or when current died), go with first best
+	CASW_Marine *pNextBest = NULL; // Next in order after the one we just spectated
+
+	// loop through all valid marines
+	for (int i=0;i<pGameResource->GetMaxMarineResources();i++)
+	{
+		//Msg("Checking pMR %d\n", i);
+		CASW_Marine_Resource* pMR = pGameResource->GetMarineResource(i);
+		CASW_Marine *pMarine = pMR ? pMR->GetMarineEntity() : NULL;
+		const int iMarinePrio = GetSpectatingPriority(pMarine);
+
+		if (!pMarine || !pMarine->IsAlive() || pMarine->GetHealth() <= 0)
+		{
+			//Msg(" but he's dead\n");
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		// there can be multiple unprioritized marines, or multiple players can have same marine character
+		if (GetSpectatingNPC() == NULL && iMarinePrio == iBeforePrio)
+		{
+			//Msg("  We're not spectating anyone and this dude has same priority as current spectator, so we're gonna spec this dude\n");
+			SetSpectatingNPC(pMarine);
+			break;
+		}
+
+		// try to find marine with best priority for fallback
+		if (!pFirst || iMarinePrio < GetSpectatingPriority(pFirst))
+		{
+			//Msg("  set this (better) guy as our first\n");
+			pFirst = pMarine;
+		}
+
+		if (GetSpectatingNPC() == pMarine)	// if we're spectating this one, then clear it, so the next one we find will get set
+		{
+			//Msg("  we're spectating this dude, so clearing our current spectator\n");
+			SetSpectatingNPC(NULL);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		// Next perfect (iBeforePrio+1) can be dead, so check everyone after iBeforePrio
+		if (iMarinePrio > iBeforePrio && (!pNextBest || iMarinePrio < GetSpectatingPriority(pNextBest)))
+		{
+			//Msg("  remember this guy as next best choice in order\n");
+			pNextBest = pMarine;
+		}
+	}
+	//Msg("end\n");
+	// haven't found next marine with same priority, so try to set next best
+	if (GetSpectatingNPC() == NULL && pNextBest)
+	{
+		//Msg("  and spectate next best marine\n");
+		SetSpectatingNPC(pNextBest);
+	}
+	// if we're still not spectating anything but we found at least marine, then that means we were spectating the last one in the list and need to set this
+	if (GetSpectatingNPC() == NULL && pFirst)
+	{
+		//Msg("  but we're still not speccing anyone and we have a first set, so speccing that dude\n");
+		SetSpectatingNPC(pFirst);
+	}
+}
+
+// Can have some marine profiles; rest will have worst priority
+void CASW_Player::SetSpectatingOrder( const int* iProfiles, int nProfiles )
+{
+	if ( nProfiles < 0 )
+	{
+		Warning( "set spectating order: bad parsing?\n" );
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if ( nProfiles == 0 )
+	{
+		UnsetSpectatingOrder();
+		return;
+	}
+
+	nProfiles = MIN( nProfiles, ASW_NUM_MARINE_PROFILES );
+	m_iWorstPriority = nProfiles;
+
+	// Prefill with worst priority in case a profile is not in the list or is invalid
+	for ( int i = 0; i < ASW_NUM_MARINE_PROFILES; i++ )
+	{
+		m_iProfileToSpectatingPriority[i] = m_iWorstPriority;
+	}
+
+	for ( int i = 0; i < nProfiles; i++ )
+	{
+		const int iProfile = iProfiles[i];
+		if ( iProfile >= 0 && iProfile < ASW_NUM_MARINE_PROFILES )
+		{
+			m_iProfileToSpectatingPriority[iProfile] = i;
+		}
+	}
+
+	m_bSpectatingInOrder = true;
+}
+
+int CASW_Player::GetSpectatingPriority( CASW_Marine* pMarine ) const
+{
+	const int iProfile = pMarine ? pMarine->GetMarineProfile()->m_ProfileIndex : -1;
+	return ( iProfile >= 0 && iProfile < ASW_NUM_MARINE_PROFILES )
+		? m_iProfileToSpectatingPriority[iProfile] : m_iWorstPriority;
+}
+
+CON_COMMAND_F( rd_spectate_order_set, "Prioritize this marine profiles for spectate order. Example: \"4 1 7 3 0\". \"\" for unset.", FCVAR_HIDDEN )
+{
+	CASW_Player *pPlayer = ToASW_Player( UTIL_GetCommandClient() );
+	if ( !pPlayer )
+	{
+		Warning( "%s: Not a Player (not connected to a server?)\n", args[0] );
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if ( args.ArgC() != 2 )
+	{
+		Warning( "%s: Expected quoted space separated list. Example: \"4 1 7 3 0\". \"\" for unset.\n", args[0] );
+		return;
+	}
+
+	int iProfiles[ASW_NUM_MARINE_PROFILES];
+	const int nProfiles = parseSpectateOrder( args[1], iProfiles );
+
+	// Failed parsing
+	if ( nProfiles == -1 )
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+
+	pPlayer->SetSpectatingOrder( iProfiles, nProfiles );
+
+	// Start spectating "best" marine if we are spectating
+	if ( ASWGameRules()->GetGameState() == ASW_GS_INGAME && pPlayer->GetSpectatingNPC() != NULL )
+	{
+		pPlayer->SetSpectatingNPC( NULL );
+		pPlayer->SpectateNextMarine();
+	}
+}
+
 void CASW_Player::SetSpectatingNPC( CASW_Inhabitable_NPC *pSpectating )
 {
 	unsigned int nOwnIndex = 1u << ( GetClientIndex() + 1 );
diff --git a/src/game/server/swarm/asw_player.h b/src/game/server/swarm/asw_player.h
index fc8aa428e..7ecfa9bf5 100644
--- a/src/game/server/swarm/asw_player.h
+++ b/src/game/server/swarm/asw_player.h
@@ -87,7 +87,16 @@ class CASW_Player : public CBaseMultiplayerPlayer, public IASWPlayerAnimStateHel
 	virtual bool ASWAnim_CanMove();
 
 	// spectating
+private:
+	bool m_bSpectatingInOrder = false;
+	int m_iWorstPriority = ASW_NUM_MARINE_PROFILES; // "unreachable" priority
+	int m_iProfileToSpectatingPriority[ASW_NUM_MARINE_PROFILES]; // smaller number is higher priority
+public:
 	void SpectateNextMarine();
+	void SpectateNextMarineInOrder();
+	void SetSpectatingOrder( const int* iProfiles, int nProfiles );
+	void UnsetSpectatingOrder() { m_bSpectatingInOrder = false; }
+	int GetSpectatingPriority( CASW_Marine* pMarine ) const; // returns worst priority if no marine or no profile index
 	void SetSpectatingNPC( CASW_Inhabitable_NPC *pSpectating );
 	CASW_Inhabitable_NPC *GetSpectatingNPC() const;
 	HSCRIPT ScriptGetSpectatingNPC() const;
diff --git a/src/game/shared/swarm/asw_player_shared.cpp b/src/game/shared/swarm/asw_player_shared.cpp
index 5fa82027d..fa98ed77d 100644
--- a/src/game/shared/swarm/asw_player_shared.cpp
+++ b/src/game/shared/swarm/asw_player_shared.cpp
@@ -1452,3 +1452,52 @@ DLL_EXPORT ASW_Controls_t GetASWControlsForPlayer( CASW_Player *pPlayer )
 
 	return pPlayer->GetASWControls();
 }
+
+int parseSpectateOrder( const char *szInput, int *iProfiles, const int nProfilesMax )
+{
+	Assert( nProfilesMax > 0 && nProfilesMax <= ASW_NUM_MARINE_PROFILES );
+
+	if ( Q_strlen( szInput ) == 0 )
+	{
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	CSplitString szProfiles( szInput, " " );
+	const int nProfiles = szProfiles.Count();
+
+	if ( nProfiles > nProfilesMax )
+	{
+		Warning( "parse specate order: Too many profiles (%d > %d)\n", nProfiles, nProfilesMax );
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	for ( int i = 0; i < nProfiles; i++ )
+	{
+		const int iProfile = atoi( szProfiles[i] );
+
+		if ( iProfile == 0 && szProfiles[i][0] != '0' )
+		{
+			Warning( "parse specate order: Not a number (#%d: %s)\n", i + 1, szProfiles[i] );
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		if ( iProfile < 0 || iProfile >= nProfilesMax )
+		{
+			Warning( "parse specate order: Incorrect profile number (#%d: %s)\n", i + 1, szProfiles[i] );
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		for ( int j = 0; j < i; j++ )
+		{
+			if ( iProfiles[j] == iProfile )
+			{
+				Warning( "parse specate order: Duplicate profile number (#%d: %d)\n", i + 1, iProfile );
+				return -1;
+			}
+		}
+
+		iProfiles[i] = iProfile;
+	}
+
+	return nProfiles;
+}
diff --git a/src/game/shared/swarm/asw_player_shared.h b/src/game/shared/swarm/asw_player_shared.h
index be7c8b740..2a3f32a89 100644
--- a/src/game/shared/swarm/asw_player_shared.h
+++ b/src/game/shared/swarm/asw_player_shared.h
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 #pragma once
 #endif
 
+#include "asw_shareddefs.h"
+
 // Shared header file for players
 #if defined( CLIENT_DLL )
 	#define CASW_Player C_ASW_Player
@@ -57,4 +59,9 @@ enum CASW_Earned_XP_t
 	ASW_NUM_XP_TYPES
 };
 
+// Parse space separated profile numbers into iProfiles
+// @returns Number of parsed profiles
+// @returns -1 if parsing failed
+int parseSpectateOrder( const char *szInput, int *iProfiles, const int nProfilesMax = ASW_NUM_MARINE_PROFILES );
+
 #endif // ASW_PLAYER_SHARED_H