diff --git a/sp/src/game/client/hl2/c_basehlplayer.cpp b/sp/src/game/client/hl2/c_basehlplayer.cpp
index 461990c0dff..f5e626811c9 100644
--- a/sp/src/game/client/hl2/c_basehlplayer.cpp
+++ b/sp/src/game/client/hl2/c_basehlplayer.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
 #include "c_ai_basenpc.h"
 #include "in_buttons.h"
 #include "collisionutils.h"
+#ifdef EZ2
+#include "view_scene.h"
+#include "viewrender.h"
+#endif
 
 // memdbgon must be the last include file in a .cpp file!!!
 #include "tier0/memdbgon.h"
@@ -38,6 +42,9 @@ IMPLEMENT_CLIENTCLASS_DT(C_BaseHLPlayer, DT_HL2_Player, CHL2_Player)
 	RecvPropFloat( RECVINFO( m_flAnimRenderYaw ) ),
 	RecvPropFloat( RECVINFO( m_flAnimRenderZ ) ),
 #endif
+#ifdef EZ2
+	RecvPropFloat( RECVINFO( m_flNextKickAttack ) ),
+#endif
 END_RECV_TABLE()
 
 BEGIN_PREDICTION_DATA( C_BaseHLPlayer )
@@ -691,6 +698,64 @@ void C_BaseHLPlayer::BuildTransformations( CStudioHdr *hdr, Vector *pos, Quatern
 	if (!DrawingLegs() || !InPerspectiveView() || !InFirstPersonView())
 #endif*/
 	BuildFirstPersonMeathookTransformations( hdr, pos, q, cameraTransform, boneMask, boneComputed, "ValveBiped.Bip01_Head1" );
+
+#ifdef EZ2
+	// While kicking or admiring gloves, retract the playermodel in a 0-1 parabola
+	if (InPerspectiveView() && InFirstPersonView() && DrawingLegs())
+	{
+		if (m_flNextKickAttack > gpGlobals->curtime)
+		{
+			float flPerc = sin( (m_flNextKickAttack - gpGlobals->curtime) * M_PI_F );
+
+			Vector vDeltaToAdd;
+			GetVectors( &vDeltaToAdd, NULL, NULL );
+
+			vDeltaToAdd *= -(64.0f * flPerc);
+
+			for (int i = 0; i < hdr->numbones(); i++)
+			{
+				// Only update bones reference by the bone mask.
+				if (!(hdr->boneFlags( i ) & boneMask))
+				{
+					continue;
+				}
+				matrix3x4_t &bone = GetBoneForWrite( i );
+				Vector vBonePos;
+				MatrixGetTranslation( bone, vBonePos );
+				vBonePos += vDeltaToAdd;
+				MatrixSetTranslation( vBonePos, bone );
+			}
+		}
+		else if (C_BaseViewModel *pVM = GetViewModel( 0 ))
+		{
+			if (!pVM->GetOwningWeapon() && pVM->GetCycle() < 1.0f)
+			{
+				float flPerc = sin( pVM->GetCycle() * M_PI_F );
+
+				Vector vDeltaToAdd;
+				GetVectors( &vDeltaToAdd, NULL, NULL );
+
+				vDeltaToAdd *= -(32.0f * flPerc);
+
+				FOR_EACH_MAP_FAST( GetFirstPersonArmScales(), i )
+				{
+					int nBone = GetFirstPersonArmScales().Key( i );
+					if (nBone == -1)
+						continue;
+
+					if (!(hdr->boneFlags( nBone ) & boneMask))
+						continue;
+
+					matrix3x4_t &bone = GetBoneForWrite( nBone );
+					Vector vBonePos;
+					MatrixGetTranslation( bone, vBonePos );
+					vBonePos += vDeltaToAdd;
+					MatrixSetTranslation( vBonePos, bone );
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+#endif
 }
 
 
diff --git a/sp/src/game/client/hl2/c_basehlplayer.h b/sp/src/game/client/hl2/c_basehlplayer.h
index 3bdc7015e49..e763e402820 100644
--- a/sp/src/game/client/hl2/c_basehlplayer.h
+++ b/sp/src/game/client/hl2/c_basehlplayer.h
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ class C_BaseHLPlayer : public C_BasePlayer
 	QAngle				m_angAnimRender;
 #endif
 
+#ifdef EZ2
+	float				m_flNextKickAttack;
+#endif
+
 friend class CHL2GameMovement;
 };
 
diff --git a/sp/src/game/server/hl2/hl2_player.cpp b/sp/src/game/server/hl2/hl2_player.cpp
index 1c5ed71d17d..d1373c41581 100644
--- a/sp/src/game/server/hl2/hl2_player.cpp
+++ b/sp/src/game/server/hl2/hl2_player.cpp
@@ -798,6 +798,9 @@ IMPLEMENT_SERVERCLASS_ST(CHL2_Player, DT_HL2_Player)
 	SendPropFloat( SENDINFO(m_flAnimRenderYaw), 0, SPROP_NOSCALE ),
 	SendPropFloat( SENDINFO(m_flAnimRenderZ), 0, SPROP_NOSCALE ),
 #endif
+#ifdef EZ2
+	SendPropFloat( SENDINFO(m_flNextKickAttack), 0, SPROP_NOSCALE ),
+#endif
 END_SEND_TABLE()
 
 
@@ -2310,6 +2313,8 @@ bool CHL2_Player::CommanderExecuteOne( CAI_BaseNPC *pNpc, const commandgoal_t &g
 		if ( GetActiveWeapon() && goal.m_pGoalEntity == this && sv_command_viewmodel_anims.GetBool()) {
 			GetActiveWeapon()->SendWeaponAnim( ACT_VM_COMMAND_RECALL );
 		}
+
+		AddAnimStateLayer( SelectWeightedSequence( ACT_GESTURE_SIGNAL_GROUP ) );
 		
 		// 1upD - Fire player proxy output
 		helperFireSquadCommandOuput("OnPlayerRecallSquad", Allies);
@@ -2324,6 +2329,8 @@ bool CHL2_Player::CommanderExecuteOne( CAI_BaseNPC *pNpc, const commandgoal_t &g
 		if (GetActiveWeapon() && sv_command_viewmodel_anims.GetBool()) {
 			GetActiveWeapon()->SendWeaponAnim( ACT_VM_COMMAND_SEND );
 		}
+		
+		AddAnimStateLayer( SelectWeightedSequence( ACT_GESTURE_SIGNAL_ADVANCE ) );
 
 		// 1upD - Fire player proxy output
 		helperFireSquadCommandOuput("OnPlayerSendSquad", Allies);
@@ -5066,6 +5073,8 @@ void CHL2_Player::StartKickAnimation( void )
 			vm->SetPlaybackRate( 1.0f );
 		}
 	}
+
+	SetAnimation( PLAYER_ATTACK3 );
 }
 
 void CHL2_Player::HandleKickAnimation( void )
diff --git a/sp/src/game/server/hl2/hl2_player.h b/sp/src/game/server/hl2/hl2_player.h
index 6138ad8365d..52743b944f4 100644
--- a/sp/src/game/server/hl2/hl2_player.h
+++ b/sp/src/game/server/hl2/hl2_player.h
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ class CHL2_Player : public CBasePlayer
 	EHANDLE				m_hFlashlightColorCorrection;
 	bool				m_bHandledColorCorrection; // NOT saved - this tells us that within this session, CC hasn't been cleaned up yet
 
-	float				m_flNextKickAttack;
+	CNetworkVar( float, m_flNextKickAttack );
 	bool				m_bKickWeaponLowered;
 
 	string_t		    m_LegModelName;
diff --git a/sp/src/game/server/hl2/weapon_pistol.cpp b/sp/src/game/server/hl2/weapon_pistol.cpp
index d206554eda5..e579e18fc0d 100644
--- a/sp/src/game/server/hl2/weapon_pistol.cpp
+++ b/sp/src/game/server/hl2/weapon_pistol.cpp
@@ -780,6 +780,8 @@ acttable_t	CWeaponPulsePistol::m_acttable[] =
 	{ ACT_GESTURE_RELOAD,				ACT_GESTURE_RELOAD_PULSE_PISTOL,	false },
 	{ ACT_COMBINE_AR2_ALTFIRE,			ACT_CHARGE_PULSE_PISTOL,			false },
 	{ ACT_GESTURE_COMBINE_AR2_ALTFIRE,	ACT_GESTURE_CHARGE_PULSE_PISTOL,	false },
+
+	{ ACT_HL2MP_GESTURE_RELOAD,			ACT_GESTURE_CHARGE_PULSE_PISTOL,	false },
 };
 
 IMPLEMENT_ACTTABLE( CWeaponPulsePistol );
diff --git a/sp/src/game/shared/mapbase/mapbase_playeranimstate.cpp b/sp/src/game/shared/mapbase/mapbase_playeranimstate.cpp
index 50154d632a4..9ab4991330c 100644
--- a/sp/src/game/shared/mapbase/mapbase_playeranimstate.cpp
+++ b/sp/src/game/shared/mapbase/mapbase_playeranimstate.cpp
@@ -201,6 +201,14 @@ void CMapbasePlayerAnimState::SetPlayerAnimation( PLAYER_ANIM playerAnim )
 		m_bReloading = false;
 		m_flReloadCycle = 0;
     }
+#ifdef EZ2
+    if ( playerAnim == PLAYER_ATTACK3 )
+    {
+        m_iFireSequence = SelectWeightedSequence( TranslateActivity( ACT_GESTURE_MELEE_ATTACK2 ) );
+        m_bFiring = m_iFireSequence != -1;
+        m_flFireCycle = 0;
+    }
+#endif
     else if ( playerAnim == PLAYER_JUMP )
     {
         // Play the jump animation.