diff --git a/defs.h b/defs.h
index b01c789..f1058d7 100644
--- a/defs.h
+++ b/defs.h
@@ -1043,6 +1043,8 @@ extern int nextforcegoodcard;
 
 extern int globpowerup;
 
+extern int curlevelnum;
+
 extern char *datadir;
 
 #endif
diff --git a/globals.h b/globals.h
index dba3cd5..8905492 100644
--- a/globals.h
+++ b/globals.h
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ int musicplaying;
 levelentry_t levelentry[MAXLEVELS]; // level filenames etc
 int numlevels;
 
+int curlevelnum;
+
 int maxlevid;
 
 int want1up,want2up;
diff --git a/rc.c b/rc.c
index f0e14fd..59f46fc 100644
--- a/rc.c
+++ b/rc.c
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ int gtime = 0;
 int fpsticks = 0;
 int fpsstart = 0;
 
-int curlevelnum;
 int skipto = -1; // which level to skip to
 level_t *curlevel;
 int levelcompletetime;
@@ -9920,6 +9919,7 @@ if (cheat) {
 						double px,py;
 						// lose credit and come back to life
 						credits--;
+						setdefaults(player);
 						player->lives = INITPLAYERLIVES;
 						player->score = 0;
 						playfx(FX_EXTRALIFE);
@@ -9971,6 +9971,7 @@ if (cheat) {
 						double px,py;
 						// lose credit and come back to life
 						credits--;
+						setdefaults(player2);
 						player2->lives = INITPLAYERLIVES;
 						player2->score = 0;
 						playfx(FX_EXTRALIFE);
diff --git a/shared.c b/shared.c
index 6edc999..585c2cd 100644
--- a/shared.c
+++ b/shared.c
@@ -629,6 +629,24 @@ printf(".\n");
 
 void setdefaults(sprite_t *s) {
 	if (isplayer(s)) {
+
+		// set permenant powerups based on level
+		if (curlevelnum > 20) {
+			s->permspeed = B_TRUE;
+		} else {
+			s->permspeed = B_FALSE;
+		}
+		if (curlevelnum > 40) {
+			s->permmask = B_TRUE;
+		} else {
+			s->permmask = B_FALSE;
+		}
+		if (curlevelnum > 60) {
+			s->permumbrella = B_TRUE;
+		} else {
+			s->permumbrella = B_FALSE;
+		}
+
 		// player powerup stats
 		if (s->permspeed) {
 			s->speed = 2;
@@ -900,13 +918,13 @@ sprite_t *addsprite(int id, int x, int y, char *name ) {
 
 	// don't set these in setdefaults() as setdefaults() is called after each player death
 	s->permspeed = B_FALSE;
+	s->permmask = B_FALSE;
+	s->permumbrella = B_FALSE;
 	s->permbignet = B_FALSE;
 	s->permnumnets = B_FALSE;
 	s->permsticky = B_FALSE;
 	s->permdoublejump = B_FALSE;
 	s->permarmour = B_FALSE;
-	s->permmask = B_FALSE;
-	s->permumbrella = B_FALSE;
 
 	s->lostlife = B_FALSE;