diff --git a/scripts/zm/_zm_reimagined.gsc b/scripts/zm/_zm_reimagined.gsc
index e2dbf279..bcc744fb 100644
--- a/scripts/zm/_zm_reimagined.gsc
+++ b/scripts/zm/_zm_reimagined.gsc
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include scripts/zm/replaced/_zm_equipment;
 #include scripts/zm/replaced/_zm_spawner;
 #include scripts/zm/replaced/_zm_ai_basic;
+#include scripts/zm/replaced/_zm_melee_weapon;
 #include scripts/zm/replaced/_zm_weap_ballistic_knife;
 #include scripts/zm/replaced/_zm_weap_claymore;
 
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ main()
 	replaceFunc(maps/mp/zombies/_zm_equipment::placed_equipment_think, scripts/zm/replaced/_zm_equipment::placed_equipment_think);
 	replaceFunc(maps/mp/zombies/_zm_spawner::head_should_gib, scripts/zm/replaced/_zm_spawner::head_should_gib);
 	replaceFunc(maps/mp/zombies/_zm_ai_basic::inert_wakeup, scripts/zm/replaced/_zm_ai_basic::inert_wakeup);
+	replaceFunc(maps/mp/zombies/_zm_melee_weapon::change_melee_weapon, scripts/zm/replaced/_zm_melee_weapon::change_melee_weapon);
 	replaceFunc(maps/mp/zombies/_zm_weap_ballistic_knife::watch_use_trigger, scripts/zm/replaced/_zm_weap_ballistic_knife::watch_use_trigger);
 	replaceFunc(maps/mp/zombies/_zm_weap_claymore::claymore_detonation, scripts/zm/replaced/_zm_weap_claymore::claymore_detonation);
 }
diff --git a/scripts/zm/replaced/_zm_melee_weapon.gsc b/scripts/zm/replaced/_zm_melee_weapon.gsc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..25c2b5ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/zm/replaced/_zm_melee_weapon.gsc
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+#include maps\mp\_utility;
+#include common_scripts\utility;
+#include maps\mp\zombies\_zm_utility;
+#include maps/mp/zombies/_zm_melee_weapon;
+#include maps/mp/zombies/_zm_weapons;
+
+change_melee_weapon( weapon_name, current_weapon )
+{
+	current_melee_weapon = self get_player_melee_weapon();
+	if ( isDefined( current_melee_weapon ) && current_melee_weapon != weapon_name )
+	{
+		self takeweapon( current_melee_weapon );
+		unacquire_weapon_toggle( current_melee_weapon );
+	}
+	self set_player_melee_weapon( weapon_name );
+	had_ballistic = 0;
+	had_ballistic_upgraded = 0;
+	ballistic_was_primary = 0;
+    old_ballistic = undefined;
+    ballistic_ammo_clip = 0;
+    ballistic_ammo_stock = 0;
+	primaryweapons = self getweaponslistprimaries();
+	i = 0;
+	while ( i < primaryweapons.size )
+	{
+		primary_weapon = primaryweapons[ i ];
+		if ( issubstr( primary_weapon, "knife_ballistic_" ) )
+		{
+			had_ballistic = 1;
+			if ( primary_weapon == current_weapon )
+			{
+				ballistic_was_primary = 1;
+			}
+            old_ballistic = primary_weapon;
+			ballistic_ammo_clip = self getWeaponAmmoClip( primary_weapon );
+            ballistic_ammo_stock = self getWeaponAmmoStock( primary_weapon );
+            self notify( "zmb_lost_knife" );
+			self takeweapon( primary_weapon );
+			unacquire_weapon_toggle( primary_weapon );
+			if ( issubstr( primary_weapon, "upgraded" ) )
+			{
+				had_ballistic_upgraded = 1;
+			}
+		}
+		i++;
+	}
+	if ( had_ballistic )
+	{
+		if ( had_ballistic_upgraded )
+		{
+			new_ballistic = level.ballistic_upgraded_weapon_name[ weapon_name ];
+			if ( ballistic_was_primary )
+			{
+				current_weapon = new_ballistic;
+			}
+			self giveweapon( new_ballistic, 0, self maps/mp/zombies/_zm_weapons::get_pack_a_punch_weapon_options( new_ballistic ) );
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			new_ballistic = level.ballistic_weapon_name[ weapon_name ];
+			if ( ballistic_was_primary )
+			{
+				current_weapon = new_ballistic;
+			}
+			self giveweapon( new_ballistic, 0 );
+		}
+        self giveMaxAmmo( new_ballistic );
+	}
+	return current_weapon;
+}
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