diff --git a/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_IpoActuator.cpp b/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_IpoActuator.cpp
index 376d7f3172f..b72e29e955f 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_IpoActuator.cpp
+++ b/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_IpoActuator.cpp
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ KX_IpoActuator::KX_IpoActuator(SCA_IObject* gameobj,
 	m_type((IpoActType)acttype)
 {
 	m_starttime = -2.0*fabs(m_endframe - m_startframe) - 1.0;
+	m_bIpoPlaying = false;
 }
 
 void KX_IpoActuator::SetStart(float starttime) 
@@ -211,27 +212,43 @@ bool KX_IpoActuator::Update(double curtime, bool frame)
 		}
 		m_events.clear();
 	
-		if (bNegativeEvent)
-			RemoveAllEvents();
+		if (m_type != KX_ACT_IPO_PLAY)
+		{
+			if (bNegativeEvent)
+				RemoveAllEvents();
+		}
 	}
 	
 	double  start_smaller_then_end = ( m_startframe < m_endframe ? 1.0 : -1.0);
 
 	bool result=true;
-	if (m_starttime < -2.0*start_smaller_then_end*(m_endframe - m_startframe))
-		m_starttime = curtime - KX_KetsjiEngine::GetSuspendedDelta();
-	
+	if (!bNegativeEvent)
+	{
+		if (m_starttime < -2.0*start_smaller_then_end*(m_endframe - m_startframe))
+		{
+			m_starttime = curtime - KX_KetsjiEngine::GetSuspendedDelta();
+			m_bIpoPlaying = true;
+		}
+	}	
+
 	switch (m_type)
 	{
 		
 	case KX_ACT_IPO_PLAY:
 	{
 		// Check if playing forwards.  result = ! finished
-		bNegativeEvent = false;  // quick fix for message IPO issue
-		if (start_smaller_then_end > 0.0)
-			result = (m_localtime < m_endframe && !(m_localtime == m_startframe && bNegativeEvent));
+		
+		if (!bNegativeEvent)
+		{
+			if (start_smaller_then_end > 0.0)
+				result = (m_localtime < m_endframe && !(m_localtime == m_startframe && bNegativeEvent));
+			else
+				result = (m_localtime > m_endframe && !(m_localtime == m_startframe && bNegativeEvent));
+		}
 		else
-			result = (m_localtime > m_endframe && !(m_localtime == m_startframe && bNegativeEvent));
+		{
+			result = (m_bIpoPlaying && (m_localtime < m_endframe));
+		}
 		
 		if (result)
 		{
diff --git a/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_IpoActuator.h b/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_IpoActuator.h
index 677d72f546e..9a7d1a92751 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_IpoActuator.h
+++ b/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_IpoActuator.h
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ protected:
 	/** Apply a force-ipo locally? */
 	bool    m_force_ipo_local;
 
+	bool	m_bIpoPlaying;
+
 public:
 	enum IpoActType
 	{