diff --git a/engine/server/sv_client.c b/engine/server/sv_client.c
index b38d1da8..c9a819ea 100644
--- a/engine/server/sv_client.c
+++ b/engine/server/sv_client.c
@@ -3328,6 +3328,10 @@ static void SV_ParseClientMove( sv_client_t *cl, sizebuf_t *msg )
 		SV_RunCmd( cl, &cmds[i], cl->netchan.incoming_sequence - i );
 	}
 
+	// was player kicked? stop here
+	if( cl->state <= cs_zombie )
+		return;
+
 	cl->lastcmd = cmds[0];
 
 	// adjust latency time by 1/2 last client frame since
diff --git a/engine/server/sv_pmove.c b/engine/server/sv_pmove.c
index 403560d2..8a0f26ef 100644
--- a/engine/server/sv_pmove.c
+++ b/engine/server/sv_pmove.c
@@ -892,6 +892,10 @@ void SV_RunCmd( sv_client_t *cl, usercmd_t *ucmd, int random_seed )
 	vec3_t	oldvel;
 	usercmd_t cmd;
 
+	// if the player got kicked, do not process commands
+	if( cl->state <= cs_zombie )
+		return;
+
 	clent = cl->edict;
 	cmd = *ucmd;