diff --git a/src/play_controller.cpp b/src/play_controller.cpp
index c6d974bc4259..b8b6381d02e9 100644
--- a/src/play_controller.cpp
+++ b/src/play_controller.cpp
@@ -1403,10 +1403,11 @@ void play_controller::check_victory()
 	for (unit_map::const_iterator i = units_.begin(),
 	     i_end = units_.end(); i != i_end; ++i)
 	{
-		if (i->can_recruit()) {
+		const team& tm = teams_[i->side()-1];
+		if (i->can_recruit() && tm.defeat_condition() == team::NO_LEADER) {
 			//DBG_NG << "seen leader for side " << i->side() << "\n";
 			not_defeated.insert(i->side());
-		} else if (teams_[i->side()-1].defeat_condition() == team::NO_UNITS) {
+		} else if (tm.defeat_condition() == team::NO_UNITS) {
 			//DBG_NG << "side doesn't require leader " << i->side() << "\n";
 			not_defeated.insert(i->side());
 		}
diff --git a/src/team.cpp b/src/team.cpp
index 37c7b8c910c0..9af9d43ce285 100644
--- a/src/team.cpp
+++ b/src/team.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ team::DEFEAT_CONDITION team::parse_defeat_condition(const std::string& cond, tea
 		return team::NO_UNITS;
 	else if (cond == "never")
 		return team::NEVER;
+	else if (cond == "always")
+		return team::ALWAYS;
 	else
 		return def;
 	//throw game::game_error("Cannot parse string " + cond +" to a DEFEAT_CONDITION");
@@ -92,6 +94,8 @@ std::string team::defeat_condition_to_string(DEFEAT_CONDITION  cond)
 		return "no_unit";
 	case team::NEVER:
 		return "never";
+	case team::ALWAYS:
+		return "always";
 	default:
 		throw game::game_error("Found corrupted DEFEAT_CONDITION");
 	}
diff --git a/src/team.hpp b/src/team.hpp
index aa702329ddf6..962932591a86 100644
--- a/src/team.hpp
+++ b/src/team.hpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class team : public savegame::savegame_config
 {
 public:
 	enum CONTROLLER { HUMAN, AI, NETWORK, NETWORK_AI, IDLE, EMPTY };
-	enum DEFEAT_CONDITION {NO_LEADER, NO_UNITS, NEVER};
+	enum DEFEAT_CONDITION {NO_LEADER, NO_UNITS, NEVER, ALWAYS};
 	static DEFEAT_CONDITION parse_defeat_condition(const std::string& cond, team::DEFEAT_CONDITION def);
 	static std::string defeat_condition_to_string(DEFEAT_CONDITION  cond);
 private: