diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/ClientLauncher.java b/core/src/mindustry/ClientLauncher.java
index 70fb6a43b7..640b126e40 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/ClientLauncher.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/ClientLauncher.java
@@ -183,7 +183,10 @@ public abstract class ClientLauncher extends ApplicationCore implements Platform
 
         assets.load(schematics);
 
-        assets.loadRun("contentinit", ContentLoader.class, () -> content.init(), () -> content.load());
+        assets.loadRun("contentinit", ContentLoader.class, () -> content.init(), () -> {
+            content.load();
+            mods.loadModPatches();
+        });
         assets.loadRun("baseparts", BaseRegistry.class, () -> {}, () -> bases.load());
 
         Core.assets.load("sprites/schematic-background.png", Texture.class).loaded = t -> t.setWrap(TextureWrap.repeat);
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/mod/Mods.java b/core/src/mindustry/mod/Mods.java
index 4598ec571d..141b319580 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/mod/Mods.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/mod/Mods.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import mindustry.gen.*;
 import mindustry.graphics.*;
 import mindustry.graphics.MultiPacker.*;
 import mindustry.mod.ContentParser.*;
+import mindustry.mod.data.*;
 import mindustry.type.*;
 import mindustry.ui.*;
 
@@ -936,6 +937,24 @@ public class Mods implements Loadable{
         Events.fire(new ModContentLoadEvent());
     }
 
+    public void loadModPatches(){
+        for(LoadedMod mod : orderedMods()){
+            if(mod.root.child("patches").exists()){
+                try{
+                    Seq<Fi> patches = mod.root.child("patches").findAll(f -> f.extEquals("json") || f.extEquals("hjson"));
+                    if(patches.size > 0){
+                        //create a new patcher per mod so the fields don't get reset
+                        DataPatcher patcher = new DataPatcher();
+                        patches.sort();
+                        patcher.apply(patches.map(f -> new PatchAsset(f.readString())), new Seq<>());
+                    }
+                }catch(Exception e){
+                    Log.err("Failed to apply patches from mod " + mod.meta.name, e);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     public void handleContentError(Content content, Throwable error){
         parser.markError(content, error);
     }
diff --git a/server/src/mindustry/server/ServerLauncher.java b/server/src/mindustry/server/ServerLauncher.java
index d8737fc5e1..72a7528676 100644
--- a/server/src/mindustry/server/ServerLauncher.java
+++ b/server/src/mindustry/server/ServerLauncher.java
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ public class ServerLauncher implements ApplicationListener{
         mods.loadScripts();
         content.createModContent();
         content.init();
+        mods.loadModPatches();
 
         if(mods.hasContentErrors()){
             err("Error occurred loading mod content:");