diff --git a/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/AiAttackController.java b/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/AiAttackController.java
index 0dd4d61b2e4..64d39872810 100644
--- a/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/AiAttackController.java
+++ b/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/AiAttackController.java
@@ -123,6 +123,11 @@ public class AiAttackController {
             }
             for (SpellAbility sa : c.getSpellAbilities()) {
                 if (sa.getApi() == ApiType.Animate) {
+                    if (sa.hasParam("Crew")) {
+                        if (!ComputerUtilCombat.canCrew(defender, sa)) {
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                    }
                     if (ComputerUtilCost.canPayCost(sa, defender) 
                             && sa.getRestrictions().checkOtherRestrictions(c, sa, defender)) {
                         Card animatedCopy = CardFactory.copyCard(c, true);
diff --git a/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/ComputerUtilCombat.java b/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/ComputerUtilCombat.java
index 56b3b7747d5..291d0d69345 100644
--- a/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/ComputerUtilCombat.java
+++ b/forge-ai/src/main/java/forge/ai/ComputerUtilCombat.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import forge.game.trigger.Trigger;
 import forge.game.trigger.TriggerHandler;
 import forge.game.trigger.TriggerType;
 import forge.game.zone.ZoneType;
+import forge.util.TextUtil;
 import forge.util.collect.FCollection;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -2376,6 +2377,25 @@ public class ComputerUtilCombat {
         }
         return original;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns true if the given player p can crew a vehicle with the crew spell ability crewSA.
+     * @param p player to test
+     * @param crewSa Crew spell ability on an artifact vehicle
+     * @return true if a vehicle can be crewed at this moment, false otherwise
+     */
+    public final static boolean canCrew(Player p, SpellAbility crewSa) {
+        int totPower = 0;
+        for (Card c : p.getZone(ZoneType.Battlefield).getCards()) {
+            if (c.isCreature() && !c.isTapped()) {
+                totPower += c.getCurrentPower();
+            }
+        }
+
+        int crewReq = Integer.parseInt(TextUtil.split(crewSa.getParam("CostDesc"), ' ', 3)[1]);
+
+        return totPower >= crewReq;
+    }
 }