diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/card/ability/effects/PlayEffect.java b/src/main/java/forge/card/ability/effects/PlayEffect.java
index 7add7c04c86..956dc17e6c4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/card/ability/effects/PlayEffect.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/card/ability/effects/PlayEffect.java
@@ -196,8 +196,7 @@ public class PlayEffect extends SpellAbilityEffect {
             }
             // lands will be played
             if (tgtCard.isLand()) {
-                controller.playLand(tgtCard);
-                if (remember && controller.canPlayLand(tgtCard)) {
+                if (controller.playLand(tgtCard, true) && remember) {
                     source.addRemembered(tgtCard);
                 }
                 tgtCards.remove(tgtCard);
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/game/ai/AiController.java b/src/main/java/forge/game/ai/AiController.java
index 3cb42e63f18..6672814f609 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/game/ai/AiController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/game/ai/AiController.java
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ public class AiController {
         while(landsWannaPlay != null && !landsWannaPlay.isEmpty() && player.canPlayLand(null)) {
             Card land = chooseBestLandToPlay(landsWannaPlay);
             landsWannaPlay.remove(land);
-            player.playLand(land);
+            player.playLand(land, false);
             game.getPhaseHandler().setPriority(player);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/game/player/HumanPlay.java b/src/main/java/forge/game/player/HumanPlay.java
index 3facd8c2d7c..83720f63a23 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/game/player/HumanPlay.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/game/player/HumanPlay.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public class HumanPlay {
      */
     public static void playSpellAbility(Player p, Card c, SpellAbility ab) {
         if (ab == Ability.PLAY_LAND_SURROGATE)
-            p.playLand(c);
+            p.playLand(c, false);
         else {
             HumanPlay.playSpellAbility(p, ab);
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/game/player/Player.java b/src/main/java/forge/game/player/Player.java
index 3f909f1945f..6bba252725f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/game/player/Player.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/game/player/Player.java
@@ -1786,9 +1786,9 @@ public class Player extends GameEntity implements Comparable<Player> {
      * @param land
      *            a {@link forge.Card} object.
      */
-    public final void playLand(final Card land) {
+    public final boolean playLand(final Card land, final boolean ignoreTiming) {
         FThreads.assertExecutedByEdt(false);
-        if (this.canPlayLand(land)) {
+        if (this.canPlayLand(land, ignoreTiming)) {
             land.setController(this, 0);
             game.getAction().moveTo(this.getZone(ZoneType.Battlefield), land);
             CardFactoryUtil.playLandEffects(land);
@@ -1808,9 +1808,12 @@ public class Player extends GameEntity implements Comparable<Player> {
             final HashMap<String, Object> runParams = new HashMap<String, Object>();
             runParams.put("Card", land);
             game.getTriggerHandler().runTrigger(TriggerType.LandPlayed, runParams, false);
+            game.getStack().unfreezeStack();
+            return true;
         }
 
         game.getStack().unfreezeStack();
+        return false;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1820,9 +1823,19 @@ public class Player extends GameEntity implements Comparable<Player> {
      * 
      * @return a boolean.
      */
-    public final boolean canPlayLand(Card land) {
+    public final boolean canPlayLand(final Card land) {
+        return canPlayLand(land, false);
+    }
+    /**
+     * <p>
+     * canPlayLand.
+     * </p>
+     * 
+     * @return a boolean.
+     */
+    public final boolean canPlayLand(Card land, final boolean ignoreTiming) {
 
-        if (!this.canCastSorcery()) {
+        if (!ignoreTiming && !this.canCastSorcery()) {
             return false;
         }