diff --git a/src/forge/Ability.java b/src/forge/Ability.java
index dca1f62bb64..6284314674e 100644
--- a/src/forge/Ability.java
+++ b/src/forge/Ability.java
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ abstract public class Ability extends SpellAbility {
     
     @Override
     public boolean canPlay() {
-//      if(getSourceCard().isCreature() && (!getSourceCard().hasSickness()))
+    	if(AllZone.Stack.isSplitSecondOnStack()) return false;
+    	
+    	// if(getSourceCard().isCreature() && (!getSourceCard().hasSickness()))
     	CardList Pithing = AllZoneUtil.getPlayerCardsInPlay(AllZone.HumanPlayer);
 		Pithing.add(AllZoneUtil.getPlayerCardsInPlay(AllZone.ComputerPlayer));
 		Pithing = Pithing.getName("Pithing Needle");
@@ -41,6 +43,6 @@ abstract public class Ability extends SpellAbility {
     	
 		
     	return AllZone.GameAction.isCardInPlay(getSourceCard()) && !getSourceCard().isFaceDown() && getSourceCard().getName().equals("Spreading Seas") == false && Pithing.size() == 0;
-//      return false;
+    	// return false;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/forge/Ability_Activated.java b/src/forge/Ability_Activated.java
index 04e80ca12bd..abcd3c8cf94 100644
--- a/src/forge/Ability_Activated.java
+++ b/src/forge/Ability_Activated.java
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ abstract public class Ability_Activated extends SpellAbility implements java.io.
     
     @Override
     public boolean canPlay() {
+    	if(AllZone.Stack.isSplitSecondOnStack()) return false;
+    	
         Card c = getSourceCard();
         if (c.isFaceDown() && isIntrinsic())	// Intrinsic abilities can't be activated by face down cards
         	return false;
diff --git a/src/forge/MagicStack.java b/src/forge/MagicStack.java
index a8fa73a18b7..b92135edae2 100644
--- a/src/forge/MagicStack.java
+++ b/src/forge/MagicStack.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ public class MagicStack extends MyObservable {
 	private ArrayList<SpellAbility> frozenStack = new ArrayList<SpellAbility>();
 	private boolean frozen = false;
     private boolean bResolving = false;
+    private boolean splitSecondOnStack = false;
 
 	private Object StormCount;
 	private Object PlayerSpellCount;
@@ -19,9 +20,24 @@ public class MagicStack extends MyObservable {
 	public void reset() {
 		stack.clear();
 		frozen = false;
+		splitSecondOnStack = false;
 		frozenStack.clear();
 		this.updateObservers();
 	}
+	
+	public boolean isSplitSecondOnStack() {
+		return splitSecondOnStack;
+	}
+	
+	public void setSplitSecondOnStack() {
+		for(SpellAbility sa:stack) {
+			if(sa.getSourceCard().hasKeyword("Split second")) {
+				splitSecondOnStack = true;
+				return;
+			}
+		}
+		splitSecondOnStack = false;
+	}
 
 	public void freezeStack() {
 		frozen = true;
@@ -545,6 +561,7 @@ public class MagicStack extends MyObservable {
 		}
 		
 		stack.add(0, sp);
+		setSplitSecondOnStack();
 
 		this.updateObservers();
 		
@@ -704,6 +721,7 @@ public class MagicStack extends MyObservable {
 	public SpellAbility pop() {
 		SpellAbility sp = (SpellAbility) stack.remove(0);
 		this.updateObservers();
+		setSplitSecondOnStack();
 		return sp;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/forge/Spell.java b/src/forge/Spell.java
index b6d0cb958bc..c937118ce14 100644
--- a/src/forge/Spell.java
+++ b/src/forge/Spell.java
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ abstract public class Spell extends SpellAbility implements java.io.Serializable
     
     @Override
     public boolean canPlay() {
+    	if(AllZone.Stack.isSplitSecondOnStack()) return false;
+    	
     	Card card = getSourceCard();
         
         if (card.isUnCastable())
diff --git a/src/forge/Spell_Permanent.java b/src/forge/Spell_Permanent.java
index a7050ae59a0..80797ae6365 100644
--- a/src/forge/Spell_Permanent.java
+++ b/src/forge/Spell_Permanent.java
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ public class Spell_Permanent extends Spell {
     
     @Override
     public boolean canPlay() {
+    	if(AllZone.Stack.isSplitSecondOnStack()) return false;
+    	
     	Card perm = getSourceCard();
     	Player turn = AllZone.Phase.getPlayerTurn();