diff --git a/src/game/mario.c b/src/game/mario.c
index 08575e686..b1d7cbb02 100644
--- a/src/game/mario.c
+++ b/src/game/mario.c
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ s16 set_character_animation(struct MarioState *m, s32 targetAnimID) {
     struct Animation *targetAnim = m->animation->targetAnim;
     s32 charAnimID = get_character_anim(m, targetAnimID);
     if (!targetAnim) { return 0; }
-    
+
     if (load_patchable_table(m->animation, charAnimID)) {
         targetAnim->values = (void *) VIRTUAL_TO_PHYSICAL((u8 *) targetAnim + (uintptr_t) targetAnim->values);
         targetAnim->index = (void *) VIRTUAL_TO_PHYSICAL((u8 *) targetAnim + (uintptr_t) targetAnim->index);
@@ -2379,7 +2379,7 @@ void init_mario(void) {
     }
 }
 
-static void init_mario_single_from_save_file(struct MarioState* m, u16 index) {
+void init_mario_single_from_save_file(struct MarioState* m, u16 index) {
     if (!m) { return; }
     m->playerIndex = index;
     m->flags = 0;
diff --git a/src/game/mario.h b/src/game/mario.h
index 6cd282ace..f0ff3d97f 100644
--- a/src/game/mario.h
+++ b/src/game/mario.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ s32 execute_mario_action(UNUSED struct Object *o);
 s32 force_idle_state(struct MarioState* m);
 void init_single_mario(struct MarioState* m);
 void init_mario(void);
+void init_mario_single_from_save_file(struct MarioState* m, u16 index);
 void init_mario_from_save_file(void);
 void set_mario_particle_flags(struct MarioState* m, u32 flags, u8 clear);
 void mario_update_wall(struct MarioState* m, struct WallCollisionData* wcd);
diff --git a/src/pc/network/network_player.c b/src/pc/network/network_player.c
index 7f332b3b5..662d735a3 100644
--- a/src/pc/network/network_player.c
+++ b/src/pc/network/network_player.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #ifdef DISCORD_SDK
 #include "pc/discord/discord.h"
 #endif
+#include "game/mario.h"
 
 struct NetworkPlayer gNetworkPlayers[MAX_PLAYERS] = { 0 };
 struct NetworkPlayer *gNetworkPlayerLocal = NULL;
@@ -374,6 +375,9 @@ u8 network_player_disconnected(u8 globalIndex) {
         discord_activity_update();
 #endif
 
+        // reset mario state
+        init_mario_single_from_save_file(&gMarioStates[i], i);
+
         return i;
     }
     return UNKNOWN_GLOBAL_INDEX;