diff --git a/components/openmw-mp/NetworkMessages.hpp b/components/openmw-mp/NetworkMessages.hpp
index e1035f673..de07a6651 100644
--- a/components/openmw-mp/NetworkMessages.hpp
+++ b/components/openmw-mp/NetworkMessages.hpp
@@ -73,5 +73,14 @@ enum GameMessages
     ID_GAME_PREINIT
 };
 
+enum OrderingChannel
+{
+    CHANNEL_SYSTEM = 0,
+    CHANNEL_ACTOR,
+    CHANNEL_PLAYER,
+    CHANNEL_WORLDEVENT,
+    CHANNEL_MASTER
+};
+
 
 #endif //OPENMW_NETWORKMESSAGES_HPP
diff --git a/components/openmw-mp/Packets/BasePacket.cpp b/components/openmw-mp/Packets/BasePacket.cpp
index 57fa5bfc5..2cffec9d0 100644
--- a/components/openmw-mp/Packets/BasePacket.cpp
+++ b/components/openmw-mp/Packets/BasePacket.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ BasePacket::BasePacket(RakNet::RakPeerInterface *peer)
     packetID = 0;
     priority = HIGH_PRIORITY;
     reliability = RELIABLE_ORDERED;
+    orderChannel = CHANNEL_SYSTEM;
     this->peer = peer;
 }
 
@@ -52,21 +53,21 @@ void BasePacket::RequestData(RakNet::RakNetGUID guid)
     bsSend->ResetWritePointer();
     bsSend->Write(packetID);
     bsSend->Write(guid);
-    peer->Send(bsSend, HIGH_PRIORITY, RELIABLE_ORDERED, 0, guid, false);
+    peer->Send(bsSend, HIGH_PRIORITY, RELIABLE_ORDERED, orderChannel, guid, false);
 }
 
 void BasePacket::Send(RakNet::AddressOrGUID destination)
 {
     bsSend->ResetWritePointer();
     Packet(bsSend, true);
-    peer->Send(bsSend, priority, reliability, 0, destination, false);
+    peer->Send(bsSend, priority, reliability, orderChannel, destination, false);
 }
 
 void BasePacket::Send(bool toOther)
 {
     bsSend->ResetWritePointer();
     Packet(bsSend, true);
-    peer->Send(bsSend, priority, reliability, 0, guid, toOther);
+    peer->Send(bsSend, priority, reliability, orderChannel, guid, toOther);
 }
 
 void BasePacket::Read()
diff --git a/components/openmw-mp/Packets/BasePacket.hpp b/components/openmw-mp/Packets/BasePacket.hpp
index 395d7094b..88d0fa2a3 100644
--- a/components/openmw-mp/Packets/BasePacket.hpp
+++ b/components/openmw-mp/Packets/BasePacket.hpp
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ namespace mwmp
         unsigned char packetID;
         PacketReliability reliability;
         PacketPriority priority;
+        int orderChannel;
         RakNet::BitStream *bsRead, *bsSend, *bs;
         RakNet::RakPeerInterface *peer;
         RakNet::RakNetGUID guid;