diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index d1439c45..332065dd 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ add_subdirectory( inputsystem )
 add_subdirectory( filesystem )
 add_subdirectory( datacache )
 add_subdirectory( studiorender )
+add_subdirectory( particles )
 add_subdirectory( localize )
 add_subdirectory( engine )
 add_subdirectory( vguimatsurface )
diff --git a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
index b2b31069..ce0a3728 100644
--- a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ target_link_libraries( ${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE
     "vgui"
     "rui"
 
+    "particles"
+
     "d3d11.lib"
     "${THIRDPARTY_SOURCE_DIR}/nvapi/amd64/nvapi64.lib"
 )
diff --git a/src/core/init.cpp b/src/core/init.cpp
index 584198c3..1388e3e6 100644
--- a/src/core/init.cpp
+++ b/src/core/init.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 #include "vgui/vgui_fpspanel.h"
 #include "vgui/vgui_controls/RichText.h"
 #include "vguimatsurface/MatSystemSurface.h"
+#include "particles/particles.h"
 #include "engine/client/vengineclient_impl.h"
 #include "engine/client/cdll_engine_int.h"
 #include "engine/client/datablock_receiver.h"
@@ -573,6 +574,9 @@ void DetourRegister() // Register detour classes to be searched and hooked.
 	REGISTER(VVGUIRichText); // REGISTER CLIENT ONLY!
 	REGISTER(VMatSystemSurface);
 
+	// Particles
+	REGISTER(VParticles);
+
 	// Client
 	REGISTER(HVEngineClient);
 	REGISTER(VDll_Engine_Int);
diff --git a/src/particles/CMakeLists.txt b/src/particles/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..37a8fa35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/particles/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 3.16 )
+add_module( "lib" "particles" "vpc" ${FOLDER_CONTEXT} TRUE TRUE )
+
+start_sources()
+
+add_sources( SOURCE_GROUP "Runtime"
+    "particles.cpp"
+    "particles.h"
+)
+
+end_sources()
+
+target_include_directories( ${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE "${ENGINE_SOURCE_DIR}/tier0/" "${ENGINE_SOURCE_DIR}/tier1/" )
diff --git a/src/particles/particles.cpp b/src/particles/particles.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f9642762
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/particles/particles.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+//===========================================================================//
+//
+// Purpose: particle system code
+//
+//===========================================================================//
+#include "tier0/commandline.h"
+#include "rtech/pak/pakstate.h"
+#include "particles.h"
+
+static void ParticleSystem_Init()
+{
+	// Call the original function to load the core particle files, and then
+	// load our effects rpak afterwards to we can patch what is loaded in the
+	// effects.rpak loaded by the engine.
+	v_ParticleSystem_Init();
+
+	// This tells the engine to load the raw DMX files instead, which are
+	// listed inside the particles_manifest.txt file as PCF files.
+	const bool loadUnbaked = CommandLine()->FindParm("-tools") || CommandLine()->FindParm("-nobakedparticles");
+
+	if (!loadUnbaked || CommandLine()->FindParm("-bakedparticles"))
+	{
+		const char* const pakName = "effects_sdk.rpak";
+		const PakHandle_t pakId = g_pakLoadApi->LoadAsyncAndWait(pakName, AlignedMemAlloc(), 3, nullptr);
+		
+		if (pakId == PAK_INVALID_HANDLE)
+			Error(eDLL_T::ENGINE, EXIT_FAILURE, "Failed to load pak file '%s'\n", pakName);
+	}
+}
+
+void VParticles::Detour(const bool bAttach) const
+{
+	DetourSetup(&v_ParticleSystem_Init, ParticleSystem_Init, bAttach);
+}
diff --git a/src/particles/particles.h b/src/particles/particles.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..82293374
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/particles/particles.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+//===========================================================================//
+//
+// Purpose: particle system definitions
+//
+//===========================================================================//
+#ifndef PARTICLES_H
+#define PARTICLES_H
+
+inline void (*v_ParticleSystem_Init)(void);
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+class VParticles : public IDetour
+{
+	virtual void GetAdr(void) const
+	{
+		LogFunAdr("ParticleSystem_Init", v_ParticleSystem_Init);
+	}
+	virtual void GetFun(void) const
+	{
+		g_GameDll.FindPatternSIMD("48 89 4C 24 ?? 55 53 56 57 48 8D AC 24 ?? ?? ?? ?? 48 81 EC ?? ?? ?? ?? 33 F6").GetPtr(v_ParticleSystem_Init);
+	}
+	virtual void GetVar(void) const { }
+	virtual void GetCon(void) const { }
+	virtual void Detour(const bool bAttach) const;
+};
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+#endif // PARTICLES_H