diff --git a/goal_src/jak1/engine/level/level.gc b/goal_src/jak1/engine/level/level.gc
index c34f6976a..ad7440d63 100644
--- a/goal_src/jak1/engine/level/level.gc
+++ b/goal_src/jak1/engine/level/level.gc
@@ -623,6 +623,12 @@
      ;; copy data from the level to the game-info storage.  This will remember permanent level stuff, like
      ;; what you collected/completed.
      (copy-perms-from-level! *game-info* this)
+     ;; og:preserve-this fully clear entity perm status in the level itself (based on reset-actors)
+     ;;  it should be copied back out of game-info on birth to prevent "NG+ glitch"
+     (let ((lev-ents (-> this entity)))
+       (dotimes (idx (-> lev-ents length))
+         (let ((ent (-> lev-ents data idx entity)))
+           (update-perm! (-> ent extra perm) 'game (the-as entity-perm-status 1919)))))
      (send-event *camera* 'level-deactivate (-> this name))
      (send-event *target* 'level-deactivate (-> this name))
      ;; remove this BSP from the engine. This will stop us from being drawn.