diff --git a/cockatrice/src/carddatabase.cpp b/cockatrice/src/carddatabase.cpp
index 22f25fc7..0877cced 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/carddatabase.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/carddatabase.cpp
@@ -675,9 +675,10 @@ CardRelation::CardRelation(const QString &_name,
                            bool _doesAttach,
                            bool _isCreateAllExclusion,
                            bool _isVariableCount,
-                           int _defaultCount)
+                           int _defaultCount,
+                           bool _isPersistent)
     : name(_name), doesAttach(_doesAttach), isCreateAllExclusion(_isCreateAllExclusion),
-      isVariableCount(_isVariableCount), defaultCount(_defaultCount)
+      isVariableCount(_isVariableCount), defaultCount(_defaultCount), isPersistent(_isPersistent)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/carddatabase.h b/cockatrice/src/carddatabase.h
index fe884c51..4350c5a5 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/carddatabase.h
+++ b/cockatrice/src/carddatabase.h
@@ -458,13 +458,15 @@ private:
     bool isCreateAllExclusion;
     bool isVariableCount;
     int defaultCount;
+    bool isPersistent;
 
 public:
     explicit CardRelation(const QString &_name = QString(),
                           bool _doesAttach = false,
                           bool _isCreateAllExclusion = false,
                           bool _isVariableCount = false,
-                          int _defaultCount = 1);
+                          int _defaultCount = 1,
+                          bool _isPersistent = false);
 
     inline const QString &getName() const
     {
@@ -490,5 +492,9 @@ public:
     {
         return defaultCount;
     }
+    bool getIsPersistent() const
+    {
+        return isPersistent;
+    }
 };
 #endif
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/carddbparser/cockatricexml4.cpp b/cockatrice/src/carddbparser/cockatricexml4.cpp
index 281e63d0..7e22a7cc 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/carddbparser/cockatricexml4.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/carddbparser/cockatricexml4.cpp
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ void CockatriceXml4Parser::loadCardsFromXml(QXmlStreamReader &xml)
                     bool attach = false;
                     bool exclude = false;
                     bool variable = false;
+                    bool persistent = false;
                     int count = 1;
                     QXmlStreamAttributes attrs = xml.attributes();
                     QString cardName = xml.readElementText(QXmlStreamReader::IncludeChildElements);
@@ -211,7 +212,11 @@ void CockatriceXml4Parser::loadCardsFromXml(QXmlStreamReader &xml)
                         exclude = true;
                     }
 
-                    auto *relation = new CardRelation(cardName, attach, exclude, variable, count);
+                    if (attrs.hasAttribute("persistent")) {
+                        persistent = true;
+                    }
+
+                    auto *relation = new CardRelation(cardName, attach, exclude, variable, count, persistent);
                     if (xmlName == "reverse-related") {
                         reverseRelatedCards << relation;
                     } else {
@@ -294,7 +299,9 @@ static QXmlStreamWriter &operator<<(QXmlStreamWriter &xml, const CardInfoPtr &in
         if (i->getIsCreateAllExclusion()) {
             xml.writeAttribute("exclude", "exclude");
         }
-
+        if (i->getIsPersistent()) {
+            xml.writeAttribute("persistent", "persistent");
+        }
         if (i->getIsVariable()) {
             if (1 == i->getDefaultCount()) {
                 xml.writeAttribute("count", "x");
@@ -318,6 +325,9 @@ static QXmlStreamWriter &operator<<(QXmlStreamWriter &xml, const CardInfoPtr &in
             xml.writeAttribute("exclude", "exclude");
         }
 
+        if (i->getIsPersistent()) {
+            xml.writeAttribute("persistent", "persistent");
+        }
         if (i->getIsVariable()) {
             if (1 == i->getDefaultCount()) {
                 xml.writeAttribute("count", "x");
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/player.cpp b/cockatrice/src/player.cpp
index 0c6fad77..78b5d96d 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/player.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/player.cpp
@@ -1655,8 +1655,9 @@ void Player::actCreateAllRelatedCards()
                 for (CardRelation *cardRelationAll : relatedCards) {
                     if (!cardRelationAll->getDoesAttach() && !cardRelationAll->getIsVariable()) {
                         dbName = cardRelationAll->getName();
+                        bool persistent = cardRelationAll->getIsPersistent();
                         for (int i = 0; i < cardRelationAll->getDefaultCount(); ++i) {
-                            createCard(sourceCard, dbName);
+                            createCard(sourceCard, dbName, false, persistent);
                         }
                         ++tokensTypesCreated;
                         if (tokensTypesCreated == 1) {
@@ -1669,8 +1670,9 @@ void Player::actCreateAllRelatedCards()
                 for (CardRelation *cardRelationNotExcluded : nonExcludedRelatedCards) {
                     if (!cardRelationNotExcluded->getDoesAttach() && !cardRelationNotExcluded->getIsVariable()) {
                         dbName = cardRelationNotExcluded->getName();
+                        bool persistent = cardRelationNotExcluded->getIsPersistent();
                         for (int i = 0; i < cardRelationNotExcluded->getDefaultCount(); ++i) {
-                            createCard(sourceCard, dbName);
+                            createCard(sourceCard, dbName, false, persistent);
                         }
                         ++tokensTypesCreated;
                         if (tokensTypesCreated == 1) {
@@ -1698,6 +1700,7 @@ bool Player::createRelatedFromRelation(const CardItem *sourceCard, const CardRel
         return false;
     }
     QString dbName = cardRelation->getName();
+    bool persistent = cardRelation->getIsPersistent();
     if (cardRelation->getIsVariable()) {
         bool ok;
         dialogSemaphore = true;
@@ -1708,23 +1711,23 @@ bool Player::createRelatedFromRelation(const CardItem *sourceCard, const CardRel
             return false;
         }
         for (int i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
-            createCard(sourceCard, dbName);
+            createCard(sourceCard, dbName, false, persistent);
         }
     } else if (cardRelation->getDefaultCount() > 1) {
         for (int i = 0; i < cardRelation->getDefaultCount(); ++i) {
-            createCard(sourceCard, dbName);
+            createCard(sourceCard, dbName, false, persistent);
         }
     } else {
         if (cardRelation->getDoesAttach()) {
-            createAttachedCard(sourceCard, dbName);
+            createAttachedCard(sourceCard, dbName, persistent);
         } else {
-            createCard(sourceCard, dbName);
+            createCard(sourceCard, dbName, false, persistent);
         }
     }
     return true;
 }
 
-void Player::createCard(const CardItem *sourceCard, const QString &dbCardName, bool attach)
+void Player::createCard(const CardItem *sourceCard, const QString &dbCardName, bool attach, bool persistent)
 {
     CardInfoPtr cardInfo = db->getCard(dbCardName);
 
@@ -1758,7 +1761,7 @@ void Player::createCard(const CardItem *sourceCard, const QString &dbCardName, b
     } else {
         cmd.set_annotation("");
     }
-    cmd.set_destroy_on_zone_change(true);
+    cmd.set_destroy_on_zone_change(!persistent);
     cmd.set_target_zone(sourceCard->getZone()->getName().toStdString());
     cmd.set_x(gridPoint.x());
     cmd.set_y(gridPoint.y());
@@ -1770,9 +1773,9 @@ void Player::createCard(const CardItem *sourceCard, const QString &dbCardName, b
     sendGameCommand(cmd);
 }
 
-void Player::createAttachedCard(const CardItem *sourceCard, const QString &dbCardName)
+void Player::createAttachedCard(const CardItem *sourceCard, const QString &dbCardName, bool persistent)
 {
-    createCard(sourceCard, dbCardName, true);
+    createCard(sourceCard, dbCardName, true, persistent);
 }
 
 void Player::actSayMessage()
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/player.h b/cockatrice/src/player.h
index 363fbe6c..a76e8621 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/player.h
+++ b/cockatrice/src/player.h
@@ -285,8 +285,9 @@ private:
                            bool allCards);
     void addRelatedCardActions(const CardItem *card, QMenu *cardMenu);
     void addRelatedCardView(const CardItem *card, QMenu *cardMenu);
-    void createCard(const CardItem *sourceCard, const QString &dbCardName, bool attach = false);
-    void createAttachedCard(const CardItem *sourceCard, const QString &dbCardName);
+    void
+    createCard(const CardItem *sourceCard, const QString &dbCardName, bool attach = false, bool persistent = false);
+    void createAttachedCard(const CardItem *sourceCard, const QString &dbCardName, bool persistent = false);
     bool createRelatedFromRelation(const CardItem *sourceCard, const CardRelation *cardRelation);
 
     QRectF bRect;