diff --git a/quant.ew/files/src/perk_fns.lua b/quant.ew/files/src/perk_fns.lua
index 7b94f27e..d6c4c332 100644
--- a/quant.ew/files/src/perk_fns.lua
+++ b/quant.ew/files/src/perk_fns.lua
@@ -38,8 +38,22 @@ local function give_one_perk(entity_who_picked, perk_info, count)
         end
 
         if perk_info.func ~= nil then
+            GamePrint(count)
             perk_info.func( 0, entity_who_picked, "", count )
         end
+
+        local no_remove = perk_info.do_not_remove or false
+
+        -- particle effect only applied once
+        if perk_info.particle_effect ~= nil and ( count <= 1 ) then
+            local particle_id = EntityLoad( "data/entities/particles/perks/" .. perk_info.particle_effect .. ".xml" )
+            
+            if ( no_remove == false ) then
+                EntityAddTag( particle_id, "perk_entity" )
+            end
+            
+            EntityAddChild( entity_who_picked, particle_id )
+        end
     end
 end