diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/structures/carthaginians/merchant_ship.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/structures/carthaginians/merchant_ship.xml
index fccf305b17..b0bb3d6896 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/structures/carthaginians/merchant_ship.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/structures/carthaginians/merchant_ship.xml
@@ -9,8 +9,18 @@
         <prop actor="props/structures/carthaginians/merchant_ship_sail.xml" attachpoint="root"/>
         <prop actor="props/structures/carthaginians/merchantship_cargo.xml" attachpoint="root"/>
       </props>
-      <textures><texture file="structural/kart_merchant_ship.png" name="baseTex"/></textures>
+      <textures>
+        <texture file="structural/kart_merchant_ship.png" name="baseTex"/>
+      </textures>
     </variant>
   </group>
+  <group>
+    <variant frequency="0" name="garrisoned">
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/special/common/garrison_flag_kart.xml" attachpoint="garrisoned"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+    <variant frequency="1" name="ungarrisoned"/>
+  </group>
   <material>player_trans.xml</material>
 </actor>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/structures/celts/merchant_ship.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/structures/celts/merchant_ship.xml
index f2689d3f52..32ae0af594 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/structures/celts/merchant_ship.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/structures/celts/merchant_ship.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@
         <texture file="structural/celt_ship.png" name="baseTex"/>
       </textures>
     </variant>
+  </group>
+    <group>
+    <variant frequency="0" name="garrisoned">
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/special/common/garrison_flag_celt.xml" attachpoint="garrisoned"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+    <variant frequency="1" name="ungarrisoned"/>
   </group>
   <group>
     <variant frequency="1" name="ship mesh a">
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/structures/hellenes/merchant.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/structures/hellenes/merchant.xml
index 33e3ed472c..9fce6f0b4f 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/structures/hellenes/merchant.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/structures/hellenes/merchant.xml
@@ -6,17 +6,22 @@
       <mesh>structural/hele_kyrenia.dae</mesh>
       <props>
         <prop actor="props/structures/hellenes/merchantship_sail.xml" attachpoint="root"/>
-      </props>
-      <textures><texture file="structural/kyrenia.dds" name="baseTex"/></textures>
-    </variant>
-  </group>
-  <group>
-    <variant name="cargo">
-      <props>
         <prop actor="props/structures/hellenes/merchantship_cargo.xml" attachpoint="root"/>
         <prop actor="props/structures/hellenes/merchantship_shield.xml" attachpoint="root"/>
         <prop actor="props/structures/hellenes/merchantship_sail.xml" attachpoint="root"/>
       </props>
+      <textures>
+        <texture file="structural/kyrenia.dds" name="baseTex"/>
+      </textures>
     </variant>
   </group>
+  <group>
+    <variant frequency="0" name="garrisoned">
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/special/common/garrison_flag_hele.xml" attachpoint="garrisoned"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+    <variant frequency="1" name="ungarrisoned"/>
+  </group>
+  <material>default.xml</material>
 </actor>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/structures/iberians/merchant.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/structures/iberians/merchant.xml
index af21231f64..14090094b4 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/structures/iberians/merchant.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/structures/iberians/merchant.xml
@@ -7,8 +7,18 @@
       <props>
         <prop actor="props/structures/iberians/merch_sail.xml" attachpoint="root"/>
       </props>
-      <textures><texture file="structural/iber_ship.dds" name="baseTex"/></textures>
+      <textures>
+        <texture file="structural/iber_ship.dds" name="baseTex"/>
+      </textures>
     </variant>
   </group>
+  <group>
+    <variant frequency="0" name="garrisoned">
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/special/common/garrison_flag_iber.xml" attachpoint="garrisoned"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+    <variant frequency="1" name="ungarrisoned"/>
+  </group>
   <material>player_trans.xml</material>
 </actor>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/structures/mauryas/merchant_ship.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/structures/mauryas/merchant_ship.xml
index b45edbd4b5..3ef34e3d87 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/structures/mauryas/merchant_ship.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/structures/mauryas/merchant_ship.xml
@@ -1,27 +1,36 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<actor version="1">
-  <castshadow/>
-  <group>
-    <variant frequency="1" name="Mauryan Merchant">
-      <animations>
-      </animations>
-      <mesh>structural/maur_merch_ship.dae</mesh>
-      <props>
-        <prop actor="props/special/eyecandy/barrel_a.xml" attachpoint="wrld_barrel_a1"/>
-<prop actor="props/special/eyecandy/barrel_a.xml" attachpoint="wrld_barrel_a2"/>
-<prop actor="props/special/eyecandy/barrel_a.xml" attachpoint="wrld_barrel_a3"/>
-<prop actor="props/special/eyecandy/barrel_a.xml" attachpoint="wrld_barrel_a4"/>
-<prop actor="props/special/eyecandy/barrel_a.xml" attachpoint="wrld_barrel_a5"/>
-<prop actor="props/special/eyecandy/barrel_a.xml" attachpoint="wrld_barrel_a6"/>
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-    <variant frequency="1" name="Blue Eye">
-      <textures>
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-	 </textures>
-    </variant>
-  </group>
-  <material>player_trans.xml</material>
-</actor>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<actor version="1">
+  <castshadow/>
+  <group>
+    <variant frequency="1" name="Mauryan Merchant">
+      <animations>
+      </animations>
+      <mesh>structural/maur_merch_ship.dae</mesh>
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/special/eyecandy/barrel_a.xml" attachpoint="wrld_barrel_a1"/>
+        <prop actor="props/special/eyecandy/barrel_a.xml" attachpoint="wrld_barrel_a2"/>
+        <prop actor="props/special/eyecandy/barrel_a.xml" attachpoint="wrld_barrel_a3"/>
+        <prop actor="props/special/eyecandy/barrel_a.xml" attachpoint="wrld_barrel_a4"/>
+        <prop actor="props/special/eyecandy/barrel_a.xml" attachpoint="wrld_barrel_a5"/>
+        <prop actor="props/special/eyecandy/barrel_a.xml" attachpoint="wrld_barrel_a6"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
+  <group>
+    <variant frequency="1" name="Blue Eye">
+      <textures>
+        <texture file="structural/maur_merch_ship.png" name="baseTex"/>
+      </textures>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
+  <group>
+    <variant frequency="0" name="garrisoned">
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/special/common/garrison_flag_maur.xml" attachpoint="garrisoned_01"/>
+        <prop actor="props/special/common/garrison_flag_maur.xml" attachpoint="garrisoned_02"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+    <variant frequency="1" name="ungarrisoned"/>
+  </group>
+  <material>player_trans.xml</material>
+</actor>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/structures/persians/merchant.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/structures/persians/merchant.xml
index fd1cfcfe76..436d4e9286 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/structures/persians/merchant.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/structures/persians/merchant.xml
@@ -14,5 +14,13 @@
       </textures>
     </variant>
   </group>
+  <group>
+    <variant frequency="0" name="garrisoned">
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/special/common/garrison_flag_persians.xml" attachpoint="garrisoned"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+    <variant frequency="1" name="ungarrisoned"/>
+  </group>
   <material>default.xml</material>
 </actor>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/structures/ptolemies/merchant_ship.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/structures/ptolemies/merchant_ship.xml
index 2f028b3b0f..9a880d07fc 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/structures/ptolemies/merchant_ship.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/structures/ptolemies/merchant_ship.xml
@@ -11,10 +11,18 @@
       </props>
       <textures>
         <texture file="structural/ptol_merch_ship.png" name="baseTex"/>
-       <texture file="structural/ptol_merch_ship_norm.png" name="normTex"/>
-       <texture file="structural/ptol_merch_ship_spec.png" name="specTex"/>
+        <texture file="structural/ptol_merch_ship_norm.png" name="normTex"/>
+        <texture file="structural/ptol_merch_ship_spec.png" name="specTex"/>
       </textures>
     </variant>
   </group>
+  <group>
+    <variant frequency="0" name="garrisoned">
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/special/common/garrison_flag_ptol.xml" attachpoint="garrisoned"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+    <variant frequency="1" name="ungarrisoned"/>
+  </group>
   <material>player_trans_parallax_spec.xml</material>
 </actor>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/structures/romans/merchantman.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/structures/romans/merchantman.xml
index 7990a220a7..c7d3011eb4 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/structures/romans/merchantman.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/structures/romans/merchantman.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,18 @@
         <prop actor="props/structures/romans/merchant_shrouds.xml" attachpoint="root"/>
         <prop actor="props/structures/romans/merchant_sail.xml" attachpoint="root"/>
       </props>
-      <textures><texture file="structural/rome_merch_ship.png" name="baseTex"/></textures>
+      <textures>
+        <texture file="structural/rome_merch_ship.png" name="baseTex"/>
+      </textures>
     </variant>
   </group>
+  <group>
+    <variant frequency="0" name="garrisoned">
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/special/common/garrison_flag_rome.xml" attachpoint="garrisoned"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+    <variant frequency="1" name="ungarrisoned"/>
+  </group>
+  <material>default.xml</material>
 </actor>
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