diff --git a/Ja2/GameSettings.cpp b/Ja2/GameSettings.cpp
index eaa0f8c2..a5dc3823 100644
--- a/Ja2/GameSettings.cpp
+++ b/Ja2/GameSettings.cpp
@@ -2749,6 +2749,7 @@ void LoadSkillTraitsExternalSettings()
 	gSkillTraitValues.ubTERepairRobotPenaltyReduction = iniReader.ReadInteger("Technician","REPAIR_SPEED_ROBOT_PENALTY_REDUCTION", 30, 0, 100);
 	if (gSkillTraitValues.ubTETraitsNumToRepairRobot == 2) {gSkillTraitValues.ubTERepairRobotPenaltyReduction /= 2; }
 	gSkillTraitValues.fTETraitsCanRestoreItemThreshold = iniReader.ReadBoolean( "Technician", "MERCS_CAN_DO_ADVANCED_REPAIRS", FALSE );
+    gSkillTraitValues.ubTechLevelNeededForAdvancedRepair = iniReader.ReadInteger("Technician", "TECH_LEVEL_NEEDED_FOR_ADVANCED_REPAIR", 2, 1, 2);
 
 	// DOCTOR
 	gSkillTraitValues.ubDONumberTraitsNeededForSurgery = iniReader.ReadInteger("Doctor","NUMBER_OF_TRAITS_NEEDED_FOR_SURGERY", 1, 0, 2);
diff --git a/Ja2/GameSettings.h b/Ja2/GameSettings.h
index 54027660..8c689562 100644
--- a/Ja2/GameSettings.h
+++ b/Ja2/GameSettings.h
@@ -2145,6 +2145,7 @@ typedef struct
 	UINT8 ubTERepairRobotPenaltyReduction;
 	UINT8 ubTETraitsNumToRepairRobot;
 	BOOLEAN fTETraitsCanRestoreItemThreshold;
+    UINT8 ubTechLevelNeededForAdvancedRepair; // if we have a high enough technician level, we can repair items above the normal threshold (1 for technician, 2 for engineer)
 
 	// DOCTOR
 	UINT8 ubDONumberTraitsNeededForSurgery;
diff --git a/Strategic/Assignments.cpp b/Strategic/Assignments.cpp
index de89ae79..05a0e6fe 100644
--- a/Strategic/Assignments.cpp
+++ b/Strategic/Assignments.cpp
@@ -5171,8 +5171,12 @@ BOOLEAN RepairObject( SOLDIERTYPE * pSoldier, SOLDIERTYPE * pOwner, OBJECTTYPE *
 		INT16 threshold = 100;
 		if ( gGameExternalOptions.fAdvRepairSystem && (Item[pObj->usItem].usItemClass & (IC_WEAPON|IC_ARMOUR)) )
 		{
-			if ( !gSkillTraitValues.fTETraitsCanRestoreItemThreshold || !HAS_SKILL_TRAIT( pSoldier, TECHNICIAN_NT ) )
+			if (gSkillTraitValues.fTETraitsCanRestoreItemThreshold && NUM_SKILL_TRAITS(pSoldier, TECHNICIAN_NT) >= gSkillTraitValues.ubTechLevelNeededForAdvancedRepair) // Greysa: added skill check for advanced repair. If we have a high enough technician level, we can repair items above the normal threshold (1 for technician, 2 for engineer)
 			{
+				threshold = 100;
+			}
+			else
+            {
 				threshold = (*pObj)[ubLoop]->data.sRepairThreshold;
 			}
 		}