diff --git a/src/engine/game/debugsystem.lua b/src/engine/game/debugsystem.lua
index 3ab5e82bc..933723f50 100644
--- a/src/engine/game/debugsystem.lua
+++ b/src/engine/game/debugsystem.lua
@@ -717,10 +717,10 @@ function DebugSystem:registerSubMenus()
             else
                 Game:addPartyMember(id)
                 if Game.world.player then
-                    Game.world:spawnFollower(Game.party_data[id]:getActor())
+                    Game.world:spawnFollower(Game.party_data[id]:getActor(), {party = id})
                 else
                     local x, y = Game.world.camera:getPosition()
-                    Game.world:spawnPlayer(x, y, Game.party_data[id]:getActor())
+                    Game.world:spawnPlayer(x, y, Game.party_data[id]:getActor(), id)
                 end
             end
         end)
diff --git a/src/engine/game/world.lua b/src/engine/game/world.lua
index 6c602ed7a..2d4d97bd6 100644
--- a/src/engine/game/world.lua
+++ b/src/engine/game/world.lua
@@ -507,21 +507,27 @@ function World:showText(text, after)
 end
 
 --- Spawns the player into the world
+---@overload fun(self: World, x: number, y: number, chara: string|Actor, party?: string)
+---@overload fun(self: World, marker: string, chara: string|Actor, party?: string)
 ---@param ... unknown   Arguments detailing how the player spawns
 ---|"x, y, chara"   # The co-ordinates of the player spawn and the Actor (instance or id) to use for the player
 ---|"marker, chara" # The marker name to spawn the player at and the Actor (instance or id) to use for the player
+---@param party? string The party member ID associated with the player
 function World:spawnPlayer(...)
     local args = {...}
 
     local x, y = 0, 0
     local chara = self.player and self.player.actor
+    local party
     if #args > 0 then
         if type(args[1]) == "number" then
             x, y = args[1], args[2]
             chara = args[3] or chara
+            party = args[4]
         elseif type(args[1]) == "string" then
             x, y = self.map:getMarker(args[1])
             chara = args[2] or chara
+            party = args[3]
         end
     end
 
@@ -544,6 +550,10 @@ function World:spawnPlayer(...)
     self.player:setFacing(facing)
     self:addChild(self.player)
 
+    if party then
+        self.player.party = party
+    end
+
     self.soul = OverworldSoul(self.player:getRelativePos(self.player.actor:getSoulOffset()))
     self.soul:setColor(Game:getSoulColor())
     self.soul.layer = WORLD_LAYERS["soul"]
@@ -564,11 +574,18 @@ function World:getPartyCharacter(party)
     if type(party) == "string" then
         party = Game:getPartyMember(party)
     end
+    local char_to_return
     for _,char in ipairs(Game.stage:getObjects(Character)) do
-        if char.actor and char.actor.id == party:getActor().id then
+        -- Immediately break the loop and return if we find an explicit party match
+        if char.party and char.party.id == party.id then
             return char
         end
+        -- Store the first actor match, do not break loop as the match is not explicit
+        if char.actor and char.actor.id == party:getActor().id then
+            char_to_return = char_to_return or char
+        end
     end
+    return char_to_return
 end
 
 --- Gets the `Follower` or `Player` of a character currently in the party
@@ -609,12 +626,13 @@ function World:removeFollower(chara)
 end
 
 --- Spawns a follower into the world
----@param chara Follower|string|Actor   The character to spawn as a follower
----@param options table                 A table defining additional properties to control the new follower
+---@param chara     Follower|string|Actor   The character to spawn as a follower
+---@param options?  table                 A table defining additional properties to control the new follower
 ---|"x"         # The position of the follower
 ---|"y"         # The position of the follower
 ---|"index"     # The index of the follower in the list of followers
 ---|"temp"      # Whether the follower is temporary and disappears when the current map is exited (defaults to `true`)
+---|"party"     # The id of the party member associated with this follower
 ---@return Follower
 function World:spawnFollower(chara, options)
     if type(chara) == "string" then
@@ -652,6 +670,9 @@ function World:spawnFollower(chara, options)
             table.insert(Game.temp_followers, follower.actor.id)
         end
     end
+    if options["party"] then
+        follower.party = options["party"]
+    end
     self:addChild(follower)
     follower:updateIndex()
     return follower
@@ -671,15 +692,15 @@ function World:spawnParty(marker, party, extra, facing)
             end
         end
         if type(marker) == "table" then
-            self:spawnPlayer(marker[1], marker[2], party[1]:getActor())
+            self:spawnPlayer(marker[1], marker[2], party[1]:getActor(), party[1].id)
         else
-            self:spawnPlayer(marker or "spawn", party[1]:getActor())
+            self:spawnPlayer(marker or "spawn", party[1]:getActor(), party[1].id)
         end
         if facing then
             self.player:setFacing(facing)
         end
         for i = 2, #party do
-            local follower = self:spawnFollower(party[i]:getActor())
+            local follower = self:spawnFollower(party[i]:getActor(), {party = party[i].id})
             follower:setFacing(facing or self.player.facing)
         end
         for _,actor in ipairs(extra or Game.temp_followers or {}) do
@@ -750,7 +771,7 @@ function World:getCharacter(id, index)
     local party_member = Game:getPartyMember(id)
     local i = 0
     for _,chara in ipairs(Game.stage:getObjects(Character)) do
-        if chara.actor.id == id or (party_member and chara.actor.id == party_member:getActor().id) then
+        if chara.actor.id == id or (party_member and chara.party and chara.party == party_member.id) then
             i = i + 1
             if not index or index == i then
                 return chara
diff --git a/src/engine/game/world/character.lua b/src/engine/game/world/character.lua
index aa259533d..3ba4bc5ee 100644
--- a/src/engine/game/world/character.lua
+++ b/src/engine/game/world/character.lua
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ function Character:init(actor, x, y)
     self.is_player = false
     self.is_follower = false
 
+    -- The party member id represented by this character
+    self.party = nil
+
     self.facing = "down"
 
     self:setActor(actor)
@@ -41,6 +44,9 @@ end
 function Character:getDebugInfo()
     local info = super.getDebugInfo(self)
     table.insert(info, "Actor: " .. self.actor.name)
+    if self.party then
+        table.insert(info, "Party Member: " .. self.party)
+    end
     table.insert(info, "Noclip: " .. (self.noclip and "True" or "False"))
     return info
 end
@@ -70,6 +76,10 @@ function Character:getFlag(flag, default)
 end
 
 function Character:getPartyMember()
+    if self.party then
+        return Game:getPartyMember(self.id)
+    end
+
     for _,party in pairs(Game.party_data) do
         local actor = party:getActor()
         if actor and actor.id == self.actor.id then
@@ -598,7 +608,7 @@ function Character:convertToFollower(index, save)
     local follower = Follower(self.actor, self.x, self.y)
     follower.layer = self.layer
     follower:setFacing(self.facing)
-    self.world:spawnFollower(follower, {index = index})
+    self.world:spawnFollower(follower, {index = index, party = self.party})
     if save then
         Game:addFollower(follower, index)
     end
@@ -607,7 +617,7 @@ function Character:convertToFollower(index, save)
 end
 
 function Character:convertToPlayer()
-    self.world:spawnPlayer(self.x, self.y, self.actor)
+    self.world:spawnPlayer(self.x, self.y, self.actor, self.party)
     local player = self.world.player
     player:setLayer(self.layer)
     player:setFacing(self.facing)
@@ -618,6 +628,7 @@ end
 function Character:convertToNPC(properties)
     local npc = NPC(self.actor, self.x, self.y, properties)
     npc.layer = self.layer
+    npc.party = self.party
     npc:setFacing(self.facing)
     self.world:addChild(npc)
     self:remove()
@@ -627,6 +638,7 @@ end
 function Character:convertToCharacter()
     local character = Character(self.actor, self.x, self.y)
     character.layer = self.layer
+    character.party = self.party
     character:setFacing(self.facing)
     self.world:addChild(character)
     self:remove()
@@ -636,6 +648,7 @@ end
 function Character:convertToEnemy(properties)
     local enemy = ChaserEnemy(self.actor, self.x, self.y, properties)
     enemy.layer = self.layer
+    enemy.party = self.party
     enemy:setFacing(self.facing)
     self.world:addChild(enemy)
     self:remove()