diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/civilization/managers/UnitManager.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/civilization/managers/UnitManager.kt
index 5c9db6f2ab..4d489d0d2a 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/civilization/managers/UnitManager.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/civilization/managers/UnitManager.kt
@@ -55,9 +55,14 @@ class UnitManager(val civInfo: Civilization) {
 
         val unit = civInfo.getEquivalentUnit(baseUnit)
         val citiesNotInResistance = civInfo.cities.filterNot { it.isInResistance() }
+        var canSpwanUnitOnWater = false
+        if (city != null) {
+            canSpwanUnitOnWater = city.getCenterTile().matchesFilter("Water")
+        }
+        
         
         val cityToAddTo = when {
-            unit.isWaterUnit && (city == null || !city.isCoastal()) ->
+            unit.isWaterUnit && (city == null || !city.isCoastal()) && !canSpwanUnitOnWater ->
                 citiesNotInResistance.filter { it.isCoastal() }.randomOrNull() ?:
                 civInfo.cities.filter { it.isCoastal() }.randomOrNull()
             city != null -> city
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/models/ruleset/unit/BaseUnit.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/models/ruleset/unit/BaseUnit.kt
index 15999a2736..d0dc8a06bc 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/models/ruleset/unit/BaseUnit.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/models/ruleset/unit/BaseUnit.kt
@@ -220,8 +220,9 @@ class BaseUnit : RulesetObject(), INonPerpetualConstruction {
     ): Sequence<RejectionReason> = sequence {
 
         val stateForConditionals = city?.state ?: civ.state
-
-        if (city != null && isWaterUnit && !city.isCoastal())
+        
+        // !city.getCenterTile().matchesFilter("Water") to allow the cities on Water tile to spwan naval units.
+        if (city != null && isWaterUnit && !city.isCoastal() && !city.getCenterTile().matchesFilter("Water"))
             yield(RejectionReasonType.WaterUnitsInCoastalCities.toInstance())
 
         for (unique in getMatchingUniques(UniqueType.OnlyAvailable, GameContext.IgnoreConditionals))