diff --git a/src/modules/navigator/mission.cpp b/src/modules/navigator/mission.cpp
index 3133fc4117..58f2c410ad 100644
--- a/src/modules/navigator/mission.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/navigator/mission.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
  * @author Ban Siesta <bansiesta@gmail.com>
  * @author Simon Wilks <simon@uaventure.com>
  * @author Andreas Antener <andreas@uaventure.com>
+ * @author Sander Smeets <sander@droneslab.com>
  */
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ Mission::Mission(Navigator *navigator, const char *name) :
 	_param_dist_1wp(this, "MIS_DIST_1WP", false),
 	_param_altmode(this, "MIS_ALTMODE", false),
 	_param_yawmode(this, "MIS_YAWMODE", false),
+	_param_force_vtol(this, "VT_FORCE_VTOL", false),
 	_onboard_mission{},
 	_offboard_mission{},
 	_current_onboard_mission_index(-1),
@@ -684,7 +686,7 @@ Mission::do_need_takeoff()
 bool
 Mission::do_need_move_to_land()
 {
-	if(_mission_item.nav_cmd == NAV_CMD_VTOL_LAND){
+	if(_mission_item.nav_cmd == NAV_CMD_VTOL_LAND || (_mission_item.nav_cmd == NAV_CMD_LAND && _param_force_vtol.get())){
 		struct vehicle_command_s cmd = {};
 		cmd.command = NAV_CMD_DO_VTOL_TRANSITION;
 		cmd.param1 = vehicle_status_s::VEHICLE_VTOL_STATE_MC;
diff --git a/src/modules/navigator/mission.h b/src/modules/navigator/mission.h
index f782ce8293..e91a85516f 100644
--- a/src/modules/navigator/mission.h
+++ b/src/modules/navigator/mission.h
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ private:
 	control::BlockParamFloat _param_dist_1wp;
 	control::BlockParamInt _param_altmode;
 	control::BlockParamInt _param_yawmode;
+	control::BlockParamInt _param_force_vtol;
 
 	struct mission_s _onboard_mission;
 	struct mission_s _offboard_mission;
diff --git a/src/modules/vtol_att_control/vtol_att_control_params.c b/src/modules/vtol_att_control/vtol_att_control_params.c
index 3f8022ba58..88647669ab 100644
--- a/src/modules/vtol_att_control/vtol_att_control_params.c
+++ b/src/modules/vtol_att_control/vtol_att_control_params.c
@@ -311,3 +311,12 @@ PARAM_DEFINE_FLOAT(VT_TRANS_TIMEOUT, 15.0f);
  * @group VTOL Attitude Control
  */
 PARAM_DEFINE_FLOAT(VT_TRANS_MIN_TM, 2.0f);
+
+/**
+ * Force VTOL mode takeoff and land
+ *
+ * @min 0
+ * @max 1
+ * @group VTOL Attitude Control
+ */
+PARAM_DEFINE_INT32(VT_FORCE_VTOL, 0);