diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8a86d36914..ddfc853fb0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ You can read all about the philosophy behind Lazer [here](http://phaser.io/news/
 * Text bounds would incorrectly displace if the Text resolution was greater than 1 (thanks @valent-novem #2685)
 * TilemapParser would calculate widthInPixels and heightInPixels were being read incorrectly from JSON data (capitalisation of properties) (thanks @hexus #2691)
 * A tinted Texture in Canvas mode wouldn't be updated properly if it was also cropped, beyond the initial crop. Now a cropped texture will re-tint itself every time the crop is updated, and has changed (thanks @phoenixyjll #2688)
+* The Weapon.fireRateVariance property was never taken into account internally. It's now applied to the firing rate correctly (thanks @noseglid #2715)
 
 ### Pixi Updates
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/weapon/WeaponPlugin.js b/src/plugins/weapon/WeaponPlugin.js
index a80f307119..c9180c487f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/weapon/WeaponPlugin.js
+++ b/src/plugins/weapon/WeaponPlugin.js
@@ -895,7 +895,23 @@ Phaser.Weapon.prototype.fire = function (from, x, y) {
         bullet.body.velocity.set(moveX, moveY);
         bullet.body.gravity.set(this.bulletGravity.x, this.bulletGravity.y);
 
-        this._nextFire = this.game.time.now + this.fireRate;
+        if (this.bulletSpeedVariance !== 0)
+        {
+            var rate = this.fireRate;
+
+            rate += Phaser.Math.between(-this.fireRateVariance, this.fireRateVariance);
+
+            if (rate < 0)
+            {
+                rate = 0;
+            }
+
+            this._nextFire = this.game.time.now + rate;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            this._nextFire = this.game.time.now + this.fireRate;
+        }
 
         this.shots++;