diff --git a/common/culture/innovations/N3OW_cultural_maa_innovations.txt b/common/culture/innovations/N3OW_cultural_maa_innovations.txt
index 96d01b897..b57a95d42 100644
--- a/common/culture/innovations/N3OW_cultural_maa_innovations.txt
+++ b/common/culture/innovations/N3OW_cultural_maa_innovations.txt
@@ -289,5 +289,26 @@ innovation_lanceros = {
 
 	unlock_maa = lanceros
 	
+	flag = global_maa	
+}
+innovation_betyars = {
+	skill = martial
+	group = culture_group_military
+	culture_era = culture_era_early_medieval
+	icon = @maa_01
+
+	potential = {
+		OR = {
+			this = culture:hungarian
+			this = culture:szeklers
+			this = culture:translyvanian
+			this = culture:czech
+			this = culture:NEOW_moravian
+			this = culture:NEOW_slovak
+			this = culture:goral
+		}
+	}
+	unlock_maa = betyars
+	
 	flag = global_maa	
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/common/men_at_arms_types/NEOW_maa_types.txt b/common/men_at_arms_types/NEOW_maa_types.txt
index 4d5ed268f..852e7df69 100644
--- a/common/men_at_arms_types/NEOW_maa_types.txt
+++ b/common/men_at_arms_types/NEOW_maa_types.txt
@@ -858,6 +858,45 @@ lanceros  = {
 	icon = heavy_cavalry
 }
 
+betyars = {
+	type = light_cavalry 
+
+	damage = 25
+	toughness = 15
+	pursuit = 60
+	screen = 20
+	
+	terrain_bonus = {
+		plains = { damage = 15 }
+		drylands = { damage = 15 }
+		hills = { damage = -15 }
+		mountains = { damage = -15 pursuit = -40 }
+		desert_mountains = { damage = -20 pursuit = -50 }
+		wetlands = { damage = -15 toughness = -10 pursuit = -50 screen = -20 }
+	}
+
+	counters = {
+		archers = 1
+		gunpowder = 1
+	}
+
+	winter_bonus = {
+		harsh_winter = { damage = -5 }
+	}
+
+	can_recruit = {
+		valid_for_maa_trigger = { PARAMETER = unlock_maa_hussar }
+	}
+
+	buy_cost = { gold = hussar_recruitment_cost }
+	low_maintenance_cost = { gold = light_cavalry_low_maint_cost }
+	high_maintenance_cost = { gold = light_cavalry_low_maint_cost }
+	provision_cost = @provisions_cost_cavalry_cheap
+	
+	stack = 100
+	icon = light_cavalry
+}
+
 stadswacht = {
 	type = pikemen
 
diff --git a/localization/english/replace/culture/zz_NEOW_cultural_maa_innovations_l_english.yml b/localization/english/replace/culture/zz_NEOW_cultural_maa_innovations_l_english.yml
index 5604447cf..648685c3f 100644
--- a/localization/english/replace/culture/zz_NEOW_cultural_maa_innovations_l_english.yml
+++ b/localization/english/replace/culture/zz_NEOW_cultural_maa_innovations_l_english.yml
@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@
  innovation_lanceros_desc:0 "#F The horsemen of the Spanish flatlands have always chided themselves as the unbreakable pikes and lances in the open terrains of the Iberian Peninsula. Embracing this thought can give us access to a formidable cavalry."
  lanceros:0 "Lanceros"
  lanceros_flavor:0 "#F These cavalry units, equipped with lances and riding the most versatile steeds, are notable in their ability to perfectly execute pursuits across the flatlands of the Iberian Peninsula. Whether it may be plains, deserts, or drylands, men who fight fear the galloping of the Lanceros, for they know that they merely walked Lancero territory."
+ innovation_betyars_name:0 "$innovation_betyars$"
+ innovation_betyars_desc:0 "$innovation_betyars_desc$"
+ innovation_betyars:0 "Betyars"
+ innovation_betyars_desc:0 "Armed with swords and dressed elegantly to contrast their gruesome profession, the Betyars ride whenever they can, dazzling the battlefield with their skill."
+ betyars:0 "Betyars"
+ betyars_desc:0 "#F These well-dressed cavalry have been riding for glory ever since the antediluvian days. From the Czech heartlands to the deepest parts of the Carpathians, the Betyars serve as premiere cavalrymen for the lords they serve under."
  NEOW_militia:0 "Peasant Militia"
  NEOW_militia_flavor:1 "#F Trained to an above average level by a militarily Competent Noble these peasants will hold their own in the field#!\n#help Enabled by the [GetBuilding('city_01').GetName].#!"
  carabineers:0 "Carabineers"