diff --git a/dGame/dComponents/DestroyableComponent.cpp b/dGame/dComponents/DestroyableComponent.cpp
index 7955ce687..51fcf0366 100644
--- a/dGame/dComponents/DestroyableComponent.cpp
+++ b/dGame/dComponents/DestroyableComponent.cpp
@@ -1391,10 +1391,12 @@ void DestroyableComponent::Resurrect(Entity& entityRef) {
 	// Add a half second in case someone decides to cheat and move during the death animation
 	// and just make sure the client has time to be ready.
 	constexpr float respawnTime = 3.66700005531311f + 0.5f;
+	if (auto* const destroyable = entity->GetComponent<DestroyableComponent>()) destroyable->m_IsResurrecting = true;
 	entity->AddCallbackTimer(respawnTime, [=]() {
 		GameMessages::PlayerResurrectionFinished msg;
 		entity->NotifyPlayerResurrectionFinished(msg);
 		auto* destroyableComponent = entity->GetComponent<DestroyableComponent>();
+		if (destroyableComponent) destroyableComponent->m_IsResurrecting = false;
 
 		if (destroyableComponent != nullptr && entity->GetLOT() == 1) {
 			destroyableComponent->SetIsDead(false);
diff --git a/dGame/dComponents/DestroyableComponent.h b/dGame/dComponents/DestroyableComponent.h
index a6bf02950..ab5c5ae03 100644
--- a/dGame/dComponents/DestroyableComponent.h
+++ b/dGame/dComponents/DestroyableComponent.h
@@ -471,6 +471,9 @@ public:
 	 */
 	static void Resurrect(Entity& entity);
 
+	// Whether a resurrection has started and not finished (the client's isResurrecting)
+	bool GetIsResurrecting() const { return m_IsResurrecting; }
+
 	/**
 	 * Push or Pop a layer of status immunity to this entity
 	 */
@@ -634,6 +637,9 @@ private:
 	 */
 	bool m_IsDead;
 
+	// A resurrection has started (Resurrect) and its respawn animation hasn't finished
+	bool m_IsResurrecting = false;
+
 	/**
 	 * Whether this entity is smashed. Unused, here for serialization
 	 */
diff --git a/dGame/dGameMessages/CombatMessages.cpp b/dGame/dGameMessages/CombatMessages.cpp
index 778dc9173..9242f6998 100644
--- a/dGame/dGameMessages/CombatMessages.cpp
+++ b/dGame/dGameMessages/CombatMessages.cpp
@@ -112,7 +112,11 @@ namespace GameMessages {
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	// LWODestroyableComponent::SendMessage (0x00d29e40): only an object that is dead and not already resurrecting is
+	// resurrected (live: all 17 requests in the captures came after the player's Die and before its Resurrect)
 	void RequestResurrect::Handle(Entity& entity, const SystemAddress& sysAddr) {
+		const auto* const destroyable = entity.GetComponent<DestroyableComponent>();
+		if (!destroyable || !destroyable->GetIsDead() || destroyable->GetIsResurrecting()) return;
 		DestroyableComponent::Resurrect(entity);
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/dGameTests/dComponentsTests/DestroyableComponentTests.cpp b/tests/dGameTests/dComponentsTests/DestroyableComponentTests.cpp
index c2c421e19..27d7829a0 100644
--- a/tests/dGameTests/dComponentsTests/DestroyableComponentTests.cpp
+++ b/tests/dGameTests/dComponentsTests/DestroyableComponentTests.cpp
@@ -718,3 +718,16 @@ TEST_F(DestroyableTest, DamageReductionsAddUp) {
 	destroyableComponent->RemoveDamageReduction(10);
 	EXPECT_EQ(destroyableComponent->GetDamageReduction(), 0);
 }
+
+// The client resurrects only a dead object that isn't already resurrecting; a RequestResurrect from a living player
+// does nothing
+TEST_F(DestroyableTest, RequestResurrectOnlyWhenDead) {
+	GameMessages::RequestResurrect request;
+	destroyableComponent->SetIsDead(false);
+	request.Handle(*baseEntity, UNASSIGNED_SYSTEM_ADDRESS);
+	EXPECT_FALSE(destroyableComponent->GetIsResurrecting());
+
+	destroyableComponent->SetIsDead(true);
+	request.Handle(*baseEntity, UNASSIGNED_SYSTEM_ADDRESS);
+	EXPECT_TRUE(destroyableComponent->GetIsResurrecting());
+}