diff --git a/dGame/Entity.cpp b/dGame/Entity.cpp
index 23bf0577..4d4f5c10 100644
--- a/dGame/Entity.cpp
+++ b/dGame/Entity.cpp
@@ -1509,7 +1509,7 @@ void Entity::Smash(const LWOOBJID source, const eKillType killType, const std::u
 	destroyableComponent->Smash(source, killType, deathType);
 }
 
-void Entity::Kill(Entity* murderer) {
+void Entity::Kill(Entity* murderer, const eKillType killType) {
 	if (!m_PlayerIsReadyForUpdates) return;
 
 	for (const auto& cb : m_DieCallbacks) {
@@ -1533,7 +1533,7 @@ void Entity::Kill(Entity* murderer) {
 		bool waitForDeathAnimation = false;
 
 		if (destroyableComponent) {
-			waitForDeathAnimation = destroyableComponent->GetDeathBehavior() == 0;
+			waitForDeathAnimation = destroyableComponent->GetDeathBehavior() == 0 && killType != eKillType::SILENT;
 		}
 
 		// Live waited a hard coded 12 seconds for death animations of type 0 before networking destruction!
diff --git a/dGame/Entity.h b/dGame/Entity.h
index a5588c3e..cdc26838 100644
--- a/dGame/Entity.h
+++ b/dGame/Entity.h
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ public:
 	void RequestActivityExit(Entity* sender, LWOOBJID player, bool canceled);
 
 	void Smash(const LWOOBJID source = LWOOBJID_EMPTY, const eKillType killType = eKillType::VIOLENT, const std::u16string& deathType = u"");
-	void Kill(Entity* murderer = nullptr);
+	void Kill(Entity* murderer = nullptr, const eKillType killType = eKillType::SILENT);
 	void AddRebuildCompleteCallback(const std::function<void(Entity* user)>& callback) const;
 	void AddCollisionPhantomCallback(const std::function<void(Entity* target)>& callback);
 	void AddDieCallback(const std::function<void()>& callback);
diff --git a/dGame/dComponents/DestroyableComponent.cpp b/dGame/dComponents/DestroyableComponent.cpp
index e98bc33b..ce3743e8 100644
--- a/dGame/dComponents/DestroyableComponent.cpp
+++ b/dGame/dComponents/DestroyableComponent.cpp
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ void DestroyableComponent::Smash(const LWOOBJID source, const eKillType killType
 		}
 	}
 
-	m_Parent->Kill(owner);
+	m_Parent->Kill(owner, killType);
 }
 
 void DestroyableComponent::SetFaction(int32_t factionID, bool ignoreChecks) {