diff --git a/code/modules/projectiles/guns/projectile/shotgun.dm b/code/modules/projectiles/guns/projectile/shotgun.dm
index 74bfc952852..984c7051aac 100644
--- a/code/modules/projectiles/guns/projectile/shotgun.dm
+++ b/code/modules/projectiles/guns/projectile/shotgun.dm
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 	desc_info = "This is a shotgun, chambered for various shells and slugs. To fire the weapon, toggle the safety with CTRL-Click or enable 'HARM' intent, then click where \
 	you want to fire. To pump a pump-action shotgun, use the Unique-Action hotkey or the button in the bottom right of your screen. To reload, insert shells or a magazine \
 	into the shotgun, then pump the shotgun to chamber a fresh round."
+	accuracy = 1
 	var/can_sawoff = FALSE
 	var/sawnoff_workmsg
 	var/sawing_in_progress = FALSE
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@
 	icon = 'icons/obj/guns/shotgun.dmi'
 	icon_state = "shotgun"
 	item_state = "shotgun"
+	accuracy = 0
 	max_shells = 4
 	w_class = ITEMSIZE_LARGE
 	force = 10
@@ -112,6 +114,7 @@
 	icon_state = "cshotgun"
 	item_state = "cshotgun"
 	origin_tech = list(TECH_COMBAT = 5, TECH_MATERIAL = 2)
+	accuracy = 2
 	max_shells = 7 //match the ammo box capacity, also it can hold a round in the chamber anyways, for a total of 8.
 	ammo_type = /obj/item/ammo_casing/shotgun
 	fire_sound = 'sound/weapons/gunshot/gunshot_shotgun.ogg'
@@ -183,6 +186,7 @@
 	icon = 'icons/obj/guns/sawnshotgun.dmi'
 	icon_state = "sawnshotgun"
 	item_state = "sawnshotgun"
+	accuracy = 0
 	is_wieldable = FALSE
 	w_class = ITEMSIZE_NORMAL
 	force = 5
@@ -198,6 +202,7 @@
 	icon = 'icons/obj/guns/sawnshotgun.dmi'
 	icon_state = "sawnshotgun"
 	item_state = "sawnshotgun"
+	accuracy = 0
 	is_wieldable = FALSE
 	slot_flags = SLOT_BELT|SLOT_HOLSTER
 	ammo_type = /obj/item/ammo_casing/shotgun/pellet
diff --git a/code/modules/projectiles/projectile/bullets.dm b/code/modules/projectiles/projectile/bullets.dm
index ebb0044de64..f5e6e51ae9f 100644
--- a/code/modules/projectiles/projectile/bullets.dm
+++ b/code/modules/projectiles/projectile/bullets.dm
@@ -92,11 +92,21 @@
 		if(target_mob.lying && target_mob != original && prob(prone_chance))
 			continue
 
-		//pellet hits spread out across different zones, but 'aim at' the targeted zone with higher probability
-		//whether the pellet actually hits the def_zone or a different zone should still be determined by the parent using get_zone_with_miss_chance().
+		// pellet hits spread out across different zones, but 'aim at' the targeted zone with higher probability
+		// whether the pellet actually hits the def_zone or a different zone should still be determined by the parent using get_zone_with_miss_chance().
 		var/old_zone = def_zone
 		def_zone = ran_zone(def_zone, spread)
-		if (..()) hits++
+		// relatively hacky way of basing a shotgun pellet's likelihood of hitting on the first pellet of the burst while not affecting shrapnel explosions.
+		if (base_spread > 0)
+			if (i == 1)
+				if (..())
+					hits++
+				else
+					return 0
+			else if (..(target_mob, distance, -100))
+				hits++
+		else if (..())
+			hits++
 		def_zone = old_zone //restore the original zone the projectile was aimed at
 
 	pellets -= hits //each hit reduces the number of pellets left
diff --git a/html/changelogs/geeves-shotgun_stuff.yml b/html/changelogs/geeves-shotgun_stuff.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b9e9e0648f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/changelogs/geeves-shotgun_stuff.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+author: Geeves
+
+delete-after: True
+
+changes:
+  - tweak: "Buckshot accuracy is now calculated once per shot, rather than individually for each pellet."
+  - tweak: "Shotguns are generally more accurate at range (to account for accuracy only being calculated once)"