diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/emote.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/emote.dm
index b085b222fb9..25402f282fe 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/emote.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/emote.dm
@@ -72,10 +72,12 @@
 
 	if ((message && src.stat == 0))
 		log_emote("[name]/[key] : [message]")
-		if (act == "roar")
+		if (act == "roar" && xeno_emote_counter <= 0)
 			playsound(src.loc, 'sound/voice/hiss5.ogg', 40, 1, 1)
-		if (act == "deathgasp")
+			xeno_emote_counter = 4
+		if (act == "deathgasp" && xeno_emote_counter <= 0)
 			playsound(src.loc, 'sound/voice/hiss6.ogg', 80, 1, 1)
+			xeno_emote_counter = 4
 		if (m_type & 1)
 			for(var/mob/O in viewers(src, null))
 				O.show_message(message, m_type)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/life.dm
index 97e09c42c18..e36a5962bed 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/life.dm
@@ -6,12 +6,15 @@
 	fire_alert = 0
 
 	var/temperature_alert = 0
+	var/xeno_emote_counter = 0 //See Life()
 
 
 /mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/Life()
 	set invisibility = 0
 	set background = 1
 
+	xeno_emote_counter -= 1  //Hack to stop *deathgasp and *roar spam for xenos.
+
 	if (monkeyizing)
 		return