diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/atmospherics/atmos_mob_interaction.dm b/code/__DEFINES/atmospherics/atmos_mob_interaction.dm
index 0d175710116..b050c221c58 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/atmospherics/atmos_mob_interaction.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/atmospherics/atmos_mob_interaction.dm
@@ -99,11 +99,12 @@
 /// Beyond this temperature, being on fire will increase body temperature by less and less
 #define BODYTEMP_FIRE_TEMP_SOFTCAP 1200
 
-/// The amount of pressure damage someone takes is equal to (pressure / HAZARD_HIGH_PRESSURE)*PRESSURE_DAMAGE_COEFFICIENT, with the maximum of MAX_PRESSURE_DAMAGE
+/// The amount of pressure damage someone takes in a high pressure damage is equal to (pressure / HAZARD_HIGH_PRESSURE) * PRESSURE_DAMAGE_COEFFICIENT, with the maximum of MAX_PRESSURE_DAMAGE
 #define PRESSURE_DAMAGE_COEFFICIENT 2
 #define MAX_HIGH_PRESSURE_DAMAGE 2
-/// The amount of damage someone takes when in a low pressure area (The pressure threshold is so low that it doesn't make sense to do any calculations, so it just applies this flat value).
-#define LOW_PRESSURE_DAMAGE 4
+/// The amount of damage someone takes when in a low pressure area scales up over time, starting at BASE_LOW_PRESSURE_DAMAGE, up to MAX_LOW_PRESSURE_DAMAGE.
+#define BASE_LOW_PRESSURE_DAMAGE 2
+#define MAX_LOW_PRESSURE_DAMAGE (BASE_LOW_PRESSURE_DAMAGE * 2.5)
 
 /// Humans are slowed by the difference between bodytemp and BODYTEMP_COLD_DAMAGE_LIMIT divided by this
 #define COLD_SLOWDOWN_FACTOR 20
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/_species.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/_species.dm
index d15215a79c5..406b3eb8e26 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/_species.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/_species.dm
@@ -1324,6 +1324,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(features_by_species)
 		// No pressure issues here clear pressure alerts
 		if(WARNING_LOW_PRESSURE to WARNING_HIGH_PRESSURE)
 			H.clear_alert(ALERT_PRESSURE)
+			H.seconds_in_low_pressure = 0
 
 		// Low pressure here, show an alert
 		if(HAZARD_LOW_PRESSURE to WARNING_LOW_PRESSURE)
@@ -1332,6 +1333,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(features_by_species)
 				H.clear_alert(ALERT_PRESSURE)
 			else
 				H.throw_alert(ALERT_PRESSURE, /atom/movable/screen/alert/lowpressure, 1)
+			H.seconds_in_low_pressure = 0
 
 		// Very low pressure, show an alert and take damage
 		else
@@ -1339,9 +1341,10 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(features_by_species)
 			if(HAS_TRAIT(H, TRAIT_RESISTLOWPRESSURE))
 				H.clear_alert(ALERT_PRESSURE)
 			else
-				var/pressure_damage = LOW_PRESSURE_DAMAGE * H.physiology.pressure_mod * H.physiology.brute_mod * seconds_per_tick
+				var/pressure_damage = min(round(1 + (H.seconds_in_low_pressure / 80 SECONDS), 0.05) * BASE_LOW_PRESSURE_DAMAGE, MAX_LOW_PRESSURE_DAMAGE)  * H.physiology.pressure_mod * H.physiology.brute_mod * seconds_per_tick
 				H.adjust_brute_loss(pressure_damage, required_bodytype = BODYTYPE_ORGANIC)
 				H.throw_alert(ALERT_PRESSURE, /atom/movable/screen/alert/lowpressure, 2)
+			H.seconds_in_low_pressure += seconds_per_tick
 
 /**
  *	Handles exposure to the skin of various gases.
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
index 5c6445fbf27..b62b0f347aa 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
@@ -703,6 +703,7 @@
 	if(heal_flags & HEAL_TEMP)
 		set_coretemperature(get_body_temp_normal(apply_change = FALSE))
 		heat_exposure_stacks = 0
+		seconds_in_low_pressure = 0
 
 	return ..()
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_defines.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_defines.dm
index c377632f2f4..67e6185d28e 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_defines.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_defines.dm
@@ -90,3 +90,6 @@
 	VAR_PRIVATE/base_mob_height = HUMAN_HEIGHT_MEDIUM
 	/// Actual height of the mob. Don't touch this one, it is set via update_mob_height()
 	VAR_FINAL/mob_height = HUMAN_HEIGHT_MEDIUM
+
+	/// Tracks how long in seconds we've been in a low pressure environment
+	VAR_FINAL/seconds_in_low_pressure = 0