diff --git a/code/_onclick/item_attack.dm b/code/_onclick/item_attack.dm
index f891d865c9b..028dace01ef 100644
--- a/code/_onclick/item_attack.dm
+++ b/code/_onclick/item_attack.dm
@@ -207,11 +207,13 @@
 
 /obj/attacked_by(obj/item/I, mob/living/user)
 	if(I.force)
-		user.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[user] hits [src] with [I]!</span>", \
-					"<span class='danger'>You hit [src] with [I]!</span>", null, COMBAT_MESSAGE_RANGE)
+		var/no_damage = TRUE
+		if(take_damage(I.force, I.damtype, MELEE, 1))
+			no_damage = FALSE
 		//only witnesses close by and the victim see a hit message.
 		log_combat(user, src, "attacked", I)
-	take_damage(I.force, I.damtype, MELEE, 1)
+		user.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[user] hits [src] with [I][no_damage ? ", which doesn't leave a mark" : ""]!</span>", \
+			"<span class='danger'>You hit [src] with [I][no_damage ? ", which doesn't leave a mark" : ""]!</span>", null, COMBAT_MESSAGE_RANGE)
 
 /mob/living/attacked_by(obj/item/I, mob/living/user)
 	send_item_attack_message(I, user)
diff --git a/code/datums/components/pellet_cloud.dm b/code/datums/components/pellet_cloud.dm
index bcd8becb53d..42014274855 100644
--- a/code/datums/components/pellet_cloud.dm
+++ b/code/datums/components/pellet_cloud.dm
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@
 	terminated++
 	hits++
 	var/obj/item/bodypart/hit_part
+	var/no_damage = FALSE
 	if(iscarbon(target) && hit_zone)
 		var/mob/living/carbon/hit_carbon = target
 		hit_part = hit_carbon.get_bodypart(hit_zone)
@@ -248,9 +249,14 @@
 				wound_info_by_part[hit_part][CLOUD_POSITION_W_BONUS] += P.wound_bonus
 				wound_info_by_part[hit_part][CLOUD_POSITION_BW_BONUS] += P.bare_wound_bonus
 				P.wound_bonus = CANT_WOUND // actual wounding will be handled aggregate
+	else if(isobj(target))
+		var/obj/hit_object = target
+		if(hit_object.damage_deflection > P.damage || !P.damage)
+			no_damage = TRUE
 
-	targets_hit[target]++
-	if(targets_hit[target] == 1)
+	LAZYADDASSOC(targets_hit[target], "hits", 1)
+	LAZYSET(targets_hit[target], "no damage", no_damage)
+	if(targets_hit[target]["hits"] == 1)
 		RegisterSignal(target, COMSIG_PARENT_QDELETING, .proc/on_target_qdel, override=TRUE)
 	UnregisterSignal(P, list(COMSIG_PARENT_QDELETING, COMSIG_PROJECTILE_RANGE_OUT, COMSIG_PROJECTILE_SELF_ON_HIT))
 	if(terminated == num_pellets)
@@ -289,7 +295,8 @@
 	var/proj_name = initial(P.name)
 
 	for(var/atom/target in targets_hit)
-		var/num_hits = targets_hit[target]
+		var/num_hits = targets_hit[target]["hits"]
+		var/did_damage = targets_hit[target]["no damage"]
 		UnregisterSignal(target, COMSIG_PARENT_QDELETING)
 		var/obj/item/bodypart/hit_part
 		if(isbodypart(target))
@@ -304,10 +311,10 @@
 				hit_part.painless_wound_roll(wound_type, damage_dealt, w_bonus, bw_bonus, initial(P.sharpness))
 
 		if(num_hits > 1)
-			target.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[target] is hit by [num_hits] [proj_name]s[hit_part ? " in the [hit_part.name]" : ""]!</span>", null, null, COMBAT_MESSAGE_RANGE, target)
+			target.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[target] is hit by [num_hits] [proj_name]s[hit_part ? " in the [hit_part.name]" : ""][did_damage ? ", which don't leave a mark" : ""]!</span>", null, null, COMBAT_MESSAGE_RANGE, target)
 			to_chat(target, "<span class='userdanger'>You're hit by [num_hits] [proj_name]s[hit_part ? " in the [hit_part.name]" : ""]!</span>")
 		else
-			target.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[target] is hit by a [proj_name][hit_part ? " in the [hit_part.name]" : ""]!</span>", null, null, COMBAT_MESSAGE_RANGE, target)
+			target.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[target] is hit by a [proj_name][hit_part ? " in the [hit_part.name]" : ""][did_damage ? ", which doesn't leave a mark" : ""]!</span>", null, null, COMBAT_MESSAGE_RANGE, target)
 			to_chat(target, "<span class='userdanger'>You're hit by a [proj_name][hit_part ? " in the [hit_part.name]" : ""]!</span>")
 
 	for(var/M in purple_hearts)
diff --git a/code/game/objects/obj_defense.dm b/code/game/objects/obj_defense.dm
index 95f67108db3..eb53491ab78 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/obj_defense.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/obj_defense.dm
@@ -75,10 +75,11 @@
 /obj/bullet_act(obj/projectile/P)
 	. = ..()
 	playsound(src, P.hitsound, 50, TRUE)
+	var/no_damage = FALSE
+	if(!QDELETED(src) && !take_damage(P.damage, P.damage_type, P.flag, 0, turn(P.dir, 180), P.armour_penetration)) //Bullet on_hit effect might have already destroyed this object
+		no_damage = TRUE
 	if(P.suppressed != SUPPRESSED_VERY)
-		visible_message("<span class='danger'>[src] is hit by \a [P]!</span>", null, null, COMBAT_MESSAGE_RANGE)
-	if(!QDELETED(src)) //Bullet on_hit effect might have already destroyed this object
-		take_damage(P.damage, P.damage_type, P.flag, 0, turn(P.dir, 180), P.armour_penetration)
+		visible_message("<span class='danger'>[src] is hit by \a [P][no_damage ? ", which doesn't leave a mark" : ""]!</span>", null, null, COMBAT_MESSAGE_RANGE)
 
 ///Called to get the damage that hulks will deal to the obj.
 /obj/proc/hulk_damage()