diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/powerfist.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/powerfist.dm
index 33c96483d5b..5e86f27a5d0 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/powerfist.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/powerfist.dm
@@ -101,7 +101,13 @@
 
 	user.do_attack_animation(target)
 
-	target.apply_damage(force * fisto_setting, BRUTE)
+	var/obj/item/organ/external/affecting = target.get_organ(ran_zone(user.zone_selected))
+	if(!affecting)
+		affecting = target.get_organ("chest")
+
+	var/armor_block = target.run_armor_check(affecting, MELEE)
+	target.apply_damage(force * fisto_setting, BRUTE, affecting, armor_block)
+
 	target.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[user]'s powerfist lets out a loud hiss as [user.p_they()] punch[user.p_es()] [target.name]!</span>", \
 		"<span class='userdanger'>You cry out in pain as [user]'s punch flings you backwards!</span>")
 	new /obj/effect/temp_visual/kinetic_blast(target.loc)
diff --git a/code/game/objects/objs.dm b/code/game/objects/objs.dm
index 3d11a5dff23..05f3bbb5d02 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/objs.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/objs.dm
@@ -275,12 +275,19 @@
 	if(mob_hurt) //Density check probably not needed, one should only bump into something if it is dense, and blob tiles are not dense, because of course they are not.
 		return
 	C.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[C] slams into [src]!</span>", "<span class='userdanger'>You slam into [src]!</span>")
-	C.take_organ_damage(damage)
 	if(!self_hurt)
 		take_damage(damage, BRUTE)
+
 	if(issilicon(C))
 		C.Weaken(3 SECONDS)
+		C.adjustBruteLoss(damage)
 	else
+		var/obj/item/organ/external/affecting = C.get_organ(ran_zone(throwingdatum.target_zone))
+		if(affecting)
+			var/armor_block = C.run_armor_check(affecting, MELEE)
+			C.apply_damage(damage, BRUTE, affecting, armor_block)
+		else
+			C.take_organ_damage(damage)
 		C.KnockDown(3 SECONDS)
 
 /obj/handle_ricochet(obj/item/projectile/P)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
index ae668c0605d..45717aef732 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
@@ -1126,8 +1126,15 @@
 		C.adjustBruteLoss(damage)
 		C.Weaken(3 SECONDS)
 	else
-		C.take_organ_damage(damage)
+		var/obj/item/organ/external/affecting = C.get_organ(ran_zone(throwingdatum.target_zone))
+		if(affecting)
+			var/armor_block = C.run_armor_check(affecting, MELEE)
+			C.apply_damage(damage, BRUTE, affecting, armor_block)
+		else
+			C.take_organ_damage(damage)
+
 		C.KnockDown(3 SECONDS)
+
 	C.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[C] crashes into [src], knocking them both over!</span>", "<span class='userdanger'>You violently crash into [src]!</span>")
 
 /**