diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_damage.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_damage.dm
index e84b793e1d0..c0e58942cfc 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_damage.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_damage.dm
@@ -387,6 +387,7 @@ This function restores all organs.
 						dmgIcon.pixel_y = (!lying) ? rand(-11,9) : rand(-10,1)
 						flick_overlay(dmgIcon, attack_bubble_recipients, 9)
 
+			receive_damage()
 
 		if(BURN)
 			damageoverlaytemp = 20
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
index a4948ad7c61..1c212355af8 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
@@ -938,6 +938,16 @@
 	// And animate the attack!
 	animate(I, alpha = 175, pixel_x = 0, pixel_y = 0, pixel_z = 0, time = 3)
 
+/atom/movable/proc/receive_damage(atom/A)
+	var/pixel_x_diff = rand(-3,3)
+	var/pixel_y_diff = rand(-3,3)
+	animate(src, pixel_x = pixel_x + pixel_x_diff, pixel_y = pixel_y + pixel_y_diff, time = 2)
+	animate(pixel_x = initial(pixel_x), pixel_y = initial(pixel_y), time = 2)
+
+/mob/living/receive_damage(atom/A)
+	..()
+	floating = 0 // If we were without gravity, the bouncing animation got stopped, so we make sure we restart the bouncing after the next movement.
+
 /mob/living/proc/do_jitter_animation(jitteriness)
 	var/amplitude = min(4, (jitteriness/100) + 1)
 	var/pixel_x_diff = rand(-amplitude, amplitude)