diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/throwing.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/throwing.dm
index d991167b3e2..5e7ceb9d036 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/throwing.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/throwing.dm
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(throwing)
 		thrownthing.newtonian_move(init_dir)
 
 	if(target)
-		thrownthing.throw_impact(target, src)
+		thrownthing.throw_impact(target, src, speed)
 
 	if(callback)
 		callback.Invoke()
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
index 8aa88b6b5d9..a60c40ea169 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(ventcrawl_machinery, list(/obj/machinery/atmospherics/unary/ven
 
 //Throwing stuff
 
-/mob/living/carbon/throw_impact(atom/hit_atom, throwingdatum)
+/mob/living/carbon/throw_impact(atom/hit_atom, throwingdatum, speed = 1)
 	. = ..()
 	if(has_status_effect(STATUS_EFFECT_CHARGING))
 		var/hit_something = FALSE
@@ -587,6 +587,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(ventcrawl_machinery, list(/obj/machinery/atmospherics/unary/ven
 		return
 
 	var/hurt = TRUE
+	var/damage = 10 + 1.5 * speed // speed while thrower is standing still is 2, while walking with an aggressive grab is 2.4, highest speed is 14
 	/*if(istype(throwingdatum, /datum/thrownthing))
 		var/datum/thrownthing/D = throwingdatum
 		if(isrobot(D.thrower))
@@ -595,17 +596,19 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(ventcrawl_machinery, list(/obj/machinery/atmospherics/unary/ven
 				hurt = FALSE*/
 	if(hit_atom.density && isturf(hit_atom))
 		if(hurt)
-			Weaken(2 SECONDS)
-			take_organ_damage(10)
+			visible_message("<span class='danger'>[src] slams into [hit_atom]!</span>", "<span class='userdanger'>You slam into [hit_atom]!</span>")
+			take_organ_damage(damage)
+			KnockDown(3 SECONDS)
+			playsound(src, 'sound/weapons/punch1.ogg', 35, 1)
 	if(iscarbon(hit_atom) && hit_atom != src)
 		var/mob/living/carbon/victim = hit_atom
 		if(victim.flying)
 			return
 		if(hurt)
-			victim.take_organ_damage(10)
-			take_organ_damage(10)
-			victim.Weaken(2 SECONDS)
-			Weaken(2 SECONDS)
+			victim.take_organ_damage(damage)
+			take_organ_damage(damage)
+			victim.KnockDown(3 SECONDS)
+			KnockDown(3 SECONDS)
 			visible_message("<span class='danger'>[src] crashes into [victim], knocking them both over!</span>", "<span class='userdanger'>You violently crash into [victim]!</span>")
 		playsound(src, 'sound/weapons/punch1.ogg', 50, 1)
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
index 96c48f37a53..878f63b5fbf 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 	icon_state = "body_m_s"
 	appearance_flags = KEEP_TOGETHER|TILE_BOUND|PIXEL_SCALE|LONG_GLIDE
 	deathgasp_on_death = TRUE
+	throw_range = 4
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/New(loc)
 	icon = null // This is now handled by overlays -- we just keep an icon for the sake of the map editor.