diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/status_effects.dm b/code/__DEFINES/status_effects.dm
index b903749ea31..d5d3a6f2646 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/status_effects.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/status_effects.dm
@@ -170,6 +170,8 @@
 
 #define STATUS_EFFECT_IMPACT_IMMUNE /datum/status_effect/impact_immune
 
+#define STATUS_EFFECT_RECENTLY_SUCCUMBED /datum/status_effect/recently_succumbed
+
 //#define STATUS_EFFECT_SIGILMARK /datum/status_effect/sigil_mark
 
 #define STATUS_EFFECT_CRUSHERDAMAGETRACKING /datum/status_effect/crusher_damage //tracks total kinetic crusher damage on a target
diff --git a/code/datums/status_effects/neutral.dm b/code/datums/status_effects/neutral.dm
index ce613a49090..50ddee96a03 100644
--- a/code/datums/status_effects/neutral.dm
+++ b/code/datums/status_effects/neutral.dm
@@ -202,6 +202,12 @@
 	id = "impact_immune"
 	alert_type = null
 
+/datum/status_effect/recently_succumbed
+	id = "recently_succumbed"
+	alert_type = null
+	duration = 1 MINUTES
+	status_type = STATUS_EFFECT_REFRESH
+
 #define LWAP_LOCK_CAP 10
 
 /datum/status_effect/lwap_scope
diff --git a/code/modules/antagonists/vampire/vamp_datum.dm b/code/modules/antagonists/vampire/vamp_datum.dm
index d05fd904e83..14fae8b6418 100644
--- a/code/modules/antagonists/vampire/vamp_datum.dm
+++ b/code/modules/antagonists/vampire/vamp_datum.dm
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
 				continue
 
 
-		if(H.stat < DEAD)
+		if(H.stat != DEAD || H.has_status_effect(STATUS_EFFECT_RECENTLY_SUCCUMBED))
 			if(H.ckey || H.player_ghosted) //Requires ckey regardless if monkey or humanoid, or the body has been ghosted before it died
 				blood = min(20, H.blood_volume)
 				adjust_blood(H, blood * BLOOD_GAINED_MODIFIER)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
index 13a8c62a1ca..65654825424 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@
 	else
 		death()
 	to_chat(src, "<span class='notice'>You have given up life and succumbed to death.</span>")
-
+	apply_status_effect(STATUS_EFFECT_RECENTLY_SUCCUMBED)
 
 /mob/living/proc/InCritical()
 	return (health < HEALTH_THRESHOLD_CRIT && health > HEALTH_THRESHOLD_DEAD && stat == UNCONSCIOUS)