diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp
index c2b02452a..adffa9903 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/windowmanager.hpp
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ namespace MWBase
             /// Darken the screen by \a factor (1.0 = no darkening). Works independently from screen fading.
             virtual void setScreenFactor (float factor) = 0;
 
-            virtual void activateHitOverlay() = 0;
+            virtual void activateHitOverlay(bool interrupt=true) = 0;
             virtual void setWerewolfOverlay(bool set) = 0;
 
             virtual void toggleDebugWindow() = 0;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/screenfader.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/screenfader.cpp
index 1adfdef05..c616a8338 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/screenfader.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/screenfader.cpp
@@ -131,6 +131,11 @@ namespace MWGui
         mQueue.push_back(FadeOp::Ptr(new FadeOp(this, time, targetAlpha)));
     }
 
+    bool ScreenFader::isEmpty()
+    {
+        return mQueue.empty();
+    }
+
     void ScreenFader::clearQueue()
     {
         mQueue.clear();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/screenfader.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/screenfader.hpp
index 07b6992ba..8c393bf92 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/screenfader.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/screenfader.hpp
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         void setRepeat(bool repeat);
 
         void queue(float time, float targetAlpha);
+        bool isEmpty();
         void clearQueue();
 
         void notifyAlphaChanged(float alpha);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
index 2479f699b..0bc36cf4f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -1756,14 +1756,17 @@ namespace MWGui
         mScreenFader->setFactor(factor);
     }
 
-    void WindowManager::activateHitOverlay()
+    void WindowManager::activateHitOverlay(bool interrupt)
     {
         if (!mHitFaderEnabled)
             return;
 
+        if (!interrupt && !mHitFader->isEmpty())
+            return;
+
         mHitFader->clearQueue();
-        mHitFader->fadeTo(50, 0.2f);
-        mHitFader->fadeTo(0, 0.2f);
+        mHitFader->fadeTo(100, 0.0f);
+        mHitFader->fadeTo(0, 0.5f);
     }
 
     void WindowManager::setWerewolfOverlay(bool set)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
index e3bc7781f..088f6c6e9 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.hpp
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ namespace MWGui
     /// Darken the screen by \a factor (1.0 = no darkening). Works independently from screen fading.
     virtual void setScreenFactor (float factor);
 
-    virtual void activateHitOverlay();
+    virtual void activateHitOverlay(bool interrupt);
     virtual void setWerewolfOverlay(bool set);
 
     virtual void toggleDebugWindow();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
index da6aec0be..71f9edfde 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
@@ -592,6 +592,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         };
 
         DynamicStat<float> health = creatureStats.getHealth();
+        bool receivedMagicDamage = false;
         for (unsigned int i=0; i<sizeof(damageEffects)/sizeof(int); ++i)
         {
             float magnitude = creatureStats.getMagicEffects().get(damageEffects[i]).getMagnitude();
@@ -612,11 +613,22 @@ namespace MWMechanics
                 if (weather > 1)
                     damageScale *= fMagicSunBlockedMult;
                 health.setCurrent(health.getCurrent() - magnitude * duration * damageScale);
+
+                if (magnitude * damageScale > 0.0f)
+                    receivedMagicDamage = true;
             }
             else
+            {
                 health.setCurrent(health.getCurrent() - magnitude * duration);
 
+                if (magnitude > 0.0f)
+                    receivedMagicDamage = true;
+            }
         }
+
+        if (receivedMagicDamage && ptr.getRefData().getHandle() == "player")
+            MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->activateHitOverlay(false);
+
         creatureStats.setHealth(health);
 
         if (!wasDead && creatureStats.isDead())
@@ -875,13 +887,13 @@ namespace MWMechanics
                 static const float fSuffocationDamage = world->getStore().get<ESM::GameSetting>().find("fSuffocationDamage")->getFloat();
                 ptr.getClass().setActorHealth(ptr, stats.getHealth().getCurrent() - fSuffocationDamage*duration);
 
-                // Play a drowning sound as necessary for the player
+                // Play a drowning sound
+                MWBase::SoundManager *sndmgr = MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager();
+                if(!sndmgr->getSoundPlaying(ptr, "drown"))
+                    sndmgr->playSound3D(ptr, "drown", 1.0f, 1.0f);
+
                 if(ptr == world->getPlayerPtr())
-                {
-                    MWBase::SoundManager *sndmgr = MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager();
-                    if(!sndmgr->getSoundPlaying(MWWorld::Ptr(), "drown"))
-                        sndmgr->playSound("drown", 1.0f, 1.0f);
-                }
+                    MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->activateHitOverlay(false);
             }
         }
         else
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index b112c812a..92e240d7a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -2087,9 +2087,20 @@ namespace MWWorld
                 continue;
 
             MWMechanics::CreatureStats& stats = actor.getClass().getCreatureStats(actor);
+            if (stats.isDead())
+                continue;
             MWMechanics::DynamicStat<float> health = stats.getHealth();
             health.setCurrent(health.getCurrent()-healthPerSecond*MWBase::Environment::get().getFrameDuration());
             stats.setHealth(health);
+
+            if (healthPerSecond > 0.0f)
+            {
+                if (actor.getRefData().getHandle() == "player")
+                    MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->activateHitOverlay(false);
+
+                if (!MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->getSoundPlaying(actor, "Health Damage"))
+                    MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->playSound3D(actor, "Health Damage", 1.0f, 1.0f);
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -2104,9 +2115,20 @@ namespace MWWorld
                 continue;
 
             MWMechanics::CreatureStats& stats = actor.getClass().getCreatureStats(actor);
+            if (stats.isDead())
+                continue;
             MWMechanics::DynamicStat<float> health = stats.getHealth();
             health.setCurrent(health.getCurrent()-healthPerSecond*MWBase::Environment::get().getFrameDuration());
             stats.setHealth(health);
+
+            if (healthPerSecond > 0.0f)
+            {
+                if (actor.getRefData().getHandle() == "player")
+                    MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->activateHitOverlay(false);
+
+                if (!MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->getSoundPlaying(actor, "Health Damage"))
+                    MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->playSound3D(actor, "Health Damage", 1.0f, 1.0f);
+            }
         }
     }