diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwclass/creature.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwclass/creature.cpp
index c041ccd38..972f57267 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwclass/creature.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwclass/creature.cpp
@@ -553,9 +553,10 @@ namespace MWClass
         /*
             Start of tes3mp addition
 
-            If the attacker was the LocalPlayer or LocalActor, record their target and send a packet with it
+            If the attacker was the LocalPlayer or LocalActor, record their target and send a
+            packet with it
 
-            If the victim was a LocalActor who died, record their attacker as the deathReason
+            If the victim was a LocalActor who died, record their attacker as the killer
         */
         mwmp::Attack *localAttack = MechanicsHelper::getLocalAttack(attacker);
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwclass/npc.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwclass/npc.cpp
index bb5705980..9abc7ceb3 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwclass/npc.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwclass/npc.cpp
@@ -966,12 +966,13 @@ namespace MWClass
         /*
             Start of tes3mp addition
 
-            If the attacker was the LocalPlayer or LocalActor, record their target and send a packet with it
+            If the attacker was the LocalPlayer or LocalActor, record their target and send a
+            packet with it
 
             If the victim was the LocalPlayer, check whether packets should be sent about
             their new dynamic stats and position
 
-            If the victim was a LocalActor who died, record their attacker as the deathReason
+            If the victim was a LocalActor who died, record their attacker as the killer
         */
         mwmp::Attack *localAttack = MechanicsHelper::getLocalAttack(attacker);
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
index 84893bd14..70869e9d1 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
@@ -842,6 +842,22 @@ namespace MWMechanics
 
                     if (isDamageEffect)
                     {
+                        /*
+                            Start of tes3mp addition
+
+                            If the victim was a LocalActor who died, record the caster as the killer
+                        */
+                        if (mwmp::Main::get().getCellController()->isLocalActor(ptr))
+                        {
+                            bool isSuicide = ptr == caster || caster.isEmpty();
+
+                            mwmp::Main::get().getCellController()->getLocalActor(ptr)->killer = isSuicide ?
+                                MechanicsHelper::getTarget(ptr) : MechanicsHelper::getTarget(caster);
+                        }
+                        /*
+                            End of tes3mp addition
+                        */
+
                         if (caster == player || playerFollowers.find(caster) != playerFollowers.end())
                         {
                             if (caster.getClass().getNpcStats(caster).isWerewolf())
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spellcasting.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spellcasting.cpp
index 419453555..36800ede2 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spellcasting.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spellcasting.cpp
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
                         /*
                             Start of tes3mp addition
 
-                            If the victim was a LocalPlayer or LocalActor who died, record their attacker as the deathReason
+                            If the victim was a LocalPlayer or LocalActor who died, record the caster as the killer
                         */
                         if (!wasDead && isDead)
                         {