diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index faea4d0b6c..a96eb36c9f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     Bug #5371: Keyframe animation tracks are used for any file that begins with an X
     Bug #5413: Enemies do a battlecry everytime the player summons a creature
     Bug #5714: Touch spells cast using ExplodeSpell don't always explode
+    Bug #5755: Reset friendly hit counter
     Bug #5849: Paralysis breaks landing
     Bug #5870: Disposing of actors who were selected in the console doesn't deselect them like vanilla
     Bug #5883: Immobile creatures don't cause water ripples
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aisequence.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aisequence.cpp
index 82c4b1c0bd..019aaf7c0a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aisequence.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aisequence.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,11 @@ namespace MWMechanics
     void AiSequence::onPackageRemoved(const AiPackage& package)
     {
         if (package.getTypeId() == AiPackageTypeId::Combat)
+        {
             mNumCombatPackages--;
+            if (mNumCombatPackages == 0)
+                mResetFriendlyHits = true;
+        }
         else if (package.getTypeId() == AiPackageTypeId::Pursue)
             mNumPursuitPackages--;
 
@@ -246,6 +250,12 @@ namespace MWMechanics
             return;
         }
 
+        if (mResetFriendlyHits)
+        {
+            actor.getClass().getCreatureStats(actor).resetFriendlyHits();
+            mResetFriendlyHits = false;
+        }
+
         if (mPackages.empty())
         {
             mLastAiPackage = AiPackageTypeId::None;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aisequence.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aisequence.hpp
index 6b02da6633..5e7e521a40 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aisequence.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aisequence.hpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
 
         /// Finished with top AIPackage, set for one frame
         bool mDone{};
+        bool mResetFriendlyHits{};
 
         int mNumCombatPackages{};
         int mNumPursuitPackages{};
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/combat.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/combat.cpp
index 3208ea2293..06de3b64f4 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/combat.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/combat.cpp
@@ -674,6 +674,8 @@ namespace MWMechanics
             return false;
 
         MWMechanics::CreatureStats& statsTarget = target.getClass().getCreatureStats(target);
+        if (statsTarget.getAiSequence().isInCombat())
+            return true;
         statsTarget.friendlyHit();
         if (statsTarget.getFriendlyHits() >= 4)
             return false;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.cpp
index 757bdf7c49..e20045791c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.cpp
@@ -319,6 +319,11 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         ++mFriendlyHits;
     }
 
+    void CreatureStats::resetFriendlyHits()
+    {
+        mFriendlyHits = 0;
+    }
+
     bool CreatureStats::hasTalkedToPlayer() const
     {
         return mTalkedTo;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.hpp
index f0a834bd33..7989357634 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.hpp
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         void friendlyHit();
         ///< Increase number of friendly hits by one.
 
+        void resetFriendlyHits();
+
         bool hasTalkedToPlayer() const;
         ///< Has this creature talked with the player before?
 
@@ -294,7 +296,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         bool wasTeleported() const { return mTeleported; }
         void setTeleported(bool v) { mTeleported = v; }
 
-        const std::map<ESM::RefId, AttributeValue> getAttributes() const { return mAttributes; }
+        const std::map<ESM::RefId, AttributeValue>& getAttributes() const { return mAttributes; }
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.cpp
index d1855d00bb..9319d030b8 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -1703,6 +1703,8 @@ namespace MWMechanics
             // We don't care about dialogue filters since the target is invalid.
             // We still want to play the combat taunt.
             MWBase::Environment::get().getDialogueManager()->say(ptr, ESM::RefId::stringRefId("attack"));
+            if (!stats.getAiSequence().isInCombat())
+                stats.resetFriendlyHits();
             return;
         }