diff --git a/src/game/server/player.cpp b/src/game/server/player.cpp
index b8a0519d2..4967c8ed4 100644
--- a/src/game/server/player.cpp
+++ b/src/game/server/player.cpp
@@ -1462,6 +1462,7 @@ void CBasePlayer::OnDamagedByExplosion( const CTakeDamageInfo &info )
 
 	CSingleUserRecipientFilter user( this );
 	enginesound->SetPlayerDSP( user, effect, false );
+	iDamageTime = gpGlobals->curtime;
 }
 
 //=========================================================
diff --git a/src/game/server/player.h b/src/game/server/player.h
index 902e0e627..19dd58300 100644
--- a/src/game/server/player.h
+++ b/src/game/server/player.h
@@ -838,6 +838,7 @@ private:
 
 	int					DetermineSimulationTicks( void );
 	void				AdjustPlayerTimeBase( int simulation_ticks );
+	int					iDamageTime;
 
 public:
 	
diff --git a/src/game/server/player_command.cpp b/src/game/server/player_command.cpp
index a8469d6ff..b8d754fa7 100644
--- a/src/game/server/player_command.cpp
+++ b/src/game/server/player_command.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "player_command.h"
 #include "movehelper_server.h"
 #include "iservervehicle.h"
+#include "engine/IEngineSound.h"
 #include "tier0/vprof.h"
 
 // memdbgon must be the last include file in a .cpp file!!!
@@ -300,6 +301,11 @@ void CPlayerMove::RunPostThink( CBasePlayer *player )
 {
 	VPROF( "CPlayerMove::RunPostThink" );
 
+	CSingleUserRecipientFilter user( player );
+
+	if ( gpGlobals->curtime >= player->iDamageTime + 3 )
+		enginesound->SetPlayerDSP( user, 0, false );
+
 	// Run post-think
 	player->PostThink();
 }