diff --git a/src/p_actionfunctions.cpp b/src/p_actionfunctions.cpp
index 4136ec3313..5bf5bf450b 100644
--- a/src/p_actionfunctions.cpp
+++ b/src/p_actionfunctions.cpp
@@ -1286,9 +1286,9 @@ DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(AActor, A_Explode)
 		{
 			ang = i*360./nails;
 			// Comparing the results of a test wad with Eternity, it seems A_NailBomb does not aim
-			P_LineAttack (self, ang, MISSILERANGE, 0.,
+			P_LineAttack(self, ang, MISSILERANGE, 0.,
 				//P_AimLineAttack (self, ang, MISSILERANGE), 
-				naildamage, NAME_Hitscan, pufftype);
+				naildamage, NAME_Hitscan, pufftype, (self->flags & MF_MISSILE) ? LAF_TARGETISSOURCE : 0);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/p_local.h b/src/p_local.h
index 93bbbbf114..41f980d442 100644
--- a/src/p_local.h
+++ b/src/p_local.h
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ enum	// P_LineAttack flags
 	LAF_NORANDOMPUFFZ = 2,
 	LAF_NOIMPACTDECAL = 4,
 	LAF_NOINTERACT =	8,
+	LAF_TARGETISSOURCE = 16,
 };
 
 AActor *P_LineAttack(AActor *t1, DAngle angle, double distance, DAngle pitch, int damage, FName damageType, PClassActor *pufftype, int flags = 0, FTranslatedLineTarget *victim = NULL, int *actualdamage = NULL);
diff --git a/src/p_map.cpp b/src/p_map.cpp
index 85c3e3da80..560b39de6f 100644
--- a/src/p_map.cpp
+++ b/src/p_map.cpp
@@ -4476,7 +4476,9 @@ AActor *P_LineAttack(AActor *t1, DAngle angle, double distance,
 					puff = P_SpawnPuff(t1, pufftype, bleedpos, 0., 0., 2, puffFlags | PF_HITTHING | PF_TEMPORARY);
 					killPuff = true;
 				}
-				newdam = P_DamageMobj(trace.Actor, puff ? puff : t1, t1, damage, damageType, dmgflags|DMG_USEANGLE, trace.SrcAngleFromTarget);
+				auto src = t1;
+				if ((flags & LAF_TARGETISSOURCE) && t1 && t1->target) src = t1->target;
+				newdam = P_DamageMobj(trace.Actor, puff ? puff : t1, src, damage, damageType, dmgflags|DMG_USEANGLE, trace.SrcAngleFromTarget);
 				if (actualdamage != NULL)
 				{
 					*actualdamage = newdam;