diff --git a/src/events.cpp b/src/events.cpp
index dc10827dd..80788f072 100755
--- a/src/events.cpp
+++ b/src/events.cpp
@@ -239,8 +239,27 @@ void E_WorldThingSpawned(AActor* actor)
 		handler->WorldThingSpawned(actor);
 }
 
+void E_WorldThingDied(AActor* actor, AActor* inflictor)
+{
+	// don't call anything if actor was destroyed on PostBeginPlay/BeginPlay/whatever.
+	if (actor->ObjectFlags & OF_EuthanizeMe)
+		return;
+	for (DStaticEventHandler* handler = E_FirstEventHandler; handler; handler = handler->next)
+		handler->WorldThingDied(actor, inflictor);
+}
+
+void E_WorldThingDestroyed(AActor* actor)
+{
+	// don't call anything if actor was destroyed on PostBeginPlay/BeginPlay/whatever.
+	if (actor->ObjectFlags & OF_EuthanizeMe)
+		return;
+	for (DStaticEventHandler* handler = E_FirstEventHandler; handler; handler = handler->next)
+		handler->WorldThingDestroyed(actor);
+}
+
 // normal event loopers (non-special, argument-less)
 DEFINE_EVENT_LOOPER(RenderFrame)
+DEFINE_EVENT_LOOPER(WorldLightning)
 
 // declarations
 IMPLEMENT_CLASS(DStaticEventHandler, false, false);
@@ -258,6 +277,7 @@ DEFINE_FIELD_X(RenderEvent, DRenderEvent, Camera);
 
 DEFINE_FIELD_X(WorldEvent, DWorldEvent, IsSaveGame);
 DEFINE_FIELD_X(WorldEvent, DWorldEvent, Thing);
+DEFINE_FIELD_X(WorldEvent, DWorldEvent, Inflictor);
 
 
 DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(DEventHandler, Create)
@@ -375,14 +395,24 @@ DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(DStaticEventHandler, Unregister)
 DEFINE_EMPTY_HANDLER(DStaticEventHandler, WorldLoaded)
 DEFINE_EMPTY_HANDLER(DStaticEventHandler, WorldUnloaded)
 DEFINE_EMPTY_HANDLER(DStaticEventHandler, WorldThingSpawned)
+DEFINE_EMPTY_HANDLER(DStaticEventHandler, WorldThingDied)
+DEFINE_EMPTY_HANDLER(DStaticEventHandler, WorldThingDestroyed)
+DEFINE_EMPTY_HANDLER(DStaticEventHandler, WorldLightning)
 DEFINE_EMPTY_HANDLER(DStaticEventHandler, RenderFrame)
 
+// ===========================================
+//
+//  Event handlers
+//
+// ===========================================
+
 static DWorldEvent* E_SetupWorldEvent()
 {
 	static DWorldEvent* e = nullptr;
 	if (!e) e = (DWorldEvent*)RUNTIME_CLASS(DWorldEvent)->CreateNew();
 	e->IsSaveGame = savegamerestore;
 	e->Thing = nullptr;
+	e->Inflictor = nullptr;
 	return e;
 }
 
@@ -426,6 +456,48 @@ void DStaticEventHandler::WorldThingSpawned(AActor* actor)
 	}
 }
 
+void DStaticEventHandler::WorldThingDied(AActor* actor, AActor* inflictor)
+{
+	IFVIRTUAL(DStaticEventHandler, WorldThingDied)
+	{
+		// don't create excessive DObjects if not going to be processed anyway
+		if (func == DStaticEventHandler_WorldThingDied_VMPtr)
+			return;
+		DWorldEvent* e = E_SetupWorldEvent();
+		e->Thing = actor;
+		e->Inflictor = inflictor;
+		VMValue params[2] = { (DStaticEventHandler*)this, e };
+		GlobalVMStack.Call(func, params, 2, nullptr, 0, nullptr);
+	}
+}
+
+void DStaticEventHandler::WorldThingDestroyed(AActor* actor)
+{
+	IFVIRTUAL(DStaticEventHandler, WorldThingDestroyed)
+	{
+		// don't create excessive DObjects if not going to be processed anyway
+		if (func == DStaticEventHandler_WorldThingDestroyed_VMPtr)
+			return;
+		DWorldEvent* e = E_SetupWorldEvent();
+		e->Thing = actor;
+		VMValue params[2] = { (DStaticEventHandler*)this, e };
+		GlobalVMStack.Call(func, params, 2, nullptr, 0, nullptr);
+	}
+}
+
+void DStaticEventHandler::WorldLightning()
+{
+	IFVIRTUAL(DStaticEventHandler, WorldLightning)
+	{
+		// don't create excessive DObjects if not going to be processed anyway
+		if (func == DStaticEventHandler_WorldLightning_VMPtr)
+			return;
+		DWorldEvent* e = E_SetupWorldEvent();
+		VMValue params[2] = { (DStaticEventHandler*)this, e };
+		GlobalVMStack.Call(func, params, 2, nullptr, 0, nullptr);
+	}
+}
+
 static DRenderEvent* E_SetupRenderEvent()
 {
 	static DRenderEvent* e = nullptr;
diff --git a/src/events.h b/src/events.h
index a012730e6..5399443a7 100755
--- a/src/events.h
+++ b/src/events.h
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ void E_WorldLoadedUnsafe();
 void E_WorldUnloadedUnsafe();
 // called around PostBeginPlay of each actor.
 void E_WorldThingSpawned(AActor* actor);
+// called after AActor::Die of each actor.
+void E_WorldThingDied(AActor* actor, AActor* inflictor);
+// called before AActor::Destroy of each actor.
+void E_WorldThingDestroyed(AActor* actor);
+// same as ACS SCRIPT_Lightning
+void E_WorldLightning();
 // called on each render frame once.
 void E_RenderFrame();
 
@@ -77,6 +83,9 @@ public:
 	virtual void WorldLoaded();
 	virtual void WorldUnloaded();
 	virtual void WorldThingSpawned(AActor*);
+	virtual void WorldThingDied(AActor*, AActor*);
+	virtual void WorldThingDestroyed(AActor*);
+	virtual void WorldLightning();
 	virtual void RenderFrame();
 };
 class DEventHandler : public DStaticEventHandler
@@ -141,11 +150,14 @@ public:
 	bool IsSaveGame;
 	// for thingspawned, thingdied, thingdestroyed
 	AActor* Thing;
+	// for thingdied
+	AActor* Inflictor; // can be null
 
 	DWorldEvent()
 	{
 		IsSaveGame = false;
 		Thing = nullptr;
+		Inflictor = nullptr;
 	}
 
 	void Serialize(FSerializer& arc) override
@@ -153,6 +165,7 @@ public:
 		Super::Serialize(arc);
 		arc("IsSaveGame", IsSaveGame);
 		arc("Thing", Thing);
+		arc("Inflictor", Inflictor);
 	}
 };
 
diff --git a/src/p_interaction.cpp b/src/p_interaction.cpp
index c33cfb080..fbdac3f8f 100644
--- a/src/p_interaction.cpp
+++ b/src/p_interaction.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 #include "a_morph.h"
 #include "virtual.h"
 #include "g_levellocals.h"
+#include "events.h"
 
 static FRandom pr_obituary ("Obituary");
 static FRandom pr_botrespawn ("BotRespawn");
@@ -384,6 +385,9 @@ void AActor::Die (AActor *source, AActor *inflictor, int dmgflags)
 		target = source;
 	}
 
+	// [ZZ] Fire WorldThingDied script hook.
+	E_WorldThingDied(this, inflictor);
+
 	// [JM] Fire KILL type scripts for actor. Not needed for players, since they have the "DEATH" script type.
 	if (!player && !(flags7 & MF7_NOKILLSCRIPTS) && ((flags7 & MF7_USEKILLSCRIPTS) || gameinfo.forcekillscripts))
 	{
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/events.txt b/wadsrc/static/zscript/events.txt
index 3a0e8d5eb..68f77ed9e 100755
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/events.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/events.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ class WorldEvent : BaseEvent native
     native readonly bool IsSaveGame;
     // for thingspawned/thingdied/thingdestroyed
     native readonly Actor Thing;
+    // for thingdied. can be null
+    native readonly Actor Inflictor;
 }
 
 class StaticEventHandler : Object native
@@ -33,6 +35,9 @@ class StaticEventHandler : Object native
     virtual native void WorldLoaded(WorldEvent e);
     virtual native void WorldUnloaded(WorldEvent e);
     virtual native void WorldThingSpawned(WorldEvent e);
+    virtual native void WorldThingDied(WorldEvent e);
+    virtual native void WorldThingDestroyed(WorldEvent e);
+    virtual native void WorldLightning(WorldEvent e); // for the sake of completeness.
 
     virtual native void RenderFrame(RenderEvent e);
 }