diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/games/duke/actors/projectiles.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/games/duke/actors/projectiles.zs
index 60482e7d1..52ceba38a 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/games/duke/actors/projectiles.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/games/duke/actors/projectiles.zs
@@ -683,6 +683,20 @@ class DukeFireball : DukeProjectile // WorldTour only
 		}
 		return false;
 	}
+
+	override void posthiteffect(CollisionData coll)
+	{
+		if (self.detail != 1)
+		{
+			let spawned = self.spawn('DukeExplosion2');
+			if (spawned)
+			{
+				let scale = self.scale.X * 0.5;
+				spawned.scale = (scale,scale);
+			}
+		}
+		Super.postHitEffect(coll);
+	}
 	
 	override bool animate(tspritetype tspr)
 	{