diff --git a/src/world/Actor/Player.cpp b/src/world/Actor/Player.cpp
index bc99cf3e..ca4f90fa 100644
--- a/src/world/Actor/Player.cpp
+++ b/src/world/Actor/Player.cpp
@@ -2153,6 +2153,64 @@ Sapphire::Entity::Player::FriendListIDVec& Sapphire::Entity::Player::getBlacklis
   return m_blacklist;
 }
 
+void Sapphire::Entity::Player::setFalling( bool state, const Common::FFXIVARR_POSITION3& pos, bool ignoreDamage )
+{
+  bool isFalling = m_falling;
+  auto initialPos = m_initialFallPos;
+
+  // update internal values - only use scoped values for old state
+  m_falling = state;
+  m_initialFallPos = pos;
+
+  if( ignoreDamage )
+    return;
+
+  // if the player is currently falling and new state is grounded - calc and apply fall dmg
+  if( isFalling && !state )
+  {
+    // calc height difference
+    auto fallHeight = initialPos.y - pos.y;
+
+    // if we've hit the breakpoint in fall damage (min: 10y)
+    if( fallHeight >= 10.f )
+    {
+      // calculate how much damage to deal out (max. 20y : 100%)
+      float deltaMax = std::min( fallHeight, 20.f );
+
+      // get hp percentage starting from 0.1, increasing to 100% at max height
+      float hpPer = std::min( 0.1f + ( deltaMax - 10.f ) / 10.f, 1.f );
+
+      uint32_t damage = getMaxHp() * hpPer;
+
+      // check if player has aggro - if not, player should "live"
+      if( m_actorIdTohateSlotMap.empty() )
+      {
+        // "trick" client into thinking we took more damage than internally passed to takeDamage, if > playerHp
+        uint32_t surviveDamage = damage;
+
+        if( surviveDamage >= getHp() )
+        {
+          surviveDamage = ( getHp() - 1 );
+        }
+
+        takeDamage( surviveDamage );
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        // no mercy on hated players
+        takeDamage( damage );
+      }
+
+      sendToInRangeSet( makeActorControl( getId(), DmgTakenMsg, damage ), true );
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+bool Sapphire::Entity::Player::isFalling() const
+{
+  return m_falling;
+}
+
 void Sapphire::Entity::Player::setLastPcSearchResult( std::vector< uint32_t > result )
 {
   m_lastPcSearch = std::move( result );
diff --git a/src/world/Actor/Player.h b/src/world/Actor/Player.h
index 0830e567..cc76b759 100644
--- a/src/world/Actor/Player.h
+++ b/src/world/Actor/Player.h
@@ -821,7 +821,9 @@ namespace Sapphire::Entity
 
     uint64_t m_lastMoveTime{};
     uint8_t m_lastMoveflag{};
-    bool m_falling;
+
+    void setFalling( bool state, const Common::FFXIVARR_POSITION3& pos, bool ignoreDamage = false );
+    bool isFalling() const;
 
     // todo: sort this requestkey pcsearch mess
     void setLastPcSearchResult( std::vector< uint32_t > result );
@@ -844,6 +846,10 @@ namespace Sapphire::Entity
 
     uint8_t m_mode{};
 
+    // falling logic
+    bool m_falling;
+    Common::FFXIVARR_POSITION3 m_initialFallPos{};
+
     bool m_markedForRemoval;
 
     bool m_directorInitialized;
diff --git a/src/world/Network/Handlers/PacketHandlers.cpp b/src/world/Network/Handlers/PacketHandlers.cpp
index 32ba3e2d..017f1780 100644
--- a/src/world/Network/Handlers/PacketHandlers.cpp
+++ b/src/world/Network/Handlers/PacketHandlers.cpp
@@ -232,13 +232,10 @@ void Sapphire::Network::GameConnection::moveHandler( const Packets::FFXIVARR_PAC
   if( ( player.getCurrentAction() != nullptr ) && bPosChanged )
     player.getCurrentAction()->setInterrupted( Common::ActionInterruptType::RegularInterrupt );
 
-  // if no one is in range, don't bother trying to send a position update
-  if( !player.hasInRangeActor() )
-    return;
-
   auto clientAnimationType = data.flag;
   auto animationState = data.flag;
   auto animationType = data.flag2;
+  auto animColType = data.flag2;
   auto headRotation = data.flag_unshared;
   uint8_t orgAnimationType = animationType;
   uint8_t unknownRotation = 0;
@@ -262,34 +259,42 @@ void Sapphire::Network::GameConnection::moveHandler( const Packets::FFXIVARR_PAC
   }
   if( animationType & MoveType::Jumping )
   {
-    if( animationState == MoveState::LeaveCollision )
+
+    if( animColType == MoveState::LeaveCollision )
     {
       if( orgAnimationType & clientAnimationType )
         animationType += 0x10;
       else
         animationType += 0x04;
     }
-    if( animationState == MoveState::StartFalling )
-      player.m_falling = true;
-    if( animationState == MoveState::EnterCollision )
+
+    if( animColType == MoveState::LeaveCollision || animColType == MoveState::StartFalling )
     {
-      animationType = 2;
-      player.m_falling = false;
+      player.setFalling( true, { data.pos.x, data.pos.y, data.pos.z } );
     }
   }
 
-  if( player.m_falling )
+  if( animColType == MoveState::EnterCollision )
+  {
+    animationType = 2;
+    player.setFalling( false, { data.pos.x, data.pos.y, data.pos.z } );
+  }
+
+  if( player.isFalling() )
   {
     animationType += 0x10;
     unknownRotation = 0x7F;
   }
 
-
   uint64_t currentTime = Util::getTimeMs();
 
   player.m_lastMoveTime = currentTime;
   player.m_lastMoveflag = animationType;
 
+  // if no one is in range, don't bother trying to send a position update
+  if( !player.hasInRangeActor() )
+    return;
+
   //auto movePacket = std::make_shared< MoveActorPacket >( player, headRotation, animationType, animationState, animationSpeed, unknownRotation );
   auto movePacket = std::make_shared< MoveActorPacket >( player, headRotation, data.flag, data.flag2, animationSpeed, unknownRotation );
   player.sendToInRangeSet( movePacket );