diff --git a/src/server/game/Entities/Creature/Creature.h b/src/server/game/Entities/Creature/Creature.h
index b5c2d76b3..2ef1c91d5 100644
--- a/src/server/game/Entities/Creature/Creature.h
+++ b/src/server/game/Entities/Creature/Creature.h
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ public:
 
     void SetDisableReputationGain(bool disable) { DisableReputationGain = disable; }
     [[nodiscard]] bool IsReputationGainDisabled() const { return DisableReputationGain; }
-    [[nodiscard]] bool IsDamageEnoughForLootingAndReward() const { return m_PlayerDamageReq == 0; }
+    [[nodiscard]] bool IsDamageEnoughForLootingAndReward() const { return (m_creatureInfo->flags_extra & CREATURE_FLAG_EXTRA_NO_PLAYER_DAMAGE_REQ) || (m_PlayerDamageReq == 0); }
     void LowerPlayerDamageReq(uint32 unDamage)
     {
         if (m_PlayerDamageReq)
diff --git a/src/server/game/Entities/Creature/CreatureData.h b/src/server/game/Entities/Creature/CreatureData.h
index b5157d3fc..dc0e2b48b 100644
--- a/src/server/game/Entities/Creature/CreatureData.h
+++ b/src/server/game/Entities/Creature/CreatureData.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ enum CreatureFlagsExtra : uint32
     CREATURE_FLAG_EXTRA_NO_SKILL_GAINS                  = 0x00040000,   // creature won't increase weapon skills
     CREATURE_FLAG_EXTRA_OBEYS_TAUNT_DIMINISHING_RETURNS = 0x00080000,   // Taunt is subject to diminishing returns on this creature
     CREATURE_FLAG_EXTRA_ALL_DIMINISH                    = 0x00100000,   // creature is subject to all diminishing returns as players are
-    CREATURE_FLAG_EXTRA_UNUSED_22                       = 0x00200000,
+    CREATURE_FLAG_EXTRA_NO_PLAYER_DAMAGE_REQ            = 0x00200000,   // creature does not need to take player damage for kill credit
     CREATURE_FLAG_EXTRA_AVOID_AOE                       = 0x00400000,   // pussywizard: ignored by aoe attacks (for icc blood prince council npc - Dark Nucleus)
     CREATURE_FLAG_EXTRA_NO_DODGE                        = 0x00800000,   // xinef: target cannot dodge
     CREATURE_FLAG_EXTRA_UNUSED_25                       = 0x01000000,
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ enum CreatureFlagsExtra : uint32
 
     // Masks
     CREATURE_FLAG_EXTRA_UNUSED                          = (CREATURE_FLAG_EXTRA_UNUSED_10 | CREATURE_FLAG_EXTRA_UNUSED_12 |
-                                                           CREATURE_FLAG_EXTRA_UNUSED_22 | CREATURE_FLAG_EXTRA_UNUSED_25 | CREATURE_FLAG_EXTRA_UNUSED_26 |
+                                                           CREATURE_FLAG_EXTRA_UNUSED_25 | CREATURE_FLAG_EXTRA_UNUSED_26 |
                                                            CREATURE_FLAG_EXTRA_UNUSED_27 | CREATURE_FLAG_EXTRA_UNUSED_28 | CREATURE_FLAG_EXTRA_UNUSED_32),
     CREATURE_FLAG_EXTRA_DB_ALLOWED                      = (0xFFFFFFFF & ~(CREATURE_FLAG_EXTRA_UNUSED | CREATURE_FLAG_EXTRA_DUNGEON_BOSS))
 };
diff --git a/src/server/game/Miscellaneous/Formulas.cpp b/src/server/game/Miscellaneous/Formulas.cpp
index 42818f19e..c4219fb4e 100644
--- a/src/server/game/Miscellaneous/Formulas.cpp
+++ b/src/server/game/Miscellaneous/Formulas.cpp
@@ -83,6 +83,13 @@ uint32 Acore::XP::Gain(Player* player, Unit* unit, bool isBattleGround /*= false
         }
 
         xpMod *= isBattleGround ? sWorld->getRate(RATE_XP_BG_KILL) : sWorld->getRate(RATE_XP_KILL);
+
+        // if players dealt less than 50% of the damage and were credited anyway (due to CREATURE_FLAG_EXTRA_NO_PLAYER_DAMAGE_REQ), scale XP gained appropriately (linear scaling)
+        if (creature && creature->m_PlayerDamageReq)
+        {
+            xpMod *= 1.0f - 2.0f * creature->m_PlayerDamageReq / creature->GetMaxHealth();
+        }
+
         gain = uint32(gain * xpMod);
     }