diff --git a/src/server/game/Entities/Creature/Creature.cpp b/src/server/game/Entities/Creature/Creature.cpp
index f5163f17c..53c796e07 100644
--- a/src/server/game/Entities/Creature/Creature.cpp
+++ b/src/server/game/Entities/Creature/Creature.cpp
@@ -215,13 +215,13 @@ bool TemporaryThreatModifierEvent::Execute(uint64 /*e_time*/, uint32 /*p_time*/)
     return true;
 }
 
-Creature::Creature(bool isWorldObject): Unit(isWorldObject), MovableMapObject(), m_groupLootTimer(0), lootingGroupLowGUID(0), m_PlayerDamageReq(0), m_lootRecipientGroup(0),
+Creature::Creature(bool isWorldObject): Unit(isWorldObject), MovableMapObject(), m_groupLootTimer(0), lootingGroupLowGUID(0), m_lootRecipientGroup(0),
     m_corpseRemoveTime(0), m_respawnTime(0), m_respawnDelay(300), m_corpseDelay(60), m_wanderDistance(0.0f), m_boundaryCheckTime(2500),
     m_transportCheckTimer(1000), lootPickPocketRestoreTime(0),  m_reactState(REACT_AGGRESSIVE), m_defaultMovementType(IDLE_MOTION_TYPE),
     m_spawnId(0), m_equipmentId(0), m_originalEquipmentId(0), m_AlreadyCallAssistance(false),
     m_AlreadySearchedAssistance(false), m_regenHealth(true), m_AI_locked(false), m_meleeDamageSchoolMask(SPELL_SCHOOL_MASK_NORMAL), m_originalEntry(0), m_moveInLineOfSightDisabled(false), m_moveInLineOfSightStrictlyDisabled(false),
     m_homePosition(), m_transportHomePosition(), m_creatureInfo(nullptr), m_creatureData(nullptr), m_detectionDistance(20.0f), m_waypointID(0), m_path_id(0), m_formation(nullptr), _lastDamagedTime(nullptr), m_cannotReachTarget(false), m_cannotReachTimer(0),
-    _isMissingSwimmingFlagOutOfCombat(false), m_assistanceTimer(0)
+    _isMissingSwimmingFlagOutOfCombat(false), m_assistanceTimer(0), _playerDamageReq(0), _damagedByPlayer(false)
 {
     m_regenTimer = CREATURE_REGEN_INTERVAL;
     m_valuesCount = UNIT_END;
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ bool Creature::UpdateEntry(uint32 Entry, const CreatureData* data, bool changele
 
     uint32 previousHealth = GetHealth();
     uint32 previousMaxHealth = GetMaxHealth();
-    uint32 previousPlayerDamageReq = m_PlayerDamageReq;
+    uint32 previousPlayerDamageReq = _playerDamageReq;
 
     SelectLevel(changelevel);
     if (previousHealth > 0)
@@ -535,11 +535,11 @@ bool Creature::UpdateEntry(uint32 Entry, const CreatureData* data, bool changele
 
         if (previousMaxHealth && previousMaxHealth > GetMaxHealth())
         {
-            m_PlayerDamageReq = (uint32)(previousPlayerDamageReq * GetMaxHealth() / previousMaxHealth);
+            _playerDamageReq = (uint32)(previousPlayerDamageReq * GetMaxHealth() / previousMaxHealth);
         }
         else
         {
-            m_PlayerDamageReq = previousPlayerDamageReq;
+            _playerDamageReq = previousPlayerDamageReq;
         }
     }
 
@@ -3573,3 +3573,30 @@ void Creature::ModifyThreatPercentTemp(Unit* victim, int32 percent, Milliseconds
         m_Events.AddEvent(pEvent, m_Events.CalculateTime(duration.count()));
     }
 }
+
+bool Creature::IsDamageEnoughForLootingAndReward() const
+{
+    return (m_creatureInfo->flags_extra & CREATURE_FLAG_EXTRA_NO_PLAYER_DAMAGE_REQ) || (_playerDamageReq == 0 && _damagedByPlayer);
+}
+
+void Creature::LowerPlayerDamageReq(uint32 unDamage, bool damagedByPlayer /*= true*/)
+{
+    if (_playerDamageReq)
+        _playerDamageReq > unDamage ? _playerDamageReq -= unDamage : _playerDamageReq = 0;
+
+    if (!_damagedByPlayer)
+    {
+        _damagedByPlayer = damagedByPlayer;
+    }
+}
+
+void Creature::ResetPlayerDamageReq()
+{
+    _playerDamageReq = GetHealth() / 2;
+    _damagedByPlayer = false;
+}
+
+uint32 Creature::GetPlayerDamageReq() const
+{
+    return _playerDamageReq;
+}
diff --git a/src/server/game/Entities/Creature/Creature.h b/src/server/game/Entities/Creature/Creature.h
index 8355ce428..4f2f3eccf 100644
--- a/src/server/game/Entities/Creature/Creature.h
+++ b/src/server/game/Entities/Creature/Creature.h
@@ -341,14 +341,10 @@ public:
 
     void SetDisableReputationGain(bool disable) { DisableReputationGain = disable; }
     [[nodiscard]] bool IsReputationGainDisabled() const { return DisableReputationGain; }
-    [[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)
-            m_PlayerDamageReq > unDamage ? m_PlayerDamageReq -= unDamage : m_PlayerDamageReq = 0;
-    }
-    void ResetPlayerDamageReq() { m_PlayerDamageReq = GetHealth() / 2; }
-    uint32 m_PlayerDamageReq;
+    [[nodiscard]] bool IsDamageEnoughForLootingAndReward() const;
+    void LowerPlayerDamageReq(uint32 unDamage, bool damagedByPlayer = true);
+    void ResetPlayerDamageReq();
+    [[nodiscard]] uint32 GetPlayerDamageReq() const;
 
     [[nodiscard]] uint32 GetOriginalEntry() const { return m_originalEntry; }
     void SetOriginalEntry(uint32 entry) { m_originalEntry = entry; }
@@ -470,6 +466,8 @@ private:
 
     uint32 m_assistanceTimer;
 
+    uint32 _playerDamageReq;
+    bool _damagedByPlayer;
 };
 
 class AssistDelayEvent : public BasicEvent
diff --git a/src/server/game/Entities/Unit/Unit.cpp b/src/server/game/Entities/Unit/Unit.cpp
index da4a0af99..20f45c8df 100644
--- a/src/server/game/Entities/Unit/Unit.cpp
+++ b/src/server/game/Entities/Unit/Unit.cpp
@@ -999,7 +999,11 @@ uint32 Unit::DealDamage(Unit* attacker, Unit* victim, uint32 damage, CleanDamage
             victim->ToCreature()->SetLootRecipient(attacker);
 
         if (!attacker || attacker->IsControlledByPlayer() || attacker->IsCreatedByPlayer())
-            victim->ToCreature()->LowerPlayerDamageReq(health < damage ?  health : damage);
+        {
+            uint32 unDamage = health < damage ? health : damage;
+            bool damagedByPlayer = unDamage && attacker && attacker->m_movedByPlayer != nullptr;
+            victim->ToCreature()->LowerPlayerDamageReq(unDamage, damagedByPlayer);
+        }
     }
 
     if (health <= damage)
diff --git a/src/server/game/Miscellaneous/Formulas.cpp b/src/server/game/Miscellaneous/Formulas.cpp
index 3ffb2c3dd..788fc5967 100644
--- a/src/server/game/Miscellaneous/Formulas.cpp
+++ b/src/server/game/Miscellaneous/Formulas.cpp
@@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ uint32 Acore::XP::Gain(Player* player, Unit* unit, bool isBattleGround /*= false
         }
 
         // 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)
+        if (creature && creature->GetPlayerDamageReq())
         {
-            xpMod *= 1.0f - 2.0f * creature->m_PlayerDamageReq / creature->GetMaxHealth();
+            xpMod *= 1.0f - 2.0f * creature->GetPlayerDamageReq() / creature->GetMaxHealth();
         }
 
         gain = uint32(gain * xpMod);