diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/ClientSource/Characters/Character.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/ClientSource/Characters/Character.cs
index 23cd60f7f4..30a87c5874 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/ClientSource/Characters/Character.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/ClientSource/Characters/Character.cs
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ partial void OnAttackedProjSpecific(Character attacker, AttackResult attackResul
             }
         }
 
-        partial void KillProjSpecific(CauseOfDeathType causeOfDeath, Affliction causeOfDeathAffliction, bool log)
+        partial void KillProjSpecific(CauseOfDeathType causeOfDeath, Affliction causeOfDeathAffliction, bool log, bool triggerDeathEffects)
         {
             HintManager.OnCharacterKilled(this);
 
@@ -564,7 +564,10 @@ partial void KillProjSpecific(CauseOfDeathType causeOfDeath, Affliction causeOfD
 
                 RespawnManager.ShowDeathPromptIfNeeded();
 
-                GameMain.NetworkMember.AddChatMessage(chatMessage.Value, ChatMessageType.Dead);
+                if (triggerDeathEffects)
+                {
+                    GameMain.NetworkMember.AddChatMessage(chatMessage.Value, ChatMessageType.Dead);
+                }
                 GameMain.LightManager.LosEnabled = false;
                 controlled = null;
                 if (Screen.Selected?.Cam is Camera cam)
@@ -577,7 +580,10 @@ partial void KillProjSpecific(CauseOfDeathType causeOfDeath, Affliction causeOfD
                 }
             }
 
-            PlaySound(CharacterSound.SoundType.Die);
+            if (triggerDeathEffects)
+            {
+                PlaySound(CharacterSound.SoundType.Die);
+            }
         }
 
         partial void DisposeProjSpecific()
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/ClientSource/Characters/CharacterNetworking.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/ClientSource/Characters/CharacterNetworking.cs
index 5ef1cebff5..f78a1026e4 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/ClientSource/Characters/CharacterNetworking.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/ClientSource/Characters/CharacterNetworking.cs
@@ -800,6 +800,7 @@ public static Character ReadSpawnData(IReadMessage inc)
 
         private void ReadStatus(IReadMessage msg)
         {
+            TriggerDeathEffects = msg.ReadBoolean();
             bool isDead = msg.ReadBoolean();
             if (isDead)
             {
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaServer/ServerSource/Characters/Character.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaServer/ServerSource/Characters/Character.cs
index 86467b4210..5d2cc19ae8 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaServer/ServerSource/Characters/Character.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaServer/ServerSource/Characters/Character.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ partial void OnAttackedProjSpecific(Character attacker, AttackResult attackResul
             GameMain.Server.KarmaManager.OnCharacterHealthChanged(this, attacker, attackResult.Damage, stun, attackResult.Afflictions);
         }
 
-        partial void KillProjSpecific(CauseOfDeathType causeOfDeath, Affliction causeOfDeathAffliction, bool log)
+        partial void KillProjSpecific(CauseOfDeathType causeOfDeath, Affliction causeOfDeathAffliction, bool log, bool triggerDeathEffects)
         {
             if (log)
             {
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaServer/ServerSource/Characters/CharacterNetworking.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaServer/ServerSource/Characters/CharacterNetworking.cs
index 6d8c1801ee..ffdef15cb7 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaServer/ServerSource/Characters/CharacterNetworking.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaServer/ServerSource/Characters/CharacterNetworking.cs
@@ -649,6 +649,7 @@ public virtual void ServerEventWrite(IWriteMessage msg, Client c, NetEntityEvent
         /// <param name="forceAfflictionData">Normally full affliction data is not written for dead characters, this can be used to force them to be written</param>
         private void WriteStatus(IWriteMessage msg, bool forceAfflictionData = false)
         {
+            msg.WriteBoolean(TriggerDeathEffects);
             msg.WriteBoolean(IsDead);
             if (IsDead)
             {
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/Characters/Character.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/Characters/Character.cs
index 32dad407a4..121d97ed5f 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/Characters/Character.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/Characters/Character.cs
@@ -1157,6 +1157,9 @@ public bool IsDead
             }
         }
 
+        // If set to false, the character won't trigger death status effects, death sounds or have death notifications show up in their chat when they die.
+        public bool TriggerDeathEffects { get; set; } = true;
+
         public bool EnableDespawn { get; set; } = true;
 
         public CauseOfDeath CauseOfDeath
@@ -5027,7 +5030,10 @@ public void Kill(CauseOfDeathType causeOfDeath, Affliction causeOfDeathAfflictio
             //it's important that we set isDead before executing the status effects,
             //otherwise a statuseffect might kill the character "again" and trigger a loop that crashes the game
             isDead = true;
-            ApplyStatusEffects(ActionType.OnDeath, 1.0f);
+            if (TriggerDeathEffects)
+            {
+                ApplyStatusEffects(ActionType.OnDeath, 1.0f);
+            }
 
 #if CLIENT
             // Keep permadeath status in sync (to show it correctly in the UI, the server takes care of the actual logic)
@@ -5095,7 +5101,7 @@ static string GetCharacterType(Character character)
                 AchievementManager.OnCharacterKilled(this, CauseOfDeath);
             }
 
-            KillProjSpecific(causeOfDeath, causeOfDeathAffliction, log);
+            KillProjSpecific(causeOfDeath, causeOfDeathAffliction, log, TriggerDeathEffects);
 
             if (info != null)
             {
@@ -5132,7 +5138,7 @@ static string GetCharacterType(Character character)
             }
             GameMain.GameSession?.KillCharacter(this);
         }
-        partial void KillProjSpecific(CauseOfDeathType causeOfDeath, Affliction causeOfDeathAffliction, bool log);
+        partial void KillProjSpecific(CauseOfDeathType causeOfDeath, Affliction causeOfDeathAffliction, bool log, bool triggerDeathEffects);
 
         public void Revive(bool removeAfflictions = true, bool createNetworkEvent = false)
         {
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/StatusEffects/StatusEffect.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/StatusEffects/StatusEffect.cs
index 84a77ba6a3..5ec3f05862 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/StatusEffects/StatusEffect.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/StatusEffects/StatusEffect.cs
@@ -2173,7 +2173,7 @@ entity is Item item &&
                                             }
 #endif
                                             }
-                                            if (characterSpawnInfo.RemovePreviousCharacter) { Entity.Spawner?.AddEntityToRemoveQueue(character); }
+                                            if (characterSpawnInfo.RemovePreviousCharacter) { character.TriggerDeathEffects = false; character.Kill(CauseOfDeathType.Unknown, null); Entity.Spawner?.AddEntityToRemoveQueue(character); }
                                         }
                                     }
                                     if (characterSpawnInfo.InheritEventTags)
@@ -2305,6 +2305,8 @@ void OnItemContainerSpawned(Item item)
                     }
                 }
             }
+            character.TriggerDeathEffects = false;
+            character.Kill(CauseOfDeathType.Unknown, null);
             Entity.Spawner?.AddEntityToRemoveQueue(character);
         }