diff --git a/src/d_player.h b/src/d_player.h
index a1247e8fe..6e810f944 100644
--- a/src/d_player.h
+++ b/src/d_player.h
@@ -487,6 +487,9 @@ typedef struct player_s
 	SINT8 lastjawztarget;	// (-1 to 15) - Last person you target with jawz, for playing the target switch sfx
 	UINT8 jawztargetdelay;	// (0 to 5) - Delay for Jawz target switching, to make it less twitchy
 
+	UINT8 confirmInflictor;			// Player ID that dealt damage to you
+	UINT8 confirmInflictorDelay;	// Delay before playing the sound
+
 	UINT8 trickpanel; 	// Trick panel state
 	UINT8 tricktime;	// Increases while you're tricking. You can't input any trick until it's reached a certain threshold
 	fixed_t trickboostpower;	// Save the rough speed multiplier. Used for upwards tricks.
diff --git a/src/k_kart.c b/src/k_kart.c
index bd6077a35..7a03655e8 100644
--- a/src/k_kart.c
+++ b/src/k_kart.c
@@ -2799,8 +2799,9 @@ void K_PlayPainSound(mobj_t *source)
 	K_RegularVoiceTimers(source->player);
 }
 
-void K_PlayHitEmSound(mobj_t *source)
+void K_PlayHitEmSound(mobj_t *source, mobj_t *victim)
 {
+	const boolean victimIsLocal = (victim != NULL && P_IsDisplayPlayer(victim->player) == true);
 
 	if (source->player->follower)
 	{
@@ -2809,11 +2810,24 @@ void K_PlayHitEmSound(mobj_t *source)
 	}
 
 	if (cv_kartvoices.value)
-		S_StartSound(source, sfx_khitem);
+	{
+		if (victimIsLocal == false)
+		{
+			S_StartSound(source, sfx_khitem);
+		}
+	}
 	else
+	{
 		S_StartSound(source, sfx_s1c9); // The only lost gameplay functionality with voices disabled
+	}
 
 	K_RegularVoiceTimers(source->player);
+
+	if (victimIsLocal == true)
+	{
+		victim->player->confirmInflictor = source->player - players;
+		victim->player->confirmInflictorDelay = TICRATE/2;
+	}
 }
 
 void K_PlayPowerGloatSound(mobj_t *source)
@@ -2824,6 +2838,45 @@ void K_PlayPowerGloatSound(mobj_t *source)
 	K_RegularVoiceTimers(source->player);
 }
 
+static void K_HandleDelayedHitByEm(player_t *player)
+{
+	if (player->confirmInflictorDelay == 0)
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+
+	player->confirmInflictorDelay--;
+
+	if (player->confirmInflictorDelay == 0
+		&& P_IsDisplayPlayer(player) == true
+		&& cv_kartvoices.value)
+	{
+		player_t *inflictor = NULL;
+
+		if (player->confirmInflictor >= MAXPLAYERS)
+		{
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (!playeringame[player->confirmInflictor])
+		{
+			return;
+		}
+
+		inflictor = &players[player->confirmInflictor];
+		if (inflictor == NULL || inflictor->spectator)
+		{
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (inflictor->mo != NULL && P_MobjWasRemoved(inflictor->mo) == false)
+		{
+			sfxenum_t sfx_id = ((skin_t *)inflictor->mo->skin)->soundsid[S_sfx[sfx_khitem].skinsound];
+			S_StartSound(NULL, sfx_id);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 void K_MomentumToFacing(player_t *player)
 {
 	angle_t dangle = player->mo->angle - K_MomentumAngle(player->mo);
@@ -7593,6 +7646,8 @@ void K_KartPlayerThink(player_t *player, ticcmd_t *cmd)
 	{
 		K_SpawnBrakeVisuals(player);
 	}
+
+	K_HandleDelayedHitByEm(player);
 }
 
 void K_KartPlayerAfterThink(player_t *player)
diff --git a/src/k_kart.h b/src/k_kart.h
index 89f176d29..c0bd71462 100644
--- a/src/k_kart.h
+++ b/src/k_kart.h
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ void K_PlayAttackTaunt(mobj_t *source);
 void K_PlayBoostTaunt(mobj_t *source);
 void K_PlayOvertakeSound(mobj_t *source);
 void K_PlayPainSound(mobj_t *source);
-void K_PlayHitEmSound(mobj_t *source);
+void K_PlayHitEmSound(mobj_t *source, mobj_t *victim);
 void K_PlayPowerGloatSound(mobj_t *source);
 
 fixed_t K_ItemScaleForPlayer(player_t *player);
diff --git a/src/lua_baselib.c b/src/lua_baselib.c
index 58835006d..944ab49bc 100644
--- a/src/lua_baselib.c
+++ b/src/lua_baselib.c
@@ -3348,10 +3348,13 @@ static int lib_kPainSound(lua_State *L)
 static int lib_kHitEmSound(lua_State *L)
 {
 	mobj_t *mobj = *((mobj_t **)luaL_checkudata(L, 1, META_MOBJ));
+	mobj_t *victim = NULL;
 	NOHUD
 	if (!mobj->player)
 		return luaL_error(L, "K_PlayHitEmSound: mobj_t isn't a player object.");	//Nothing bad would happen if we let it run the func, but telling why it ain't doing anything is helpful.
-	K_PlayHitEmSound(mobj);
+	if (!lua_isnone(L, 2) && lua_isuserdata(L, 2))
+		victim = *((mobj_t **)luaL_checkudata(L, 2, META_MOBJ));
+	K_PlayHitEmSound(mobj, victim);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lua_playerlib.c b/src/lua_playerlib.c
index 506d6b96a..b4a971d99 100644
--- a/src/lua_playerlib.c
+++ b/src/lua_playerlib.c
@@ -356,6 +356,10 @@ static int player_get(lua_State *L)
 		lua_pushinteger(L, plr->lastjawztarget);
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"jawztargetdelay"))
 		lua_pushinteger(L, plr->jawztargetdelay);
+	else if (fastcmp(field,"confirmInflictor"))
+		lua_pushinteger(L, plr->confirmInflictor);
+	else if (fastcmp(field,"confirmInflictorDelay"))
+		lua_pushinteger(L, plr->confirmInflictorDelay);
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"glanceDir"))
 		lua_pushinteger(L, plr->glanceDir);
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"trickpanel"))
@@ -704,6 +708,10 @@ static int player_set(lua_State *L)
 		plr->lastjawztarget = luaL_checkinteger(L, 3);
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"jawztargetdelay"))
 		plr->jawztargetdelay = luaL_checkinteger(L, 3);
+	else if (fastcmp(field,"confirmInflictor"))
+		plr->confirmInflictor = luaL_checkinteger(L, 3);
+	else if (fastcmp(field,"confirmInflictorDelay"))
+		plr->confirmInflictorDelay = luaL_checkinteger(L, 3);
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"glanceDir"))
 		plr->glanceDir = luaL_checkinteger(L, 3);
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"trickpanel"))
diff --git a/src/p_inter.c b/src/p_inter.c
index 9e98a8808..8a4d6754c 100644
--- a/src/p_inter.c
+++ b/src/p_inter.c
@@ -2002,7 +2002,7 @@ boolean P_DamageMobj(mobj_t *target, mobj_t *inflictor, mobj_t *source, INT32 da
 						source->player->invincibilitytimer = kinvextend;
 					}
 
-					K_PlayHitEmSound(source);
+					K_PlayHitEmSound(source, target);
 
 					K_BattleAwardHit(source->player, player, inflictor, takeBumpers);
 					K_TakeBumpersFromPlayer(source->player, player, takeBumpers);
diff --git a/src/p_saveg.c b/src/p_saveg.c
index 8e7115c3f..f6819eb9c 100644
--- a/src/p_saveg.c
+++ b/src/p_saveg.c
@@ -326,6 +326,9 @@ static void P_NetArchivePlayers(void)
 		WRITESINT8(save_p, players[i].lastjawztarget);
 		WRITEUINT8(save_p, players[i].jawztargetdelay);
 
+		WRITEUINT8(save_p, players[i].confirmInflictor);
+		WRITEUINT8(save_p, players[i].confirmInflictorDelay);
+
 		WRITEUINT8(save_p, players[i].trickpanel);
 		WRITEUINT8(save_p, players[i].tricktime);
 		WRITEUINT32(save_p, players[i].trickboostpower);
@@ -599,6 +602,9 @@ static void P_NetUnArchivePlayers(void)
 		players[i].lastjawztarget = READSINT8(save_p);
 		players[i].jawztargetdelay = READUINT8(save_p);
 
+		players[i].confirmInflictor = READUINT8(save_p);
+		players[i].confirmInflictorDelay = READUINT8(save_p);
+
 		players[i].trickpanel = READUINT8(save_p);
 		players[i].tricktime = READUINT8(save_p);
 		players[i].trickboostpower = READUINT32(save_p);
diff --git a/src/p_user.c b/src/p_user.c
index b490d65dc..145835e48 100644
--- a/src/p_user.c
+++ b/src/p_user.c
@@ -1093,6 +1093,11 @@ boolean P_IsMachineLocalPlayer(player_t *player)
 {
 	UINT8 i;
 
+	if (player == NULL)
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	for (i = 0; i <= r_splitscreen; i++)
 	{
 		if (player == &players[g_localplayers[i]])
@@ -1113,6 +1118,11 @@ boolean P_IsLocalPlayer(player_t *player)
 {
 	UINT8 i;
 
+	if (player == NULL)
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	// nobody is ever local when watching something back - you're a spectator there, even if your g_localplayers might say otherwise
 	if (demo.playback)
 		return false;
@@ -1141,6 +1151,11 @@ boolean P_IsDisplayPlayer(player_t *player)
 {
 	UINT8 i;
 
+	if (player == NULL)
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	for (i = 0; i <= r_splitscreen; i++) // DON'T skip P1
 	{
 		if (player == &players[displayplayers[i]])