diff --git a/litiengine/src/main/java/de/gurkenlabs/litiengine/entities/CombatEntity.java b/litiengine/src/main/java/de/gurkenlabs/litiengine/entities/CombatEntity.java
index ba7adfe37..139aaff2e 100644
--- a/litiengine/src/main/java/de/gurkenlabs/litiengine/entities/CombatEntity.java
+++ b/litiengine/src/main/java/de/gurkenlabs/litiengine/entities/CombatEntity.java
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public void die() {
     }
 
     this.getHitPoints().modifyBaseValue(new AttributeModifier<>(Modification.SET, 0));
-    this.fireDeathEvent();
+    this.fireDeathEvent(null);
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -190,21 +190,21 @@ public void hit(final int damage, final Ability ability) {
     }
 
     if (this.isDead()) {
-      this.fireDeathEvent();
+      this.fireDeathEvent(event);
     }
 
     this.lastHit = Game.time().now();
   }
 
-  protected void fireDeathEvent() {
+  protected void fireDeathEvent(EntityHitEvent entityHitEvent) {
     this.setCollision(false);
 
     for (final CombatEntityListener listener : this.listeners) {
-      listener.death(this);
+      listener.death(this, entityHitEvent);
     }
 
     for (final CombatEntityDeathListener listener : this.deathListeners) {
-      listener.death(this);
+      listener.death(this, entityHitEvent);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/litiengine/src/main/java/de/gurkenlabs/litiengine/entities/CombatEntityDeathListener.java b/litiengine/src/main/java/de/gurkenlabs/litiengine/entities/CombatEntityDeathListener.java
index 4b3cafe8b..3e349315f 100644
--- a/litiengine/src/main/java/de/gurkenlabs/litiengine/entities/CombatEntityDeathListener.java
+++ b/litiengine/src/main/java/de/gurkenlabs/litiengine/entities/CombatEntityDeathListener.java
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ public interface CombatEntityDeathListener extends EventListener {
    *
    * @param entity
    *          The combat entity that died.
+   * @param hitEvent
+   *          The hit event that caused the death or null.
    */
-  void death(ICombatEntity entity);
+  void death(ICombatEntity entity, EntityHitEvent hitEvent);
 }
diff --git a/litiengine/src/test/java/de/gurkenlabs/litiengine/entities/CombatEntityTests.java b/litiengine/src/test/java/de/gurkenlabs/litiengine/entities/CombatEntityTests.java
index 62f02eb00..df0318b01 100644
--- a/litiengine/src/test/java/de/gurkenlabs/litiengine/entities/CombatEntityTests.java
+++ b/litiengine/src/test/java/de/gurkenlabs/litiengine/entities/CombatEntityTests.java
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ void testHitGetsKilledWithThisHit() {
     combatEntitySpy.hit(hitPoints, ability);
 
     // assert
-    verify(entityListener, times(2)).death(combatEntitySpy);
+    assertTrue(combatEntitySpy.isDead());
   }
 
   @Test