diff --git a/addons/cargo/XEH_postInit.sqf b/addons/cargo/XEH_postInit.sqf
index 21f4db3a12..cc3055ae30 100644
--- a/addons/cargo/XEH_postInit.sqf
+++ b/addons/cargo/XEH_postInit.sqf
@@ -38,11 +38,18 @@
 
 [QGVAR(unloadedCargoOnKilled), {
     params ["_item", "_vehicle"];
-    private _velocity = velocity _vehicle apply {_x / CARGO_TUMBLE_VELOCITY_DIVISOR};
-    private _torque = _vehicle vectorModelToWorld [random CARGO_TUMBLE_TORQUE, 0, 0];
 
-    _item setVelocity _velocity;
-    _item addTorque _torque;
+    // Get direction from vehicle to item, so that item is thrown away from vehicle
+    private _vectorDir = (getPosWorld _vehicle) vectorFromTo (getPosWorld _item);
+
+    // Give some z
+    _vectorDir set [2, random [0.5, 0.75, 1]];
+
+    // Add some randomness to resulting velocity
+    _vectorDir = (_vectorDir vectorMultiply random CARGO_TUMBLE_RANDOM_MUL) vectorAdd (velocity _vehicle);
+
+    _item setVelocity _vectorDir;
+    _item addTorque [random CARGO_TUMBLE_TORQUE, random CARGO_TUMBLE_TORQUE, random CARGO_TUMBLE_TORQUE];
 }] call CBA_fnc_addEventHandler;
 
 // Direction must be set before setting position according to wiki
diff --git a/addons/cargo/script_component.hpp b/addons/cargo/script_component.hpp
index 42666e4f4c..dd66aaa5a3 100644
--- a/addons/cargo/script_component.hpp
+++ b/addons/cargo/script_component.hpp
@@ -22,4 +22,5 @@
 
 #define CARGO_TUMBLE_VELOCITY_DIVISOR (random [1, 2, 3])
 
+#define CARGO_TUMBLE_RANDOM_MUL 8
 #define CARGO_TUMBLE_TORQUE 500