diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d42eaa89b9..2694d34f41 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Added a skill tree for mining, which gains xp from mining ores and gems.
 
 ### Changed
+- Entity-entity pushback is no longer applied in forced movement states like rolling and leaping.
 
 ### Removed
 
diff --git a/assets/voxygen/i18n/en/_manifest.ron b/assets/voxygen/i18n/en/_manifest.ron
index 737713c4dc..2be067818b 100644
--- a/assets/voxygen/i18n/en/_manifest.ron
+++ b/assets/voxygen/i18n/en/_manifest.ron
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
             "You can toggle showing your amount of health on the healthbar in the settings.",            
             "Sit near a campfire (with the 'K' key) to slowly recover from your injuries.",
             "Need more bags or better armor to continue your journey? Press 'C' to open the crafting menu!",
+            "Try jumping when rolling through creatures.",
         ],
         "npc.speech.villager": [
             "Isn't it such a lovely day?",
diff --git a/common/src/comp/character_state.rs b/common/src/comp/character_state.rs
index 4e40b2ac6c..b21d90008f 100644
--- a/common/src/comp/character_state.rs
+++ b/common/src/comp/character_state.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use crate::{
     combat::Attack,
     comp::{tool::ToolKind, Density, Energy, InputAttr, InputKind, Ori, Pos, Vel},
     event::{LocalEvent, ServerEvent},
-    states::{behavior::JoinData, *},
+    states::{behavior::JoinData, utils::StageSection, *},
 };
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use specs::{Component, DerefFlaggedStorage, VecStorage};
@@ -196,6 +196,15 @@ impl CharacterState {
 
     pub fn is_stunned(&self) -> bool { matches!(self, CharacterState::Stunned(_)) }
 
+    pub fn is_forced_movement(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self,
+            CharacterState::ComboMelee(s) if s.stage_section == StageSection::Swing)
+            || matches!(self, CharacterState::DashMelee(s) if s.stage_section == StageSection::Charge)
+            || matches!(self, CharacterState::LeapMelee(s) if s.stage_section == StageSection::Movement)
+            || matches!(self, CharacterState::SpinMelee(s) if s.stage_section == StageSection::Swing)
+            || matches!(self, CharacterState::Roll(s) if s.stage_section == StageSection::Movement)
+    }
+
     /// Compares for shallow equality (does not check internal struct equality)
     pub fn same_variant(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
         // Check if state is the same without looking at the inner data
diff --git a/common/systems/src/phys.rs b/common/systems/src/phys.rs
index 48c36e506d..613431035c 100644
--- a/common/systems/src/phys.rs
+++ b/common/systems/src/phys.rs
@@ -425,16 +425,21 @@ impl<'a> PhysicsData<'a> {
                                             entity_entity_collisions += 1;
                                         }
 
-                                        // Don't apply repulsive force to projectiles or if
-                                        // we're
-                                        // colliding
-                                        // with a terrain-like entity, or if we are a
-                                        // terrain-like
-                                        // entity
+                                        // Don't apply e2e pushback to entities that are in a forced movement state
+                                        // (e.g. roll, leapmelee). This allows leaps to work properly (since you won't
+                                        // get pushed away before delivering the hit), and allows rolling through an
+                                        // enemy when trapped (e.g. with minotaur). This allows using e2e pushback to
+                                        // gain speed by jumping out of a roll while in the middle of a collider, this
+                                        // is an intentional combat mechanic.
+                                        let forced_movement = matches!(char_state_maybe, Some(cs) if cs.is_forced_movement());
+
+                                        // Don't apply repulsive force to projectiles or if we're colliding with a
+                                        // terrain-like entity, or if we are a terrain-like entity
                                         //
                                         // Don't apply force when entity is a sticky which is on the
                                         // ground (or on the wall)
-                                        if !(is_sticky && !is_mid_air)
+                                        if !forced_movement &&
+                                            !(is_sticky && !is_mid_air)
                                             && diff.magnitude_squared() > 0.0
                                             && !is_projectile
                                             && !matches!(