diff --git a/server/src/events/entity_manipulation.rs b/server/src/events/entity_manipulation.rs
index 404cffd4f7..90b7f13b7d 100644
--- a/server/src/events/entity_manipulation.rs
+++ b/server/src/events/entity_manipulation.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ use common::{
 };
 use common_net::{msg::ServerGeneral, sync::WorldSyncExt};
 use common_sys::state::BlockChange;
+use comp::chat::GenericChatMsg;
 use hashbrown::HashSet;
 use specs::{join::Join, saveload::MarkerAllocator, Entity as EcsEntity, WorldExt};
 use tracing::error;
@@ -130,8 +131,8 @@ pub fn handle_destroy(server: &mut Server, entity: EcsEntity, cause: HealthSourc
     // Chat message
     // If it was a player that died
     if let Some(_player) = state.ecs().read_storage::<Player>().get(entity) {
-        if let Some(_uid) = state.ecs().read_storage::<Uid>().get(entity) {
-            let _kill_source = match cause {
+        if let Some(uid) = state.ecs().read_storage::<Uid>().get(entity) {
+            let kill_source = match cause {
                 HealthSource::Damage {
                     kind: DamageSource::Melee,
                     by: Some(by),
@@ -169,13 +170,11 @@ pub fn handle_destroy(server: &mut Server, entity: EcsEntity, cause: HealthSourc
                 | HealthSource::Heal { by: _ }
                 | HealthSource::Unknown => KillSource::Other,
             };
-            // TODO Reactivate and only show death messages for group members
-            // and players within close range (e.g. same range as /say) to avoid
-            // chat spamming
-            /*state.notify_players(ServerGeneral::server_msg(
-                comp::ChatType::Kill(kill_source, *uid),
-                "".to_string(),
-            ));*/
+
+            state.send_chat(GenericChatMsg {
+                chat_type: comp::ChatType::Kill(kill_source, *uid),
+                message: "".to_string(),
+            });
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/server/src/settings.rs b/server/src/settings.rs
index 1ffc79b051..d193ac657a 100644
--- a/server/src/settings.rs
+++ b/server/src/settings.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ pub struct Settings {
     pub client_timeout: Duration,
     pub spawn_town: Option<String>,
     pub safe_spawn: bool,
+    pub max_player_for_kill_broadcast: Option<usize>,
 }
 
 impl Default for Settings {
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ impl Default for Settings {
             client_timeout: Duration::from_secs(40),
             spawn_town: None,
             safe_spawn: true,
+            max_player_for_kill_broadcast: None,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/state_ext.rs b/server/src/state_ext.rs
index ab4a9eb04c..a0f5294031 100644
--- a/server/src/state_ext.rs
+++ b/server/src/state_ext.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::{
-    client::Client, persistence::PersistedComponents, presence::Presence,
+    client::Client, persistence::PersistedComponents, presence::Presence, settings::Settings,
     sys::sentinel::DeletedEntities, SpawnPoint,
 };
 use common::{
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use common::{
     comp::{
         self,
         skills::{GeneralSkill, Skill},
-        Inventory,
+        Group, Inventory,
     },
     effect::Effect,
     slowjob::SlowJobPool,
@@ -503,7 +503,6 @@ impl StateExt for State {
             | comp::ChatType::CommandInfo
             | comp::ChatType::CommandError
             | comp::ChatType::Loot
-            | comp::ChatType::Kill(_, _)
             | comp::ChatType::Meta
             | comp::ChatType::World(_) => self.notify_players(ServerGeneral::ChatMsg(resolved_msg)),
             comp::ChatType::Online(u) => {
@@ -524,7 +523,48 @@ impl StateExt for State {
                     }
                 }
             },
+            comp::ChatType::Kill(kill_source, uid) => {
+                let comp::chat::GenericChatMsg { message, .. } = msg;
+                let clients = ecs.read_storage::<Client>();
+                let clients_count = clients.count();
+                // Avoid chat spam, send kill message only to group or nearby players if a
+                // certain amount of clients are online
+                if clients_count
+                    > ecs
+                        .fetch::<Settings>()
+                        .max_player_for_kill_broadcast
+                        .unwrap_or_default()
+                {
+                    // Send kill message to the dead player's group
+                    let killed_entity =
+                        (*ecs.read_resource::<UidAllocator>()).retrieve_entity_internal(uid.0);
+                    let groups = ecs.read_storage::<Group>();
+                    let killed_group = killed_entity.and_then(|e| groups.get(e));
+                    if let Some(g) = &killed_group {
+                        send_to_group(g, ecs, &resolved_msg);
+                    }
 
+                    // Send kill message to nearby players that aren't part of the deceased's group
+                    let positions = ecs.read_storage::<comp::Pos>();
+                    if let Some(died_player_pos) = killed_entity.and_then(|e| positions.get(e)) {
+                        for (ent, client, pos) in (&*ecs.entities(), &clients, &positions).join() {
+                            let client_group = groups.get(ent);
+                            let is_different_group =
+                                !(killed_group == client_group && client_group.is_some());
+                            if is_within(comp::ChatMsg::SAY_DISTANCE, pos, died_player_pos)
+                                && is_different_group
+                            {
+                                client.send_fallible(ServerGeneral::ChatMsg(resolved_msg.clone()));
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    self.notify_players(ServerGeneral::server_msg(
+                        comp::ChatType::Kill(kill_source.clone(), *uid),
+                        message,
+                    ))
+                }
+            },
             comp::ChatType::Say(uid) => {
                 let entity_opt =
                     (*ecs.read_resource::<UidAllocator>()).retrieve_entity_internal(uid.0);