4 files changed, 20 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/net/ea/beingrecv.cpp b/src/net/ea/beingrecv.cpp
index be3cc4cb9..f09979e58 100644
--- a/src/net/ea/beingrecv.cpp
+++ b/src/net/ea/beingrecv.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ void BeingRecv::processBeingRemove(Net::MessageIn &msg)
     // A being should be removed or has died
 
     const BeingId id = msg.readBeingId("being id");
+    const uint8_t type = msg.readUInt8("remove flag");
     Being *const dstBeing = actorManager->findBeing(id);
     if (!dstBeing)
     {
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ void BeingRecv::processBeingRemove(Net::MessageIn &msg)
     if (dstBeing == localPlayer->getTarget())
         localPlayer->stopAttack(true);
 
-    if (msg.readUInt8("dead flag?") == 1U)
+    if (type == 1U)
     {
         if (dstBeing->getCurrentAction() != BeingAction::DEAD)
         {
@@ -87,6 +88,12 @@ void BeingRecv::processBeingRemove(Net::MessageIn &msg)
             dstBeing->recalcSpritesOrder();
         }
     }
+    else if (type == 0U && dstBeing->getType() == ActorType::Npc)
+    {
+        const BeingInfo *const info = dstBeing->getInfo();
+        if (!info || info->getAllowDelete())
+            actorManager->destroy(dstBeing);
+    }
     else
     {
         if (dstBeing->getType() == ActorType::Player)
diff --git a/src/resources/beinginfo.cpp b/src/resources/beinginfo.cpp
index 1f1033e3c..5a36892d9 100644
--- a/src/resources/beinginfo.cpp
+++ b/src/resources/beinginfo.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ BeingInfo::BeingInfo() :
     mDeadDirectionType(1),
     mAttackDirectionType(1),
     mStaticMaxHP(false),
-    mTargetSelection(true)
+    mTargetSelection(true),
+    mAllowDelete(true)
 {
     SpriteDisplay display;
     display.sprites.push_back(SpriteReference::Empty);
diff --git a/src/resources/beinginfo.h b/src/resources/beinginfo.h
index 3429515e0..ad5f35a85 100644
--- a/src/resources/beinginfo.h
+++ b/src/resources/beinginfo.h
@@ -311,6 +311,12 @@ class BeingInfo final
         int getAttackDirectionType() const A_WARN_UNUSED
         { return mAttackDirectionType; }
 
+        void setAllowDelete(const bool b)
+        { mAllowDelete = b; }
+
+        int getAllowDelete() const A_WARN_UNUSED
+        { return mAllowDelete; }
+
         void setColorsList(const std::string &name);
 
         std::string getColor(const ItemColor idx) const A_WARN_UNUSED;
@@ -365,6 +371,7 @@ class BeingInfo final
         int mAttackDirectionType;
         bool mStaticMaxHP;
         bool mTargetSelection;
+        bool mAllowDelete;
 };
 
 typedef std::map<BeingTypeId, BeingInfo*> BeingInfos;
diff --git a/src/resources/db/npcdb.cpp b/src/resources/db/npcdb.cpp
index 8b47d33b4..1d2cf4899 100644
--- a/src/resources/db/npcdb.cpp
+++ b/src/resources/db/npcdb.cpp
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ void NPCDB::loadXmlFile(const std::string &fileName)
         currentInfo->setAvatarId(fromInt(XML::getProperty(
             npcNode, "avatar", 0), BeingTypeId));
 
+        currentInfo->setAllowDelete(XML::getBoolProperty(npcNode,
+            "allowDelete", true));
+
         SpriteDisplay display;
         for_each_xml_child_node(spriteNode, npcNode)
         {