diff --git a/Changelog.txt b/Changelog.txt
index 185112a4b..918fbf935 100644
--- a/Changelog.txt
+++ b/Changelog.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.2.042
     You can now define custom sounds to be played in sounds.yml (Thank you JeBobs, see notes)
+    Reduced Blast Mining PVP damage to other players
 
     Notes:
     The new sounds.yml config file allows you to override the sounds played by mcMMO.
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/listeners/EntityListener.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/listeners/EntityListener.java
index 34c53367f..4cefae5b6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/listeners/EntityListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/listeners/EntityListener.java
@@ -385,8 +385,8 @@ public class EntityListener implements Listener {
             if (animalTamer != null && ((OfflinePlayer) animalTamer).isOnline()) {
                 attacker = (Entity) animalTamer;
             }
-        } else if (attacker instanceof TNTPrimed && defender instanceof Player) {
-            if (BlastMining.processBlastMiningExplosion(event, (TNTPrimed) attacker,
+        } else if (attacker instanceof TNTPrimed tntAttacker && defender instanceof Player) {
+            if (BlastMining.processBlastMiningExplosion(event, tntAttacker,
                     (Player) defender)) {
                 return;
             }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/skills/mining/BlastMining.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/skills/mining/BlastMining.java
index c4f8a18b4..b82c7de3e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/skills/mining/BlastMining.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/skills/mining/BlastMining.java
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ import org.bukkit.entity.TNTPrimed;
 import org.bukkit.event.entity.EntityDamageByEntityEvent;
 
 public class BlastMining {
-    public final static int MAXIMUM_REMOTE_DETONATION_DISTANCE = 100;
+    public static final int MAXIMUM_REMOTE_DETONATION_DISTANCE = 100;
+    private static final double BLAST_MINING_PVP_DAMAGE_CAP = 24D;
 
     public static double getBlastRadiusModifier(int rank) {
         return mcMMO.p.getAdvancedConfig().getBlastRadiusModifier(rank);
@@ -41,17 +42,22 @@ public class BlastMining {
     }
 
     public static boolean processBlastMiningExplosion(EntityDamageByEntityEvent event,
-            TNTPrimed tnt, Player defender) {
-        if (!tnt.hasMetadata(MetadataConstants.METADATA_KEY_TRACKED_TNT)
+            TNTPrimed tntAttacker, Player defender) {
+        if (!tntAttacker.hasMetadata(MetadataConstants.METADATA_KEY_TRACKED_TNT)
                 || !UserManager.hasPlayerDataKey(defender)) {
             return false;
         }
 
         // We can make this assumption because we (should) be the only ones using this exact metadata
         Player player = mcMMO.p.getServer().getPlayerExact(
-                tnt.getMetadata(MetadataConstants.METADATA_KEY_TRACKED_TNT).get(0).asString());
+                tntAttacker.getMetadata(MetadataConstants.METADATA_KEY_TRACKED_TNT).get(0).asString());
 
         if (!(player != null && player.equals(defender))) {
+            double cappedDamage = Math.min(event.getDamage(), BLAST_MINING_PVP_DAMAGE_CAP);
+            event.setDamage(Math.max(cappedDamage, 0D));
+            if (event.getFinalDamage() <= 0) {
+                event.setCancelled(true);
+            }
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -67,7 +73,7 @@ public class BlastMining {
 
         event.setDamage(miningManager.processDemolitionsExpertise(event.getDamage()));
 
-        if (event.getFinalDamage() == 0) {
+        if (event.getFinalDamage() <= 0) {
             event.setCancelled(true);
             return false;
         }