diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/events/hardcore/McMMOPlayerDeathPenaltyEvent.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/events/hardcore/McMMOPlayerDeathPenaltyEvent.java
index 5b3b1838d..0543ab865 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/events/hardcore/McMMOPlayerDeathPenaltyEvent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/events/hardcore/McMMOPlayerDeathPenaltyEvent.java
@@ -5,11 +5,20 @@ import org.bukkit.event.Cancellable;
 import org.bukkit.event.HandlerList;
 import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerEvent;
 
+import com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.skills.SkillType;
+
 public class McMMOPlayerDeathPenaltyEvent extends PlayerEvent implements Cancellable {
+    private SkillType skill;
     private boolean cancelled;
 
+    @Deprecated
     public McMMOPlayerDeathPenaltyEvent(Player player) {
         super(player);
+    }
+
+    public McMMOPlayerDeathPenaltyEvent(Player player, SkillType skill) {
+        super(player);
+        this.skill = skill;
         this.cancelled = false;
     }
 
@@ -35,4 +44,8 @@ public class McMMOPlayerDeathPenaltyEvent extends PlayerEvent implements Cancell
     public static HandlerList getHandlerList() {
         return handlers;
     }
+
+    public SkillType getSkill() {
+        return skill;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/events/hardcore/McMMOPlayerVampirismPenaltyEvent.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/events/hardcore/McMMOPlayerVampirismPenaltyEvent.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c9a554241
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/events/hardcore/McMMOPlayerVampirismPenaltyEvent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package com.gmail.nossr50.events.hardcore;
+
+import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
+
+import com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.skills.SkillType;
+
+public class McMMOPlayerVampirismPenaltyEvent extends McMMOPlayerDeathPenaltyEvent {
+    private int levelChanged;
+    private float experienceChanged;
+
+    public McMMOPlayerVampirismPenaltyEvent(Player player, SkillType skill, int levelChanged, float experienceChanged) {
+        super(player, skill);
+        this.levelChanged = levelChanged;
+        this.experienceChanged = experienceChanged;
+    }
+
+    public int getLevelChanged() {
+        return levelChanged;
+    }
+
+    public void setLevelChanged(int levelChanged) {
+        this.levelChanged = levelChanged;
+    }
+
+    public float getExperienceChanged() {
+        return experienceChanged;
+    }
+
+    public void setExperienceChanged(float experienceChanged) {
+        this.experienceChanged = experienceChanged;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/listeners/PlayerListener.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/listeners/PlayerListener.java
index 771fe4f87..d280075aa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/listeners/PlayerListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/listeners/PlayerListener.java
@@ -140,9 +140,8 @@ public class PlayerListener implements Listener {
 
         Player killer = killedPlayer.getKiller();
 
-
         if (statLossEnabled || (killer != null && vampirismEnabled)) {
-            if (EventUtils.callDeathPenaltyEvent(killedPlayer).isCancelled()) {
+            if (EventUtils.callDeathPenaltyEvent(killedPlayer, null).isCancelled()) {
                 return;
             }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/EventUtils.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/EventUtils.java
index 3f764d4e0..f6ed2818d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/EventUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/EventUtils.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import com.gmail.nossr50.events.fake.FakeBlockDamageEvent;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.events.fake.FakePlayerAnimationEvent;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.events.fake.FakePlayerFishEvent;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.events.hardcore.McMMOPlayerDeathPenaltyEvent;
+import com.gmail.nossr50.events.hardcore.McMMOPlayerVampirismPenaltyEvent;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.events.party.McMMOPartyLevelUpEvent;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.events.party.McMMOPartyTeleportEvent;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.events.party.McMMOPartyXpGainEvent;
@@ -163,6 +164,38 @@ public class EventUtils {
         return !isCancelled;
     }
 
+    public static boolean handleVampirismEvent(Player killer, Player victim, SkillType skillType, int levelsStolen, int xpStolen) {
+        McMMOPlayerVampirismPenaltyEvent eventKiller = new McMMOPlayerVampirismPenaltyEvent(killer, skillType, levelsStolen, xpStolen);
+        McMMOPlayerVampirismPenaltyEvent eventVictim = new McMMOPlayerVampirismPenaltyEvent(victim, skillType, -levelsStolen, -xpStolen);
+        mcMMO.p.getServer().getPluginManager().callEvent(eventKiller);
+        mcMMO.p.getServer().getPluginManager().callEvent(eventVictim);
+
+        boolean isCancelled = eventKiller.isCancelled() || eventVictim.isCancelled();
+
+        if (!isCancelled) {
+            McMMOPlayer killerPlayer = UserManager.getPlayer(killer);
+            PlayerProfile victimProfile = UserManager.getPlayer(victim).getProfile();
+            int victimSkillLevel = victimProfile.getSkillLevel(skillType);
+
+            killerPlayer.addLevels(skillType, eventKiller.getLevelChanged());
+            killerPlayer.beginUnsharedXpGain(skillType, eventKiller.getExperienceChanged(), XPGainReason.VAMPIRISM);
+
+            // For victims McMMOPlayerVampirismPenaltyEvent is fired with negative levels changed and XP changed
+            victimProfile.modifySkill(skillType, victimSkillLevel + eventVictim.getLevelChanged());
+            victimProfile.removeXp(skillType, (int) - eventVictim.getExperienceChanged());
+
+            if (victimProfile.getSkillXpLevel(skillType) < 0) {
+                victimProfile.setSkillXpLevel(skillType, 0);
+            }
+
+            if (victimProfile.getSkillLevel(skillType) < 0) {
+                victimProfile.modifySkill(skillType, 0);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return !isCancelled;
+    }
+
     public static McMMOPlayerAbilityDeactivateEvent callAbilityDeactivateEvent(Player player, AbilityType ability) {
         McMMOPlayerAbilityDeactivateEvent event = new McMMOPlayerAbilityDeactivateEvent(player, SkillType.byAbility(ability));
         mcMMO.p.getServer().getPluginManager().callEvent(event);
@@ -191,8 +224,8 @@ public class EventUtils {
         return event;
     }
 
-    public static McMMOPlayerDeathPenaltyEvent callDeathPenaltyEvent(Player player) {
-        McMMOPlayerDeathPenaltyEvent event = new McMMOPlayerDeathPenaltyEvent(player);
+    public static McMMOPlayerDeathPenaltyEvent callDeathPenaltyEvent(Player player, SkillType skill) {
+        McMMOPlayerDeathPenaltyEvent event = new McMMOPlayerDeathPenaltyEvent(player, skill);
         mcMMO.p.getServer().getPluginManager().callEvent(event);
 
         return event;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/HardcoreManager.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/HardcoreManager.java
index 27aad1aa2..a97c275af 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/HardcoreManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/HardcoreManager.java
@@ -3,10 +3,8 @@ package com.gmail.nossr50.util;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 
 import com.gmail.nossr50.config.Config;
-import com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.player.McMMOPlayer;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.player.PlayerProfile;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.skills.SkillType;
-import com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.skills.XPGainReason;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.locale.LocaleLoader;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.util.player.UserManager;
 
@@ -57,8 +55,7 @@ public final class HardcoreManager {
         double vampirismStatLeechPercentage = Config.getInstance().getHardcoreVampirismStatLeechPercentage();
         int levelThreshold = Config.getInstance().getHardcoreVampirismLevelThreshold();
 
-        McMMOPlayer killerPlayer = UserManager.getPlayer(killer);
-        PlayerProfile killerProfile = killerPlayer.getProfile();
+        PlayerProfile killerProfile = UserManager.getPlayer(killer).getProfile();
         PlayerProfile victimProfile = UserManager.getPlayer(victim).getProfile();
         int totalLevelsStolen = 0;
 
@@ -80,20 +77,8 @@ public final class HardcoreManager {
             int levelsStolen = (int) statsStolen;
             int xpStolen = (int) Math.floor(victimSkillXpLevel * (statsStolen - levelsStolen));
 
-            totalLevelsStolen += levelsStolen;
-
-            killerPlayer.addLevels(skillType, levelsStolen);
-            killerPlayer.beginUnsharedXpGain(skillType, xpStolen, XPGainReason.VAMPIRISM);
-
-            victimProfile.modifySkill(skillType, victimSkillLevel - levelsStolen);
-            victimProfile.removeXp(skillType, xpStolen);
-
-            if (victimProfile.getSkillXpLevel(skillType) < 0) {
-                victimProfile.setSkillXpLevel(skillType, 0);
-            }
-
-            if (victimProfile.getSkillLevel(skillType) < 0) {
-                victimProfile.modifySkill(skillType, 0);
+            if (EventUtils.handleVampirismEvent(killer, victim, skillType, levelsStolen, xpStolen)) {
+                totalLevelsStolen += levelsStolen;
             }
         }