diff --git a/src/BlockID.cpp b/src/BlockID.cpp
index bfe826f40..8edc51664 100644
--- a/src/BlockID.cpp
+++ b/src/BlockID.cpp
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ AString DamageTypeToString(eDamageType a_DamageType)
 		case dtLightning:       return "dtLightning";
 		case dtOnFire:          return "dtOnFire";
 		case dtPoisoning:       return "dtPoisoning";
+		case dtWithering:       return "dtWithering";
 		case dtPotionOfHarming: return "dtPotionOfHarming";
 		case dtRangedAttack:    return "dtRangedAttack";
 		case dtStarving:        return "dtStarving";
@@ -408,6 +409,7 @@ eDamageType StringToDamageType(const AString & a_DamageTypeString)
 		{ dtCactusContact,   "dtCactusContact"},
 		{ dtLavaContact,     "dtLavaContact"},
 		{ dtPoisoning,       "dtPoisoning"},
+		{ dtWithering,       "dtWithering"},
 		{ dtOnFire,          "dtOnFire"},
 		{ dtFireContact,     "dtFireContact"},
 		{ dtInVoid,          "dtInVoid"},
@@ -433,6 +435,7 @@ eDamageType StringToDamageType(const AString & a_DamageTypeString)
 		{ dtCactusContact, "dtCacti"},
 		{ dtLavaContact,   "dtLava"},
 		{ dtPoisoning,     "dtPoison"},
+		{ dtWithering,     "dtWither"},
 		{ dtOnFire,        "dtBurning"},
 		{ dtFireContact,   "dtInFire"},
 		{ dtAdmin,         "dtPlugin"},
diff --git a/src/BlockID.h b/src/BlockID.h
index 272fd319d..e3567b6fc 100644
--- a/src/BlockID.h
+++ b/src/BlockID.h
@@ -811,6 +811,7 @@ enum eDamageType
 	dtCactusContact,    // Contact with a cactus block
 	dtLavaContact,      // Contact with a lava block
 	dtPoisoning,        // Having the poison effect
+	dtWithering,        // Having the wither effect
 	dtOnFire,           // Being on fire
 	dtFireContact,      // Standing inside a fire block
 	dtInVoid,           // Falling into the Void (Y < 0)
@@ -837,6 +838,7 @@ enum eDamageType
 	dtCacti        = dtCactusContact,
 	dtLava         = dtLavaContact,
 	dtPoison       = dtPoisoning,
+	dtWither       = dtWithering,
 	dtBurning      = dtOnFire,
 	dtInFire       = dtFireContact,
 	dtPlugin       = dtAdmin,
diff --git a/src/Entities/Entity.cpp b/src/Entities/Entity.cpp
index ba829bf6b..06833e1ba 100644
--- a/src/Entities/Entity.cpp
+++ b/src/Entities/Entity.cpp
@@ -432,6 +432,7 @@ bool cEntity::ArmorCoversAgainst(eDamageType a_DamageType)
 		case dtStarving:
 		case dtInVoid:
 		case dtPoisoning:
+		case dtWithering:
 		case dtPotionOfHarming:
 		case dtFalling:
 		case dtLightning:
diff --git a/src/Entities/Pawn.cpp b/src/Entities/Pawn.cpp
index fee595e54..51ffc46b2 100644
--- a/src/Entities/Pawn.cpp
+++ b/src/Entities/Pawn.cpp
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ void cPawn::HandleEntityEffects(cEntityEffect::eType a_EffectType, cEntityEffect
 		}
 		case cEntityEffect::effPoison:
 		{
-			// Poison frequency = 25 ticks, divided by potion level (Poison II = 25 ticks)
+			// Poison frequency = 25 ticks, divided by potion level (Poison II = 12 ticks)
 			int frequency = std::floor(25.0 / (double)(a_Effect.GetIntensity() + 1));
 			
 			static short counter = 0;
@@ -170,6 +170,20 @@ void cPawn::HandleEntityEffects(cEntityEffect::eType a_EffectType, cEntityEffect
 			
 			return;
 		}
+		case cEntityEffect::effWither:
+		{
+			// Poison frequency = 40 ticks, divided by effect level (Wither II = 20 ticks)
+			int frequency = std::floor(25.0 / (double)(a_Effect.GetIntensity() + 1));
+			
+			static short counter = 0;
+			if (++counter >= frequency)
+			{
+				TakeDamage(dtWither, a_Effect.GetUser(), 1, 0);
+				counter = 0;
+			}
+			//TODO: "<Player> withered away>
+			return;
+		}
 		case cEntityEffect::effFireResistance:
 		{
 			// TODO: Implement me!