diff --git a/src/actor.rs b/src/actor.rs
index f5fcde8..63d9cee 100644
--- a/src/actor.rs
+++ b/src/actor.rs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ pub enum DamageType {
     Asphyxiation,
     Depressurization,
     //Poison,
-    //Radiation,
+    Radiation,
     //Freeze,
     //Burn,
 }
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ pub struct OrbitsJupiter;
 #[derive(Component)]
 pub struct LifeForm {
     pub is_alive: bool,
+    pub is_radioactively_damaged: bool,
     pub adrenaline: f32,
     pub adrenaline_baseline: f32,
     pub adrenaline_jolt: f32,
@@ -183,6 +184,7 @@ impl Default for LifeForm {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
             is_alive: true,
+            is_radioactively_damaged: false,
             adrenaline: 0.3,
             adrenaline_baseline: 0.3,
             adrenaline_jolt: 0.0,
@@ -339,10 +341,12 @@ pub fn update_power(
 
 pub fn update_physics_lifeforms(
     time: Res<Time>,
-    mut query: Query<(&mut LifeForm, &mut HitPoints, &mut Suit, &LinearVelocity)>,
+    settings: Res<Settings>,
+    id2pos: Res<game::Id2Pos>,
+    mut query: Query<(&mut LifeForm, &mut HitPoints, &mut Suit, &LinearVelocity, &Position, Option<&Player>)>,
 ) {
     let d = time.delta_seconds();
-    for (mut lifeform, mut hp, mut suit, velocity) in query.iter_mut() {
+    for (mut lifeform, mut hp, mut suit, velocity, pos, player) in query.iter_mut() {
         if lifeform.adrenaline_jolt.abs() > 1e-3 {
             lifeform.adrenaline_jolt *= 0.99;
         } else {
@@ -355,6 +359,20 @@ pub fn update_physics_lifeforms(
         lifeform.adrenaline =
             (lifeform.adrenaline - 0.0001 + lifeform.adrenaline_jolt * 0.01).clamp(0.0, 1.0);
 
+        if player.is_some() {
+            lifeform.is_radioactively_damaged = if settings.reactor_state == 2 {
+                true
+            } else if let Some(pos_jupiter) = id2pos.0.get(cmd::ID_JUPITER) {
+                pos_jupiter.distance(pos.0) < 140_000_000.0
+            } else {
+                false
+            };
+            if lifeform.is_radioactively_damaged {
+                hp.damage += 0.3 * d;
+                hp.damagetype = DamageType::Radiation;
+            }
+        }
+
         let mut oxygen_drain = nature::OXY_S;
         let integr_threshold = 0.5;
         if suit.integrity < integr_threshold {
diff --git a/src/game.rs b/src/game.rs
index bbf0287..1c7840b 100644
--- a/src/game.rs
+++ b/src/game.rs
@@ -331,7 +331,14 @@ fn handle_player_death(
                     duration: 1.0,
                 });
             }
-            _ => {
+            actor::DamageType::Radiation => {
+                settings.death_cause = "Acute radiation poisoning".to_string();
+                ew_effect.send(visual::SpawnEffectEvent {
+                    class: visual::Effects::FadeIn(Color::BLACK),
+                    duration: 4.0,
+                });
+            }
+            actor::DamageType::Unknown => {
                 settings.death_cause = "Unknown".to_string();
                 ew_effect.send(visual::SpawnEffectEvent {
                     class: visual::Effects::FadeIn(css::MAROON.into()),
diff --git a/src/hud.rs b/src/hud.rs
index 29a42fc..539e74c 100644
--- a/src/hud.rs
+++ b/src/hud.rs
@@ -682,8 +682,7 @@ pub fn setup(
 fn update_dashboard(
     timer: ResMut<FPSUpdateTimer>,
     mut q_dashboard: Query<(&mut Visibility, &Dashboard)>,
-    id2pos: Res<game::Id2Pos>,
-    q_player: Query<(&actor::Suit, &actor::Battery, &Position), With<actor::Player>>,
+    q_player: Query<(&actor::Suit, &actor::Battery, &actor::LifeForm), With<actor::Player>>,
     settings: Res<Settings>,
 ) {
     if !settings.hud_active || !timer.0.just_finished() {
@@ -693,7 +692,7 @@ fn update_dashboard(
     if player.is_err() {
         return;
     }
-    let (suit, battery, pos) = player.unwrap();
+    let (suit, battery, lifeform) = player.unwrap();
 
     for (mut vis, icon) in &mut q_dashboard {
         *vis = bool2vis(match icon {
@@ -702,15 +701,7 @@ fn update_dashboard(
             Dashboard::Battery => battery.overloaded_recovering,
             Dashboard::RotationStabiliser => !settings.rotation_stabilizer_active,
             Dashboard::CruiseControl => settings.cruise_control_active,
-            Dashboard::Radioactivity => {
-                if settings.reactor_state == 2 {
-                    true
-                } else if let Some(pos_jupiter) = id2pos.0.get(cmd::ID_JUPITER) {
-                    pos_jupiter.distance(pos.0) < 140_000_000.0
-                } else {
-                    false
-                }
-            }
+            Dashboard::Radioactivity => lifeform.is_radioactively_damaged,
         });
     }
 }