diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Traits/Health.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Traits/Health.cs
index bddc9c9c74..2d18176c1f 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Traits/Health.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Traits/Health.cs
@@ -15,9 +15,15 @@ namespace OpenRA.Traits
 {
 	public class HealthInfo : ITraitInfo, UsesInit<HealthInit>
 	{
+		[Desc("HitPoints")]
 		public readonly int HP = 0;
+
 		[Desc("Physical size of the unit used for damage calculations.  Impacts within this radius apply full damage")]
 		public readonly WRange Radius = new WRange(426);
+
+		[Desc("Don't trigger interfaces such as AnnounceOnKill.")]
+		public readonly bool NotifyAppliedDamage = true;
+
 		public virtual object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new Health(init, this); }
 	}
 
@@ -92,7 +98,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Traits
 			foreach (var nd in self.TraitsImplementing<INotifyDamageStateChanged>())
 				nd.DamageStateChanged(self, ai);
 
-			if (repairer != null && repairer.IsInWorld && !repairer.IsDead())
+			if (Info.NotifyAppliedDamage && repairer != null && repairer.IsInWorld && !repairer.IsDead())
 				foreach (var nd in repairer.TraitsImplementing<INotifyAppliedDamage>()
 				         .Concat(repairer.Owner.PlayerActor.TraitsImplementing<INotifyAppliedDamage>()))
 					nd.AppliedDamage(repairer, self, ai);
@@ -135,7 +141,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Traits
 				foreach (var nd in self.TraitsImplementing<INotifyDamageStateChanged>())
 					nd.DamageStateChanged(self, ai);
 
-			if (attacker != null && attacker.IsInWorld && !attacker.IsDead())
+			if (Info.NotifyAppliedDamage && attacker != null && attacker.IsInWorld && !attacker.IsDead())
 				foreach (var nd in attacker.TraitsImplementing<INotifyAppliedDamage>()
 					 .Concat(attacker.Owner.PlayerActor.TraitsImplementing<INotifyAppliedDamage>()))
 				nd.AppliedDamage(attacker, self, ai);
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/AnnounceOnKill.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/AnnounceOnKill.cs
index c45b19e7ce..fc5ef1c245 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/AnnounceOnKill.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/AnnounceOnKill.cs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 
 		public void AppliedDamage(Actor self, Actor damaged, AttackInfo e)
 		{
-			if (e.DamageState == DamageState.Dead)
+			if (e.DamageState == DamageState.Dead && damaged != e.Attacker) // don't notify suicides
 			{
 				if (self.World.WorldTick - lastAnnounce > info.Interval * 25)
 					Sound.PlayVoice("Kill", self, self.Owner.Country.Race);
diff --git a/mods/ra/rules/misc.yaml b/mods/ra/rules/misc.yaml
index 08bbc5973b..db63c0f944 100644
--- a/mods/ra/rules/misc.yaml
+++ b/mods/ra/rules/misc.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ MINP:
 		Weapon: APMine
 	Health:
 		HP: 100
+		NotifyAppliedDamage: false
 	Armor:
 		Type: Light
 	RenderSimple:
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ MINV:
 		Weapon: ATMine
 	Health:
 		HP: 100
+		NotifyAppliedDamage: false
 	Armor:
 		Type: Light
 	RenderSimple: