diff --git a/addons/eventhandlers/CfgEventHandlers.hpp b/addons/eventhandlers/CfgEventHandlers.hpp
index 1bf4a32f..76b7e5ed 100644
--- a/addons/eventhandlers/CfgEventHandlers.hpp
+++ b/addons/eventhandlers/CfgEventHandlers.hpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class Extended_PostInit_EventHandlers {
 class Extended_Explosion_Eventhandlers {
     class CAManBase {
         class LAMBS_CAManBase_Explosion {
-            Explosion = QUOTE(_this call FUNC(explosionEH));
+            Explosion = QUOTE(_this call FUNC(delayExplosionEH));
         };
     };
 };
diff --git a/addons/eventhandlers/XEH_PREP.hpp b/addons/eventhandlers/XEH_PREP.hpp
index b59ab1c2..917839ca 100644
--- a/addons/eventhandlers/XEH_PREP.hpp
+++ b/addons/eventhandlers/XEH_PREP.hpp
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+PREP(delayExplosionEH);
 PREP(explosionEH);
diff --git a/addons/eventhandlers/functions/fnc_delayExplosionEH.sqf b/addons/eventhandlers/functions/fnc_delayExplosionEH.sqf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8ae251f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/eventhandlers/functions/fnc_delayExplosionEH.sqf
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#include "script_component.hpp"
+/*
+ * Author: Lambda.Tiger
+ * Delayed reaction to explosions. The delay is calculated on
+ * a) A base line of reaction time
+ * b) Distance from the explosion
+ * c) AI general skill
+ *
+ * Arguments:
+ * BIS Explosion EH
+ *
+ * Return Value:
+ * None
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * [BIS EXPLOSION EH ARGS] call lambs_eventhandlers_fnc_delayExplosionEH;
+ *
+ * Public: No
+*/
+params [
+    ["_unit", objNull],
+    "",
+    ["_explosionSource", objNull]
+];
+
+if (!GVAR(ExplosionEventHandlerEnabled)
+    || !(local _unit)
+    || isPlayer _unit
+    || {!(_unit call EFUNC(main,isAlive))}) exitWith {};
+
+private _skill = _unit skill "general";
+private _timeOfFlight = if (isNull _explosionSource) then {
+    0.03 // 10 m radius
+} else {
+    (_unit distance _explosionSource) / 343 // 343 m/s - good value for speed of sound
+};
+// min delay of 160 ms based on
+// EFFECTS OF PREKNOWLEDGE AND STIMULUS INTENSITY UPON SIMPLE REACTION TIME by J. M. Speiss
+// Loudness and reaction time: I by D. L. Kohfeld, J. L. Santee, and N. D. Wallace
+private _delay = 0.16 + _timeOfFlight + 0.5 * random (1 - _skill);
+if (_unit getVariable [QGVAR(explosionReactionTime), 0] > time + _delay) exitWith {};
+[{_this call FUNC(explosionEH)}, _this, _delay] call CBA_fnc_waitAndExecute;