diff --git a/Content.Server/Weapon/Melee/Components/MeleeWeaponComponent.cs b/Content.Server/Weapon/Melee/Components/MeleeWeaponComponent.cs
index d690015857..f5b983486e 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Weapon/Melee/Components/MeleeWeaponComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Weapon/Melee/Components/MeleeWeaponComponent.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ namespace Content.Server.Weapon.Melee.Components
         [DataField("hitSound")]
         public SoundSpecifier? HitSound;
 
+        [ViewVariables(VVAccess.ReadWrite)]
+        [DataField("noDamageSound")]
+        public SoundSpecifier NoDamageSound { get; set; } = new SoundPathSpecifier("/Audio/Weapons/tap.ogg");
+
         [ViewVariables(VVAccess.ReadWrite)]
         [DataField("missSound")]
         public SoundSpecifier MissSound { get; set; } = new SoundPathSpecifier("/Audio/Weapons/punchmiss.ogg");
diff --git a/Content.Server/Weapon/Melee/MeleeWeaponSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Weapon/Melee/MeleeWeaponSystem.cs
index 8ee04826bf..dff066e95e 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Weapon/Melee/MeleeWeaponSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Weapon/Melee/MeleeWeaponSystem.cs
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.Weapon.Melee
                     var modifiedDamage = DamageSpecifier.ApplyModifierSets(comp.Damage + hitEvent.BonusDamage, hitEvent.ModifiersList);
                     var damageResult = _damageableSystem.TryChangeDamage(target, modifiedDamage);
 
-                    if (damageResult != null)
+                    if (damageResult != null && damageResult.Total > FixedPoint2.Zero)
                     {
                         if (args.Used == args.User)
                             _adminLogger.Add(LogType.MeleeHit,
@@ -108,15 +108,18 @@ namespace Content.Server.Weapon.Melee
                         else
                             _adminLogger.Add(LogType.MeleeHit,
                                 $"{ToPrettyString(args.User):user} melee attacked {ToPrettyString(args.Target.Value):target} using {ToPrettyString(args.Used):used} and dealt {damageResult.Total:damage} damage");
-                    }
 
-                    PlayHitSound(target, GetHighestDamageSound(modifiedDamage, _protoManager), hitEvent.HitSoundOverride, comp.HitSound);
+                        PlayHitSound(target, GetHighestDamageSound(modifiedDamage, _protoManager), hitEvent.HitSoundOverride, comp.HitSound);
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        SoundSystem.Play(comp.NoDamageSound.GetSound(), Filter.Pvs(owner, entityManager: EntityManager), owner);
+                    }
                 }
             }
             else
             {
-                SoundSystem.Play(comp.MissSound.GetSound(), Filter.Pvs(owner, entityManager: EntityManager), args.User);
-                return;
+                SoundSystem.Play(comp.MissSound.GetSound(), Filter.Pvs(owner, entityManager: EntityManager), owner);
             }
 
             comp.LastAttackTime = curTime;
@@ -176,18 +179,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.Weapon.Melee
             if (!hitEvent.Handled)
             {
                 var modifiedDamage = DamageSpecifier.ApplyModifierSets(comp.Damage + hitEvent.BonusDamage, hitEvent.ModifiersList);
-
-                if (entities.Count != 0)
-                {
-                    var target = entities.First();
-                    TryComp<MeleeWeaponComponent>(target, out var meleeWeapon);
-
-                    PlayHitSound(target, GetHighestDamageSound(modifiedDamage, _protoManager), hitEvent.HitSoundOverride, meleeWeapon?.HitSound);
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    SoundSystem.Play(comp.MissSound.GetSound(), Filter.Pvs(owner), Transform(args.User).Coordinates);
-                }
+                var appliedDamage = new DamageSpecifier();
 
                 foreach (var entity in hitEntities)
                 {
@@ -195,8 +187,10 @@ namespace Content.Server.Weapon.Melee
 
                     var damageResult = _damageableSystem.TryChangeDamage(entity, modifiedDamage);
 
-                    if (damageResult != null)
+                    if (damageResult != null && damageResult.Total > FixedPoint2.Zero)
                     {
+                        appliedDamage += damageResult;
+
                         if (args.Used == args.User)
                             _adminLogger.Add(LogType.MeleeHit,
                                 $"{ToPrettyString(args.User):user} melee attacked {ToPrettyString(entity):target} using their hands and dealt {damageResult.Total:damage} damage");
@@ -205,12 +199,28 @@ namespace Content.Server.Weapon.Melee
                                 $"{ToPrettyString(args.User):user} melee attacked {ToPrettyString(entity):target} using {ToPrettyString(args.Used):used} and dealt {damageResult.Total:damage} damage");
                     }
                 }
+
+                if (entities.Count != 0)
+                {
+                    if (appliedDamage.Total > FixedPoint2.Zero)
+                    {
+                        var target = entities.First();
+                        PlayHitSound(target, GetHighestDamageSound(modifiedDamage, _protoManager), hitEvent.HitSoundOverride, comp.HitSound);
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        SoundSystem.Play(comp.NoDamageSound.GetSound(), Filter.Pvs(owner, entityManager: EntityManager), owner);
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    SoundSystem.Play(comp.MissSound.GetSound(), Filter.Pvs(owner, entityManager: EntityManager), owner);
+                }
             }
 
             comp.LastAttackTime = curTime;
             comp.CooldownEnd = comp.LastAttackTime + TimeSpan.FromSeconds(comp.ArcCooldownTime);
-
-            RaiseLocalEvent(owner, new RefreshItemCooldownEvent(comp.LastAttackTime, comp.CooldownEnd), false);
+            RaiseLocalEvent(owner, new RefreshItemCooldownEvent(comp.LastAttackTime, comp.CooldownEnd));
         }
 
         public static string? GetHighestDamageSound(DamageSpecifier modifiedDamage, IPrototypeManager protoManager)