diff --git a/Content.Shared/Nutrition/EntitySystems/HungerSystem.cs b/Content.Shared/Nutrition/EntitySystems/HungerSystem.cs
index f7a6855abc..d5f8860081 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Nutrition/EntitySystems/HungerSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Nutrition/EntitySystems/HungerSystem.cs
@@ -156,11 +156,6 @@ public sealed class HungerSystem : EntitySystem
             _alerts.ClearAlertCategory(uid, AlertCategory.Hunger);
         }
 
-        if (component.StarvationDamage is { } damage && !_mobState.IsDead(uid))
-        {
-            _damageable.TryChangeDamage(uid, damage, true, false);
-        }
-
         if (component.HungerThresholdDecayModifiers.TryGetValue(component.CurrentThreshold, out var modifier))
         {
             component.ActualDecayRate = component.BaseDecayRate * modifier;
@@ -169,6 +164,19 @@ public sealed class HungerSystem : EntitySystem
         component.LastThreshold = component.CurrentThreshold;
     }
 
+    private void DoContinuousHungerEffects(EntityUid uid, HungerComponent? component = null)
+    {
+        if (!Resolve(uid, ref component))
+            return;
+
+        if (component.CurrentThreshold <= HungerThreshold.Starving &&
+            component.StarvationDamage is { } damage &&
+            !_mobState.IsDead(uid))
+        {
+            _damageable.TryChangeDamage(uid, damage, true, false);
+        }
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets the hunger threshold for an entity based on the amount of food specified.
     /// If a specific amount isn't specified, just uses the current hunger of the entity
@@ -220,6 +228,7 @@ public sealed class HungerSystem : EntitySystem
             hunger.NextUpdateTime = _timing.CurTime + hunger.UpdateRate;
 
             ModifyHunger(uid, -hunger.ActualDecayRate, hunger);
+            DoContinuousHungerEffects(uid, hunger);
         }
     }
 }