diff --git a/Content.Server/GameObjects/Components/Explosion/ExplosiveComponent.cs b/Content.Server/GameObjects/Components/Explosion/ExplosiveComponent.cs
index 29dc5ded3a..a5e401efd6 100644
--- a/Content.Server/GameObjects/Components/Explosion/ExplosiveComponent.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/GameObjects/Components/Explosion/ExplosiveComponent.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Content.Server.GameObjects.Components.Mobs;
 using Robust.Server.Interfaces.GameObjects;
 using Robust.Server.GameObjects.EntitySystems;
 using Robust.Shared.GameObjects.EntitySystemMessages;
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ using Robust.Shared.Serialization;
 using Content.Server.GameObjects.EntitySystems;
 using Content.Shared.GameObjects;
 using Content.Shared.Maps;
+using Robust.Server.Interfaces.Player;
 
 namespace Content.Server.GameObjects.Components.Explosive
 {
@@ -118,7 +120,8 @@ namespace Content.Server.GameObjects.Components.Explosive
             var time = IoCManager.Resolve<IGameTiming>().CurTime;
             var message = new EffectSystemMessage
             {
-                EffectSprite = "Effects/explosion.png",
+                EffectSprite = "Effects/explosion.rsi",
+                RsiState = "explosionfast",
                 Born = time,
                 DeathTime = time + TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5),
                 Size = new Vector2(FlashRange / 2, FlashRange / 2),
@@ -131,6 +134,32 @@ namespace Content.Server.GameObjects.Components.Explosive
             };
             _entitySystemManager.GetEntitySystem<EffectSystem>().CreateParticle(message);
             _entitySystemManager.GetEntitySystem<AudioSystem>().Play("/Audio/effects/explosion.ogg", Owner);
+
+            // Knock back cameras of all players in the area.
+
+            var playerManager = IoCManager.Resolve<IPlayerManager>();
+            var selfPos = Owner.Transform.WorldPosition;
+            foreach (var player in playerManager.GetAllPlayers())
+            {
+                if (player.AttachedEntity == null
+                    || player.AttachedEntity.Transform.MapID != mapGrid.ParentMapId
+                    || !player.AttachedEntity.TryGetComponent(out CameraRecoilComponent recoil))
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                var playerPos = player.AttachedEntity.Transform.WorldPosition;
+                var delta = selfPos - playerPos;
+                var distance = delta.LengthSquared;
+
+                var effect = 1 / (1 + 0.2f * distance);
+                if (effect > 0.01f)
+                {
+                    var kick = -delta.Normalized * effect;
+                    recoil.Kick(kick);
+                }
+            }
+
             return true;
         }
 
diff --git a/Resources/Audio/effects/explosion.ogg b/Resources/Audio/effects/explosion.ogg
index 14df2c88cc..32962ecb2c 100644
Binary files a/Resources/Audio/effects/explosion.ogg and b/Resources/Audio/effects/explosion.ogg differ
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Explosives.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Explosives.yml
index e7b379e5b9..689faadaa4 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Explosives.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Explosives.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     Size: 5
 
   - type: OnUseTimerTrigger
-    delay: 5
+    delay: 3.5
 
   - type: Explosive
     devastationRange: 3
diff --git a/Resources/Textures/Effects/explosion.rsi/explosion.png b/Resources/Textures/Effects/explosion.rsi/explosion.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 5dbdd0b854..0000000000
Binary files a/Resources/Textures/Effects/explosion.rsi/explosion.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/Resources/Textures/Effects/explosion.rsi/explosionfast.png b/Resources/Textures/Effects/explosion.rsi/explosionfast.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..255047c06c
Binary files /dev/null and b/Resources/Textures/Effects/explosion.rsi/explosionfast.png differ
diff --git a/Resources/Textures/Effects/explosion.rsi/meta.json b/Resources/Textures/Effects/explosion.rsi/meta.json
index 8179c1e152..d552172063 100644
--- a/Resources/Textures/Effects/explosion.rsi/meta.json
+++ b/Resources/Textures/Effects/explosion.rsi/meta.json
@@ -1,28 +1 @@
-{
-    "version": 1,
-    "size": {
-        "x": 96,
-        "y": 96
-    },
-    "license": "CC-BY-SA-3.0",
-    "copyright": "Taken from https://github.com/vgstation-coders/vgstation13/icons/effects/96x96.dmi at commit 96d69b71a3a0549b4b668c0a095306580bd157c0",
-    "states": [
-        {
-            "name": "explosion",
-            "select": [],
-            "flags": {},
-            "directions": 1,
-            "delays": [
-                [
-                    0.2,
-                    0.1,
-                    0.1,
-                    0.1,
-                    0.1,
-                    0.1,
-                    0.1
-                ]
-            ]
-        }
-    ]
-}
+{"version": 1, "size": {"x": 96, "y": 96}, "states": [{"name": "explosionfast", "directions": 1, "delays": [[0.06, 0.06, 0.06, 0.06, 0.06, 0.06, 0.06, 0.06]]}]}
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