diff --git a/Content.Client/Weapons/Melee/MeleeWeaponSystem.cs b/Content.Client/Weapons/Melee/MeleeWeaponSystem.cs
index 0169867d10..0edab3b9c1 100644
--- a/Content.Client/Weapons/Melee/MeleeWeaponSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/Weapons/Melee/MeleeWeaponSystem.cs
@@ -227,7 +227,9 @@ public sealed partial class MeleeWeaponSystem : SharedMeleeWeaponSystem
 
     private void OnMeleeLunge(MeleeLungeEvent ev)
     {
-        DoLunge(ev.Entity, ev.Angle, ev.LocalPos, ev.Animation);
+        // Entity might not have been sent by PVS.
+        if (Exists(ev.Entity))
+            DoLunge(ev.Entity, ev.Angle, ev.LocalPos, ev.Animation);
     }
 
     /// <summary>