diff --git a/Source/CombatExtended/Harmony/Harmony_LordToil_Siege.cs b/Source/CombatExtended/Harmony/Harmony_LordToil_Siege.cs
index ebd984e9dd..995eb18cdf 100644
--- a/Source/CombatExtended/Harmony/Harmony_LordToil_Siege.cs
+++ b/Source/CombatExtended/Harmony/Harmony_LordToil_Siege.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection;
+using System.Reflection.Emit;
 using HarmonyLib;
 using RimWorld;
 using Verse;
@@ -11,8 +13,78 @@ internal static class Harmony_LordToil_Siege
     {
         internal static IEnumerable<CodeInstruction> Transpiler(IEnumerable<CodeInstruction> instructions)
         {
-            return instructions.MethodReplacer(typeof(ThingDef).GetMethod("get_IsShell"),
-                                               typeof(AmmoUtility).GetMethod(nameof(AmmoUtility.IsShell), BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Static));
+            var codes = new List<CodeInstruction>(instructions);
+            var methodCustomCondition = typeof(Harmony_LordToil_Siege).GetMethod(nameof(CustomCondition), BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.Public);
+            var startIndex = -1;
+            var endIndex = -1;
+            MethodInfo targetMethod = AccessTools.Method(typeof(ThingDef), "get_IsShell"); // Start of the if condition
+            FieldInfo targetField = AccessTools.Field(typeof(DamageDef), "harmsHealth"); // End of the if condition
+            for (int i = 0; i < codes.Count; i++)
+            {
+                if (startIndex == -1)
+                {
+                    // Find the start of the if statement
+                    if (codes[i].opcode == OpCodes.Callvirt && codes[i].Calls(targetMethod))
+                    {
+                        startIndex = i - 1; // We want to edit -1 instruction from the call of IsShell
+                    }
+                }
+                else if (codes[i].opcode == OpCodes.Ldfld && codes[i].LoadsField(targetField))
+                {
+                    endIndex = i;
+                }
+            }
+            if (startIndex == -1 || endIndex == -1)
+            {
+                Log.Error("CombatExtended :: Harmony_LordToil_Siege couldn't find code block for patching");
+                return codes; // Don't modify as we couldn't find the original code block
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                codes[startIndex] = new CodeInstruction(OpCodes.Call, methodCustomCondition); // Call the new method for evaluation
+                codes.RemoveRange(startIndex+1, endIndex-startIndex); // Remove the default code
+                return codes;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public static bool CustomCondition(Thing thing)
+        {
+            // Ensure damage check is the same here as from CombatExtended.HarmonyCE.Harmony_TurretGunUtility
+            var ammoDef = thing.def as AmmoDef;
+            if (ammoDef == null)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+            // Ignore all non-shell defs.
+            if (ammoDef == null || !AmmoUtility.IsShell(ammoDef))
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            // Get the explosive damage def.
+            var explosiveDamageDef = ammoDef.GetCompProperties<CompProperties_ExplosiveCE>()?.explosiveDamageType ?? ammoDef.GetCompProperties<CompProperties_Explosive>()?.explosiveDamageType;
+
+            // Get the projectile damage def via the mortar ammo set.
+            var projectileDamageDef = ammoDef.projectile?.damageDef ?? CE_AmmoSetDefOf.AmmoSet_81mmMortarShell.ammoTypes.FirstOrDefault(t => t.ammo == ammoDef)?.projectile?.projectile?.damageDef;
+
+            // Ignore shells that don't have damage defs.
+            if (explosiveDamageDef == null && projectileDamageDef == null)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            // Get the number of fragments
+            var fragments = ammoDef.GetCompProperties<CompProperties_Fragments>()?.fragments.Count;
+
+            // Get patched harmful damage for modded/toxic shells
+            var harmful = projectileDamageDef?.GetModExtension<DamageDefExtensionCE>()?.isHarmful ?? false;
+
+            // Check if shell harms health.
+            if ((explosiveDamageDef == null || !explosiveDamageDef.harmsHealth) && (projectileDamageDef == null || !projectileDamageDef.harmsHealth) && (fragments == null || fragments < 1) && !harmful)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+            return true;
         }
     }
 }