diff --git a/Minecraft.World/AI/Goals/PanicGoal.cpp b/Minecraft.World/AI/Goals/PanicGoal.cpp
index 9c32c1c6e..48febd49e 100644
--- a/Minecraft.World/AI/Goals/PanicGoal.cpp
+++ b/Minecraft.World/AI/Goals/PanicGoal.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ PanicGoal::PanicGoal(PathfinderMob* mob, double speedModifier) {
 
 bool PanicGoal::canUse() {
     if (mob->getLastHurtByMob() == NULL && !mob->isOnFire()) return false;
+
+    // 4jcraft: stop entities from being eternally scared (referenced from
+    // smartcmd/MinecraftConsoles #519)
+    const int hurtTimeout = mob->getLastHurtByMobTimestamp();
+    static thread_local Random random;
+    const int panicDuration = random.nextInt(41) + 60;
+    if (mob->tickCount - hurtTimeout > panicDuration) return false;
+
     Vec3* pos = RandomPos::getPos(
         std::dynamic_pointer_cast<PathfinderMob>(mob->shared_from_this()), 5,
         4);