diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/mutators/strains/runner/acid.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/mutators/strains/runner/acid.dm
index 7a2196a3c209..7b64ae9f69d7 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/mutators/strains/runner/acid.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/mutators/strains/runner/acid.dm
@@ -159,7 +159,12 @@
 		new /obj/effect/particle_effect/smoke/acid_runner_harmless(T)
 	playsound(bound_xeno, 'sound/effects/blobattack.ogg', 75)
 	if(bound_xeno.client && bound_xeno.hive)
-		addtimer(CALLBACK(bound_xeno.hive, TYPE_PROC_REF(/datum/hive_status, free_respawn), bound_xeno.client), 5 SECONDS)
+		var/datum/hive_status/hive_status = bound_xeno.hive
+		var/turf/spawning_turf = get_turf(bound_xeno)
+		if(!hive_status.hive_location)
+			addtimer(CALLBACK(bound_xeno.hive, TYPE_PROC_REF(/datum/hive_status, respawn_on_turf), bound_xeno.client, spawning_turf), 0.5 SECONDS)
+		else
+			addtimer(CALLBACK(bound_xeno.hive, TYPE_PROC_REF(/datum/hive_status, free_respawn), bound_xeno.client), 5 SECONDS)
 	bound_xeno.gib()
 
 /mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/runner/ventcrawl_carry()
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/xeno_defines.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/xeno_defines.dm
index acc72586e647..cfca16f70a51 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/xeno_defines.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/xeno_defines.dm
@@ -936,6 +936,24 @@
 	else
 		hive_ui.update_burrowed_larva()
 
+/datum/hive_status/proc/respawn_on_turf(client/xeno_client, turf/spawning_turf)
+	var/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/larva/new_xeno = spawn_hivenumber_larva(spawning_turf, hivenumber)
+	if(isnull(new_xeno))
+		return FALSE
+
+	if(!SSticker.mode.transfer_xeno(xeno_client.mob, new_xeno))
+		qdel(new_xeno)
+		return FALSE
+
+	new_xeno.visible_message(SPAN_XENODANGER("A larva suddenly emerges from a dead husk!"),
+	SPAN_XENOANNOUNCE("The hive has no core! You manage to emerge from your old husk as a larva!"))
+	msg_admin_niche("[key_name(new_xeno)] respawned at \a [spawning_turf]. [ADMIN_JMP(spawning_turf)]")
+	playsound(new_xeno, 'sound/effects/xeno_newlarva.ogg', 50, 1)
+	if(new_xeno.client?.prefs?.toggles_flashing & FLASH_POOLSPAWN)
+		window_flash(new_xeno.client)
+
+	hive_ui.update_burrowed_larva()
+
 /datum/hive_status/proc/do_buried_larva_spawn(mob/xeno_candidate)
 	var/spawning_area
 	if(hive_location)