diff --git a/data/json/flags.json b/data/json/flags.json
index 4782a1a3ee211..d61ab7c6c3ea1 100644
--- a/data/json/flags.json
+++ b/data/json/flags.json
@@ -666,6 +666,12 @@
     "context": [ "SPELL" ],
     "//": "Chooses a spell at random to cast from extra_effects.  See MAGIC.md for details"
   },
+  {
+    "id": "PAIN_NORESIST",
+    "type": "json_flag",
+    "context": [ "SPELL" ],
+    "//": "pain altering spells can't be resisted (like with the deadened trait)"
+  },
   {
     "id": "NON_THRESH",
     "type": "json_flag",
diff --git a/data/mods/Magiclysm/Spells/animist.json b/data/mods/Magiclysm/Spells/animist.json
index 59a496a6208a0..cb25a76bded04 100644
--- a/data/mods/Magiclysm/Spells/animist.json
+++ b/data/mods/Magiclysm/Spells/animist.json
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     "base_casting_time": 50000,
     "base_energy_cost": 5000,
     "energy_increment": 500,
-    "flags": [ "SOMATIC", "VERBAL" ],
+    "flags": [ "SOMATIC", "VERBAL", "PAIN_NORESIST" ],
     "final_energy_cost": 10000
   },
   {
diff --git a/src/magic.cpp b/src/magic.cpp
index 19d0a5ace96dc..16bad5b8fbdc2 100644
--- a/src/magic.cpp
+++ b/src/magic.cpp
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ std::string enum_to_string<spell_flag>( spell_flag data )
         case spell_flag::RANDOM_DURATION: return "RANDOM_DURATION";
         case spell_flag::RANDOM_TARGET: return "RANDOM_TARGET";
         case spell_flag::MUTATE_TRAIT: return "MUTATE_TRAIT";
+        case spell_flag::PAIN_NORESIST: return "PAIN_NORESIST";
         case spell_flag::WONDER: return "WONDER";
         case spell_flag::LAST: break;
     }
diff --git a/src/magic.h b/src/magic.h
index 35d28d6e08526..f8e3b5dcc4ecc 100644
--- a/src/magic.h
+++ b/src/magic.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ enum spell_flag {
     RANDOM_TARGET, // picks a random valid target within your range instead of normal behavior.
     MUTATE_TRAIT, // overrides the mutate spell_effect to use a specific trait_id instead of a category
     WONDER, // instead of casting each of the extra_spells, it picks N of them and casts them (where N is std::min( damage(), number_of_spells ))
+    PAIN_NORESIST, // pain altering spells can't be resisted (like with the deadened trait)
     LAST
 };
 
diff --git a/src/magic_spell_effect.cpp b/src/magic_spell_effect.cpp
index 23168b0037f72..496190e6e67bb 100644
--- a/src/magic_spell_effect.cpp
+++ b/src/magic_spell_effect.cpp
@@ -698,7 +698,11 @@ void spell_effect::recover_energy( const spell &sp, Creature &caster, const trip
         }
     } else if( energy_source == "PAIN" ) {
         // pain is backwards
-        p->mod_pain_noresist( -healing );
+        if( sp.has_flag( PAIN_NORESIST ) ) {
+            p->mod_pain_noresist( -healing );
+        } else {
+            p->mod_pain( -healing );
+        }
     } else if( energy_source == "HEALTH" ) {
         p->mod_healthy( healing );
     } else {